Mike Ilitch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Ilitch
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Jul 20, 1929(1929-07-20)
Age	95
Date Of Death	2017-02-10
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Cancer

Mike Ilitch Biography

Mike Ilitch is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on July 20, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The founder of Little Caesars Pizza, who also owned the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings as well as the MLB’s Detroit Tigers.

He took the struggling Detroit Tigers baseball team, and made them their first playoff run for 19 years under manager He took a struggling Detroit Tigers baseball team and gave them their first playoff run in 19 years under manager Jim Leyland..

His wife He had several children with his wife Marian, whom he met on a blind date while she was working as a Delta Airlines clerk. had many children. He met her on a blind date when she was working as an airline clerk.

Mike Ilitch Net Worth

Mike Ilitch is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Ilitch 's net worth $4 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1959, he founded Little Caesars Pizza in Garden City (Michigan) using $10,000 he had saved. His wife’s nickname was the name of the store.

In the late 1970s, when Detroit was a major sports hub, he owned the Detroit Caesars professional baseball team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mike Ilitch Dating?

According to our records, Mike Ilitch married to Marian Ilitch. As of December 1, 2023, Mike Ilitch’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Ilitch celebrates birthday on July 20 of every year.

Did the owner of Little Caesars pay Rosa Parks rent?

Yes, it is true that the man behind Little Caesers paid for Rosa Parks’s rent. Mike Ilitch didn’t only own the $5 pie pizza chain but also the Detroit Tigers. He was an extremely influential and deeply involved member of the city he called home, his friends and family, and the sports community at large.

What is the Ilitch family net worth?

As of December 2016, he was #86 on the Forbes 400 and had an estimated net worth of $6.1 billion. In 2000, Ilitch and his wife appointed two of their children as co-presidents of Ilitch Holdings, Inc.: Christopher Ilitch and daughter Denise Ilitch, an attorney.

Does the Ilitch family still own Little Caesars?

Ilitch Holdings Inc. includes 10 businesses owned by Mike and/or Marian Ilitch. In 2016, those businesses that include Little Caesars, the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, MotorCity Casino Hotel and others, had combined revenue of $3.4 billion. The companies employ 23,000.

How did Mike Ilitch make his money?

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.

Did Little Caesars used to sell spaghetti?

5. They used to sell spaghetti buckets. One of the more hilarious relics from the ’90s Little Caesars menu is the spaghetti bucket. They were introduced in 1993, and were literally plastic buckets full of spaghetti (with sauce and bread).