the manufacturing plant that produced all kitchen equipment for each new store. Burger King was expanding, but as McDonald's went public in 1965, organic growth became difficult in keeping up. The pair sold the 274 store business to Pillsbury in 1967 in an attempt to grow under the brand. McLamore served as Burger King's CEO until 1972, when he stepped down as Pillsbury was taking the business in a different direction. He remained chairman of the company until 1976. Retirement and death After his early retirement, McLamore, with four other businessmen, invested in the Miami Dolphins in the early 1970s from Joe Robbie that led to their resurgence under Don Shula. In 1980, he was elected as Chairman of the University of Miami and worked with Tad Foote to fund raise the third largest campaign to date, resulting in $517.5 million raised for the university. He pursued his passion in gardening, both at home and with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. After Hurricane Andrew destroyed much of Miami, he helped raise $5 million to rebuild the gardens. In 1988, Grand Metropolitan bought Pillsbury in a hostile takeover. In the early 1990s, McLamore was asked by Jim Adamson, then CEO of Burger King, to come back to support the company with his advice and consulting, particularly with the Franchise community. He returned and gave speeches at the National Franchisee Association conference's in San Francisco and Orlando. While re-engaging with Burger King, Jim wrote his autobiography, The Burger King: Jim McLamore and The Building of an Empire published by McGraw Hill posthumously in 1998. The book was later edited and republished as The Burger King: A Whopper of a Story on Life and Leadership by the McLamore Family in 2020. McLamore died of cancer in Coral Gables, Florida, on August 8, 1996, at the age of 70. Appointments and leadership positions McLamore's retirement was spent serving on a variety of boards and organizations to support south Florida and the nation as a whole. Member: The Florida Council of 100, 1986-1996 Chairman: University of Miami Board of Trustees, 1980-1990 Member: University of Miami Board of Trustees, 1973-1996 President: The Two Hundred Club of Greater Miami, 1979 Chairman: Board of Directors, Community Television Foundation of South Florida, Inc., WPBT/Channel 2, 1978-1979 President: National Restaurant Association, President 1975-1976 Chairman: General Campaign, United Way of Dade County, 1974 Chairman: General Campaign, Heart Association of Greater Miami, 1970-1971