Jim Delligatti, inventor of the McDonald's Big Mac, dies at 98

By Stephen Miller and Leslie Patton
Updated December 1 2016 - 3:05pm, first published 11:28am
Jim Delligatti invented the burger in 1967. It was introduced across the US a year later.  Photo: Gene J. Puskar
Jim Delligatti invented the burger in 1967. It was introduced across the US a year later. Photo: Gene J. Puskar

Jim Delligatti, a McDonald's franchisee who in 1967 introduced the Big Mac sandwich that quickly spread throughout the world's biggest restaurant chain, has died. He was 98.

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