Visiting the Mobile restaurant has been a Rush family tradition since 1972
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- Jimmy Rush and his 99-year-old father, Jim, became the first to redeem Wintzell’s Oyster House’s promise of free oysters to any customer who turns 80 and walks in with their father
- “Never thought about any birthdays except my 80th … That’s the one I was looking forward to — because of the sign,” Jimmy said
- His younger brother, Carl, also shared that the trio “will be back to do this all over again” when he turns 80 in 2028
Jimmy Rush and his 99-year-old father, Jim, finally achieved one of their lifelong goals.
For over 50 years, Jimmy, 80, would visit Wintzell’s Oyster House in downtown Mobile, Alabama, alongside his dad and his younger brother Carl, a tradition that continued even after he moved to Florida.
“My dad and I started riding in a parade at Mardi Gras on Friday nights,” Jimmy told Fox 10 TV. “So we would come down here on Friday afternoon and eat oysters. And that started in 1972.”…