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. He also owned the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.

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 · 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 Caesars chain...

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.

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.

Feb 11, 2017 · Mike Ilitch, the greatest owner in Detroit sports history, has died at the age of 87. He was a pure champion. A man of vision. A man with no equal. Not in this city. Maybe not anywhere.

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 10, 2017 · Mike Ilitch, the longtime team owner whose investment of financial might into the team 13 years ago spearheaded his quest for a World Series title, died Friday at age 87.

Feb 11, 2017 · DETROIT -- Billionaire businessman Mike Ilitch, who founded the Little Caesars pizza empire before buying the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers, and won praise for keeping the professional...