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BUSINESS INTERESTS In 1964 , Brown bought Kentucky Fried Chicken from its founder, Colonel Harland Sanders , and built the company into one of the world's largest fast food chains, before selling it in 1971 . From 1973 to 1975 , he was the owner of the Kentucky Colonels ABA team. In 1976 , he purchased the Buffalo Braves, the NBA team that would later become the Los Angeles Clippers . From 1978 to 1979 , he owned the Boston Celtics NBA team. Following his term as Governor, he resumed his career in the restaurant industry. In 1991 , he formed a partnership with recording artist Kenny Rogers , co-founding and serving as CEO of Kenny Rogers Roasters, an international chain of wood-roasted chicken restaurants, achieving the highest sales records of any chicken restaurant chain. Since 1990 , he has founded several other restaurants including Miami Subs, Chicken By George, and Roadhouse Grill. He currently lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida . FAMILY Brown has been married and divorced three times. From 1960 to 1977 , he was married to the former Eleanor Bennett Durall, and has two children from that marriage, including John Y. Brown III , who served as Kentucky Secretary of State from 1996 to 2004 . He was married to former Miss America and former CBS Sportscaster Phyllis George from 1979 to 1998 , and has two children from that marriage. From 1998 to 2003 , he was married to Jill Louise Roach, 27 years his junior. His father, John Y. Brown, Sr. was a member of the U.S. Congress from Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky state legislature for nearly three decades, including a term as Speaker of the House. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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