Background
Sewell, Ike was born on September 9, 1903 in Wills Point, Texas, United States. Son of Ike and Monte (Rice) Sewell.
Sewell, Ike was born on September 9, 1903 in Wills Point, Texas, United States. Son of Ike and Monte (Rice) Sewell.
Student, University Texas, 1924—1927.
Sewell started as an All-Southwestern Conference guard as a player on the Texas Longhorn football teams from 1926 to 1929. Early life and career
After college, Sewell worked for several years with American Airlines. But with the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, Sewell joined Standard Brands in Chicago as a salesman, kicking off a career with the company that led to a vice presidential suite before he retired in 1965.
Pizzeria Uno and Su Casa restaurants
In 1943 Sewell opened Pizzeria Uno restaurant at the corner of Ohio Street and Wabash Avenue in Chicago, offering a style of pizza that was previously unheard of: the Chicago Deep Dish Pizza.
The two would eventually expand and open up another restaurant, Pizzeria Due, just a block away from Pizzeria Uno, in 1955. Sewell would also open up the Chicago area"s first upscale Tex-Mex restaurant, Su Casa, in 1963.
Just 20 days away from his 87th birthday, Sewell died in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on August 20, 1990 after suffering from a lengthy bout with leukemia for several years.
Member of Beach, Everglades, Casino, Chicago Athletic, Tavern.
Married Florence Lenore Davis Sewell, April 8, 1939.