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'''Robert "Bob" Sykes''' was a co-founder, with his wife [[Maxine Sykes|Maxine]], of [[Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q]] in [[Bessemer]].
'''Robert "Bob" Sykes''' was a co-founder, with his wife [[Maxine Sykes|Maxine]], of [[Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q]] in [[Bessemer]].


Sykes married Maxine at the beginning of [[World War II]] and served in the Army. After the war, Sykes took a job delivering bread for a bakery. When the bakery closed in [[1956]], the Sykeses opened their first restaurant, [[The Ice Spot]], in [[Central Park]] in [[1957]]. The burger joint was a popular hang-out, but by [[1964]] the Sykeses had tired of working long hours for small returns.
Sykes married Maxine at the beginning of [[World War II]] and served in the Army. After the war, Sykes took a job delivering bread for a bakery. When the bakery closed in [[1956]], the Sykeses opened their first restaurant, [[The Ice Spot]], in [[Central Park]] in [[1957]]. By [[1965]] Sykes was the manager of the [[Frostop]] restaurant and root beer stand at 2916 [[3rd Avenue West]] ([[Bessemer Road]]).


The couple opened [[Bob's Hickory Bar-B-Q]] a few years later just down the street. Eventually they tired of the long hours and began franchising the name to more than a dozen operators in North Alabama and Tennessee. In [[1966]] the couple returned to the barbecue business and opened a new restaurant in [[Five Points West]], then moved two years later to [[Bessemer]].
The couple opened [[Bob's Hickory Bar-B-Q]] a few years later just down the street. Eventually they tired of the long hours and began franchising the name to more than a dozen operators in North Alabama and Tennessee. In [[1966]] the couple returned to the barbecue business and opened a new restaurant in [[Five Points West]], then moved two years later to [[Bessemer]].

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Robert "Bob" Sykes was a co-founder, with his wife Maxine, of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q in Bessemer.

Sykes married Maxine at the beginning of World War II and served in the Army. After the war, Sykes took a job delivering bread for a bakery. When the bakery closed in 1956, the Sykeses opened their first restaurant, The Ice Spot, in Central Park in 1957. By 1965 Sykes was the manager of the Frostop restaurant and root beer stand at 2916 3rd Avenue West (Bessemer Road).

The couple opened Bob's Hickory Bar-B-Q a few years later just down the street. Eventually they tired of the long hours and began franchising the name to more than a dozen operators in North Alabama and Tennessee. In 1966 the couple returned to the barbecue business and opened a new restaurant in Five Points West, then moved two years later to Bessemer.

After Sykes suffered a stroke in 1970, Maxine took over the business, terminating the franchise agreements to focus her attention on the main store, which she managed along with their son, Van. Together the two moved the restaurant to its present location on Bessemer Road in 1977.

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