9/17/16 Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival by Sarah A. Miller
Read MoreArmando Morales of Athens eats five McDonald's Double Quarter Pounders in under seven minutes during the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens, Texas Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Trinity Valley Community College student Ashley Murray attempts to eat five McDonald's Double Quarter Pounders in a hamburger eating contest during the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Tracy Wolfe tries to coax Jessie Ryan, 2, into taking a photograph with McDonald's characters Hamburglar and Grimace during the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens, Texas Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A hamburger patty sizzles on the grill at Shane Snow's tent during the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A large inflatable Ronald McDonald greets visitors to the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Hayley McDaniel of Athens puts together a giant hamburger in a competition at the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Debra Brown of Caney City and her grandson Blake Ward, 4, have fun at the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Camila Sorto, Karla Pinedo, Margarita Zavala, Fabiola Pinedo and Maggie Pacheco, 3, eat a hamburger lunch at the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jarrod Clayburn and Penny Smith cook hamburgers at the Lakeland House Assisted Living booth at the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The Trinity Valley Community College Cardettes perform at the Uncle Fletch Davis Hamburger Festival on the courthouse square in downtown Athens Sept. 26, 2015. Athens claims that Uncle Fletch Davis invented the hamburger and shared his invention at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)