Way to stay healthy America! :xyxthumbs: Azcentral (http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/03/03/20110303chandler-heart-attack-grill-spokesman-dies-500-pound-man0303.html) Blair River was a big guy with a big heart. River, who stood 6-foot-8 and weighed about 575 pounds, gained a measure of fame in the past year as spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill, a west Chandler restaurant that specializes in thick hamburgers and fries. He died on Tuesday at the age of 29. The cause of death is currently unknown, but friends are speculating that it was the result of his contracting pneumonia after a bout with the flu. Heart Attack Grill is an unabashedly unhealthy restaurant - the menu consists of huge burgers, milkshakes and fries cooked in lard - and having such a big man as a spokesman was part of its tongue in cheek "glorification of obesity." But those who knew River said he was more than the larger-than-life caricature he portrayed in promoting the restaurant." /> Way to stay healthy America! :xyxthumbs: Azcentral (http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/03/03/20110303chandler-heart-attack-grill-spokesman-dies-500-pound-man0303.html) Blair River was a big guy with a big heart. River, who stood 6-foot-8 and weighed about 575 pounds, gained a measure of fame in the past year as spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill, a west Chandler restaurant that specializes in thick hamburgers and fries. He died on Tuesday at the age of 29. The cause of death is currently unknown, but friends are speculating that it was the result of his contracting pneumonia after a bout with the flu. Heart Attack Grill is an unabashedly unhealthy restaurant - the menu consists of huge burgers, milkshakes and fries cooked in lard - and having such a big man as a spokesman was part of its tongue in cheek "glorification of obesity." But those who knew River said he was more than the larger-than-life caricature he portrayed in promoting the restaurant." />
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575-pound Heart Attack Grill Spokesman Dies At 29
![]() <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O9N4Y1DpTxs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Way to stay healthy America! Azcentral Blair River was a big guy with a big heart. River, who stood 6-foot-8 and weighed about 575 pounds, gained a measure of fame in the past year as spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill, a west Chandler restaurant that specializes in thick hamburgers and fries. He died on Tuesday at the age of 29. The cause of death is currently unknown, but friends are speculating that it was the result of his contracting pneumonia after a bout with the flu. Heart Attack Grill is an unabashedly unhealthy restaurant - the menu consists of huge burgers, milkshakes and fries cooked in lard - and having such a big man as a spokesman was part of its tongue in cheek "glorification of obesity." But those who knew River said he was more than the larger-than-life caricature he portrayed in promoting the restaurant. |