Michael Ilitch Sr. (July 20, 1929 – February 10, 2017), also known as Mr. I, was an American entrepreneur and restaurateur who served as the founder and owner of the international fast food franchise Little Caesars Pizza.

Feb 15, 2017 · Those who knew Mike Ilitch, the Little Caesars founder and Detroit Tigers owner who died last Friday, have spent the past few days fondly remembering his impact on friends, on Detroit residents,...

Mike Ilitch was a once-in-a-generation entrepreneur and champion for Detroit. He and his wife, Marian, invested their family savings in 1959 to open the first Little Caesars store in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

Feb 11, 2017 · Mike Ilitch, Little Caesars founder and owner of the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Red Wings, died Friday at a hospital in the Motor City at the age of 87.

Michael Ilitch Sr. (July 20, 1929 – February 10, 2017) was an American entrepreneur. He was the founder and owner of the international fast food franchise Little Caesars. He also owned the sports teams Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Feb 11, 2017 · From a single storefront in a strip mall, Mike Ilitch built a diverse business empire that would become synonymous with Detroit. The self-made billionaire founder of the Little …

Feb 11, 2017 · One of Detroit’s most successful entrepreneurs, billionaire Mike Ilitch, died Friday, according to a statement from Ilitch Holdings, the family-owned company that includes Little Caesars Pizza,...

Feb 21, 2018 · Michael "Mike" Ilitch (born 1929) began the Little Caesars Pizza empire in 1959 with one store in Garden City, Michigan. His business expanded to about 4000 stores by 1999. One of the 400 wealthiest people in the United States, Ilitch invested the fortune he made in his hometown of Detroit.

Michael and Marian Ilitch founded Little Caesars Pizza, and the family has been longtime owners of several sports and entertainment franchises in Detroit. Mike was born on July 20, 1929 to Macedonian immigrant parents.

Mike Ilitch was a once-in-a-generation entrepreneur and champion for Detroit. He and his wife, Marian, invested their family savings in 1959 to open the first Little Caesars store in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.