but it wasn't actually called Big Red at the time. Creators Grover C. Thomsen and R.H. Roark originally named it Sun Tang Red ...

Founded in Waco, Texas, in 1937, Big Red soda is a Lone Star staple. Originally named Sun Tang Red Cream Soda, the beverage became known as Big Red in the 1960s. In the 1970s, the drink’s ...