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Hall of Fame Inductee

Ollie W. Gates

Lincoln University of Missouri

About

Ollie Gates, a Lincoln University of Missouri alumnus, built Gates Bar-B-Q into a Kansas City institution. The family restaurants became one of the best-known Black-owned food brands in the Midwest.

Accomplishments

Longtime operator of Gates Bar-B-Q in Kansas City.
Lincoln University of Missouri alumnus and restaurateur.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998.

Year of award

1998

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Community Service.