The New York Daily News has an article about the history of Nathan's Famous which treats the 1916 origin story for the hot dog eating contest as factual. Competition co-founder Mortimer Matz admitted the tale was a fabrication in a 2010 New York Times interview.

May 21, 2016 at 8:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's History, New York City | Permalink * Comments (26)

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  1. anonymous said

    May 22, 2016 @ 10:15 am

    In those times the competitors enjoyed their hot dogs . Now its more like scarfing them down. Might as well be eating shit because its not about hot dogs but who can put more down faster then their opponent

  2. Geezer talking said

    May 22, 2016 @ 10:58 am

    @10:15

    No one cares about an old man’s reminiscing about how thing were better back in the old days when you were our age. Move on old man.

  3. Anonymous said

    May 22, 2016 @ 12:23 pm

    As a contest, of course many have aimed to win. I figure that it may have been more enjoyable in the past. Look at their faces.

  4. anonymous said

    May 22, 2016 @ 7:37 pm

    The only old geezah i know resides in plainview but lets have a moment of silence for allen young aka wilbur his caretaker who passed away at ripe old age of 96

  5. anonymous said

    May 22, 2016 @ 9:25 pm

    1058 is probably that fat bitch from LA who looks 50 instead of 40

  6. Old geezer go away said

    May 22, 2016 @ 11:00 pm

    @10:15 aka @7:37 aka @9:25, no one understands your ancient cultural references from your childhood in just after the Korean war. We are kids of the 90s. Stop being creepy and move on. You don’t belong in this crowd. We don’t want you. You are not welcome.

  7. old geeza here to stay said

    May 23, 2016 @ 6:23 am

    Yeah but old geeeza had sex with your mama who not only stunk but was born after the Korean war along with giving birth to a living abortion such as yourself thats an ancient cultural reference you might be interested in . Kids from the 90’s tell us another one ha ha ha ha ha ha

  8. old geeza here to stay said

    May 23, 2016 @ 6:25 am

    BTW i was born during WW2 in 1939 got a problem with that?

  9. anonymous said

    May 23, 2016 @ 7:45 am

    Speaking of elderly eaters, does anyone remember that wannabe who always placed dead last and blamed it on the weather, never won a Nathan’s qualifier and lives with thousands of roaches?

  10. anonymous said

    May 23, 2016 @ 8:03 am

    I know of an elderly eater who resides in Plainview NY cheated his way into Nathans by beating up on little girls and tomato cans and refuses to post recent pics out of embarrasment that everyone will make fun of his twopay and how wrinkled and old he looks

  11. Lol said

    May 23, 2016 @ 9:56 am

    Lol! Got under your old leathery, wrinkled skin old geezer. You are too easy. I can manipulate you so easily. Go away old man. How does it feel like to be unwanted? You are that old, creepy man in the corner who smells like tiger balm…gross. Yuck. You are unwanted and unwelcomed among us.

  12. old geeza here to stay said

    May 23, 2016 @ 11:23 am

    Lol said
    May 23, 2016 @ 9:56 am

    Lol! Got under your old leathery, wrinkled skin old geezer. You are too easy. I can manipulate you so easily. Go away old man. How does it feel like to be unwanted? You are that old, creepy man in the corner who smells like tiger balm…gross. Yuck. You are unwanted and unwelcomed among us.

    Ha ha ha ha ha ha laughing my ass off keep it up i want more

  13. old geeza here to stay said

    May 23, 2016 @ 11:30 am

    I bet if that old geeza you refer to met you sorry ass you would get the living shit kicked out of you busted teeth and a fat lip to match that disgusting looking belly of yours Name time place and qualifier But of course that will never happen you jerk off behind the pc with no money to your fuckin name living with mama or sharing expenses with a dirtbag roommate like you. Go away nobody wants you or loves you

  14. anonymous said

    May 23, 2016 @ 11:56 am

    ha ha ha play poker oink oink play poker ha ha its good to be sick and fart

  15. Anonymous said

    May 23, 2016 @ 12:27 pm

    I know an elderly eater who recently qualified for the Nathan’s finals with 30hdb. Let’s hear again how old people can’t eat or be competitive with the 90’s kids.

  16. Anonymous said

    May 23, 2016 @ 1:36 pm

    Hmm…how does age play a factor in competitive eating ability?

  17. anonymous said

    May 23, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

    How does it feel to have a rap sheet assaulting while under the influence?

  18. anonymous said

    May 23, 2016 @ 5:37 pm

    Pay no attention to the troll we all know who he is . He says hes in his 20s but the fat fuck looks more like 50

  19. Lol said

    May 24, 2016 @ 11:04 pm

    I own you, geezer.

  20. lol said

    May 25, 2016 @ 2:10 am

    Make your move im waiting ? Scared? LOL LOL LOL

  21. lol said

    May 25, 2016 @ 2:35 am

    I want to be owned especially by you because it gives me a reason for living

  22. inspector noodle said

    May 25, 2016 @ 8:43 am

    Came out of retirement from the LAPD for this one. I doubt the geeza dude is Goldstein. Just doesn’t match up but then again he could be attempting to throw you off . Could be anyone from Kevin Ross to La Beast or even a well known female eater. Someone who obviously developed a hatred towards person in question. But you are correct “man” “creepy” and emphasis on being accepted and friendship are key words in fingering the guilty party

  23. Um hmm said

    May 25, 2016 @ 9:40 am

    @8:43 Zero Geezer aka Inspector wet noodle. Tends to be a problem at your ripe old age.

    So alone.

    So desperate.

    So pedo.

    You’re stuck in a meta loop, old man.

    Shut down the Compaq computer you got back in ’89 before most of were born and get back to sorting that mail.

    Or are you on a Motorola flip phone? How progressive! Even Mildred and Ethel haven’t gotten one of those gosh darn contraptions.

    Make sure you have those prunes, Zero Geezer.

  24. anonymous said

    May 25, 2016 @ 11:06 am

    940 am as stated before you are a lonely creepy waste of life who hides behind his mommy pc still collects comic books and has the dick about the size of my thumb. LMFAAAAO
    So alone ? dont think so
    So desperate ? Not a chance
    Motorola phone? Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    Compaq PC? HP Pavilion 2015 quad core processor
    Honda Civic 2016 Care to elaborate as to your assets or just continue with your old geeza lonely rants .Only 3 days and already your material is getting played out . Try another angle pathetic loser

  25. Mmhmm said

    May 25, 2016 @ 1:05 pm

    Bahahaha.

    You just rattled off your ‘assets’? Are those supposed to impress anyone?

    Comic books?

    Penis size?

    Mommy pc?

    Name 1 person in competitive eating who’d pick up the phone if you called right now.

    Nope? There’s another Zero.

    Thanks for playing Zero Geezer.

    Your consolation prize is a box of depends <—hey look, it's the first thing you've ever won!

  26. anonymous said

    May 25, 2016 @ 2:13 pm

    You just rattled off your ‘assets’? Are those supposed to impress anyone? who cares? Probably more than you have matter fact i guarantee its more than you have ?
    Penis size? Very important if you want to go places in life
    Comic books? Don’t own any
    Stocks? Something you know nothing about and something i know alot about
    Mommy PC? Your mommy pc not mine
    Name 1 person in competitive eating who’d pick up the phone if you called right now. I would want anyone but a competitive eater to pick up the phone and call me right now. Maybe thats all that you have right now as far as friends
    Prizes? There you got me i still have my roadmap of PA for finishing 3rd in Shoe Fly pie . Anything else you like to know?

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