Jack D. Crouch

Jack D. Crouch

Jack Dyer Crouch (14 August 1915 - 23 June 1989) was a American entrepreneur and conglomerate organizer born in Columbia, Missouri. He has 4 sons, (Richard Crouch, Jack Crouch II, Robert Crouch, Michael Crouch), and 1 daughter, (Cathy Crouch)

He created the Hyatt Hotel chain in 1954 with his partner Hyatt R. von Dehn, and later became one of the largest Hilton Hotel Franchise Owners in the United States. He is accredited with conceptualizing and building the world's first fly-in (airport) hotel, The Hyatt House Los Angeles. Prior to that, he owned "Jack's on the Strip" in Hollywood, the first drive-thru restaurant in California. It was there that he would meet Hyatt R. von Dehn, who would soon invest in his airport hotel concept.


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