Inductee

Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman
Bridgeman Foods, Inc.
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman is the President and CEO of Bridgeman Foods
Inc. His company owns and operates over 160 Wendy's restaurant franchises
across the country, making him the second largest owner of Wendy’s franchises
in the world. He also owns over 118 Chili’s restaurants. He has over 11,000
employees and revenues in excess of $500 million. He is ranked
#3 on the Restaurant Finance Monitor’s Top 200 franchisee-owned companies.
Mr. Bridgeman also had a very successful career as a professional basketball
player. After playing for the University of Louisville, he spent 12 years
playing in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks. Mr. Bridgeman is also the
recipient of the Louisvillian of the Year Award.
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