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Subway co-founder dies at 67

Posted online September 17, 2015 | 11:41 am

Subway co-founder Fred DeLuca, 67, who turned a sandwich shop he started as a teenager into the world's largest fast-food chain, died Monday evening.

His death came two years after he was diagnosed with leukemia.

DeLuca opened the first shop in 1965 to help pay for college. The company now has over 44,000 restaurants around the world.

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