When was the varsity opened

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Unauthorized use of any material on this site is a violation of copyright. Please report broken links and violations of copyright. Skip to content. Home Bio Contact Privacy. March 5, at pm. Brian Brown. After her father's death, Nancy Simms stepped up to take over The Varsity and carry on his vision.

President George H. W Bush came to The Varsity in and stayed long enough to enjoy a hot dog, peach pie, and a Coke. After ordering, he and vice president Gordon Muir headed to the dining room, where the president chose to sit with some customers who were already eating. Nancy's daughter Carrie Muir Browne managed The Varsity's Catering Department for several years before she "retired" to become a full time mom. The Varsity received so many requests for large outside orders that in the s, they began a full scale catering operation.

To maintain the quality of the food with such large requests, the idea was developed to create a catering truck with a complete kitchen inside. This way, just as in the restaurant, food would be cooked only as needed, following founder Frank Gordy's promise that all food from The Varsity is as fresh as possible.

By , The Varsity had six food trucks that handle everything from small birthday parties to large corporate events. He would later say that it was his proudest moment. After his run, he brought his torch back to The Varsity so that his coworkers could all share in the moment.

Pin trading takes place at The Varsity. Of the pins that were created for The Varsity, one in particular created quite a furor. It showed a "walkin' box" of onion rings, but the International Olympic Committee thought the rings looked too much like their trademarked Olympic rings. Claiming an unauthorized use of the Olympic symbol, they stopped the sale of the pin and confiscated those on hand at The Varsity. On December 18, , a new, high-tech sign in the shape of "V" was erected outside The Varsity.

Although he proclaimed "This is the day I worked so hard for," retirement did not stick. He returned a few months later, working until his death in Frank Gordy opened The Varsity in downtown Atlanta in Since then, its expanded to open locations in Athens , Kennesaw , Norcross and Dawsonville.

When The Varsity first opened, hot dogs were just 5 cents each, and the most expensive item on the menu was 10 cents. In , Gordy opened his second location for The Varsity in Athens. The original location was at College Ave.

Three decades later in , the current Athens location opened, due to more students having cars and being able to venture beyond downtown Athens. Several U.