William W. Becker, Date of Birth, Date of Death

William W. Becker

American entrepreneur and businessman

Date of Birth: 18-May-1921

Date of Death: 02-Apr-2007

Profession: businessperson, banker, rancher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Walter Becker (May 18, 1921 – April 2, 2007) was an American hotelier.
He is best known for creating the Motel 6 concept of inexpensive motel rooms. Born in Pasadena, California, he was working as a house painter in Santa Barbara, California when he took a trip in 1960.
The price and quality of the motel rooms were substandard, and he contacted a building contractor friend named Paul Green about building low-cost hotels.
The first Motel 6 opened in Santa Barbara in 1962 and offered rooms for $6.
They sold the chain of 180 motels in 1968 for $14 million. He then bought a cattle ranch in 1970 and in 1980 started the Stockmen's Bank, which was purchased in 2007 by National Bank of Arizona.Becker died of a heart attack at his ranch outside Kingman, Arizona.