Flamboyant restaurant millionaire Al Copeland has died after a fight with cancer.




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FILE PHOTO - Al Copeland

Copeland's spokeswoman, Kit Wohl, says Copeland died Sunday at a clinic near Munich, Germany. His family said earlier that Copeland had been diagnosed with a malignant salivary gland tumor.


He was 64.


Copeland was best known for the Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken, but founded and ran other restaurants.


The Popeyes chain grew to more than 800 stores in the United States and several foreign countries by 1989. Copeland lost control of Popeyes after a debt-ridden buyout of rival Church's backfired

cheeseburger said:

R.I.P.

Them biscuits is the shiiiiit.

DanceWme said:

you aint bullshittin'....

roodboi said:

That is the truth, and I love the chicken, not too greasy and no mysterious seasonings. RIP

same here. but he could have added a couple more side orders to the menu. RIP

Sad. RIP I'ma have to pour some of my Popeyes strawberry soda on the ground in his memory.

I heard the Col. Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken* could not be reached for comment,
cuz, well,
y'know....
he's dead too.





* (that's KFC to all you young cool-wanna-be playas )

oh no, that is so sad..

Popeye's chicken is the shiznit.