<Li> Richard Benjamin `` The Old Man '' Harrison -- Rick 's father and Corey 's grandfather , and the founder / co-owner of the pawn shop , which he opened in 1989 with his son Rick . He was usually referred to by his nickname , `` The Old Man '' , which he earned at age 38 , according to the episode `` Fired Up '' . Originally from Lexington , North Carolina , he was the first to arrive at the shop in the morning , and had not had a sick day since 1994 . He was a 20 - year veteran of the U.S. Navy . He was particularly passionate about automobiles , showing an interest in all types of cars , from the 1966 Chrysler Imperial his son and grandson had restored for his 50th wedding anniversary to the mid-1960s B&Z Electra - King electric car shown to them in `` Honest Abe '' , which he suggested could be converted into a golf cart . In the episode that aired on July 31 , 2017 it was mentioned that he was retired . </Li>
<Li> Richard Benjamin `` The Old Man '' Harrison -- Rick 's father and Corey 's grandfather , and the founder / co-owner of the pawn shop , which he opened in 1989 with his son Rick . He was usually referred to by his nickname , `` The Old Man '' , which he earned at age 38 , according to the episode `` Fired Up '' . Originally from Lexington , North Carolina , he was the first to arrive at the shop in the morning , and had not had a sick day since 1994 . He was a 20 - year veteran of the U.S. Navy . He was particularly passionate about automobiles , showing an interest in all types of cars , from the 1966 Chrysler Imperial his son and grandson had restored for his 50th wedding anniversary to the mid-1960s B&Z Electra - King electric car shown to them in `` Honest Abe '' , which he suggested could be converted into a golf cart . In the episode that aired on July 31 , 2017 it was mentioned that he was retired . </Li>
who gets to the shop first pawn stars
who gets to the shop first pawn stars
Richard Benjamin `` The Old Man '' Harrison
Richard Benjamin `` The Old Man '' Harrison