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Meet “Big Dad” |
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Shane has built a heck of a franchise business around hard work, family support and out-of-this-world food. He believes in giving people more than they paid for and treating them all like family. His beliefs stem from one source: his grandfather, Big Dad.
Born in 1922, Dewey “Big Dad” Brown was an all-American boy: he played football for Clemson and later, professionally, for the LA Rangers; he served in the military as a physical trainer for the Air Force recruits during WWII; worked his tail off; and found a nice girl with whom to settle down.
Later, Big Dad and his bride, Peggy, returned to Georgia to start a family. They were married for over 60 years, although Big Dad always claimed it wasn’t nearly long enough. He had a simple credo: you only get a good reputation once - so you better make the most of it.
He passed that philosophy on to Shane, who spent summers with Big Dad and moved in for good at the age of 14. Shane and Big Dad spent a lot of time together, fishing, traveling and cooking. Big Dad passed on the secret sauce just as he did a sense of integrity and his old fly reel.
Big Dad is no longer with us, but his principles still guide Shane and his family. Every family has a “secret sauce” that gets handed down from one generation to the next. Spending time together over really good BBQ is one way to discover your family’s secret sauce. |
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