Louisville, Kentucky: Col. Sanders' Grave

When Harlan Sanders had gone past his 60th birthday, it seemed unlikely that he would become famous. He apparently had a number of professions over the years, but didn't seem to be good at any of them. The Colonel was an honorary title.

Sanders was living off a pension when he decided to open up a restaurant featuring a special type of fried chicken. You may have heard of it - Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Just to make the story more unlikely, Sanders did it in ... wait for it ... Salt Lake City. To be fair, Sanders' franchise strategy was the key part of the business equation. In any event, KFC took off worldwide.

Sanders died in 1980, but he is still remembered. A statue of him is in the State Capitol in Frankfort. And KFC is again using a Col. Sanders character in its advertising.

Sanders is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, on the other side of the facility from Muhammad Ali. When we pulled up to the grave site, we saw about four others who were there to pay their respects. By the way, fresh flowers had been delivered earlier that day to honor his wife, Claudia.

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