Bruce Randolph was born in Pastoria, Arkansas on February 15, 1900, to parents Tommie and Josephine Randolph. He was the sixth of seven children and the family had a small farm where they grew much of their own food. While he was still young, his parents separated, and after this, he spent a lot of time with other relatives.
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On March 19, 1994, Daddy Bruce Randolph died of pneumonia. Hundreds showed up at his funeral to celebrate his long life and constant service to his community. More than 20 years after his death, the Daddy Bruce Randolph Foundation continues to serve those in need.
Bruce Randolph started a popular barbeque restaurant in Denver who went on to feed and serve those in need for decades.
Bruce Randolph was born in Pastoria, Arkansas on February 15, 1900, to parents Tommie and Josephine Randolph. He was the sixth of seven children and the family had a small farm where they grew much of their own food. While he was still young, his parents separated, and after this, he spent a lot of time with other relatives.
When Bruce was 24, he married his first wife, Queen Ester Wilkerson. They had a child together named Bruce, Jr. Bruce, Jr. began calling him “Daddy Bruce” at a young age, and the name stuck. In 1932, Queen Ester died of a heart attack.
For a time, his son Bruce, Jr. ran his own barbeque restaurant in Boulder, but that has also closed. Through his working relationship with the Denver Broncos, however, Daddy Bruce, Sr. had previously become friends with former player Winston Hill.