Steve Pappas, who built a regional sports bar chain out of The Greene Turtle in Ocean City, died Wednesday of cancer, friends and a city official said. He was 72.
Pappas started at the original Greene Turtle on Coastal Highway as a college student at Salisbury University. Pappas and his friend Tommy Dickerson bought the English-style pub in 1981 and turned it into a beloved local spot, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan said.
Five years later, the pair expanded with a location in Baltimore’s Fells Point. Now, The Greene Turtle has grown into a regional franchise, with 23 locations across Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and Florida…