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BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ / PHOTOS BY MARK MORGAN
THE SUB MAN, A HERO Mark Roden is helping at-risk kids run, jump and play
Thirty years ago, Mark Roden was just another Arizona State University college student. “My plan was to work toward becoming a teacher and coach,” Roden says. “But thanks to a few hundred cheese sandwiches, my life took a very different direction.”
While a student, Roden loved visiting this new restaurant concept in the Valley called Subway. The brand would soon open its second location in Arizona – on ASU’s campus, to Roden’s delight. By 1988, as Subway opened its 10th location statewide, Roden made a bold move in reaching out to learn about becoming a franchisee.
Uptown January '18
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