The Life and Death of Two Fast Food Mavens

What's the old saying? The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away? 

Today marks the life and death of two fast-food chicken mavens. On this day in 1890, Harland Sanders (left) was born in Indiana. The "Colonel" went on to found the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants and help pioneer fast food franchising. He sold KFC to a group of investors for $2 million and went on to become a spokesman and brand ambassador. His image and likeness are still used by the chain's owner, Yum Brands. 

On his day in 2014, Samuel Truett Cathy (right) died at the age of 93 due to complications from diabetes. Cathy is known as the inventor (with his brother Ben) of the Chick-Fil-A sandwich, which they created at their restaurant, The Dwarf Grill in Hapeville, GA. The sandwich was later licensed to Waffle House and the Houston Astrodome until the first standalone Chick-Fil-A opened in 1967, with the sandwich as its signature item. — Dan Taylor

Dan Taylor is the editor/publisher of The Hungover Gourmet. He's not a big fan of either KFC or Chick-Fil-A, and prefers the ALDI Red Bag Chicken or the fried chicken from Royal Farms.