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  1. Harmon Archibald Dobson (October 8, 1913 – April 11, 1967) was an American entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the fast food chain Whataburger. Dobson was involved in the early growth of the franchise from 1950 until his death in an airplane crash in 1967.

  2. More than seven decades ago, an adventurous and determined entrepreneur named Harmon Dobson had a bold idea: to serve a burger so big that it took two hands to hold, and so good that after a single bite customers couldn't help but exclaim, “What a burger!”.

  3. stories.whataburger.com › our-historyWhataburger History

    On Aug. 8, 1950, an adventurous and determined entrepreneur named Harmon Dobson opened up the world’s first Whataburger on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. He had a simple goal: to serve a burger so big it took two hands to hold and so good that after one bite customers would say, “What a burger!”

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  5. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesWhataburger - TSHA

    Aug 13, 2008 · Harmon Dobson was a young entrepreneur who worked in shipbuilding, oil drilling, and diamond trading before settling down into his life's work: Whataburger. On New Year's Day in 1950, Dobson wrote in his journal that he believed 1950 would be an eventful year for him.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WhataburgerWhataburger - Wikipedia

    Whataburger is an American regional fast food restaurant chain, headquartered and based in San Antonio, Texas, that specializes in hamburgers. Founded by Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton, it opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950.

  7. May 26, 2022 · When entrepreneur Harmon Dobson opened a burger stand in 1950, offering generously portioned patties that required two hands to hold, his hope was for customers to exclaim "What a burger!" (via Whataburger) And they certainly did.

  8. stories.whataburger.com › where-goodness-livesWhere Goodness Lives

    On August 8, 1950, an adventurous and determined entrepreneur named Harmon Dobson opened up the world’s first Whataburger on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. He had a simple goal: to serve a burger so big it took two hands to hold and so good that with one bite customers would say, “What a burger!”. He succeeded on both counts and ...

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