![]() ![]() ![]() Ilitch, born in Detroit to Macedonian immigrants, opened his first pizza store with his wife, Marian, in the Detroit suburb of Garden City in 1959, Pat reports today Little Caesars' parent company says it's the world's largest carryout pizza chain.īusiness was so good that Ilitch eventually was able to purchase the Detroit Red Wings hockey team in 1982, and a decade later baseball's Detroit Tigers - the same team he once had a minor-league contract with, Pat reports. Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars Pizza and a former minor-league baseball player who went on to own the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings, has died, reports WDET's Pat Batcheller. His Detroit Tigers teams made it to two World Series. The team won four NHL titles under his ownership. Owner Mike Ilitch of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates with the Stanley Cup in 2008 after the team defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. ![]()
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