Jim Delligatti(1918-2016)

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Jim Delligatti, a graduate of Michigan State University, "invented" McDonald's Big Mac. He originally named it the "Big Mac Super Sandwich" Delligatti was one of McDonald's original franchisees who, at the time, operated several restaurants in the Pittsburgh area. The Big Mac was first served at Delligatti's Uniontown Pennsylvania store in 1967. In 1968, McDonalds began selling the Big Mac nationwide.

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Modern Marvels

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Self - Bac Mac Inventor

American Eats

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Self

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Modern Marvels
8.1
TV Series
- Self - Bac Mac Inventor
- 2007
American Eats
8.3
TV Series
- Self
- 2006

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Born
- August 2, 1918
- Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- November 28, 2016
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Spouse
- Eleanor Carmody? - November 28, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
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McDonald's franchisee who created the Big Mac in 1967. McDonald's, which took the Big Mac national in 1968, sells 550 million Big Macs world-wide every year. Delligatti did not receive royalties or payments for inventing the sandwich.

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