If you ever wanted to know more about George Forman - the Forman in Brown-Forman - check out my latest blog at the Filson. http://blog.filsonhistorical.org/
Mike Veach
"Our people live almost exclusively on whiskey" - E H Taylor, Jr. 25 April 1873
Well Mike, perhaps not surprisingly -- at least to some folks -- I find that we disagree. I had always heard that George Forman's entry into the Brown organization, and especially Garvin's area of it, was based on his relationship to Garvin's premier product. Here's a photo (carefully crafted, mind you) that proves my point indisputably (well, except maybe for the reference to an official airline, but what the hell...)
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That's right John, George Forman (without the "e"). It turns out his brother James Brown Forman was a real Civil War hero. The same day he enlisted as a 1st Lt. he was promoted to Captain of the 15th Kentucky, USA. He then saved the company colors and rallied the men during a battle in November 1862, and promoted to full Colonel at the age of 19. The youngest Colonel in the Western Theater for the Union. He was then killed leading a charge at Stones River on 31 December 1862.
Mike Veach
"Our people live almost exclusively on whiskey" - E H Taylor, Jr. 25 April 1873