In the 1940s, Robinson and his friends from Classen High School loved to eat at the Lafayette Cafe in downtown Oklahoma City.
The problem was, James Antonio, known to his customers as "Jimmy the Greek," operated his restaurant just down the street from Classen's arch-rival, Central High School. The 50-cent full-plate lunch attracted many Central students to the cafe and it also brought their rivals from Classen.
Antonio was also known as the "Chicken Fry King of Oklahoma," and Robinson and his fellow Classen Comets couldn't resist one of their favorite meals.
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