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3 unusual facts about Coors Brewing Company


Holly Coors

Holland "Holly" Coors (August 25, 1920 – January 18, 2009) was an American conservative political activist and philanthropist who had been married to Joseph Coors, the president of Coors Brewing Company.

Joseph Corbett, Jr.

(October 25, 1928 – August 24, 2009) a former Fulbright scholar, became the 127th fugitive named on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, placed there March 30, 1960 for the kidnap and subsequent murder of Adolph Coors III, heir to the Coors Beer fortune.

Take a Little Ride

Eight days after the song's release, Broken Bow Records released a re-recording of the song, in which the line "a little Shiner Bock" is changed to "a couple Rocky Tops", in reference to Coors beer.


Elkton, Virginia

Elkton is bordered by Page County to the north, the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east, the Massanutten Mountain range to the west, and the Merck manufacturing plant and MillerCoors brewery and distribution center to the south.

Freddy Fresh

Fresh's music has also enjoyed commercial success in films such as Austin Powers in Goldmember, Jackie Chan's The Tuxedo and television commercials by Adidas, Budweiser and Coors.

Ken Stacey

His vocal work has appeared in various commercials for companies including McDonald's, Dodge, Coors, Toyota, and Ralphs.

Maria-Elena Laas

She has participated in over 90 international commercials and print campaigns, including Miller Lite, Carlsberg, Coors Lite, Budweiser, Ford, and Target.

MillerCoors

The joint venture has the responsibility of selling brands such as Miller Lite, Miller High Life, Miller Genuine Draft, Coors, Coors Light, Molson Canadian, Crispin Hard Cider Company, and Blue Moon in the United States, with the purpose of combining all of their US brewing operations to better compete against Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Ron Fowler

The investment group distributes Miller, Coors, Heineken and other beer brands and has annual sales exceeding $220 million.

Stewart Regan

Regan worked in the brewing industry for 16 years, employed by John Smith, Bass and latterly Coors.

Sumter County Does

The item is thought to have been a promotional item from the Sebring Races held in Sebring, Florida in 1975 which were sponsored by Coors.


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