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Hooters, Inc., was incorporated in Clearwater, Florida, on April 1, 1983, by six Clearwater businessmen: Lynn D. Stewart, Gil DiGiannantonio, Ed Droste, Billy Ranieri, Ken Wimmer and Dennis Johnson. The date was an April Fools' Day joke because the original six owners believed that their prospect was going to fail.
Sep 1, 2018 · Even at 2:30 a.m., by the light of the moon, Billy Ranieri recognized the Bourbonnais farmhouse where he had been held captive by kidnappers for almost two weeks.
Oct 4, 2023 · In the front (also left to right): Billy Ranieri and Ed Droste. [ Courtesy of the Original Hooters ] They found a building roughly 15 minutes from Clearwater Beach.
Dec 28, 2021 · Hooters, Inc., was incorporated in Clearwater, on April 1, 1983, by six Clearwater businessmen: Lynn D. Stewart, Gil DiGiannantonio, Ed Droste, Billy Ranieri, Ken Wimmer and Dennis Johnson.
The now famous “Hooters Six” were: L.D. Stewart, a painting contractor; Gil DiGiannantonio, a liquor salesman; “Uncle Billy” Ranieri, a retired service station owner; Ed Droste, a real estate executive; Dennis Johnson, a brick mason by trade; and Ken Wimmer, a partner in the painting business with L.D. Strange group.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.—The “kidnap farm” where little Billy Ranieri was held captive for 13 days was believed found today. Deserted, the house, a two-story frame structure answering descriptions given by the boy, was found at Bournonnais, 111.. 50 miles south of Chicago.
Feb 5, 2022 · Answer: Working as a private detective, he identified the Bourbonnais farmhouse where 10-year-old Billy Ranieri had been held for nearly two weeks in 1928 before being released.
