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{{Short description|American businessman (1912–1991)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = O. Wayne Rollins▼
| image =
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▲| name = O. Wayne Rollins
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| birth_name = Orville Wayne Rollins
| birth_date = 1912
| birth_place = [[Ringgold, Georgia|Ringgold]], Georgia, US
| death_date = 1991
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| nationality = American
| education =
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| spouse = Grace Crum Rollins
| parents =
| children = [[Gary Rollins]]<br /> [[Randall Rollins]]
| relatives = [[John W. Rollins]] (brother)
| website =
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'''Orville Wayne Rollins''' (
==Early life==
==Career==
Rollins worked for
He returned to Ringgold in 1945, and with his wife and younger brother began to rebuild a mineral springs resort. He then started a radio station to provide cheaper advertising for his
In 1964, with company annual revenues of $9
In 1982, Rollins received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#business}}</ref> In 1986, he received a [[Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans|Horatio Alger Award]] for his "rags-to-riches" life story.<ref name=Orkin />
==Personal life==
He was married to Grace Crum Rollins. She was born on
He had two sons, [[Gary Rollins]] and [[Randall Rollins]].<ref name=Forbes_20150929>{{cite news|last1=O'Connor|first1=Clare|title=Inside An $8 Billion Family Feud: Who Poisoned The Orkin Fortune?|url=
==References==
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[[Category:American chief executives]]
[[Category:People from Ringgold, Georgia]]
[[Category:20th-century American businesspeople]]
[[Category:American company founders]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)]]
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