NY Times: Nathan’s Wall of Fame has incorrect ’86 champ
Don “Moses” Lerman’s most recent blog entry has a picture of himself at the unveiling of the Nathan’s Wall of Fame. That monument, which lists Don Wolfman as the 1986 winner with 12 hot dogs, needs correction according to this New York Times article:
In a weekend of indulgence, 27-year-old Mark Heller of Manhattan -depending on one’s perspective -might rightfully lay claim to the prize for the most indulgent act.
Mr. Heller, a television commercial producer and director, was crowned the Nathan’s Famous 1986 hot dog-eating champion after consuming 15 1/2 all-beef hot dogs, 6 1/2 inches long – and buns, some with mustard – in 10 minutes.
Mark Heller was inspired by Birgit Felden’s victory in the 1984 contest.
After victory, Mr. Heller searched for bicarbonate of soda and said that the festive atmosphere of Liberty Weekend and seeing a ”German girl who had never eaten a hot dog” win the contest two years ago had prompted him to participate.
15.5 hot dogs would be the best known Nathan’s result from the 1980s. It would be interesting to learn what year the contest changed from 10 to 12 minutes.
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anonymous said
March 13, 2007 @ 1:48 pm
I believe that a good portion of these winners names are inaccurate and were made up . It only becomes legit and documented correctly starting with Devito to the present
Mad Stork said
March 13, 2007 @ 1:52 pm
was the ifoce the source for the info on the board? btw i know the ifoce wasnt around then but i am taking a jab at the ifoce for their super record keeping.
anonymous said
March 13, 2007 @ 2:13 pm
like most things they make it up as they go along then swear to it
anonymous said
March 13, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
I have no idea who the source was for the info but if you look at the old archives of Nathans winners located somewhere on their website they mention a female flight attentdent Gretchen that ate 16 or 17 hot dogs in 1975 and a male eater with a last name of Washburn that was champ in the 80’s . That wall is inaccurate and some of those fake names should be removed. . They must have figured who on earth would check to see if its true.
Mega Munch said
March 13, 2007 @ 5:01 pm
My dad won it in ’69. He ate 19 HDBs and the next day he was due for a physical before being shipped off the ‘Nam. His protein levels came back off the charts, so he was declared medically ineligible for duty. Nathan’s probably saved his life.
The Scholar said
March 15, 2007 @ 8:57 am
This is Mike DeVito. The Jay Green credits are correct for 1988 and 1989. I can’t validate anything prior to 1988.
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