The business grew, began to franchise, and would eventually become known as Gino's Hamburgers.
Gino's Hamburgers was a fast-food restaurant chain founded in Baltimore, Maryland, by Baltimore Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti and running back Alan Ameche, along with their close friend Louis Fischer, in 1957.
Gino Marchetti (born 1927), American professional football player
Gino Paoli | SIAI-Marchetti | Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 | Gino Severini | Gino Pollini | Gino Bartali | Victor Marchetti | Gino Strada | Gino Rossi | Gino Matrundola | Gino Fano | Gino De Dominicis | SIAI-Marchetti S.205 | Gino Vannelli | Gino Torretta | Gino Marchetti | Gino DiFlorio | Gino D’Acampo | Gino D'Acampo | Gino Corrado | Gino Cimoli | Gino Cervi | SIAI-Marchetti SM.102 | Scipione (Gino Bonichi) | Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 | Savoia-Marchetti S.72 | Gino Watkins | Gino Washington | Gino's Hamburgers | Gino Robair |
In Dundalk, Maryland, just outside Baltimore, it got its official name in 1959 when the owners brought on Colts' captain Gino Marchetti.