Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate in today's NYC mayoral election, competed in several Nathan's Famous finals in the 1990s, finishing 3rd in 1994. He appeared in "Footlong", a 2002 documentary about the hot dog using the 1998 Nathan's circuit as its framework which can be viewed on youtube. In interview starting around the 8:15 mark, he claims that defending champion Hirofumi Nakajima has been surgically altered with digestive enzymes.

November 2, 2021 at 12:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries, Nathan's History, New York City | Permalink * Comments (1)

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  1. Anonymous said

    November 2, 2021 @ 6:34 pm

    Do not think Mr. Sliwa will win, but what a ridiculous claim. Hope he has wisened up. Nakajima was like Kobayashi, just nowhere near as good.

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