[Buckeye McFrog]

Kind of shocked to learn this from the British press, as the guy was a very prominent Pittsburgher. My grandfather was friendly with him. RIP.

[JBW1949]

Big Mac and Egg McMuffin...Those are the only things I get from McDonalds....

[PROCON]

Great burger; in Germany you can get a beer with your Big Mac :-)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Two All-Beef Patties, Special Sauce, Lettuce, Cheese, Pickles, Onions on a Sesame Seed Bun!”

Sing it with me!

[headstamp 2]

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

[knarf]

“We will remember Jim as an insightful franchisee, a knowledgeable businessman, and an honorable gentleman who left a legacy of four generations of family members running great restaurants in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.”

And if ever he had thrown his hat in the ring to run for President ... we might have elected him.

[Moonman62]

His son revealed that Delligatti ate at least one 540 calorie Big Mac every week, according to CBS.

...

And he still lived to 98. Perhaps his were custom made the way they used to be. His other invention, the Egg McMuffin is actually edible.

[vladimir998]

This man created the Big Mac, the Egg McMuffin and a Hotcakes and Sausage breakfast meal.

That means he accomplished 300% more good for America than Obama ever did and he did it without even breaking a sweat.

[Sybeck1]

On his death bed he revealed the “secret sauce” was Thousand Island dressing

[Timpanagos1]

“McDonald’s recently teamed up teamed up with Canadian airline WestJet to offer air passengers their goods at 50,000ft.”

50,000 ft?

What does WestJet fly?

[LouieFisk]

Sounds like he had a full life and, at 98, a long one at that. Tho I prefer Burger King, the Big Mac is indeed an American icon.

[fidelis]

Ninety-eight years is a pretty good run. I better increase my weekly intake of Big Macs.

[BlueYonder]

Anyone who’s eaten at Big Boy knows that the Big Mac was stolen, not invented, by Mickey D.

Here’s the description right off the Bigboy.com website:

Classic Big Boy®

The original 1936 Classic Double Deck Cheeseburger made with two fresh-seasoned beef patties with American cheese, shredded lettuce and our famous Big Boy® special sauce on a sesame seed bun. Paired perfectly with French fries.

[Obadiah]

Ah, a quaint eulogy, but Bob’s Big Boy created the Big Mac, this guy simply “appropriated” it for use by McDonald’s.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Puppage]

[Windflier]

Gherkins??

We always just called ‘em pickles.

[Liz]

Delligatti in the Big Mac Museum.

[RummyChick]

[RummyChick]

This is the guy at age 90! Incredible

[freepertoo]

He stayed alive by not eating them.