Leon Weston Harman

About

Business executive and restaurateur best known for having struck a deal with Colonel Sanders to open the first KFC franchise in 1952.

Before Fame

He worked as a counter person at a diner.

Trivia

He developed the KFC bucket packaging and the emphasis on the "Finger-lickin' good" motto.

Family Life

In 1938, he married Arline Hampton. They had a son named Barry and a daughter named Dawn.

Associated With

He and Michael Whitehall were both known as business people.