BeautifulBrian.com reports that Ray "The Bison" Meduna appeared in a documentary that will be available soon.

January 22, 2011 at 8:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries | Permalink * Comments (29)

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  1. Donny said

    January 23, 2011 @ 6:12 am

    How do I get to the video?

  2. Wrecking Ball said (Registered May 6, 2010)

    January 23, 2011 @ 8:32 am

    http://beautifulbrian.com/bissson.html courtesy of BB’s facebook

  3. Anonymous said

    January 23, 2011 @ 10:06 am

    From Brian’s site: “Legendary retired competitive eater Ray the Bison Meduna whom many have
    referred to as the Lou Gehrig of the sport…”

    What???

    How is Meduna the Iron Man? He competed in 9 contests in 2 years. What is Brian talking about?

  4. beautifulbrian said

    January 23, 2011 @ 10:20 am

    youtube only allows 15 min and the video is 20. Im going to post the first 15 on youtube for those few that might have a problem viewing it on my site. The last five minutes of the video i think you can do without

  5. Anonymous said

    January 23, 2011 @ 1:20 pm

    That’s a really good interview by The Bison. Thanks for posting, Brian!

  6. anonymous said

    January 23, 2011 @ 3:11 pm

    Anony cut the man some slack ok. His career was cut short by a serious training injury that needed surgery. He was on the verge of making his mark until it happened . He should have been the commissioner of the sport from the very beginning

  7. critic said

    January 23, 2011 @ 3:26 pm

    It was ok but in comparison to the MLE “eaters rivalries” DVD MKE put out in 2006 or 7 this documentary does not hold a candle to that one. But then again the rivalries video was put together on a professional level as opposed to a film project from a college student . I have to admit without Meduna input the documentary would be a flop . They needed him to save the show

  8. Jenny said

    January 23, 2011 @ 7:25 pm

    It’s nice to see Ray again.He looks to have gained a little weight and thinning on top.Still a great looking guy

  9. Paula said

    January 23, 2011 @ 8:13 pm

    Ray

    That was very nice helpig those College Students.You have a big heart yourelf.

  10. Ray the man said

    January 23, 2011 @ 10:24 pm

    Ray Meduna has this amazing deep voice that captivates an entire room. Sheas never knew talent when it is staring them right in the face. When this man judged events there was none of this debris nonsense and more importantly no cheating

  11. Cutter said (Registered November 9, 2010)

    January 24, 2011 @ 4:55 am

    Anonymous 10:06, The Iron Man was Cal Ripken… Lou Gehrig had a potentially better career cut short by issues concerning health/disease. Not sure if this helps but that was the analogy that was being put forth.

    That would make one hell of an independent or short film. If this was a project for college i think it deserves a good grade. Even the part about the food starting to taste like used condoms. I am honored to learn some of the history of competitive eating, (Ray the Bison). Not all of us were drawn to the idea by Nathans on the forth of july. some of us just saw a contest at a fair or seen an add in a newspaper touting “can you eat the most wings?” How did the girl do in that sushi contest that was cut short?

  12. Cory said

    January 24, 2011 @ 8:24 am

    Cutter 455 .If you go to BB site the entire film is present

  13. Anonymous said

    January 24, 2011 @ 10:10 am

    Dear, Cutter.

    Google it. Lou Gehrig was the original “Iron Man,” “Iron Horse,” and “Biscuit Pants.”

    I get the cut-short issue, but the comparison is sloppy and incomplete. Yes, Gehrig’s career ultimately was cut short by health issues, but he had already played for 17 years! Meduna’s career spanned 2 years, and he barely even competed during that tiny window.

  14. T.W.a.T. said

    January 24, 2011 @ 10:29 am

    The iron horse, I believe was Lou’s nickname.

  15. anonymous said

    January 24, 2011 @ 11:07 am

    I would tend to agree with 10:10 am short career . If he continued eating against Legs in that hotel qualifier from 2002 he would have made it to Coney. Meduna is a great role model for the sport and should be hired as a permanent judge to avoid tarnishing the reputation of MLE which unfortunatly has been tarnished for the longest

  16. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    January 24, 2011 @ 12:03 pm

    The documentary was very well done, it doesn’t matter who did it. Ray has a great voice. The main concern I have is what the filmmaker intended or intends to do with it. Why didn’t she put it on YouTube and was her permission granted to post it? There are always issues of copyright and the maker of whatever content has the legal right to control how it is presented. That doesn’t mean that this right isn’t often overlooked, but I would hate to see the excellent efforts of the filmmaker and crew and Ray and all parties become compromised. And why isn’t there the whole on YouTube, parts I and II if they limit things to 15 minutes?

  17. Carlos said

    January 24, 2011 @ 1:52 pm

    I would like to see Ray be a judge for all majors.He has the drive to make us all better and that is a fact.I can feel it in his voice that competing is what He really would like to do.Maybe a match beween others retirees and Ray eating something soft would be an idea.

  18. Carlos said

    January 24, 2011 @ 1:56 pm

    Maybe we can call Ray

    The Iron Bison of Eating

  19. anonymous said

    January 24, 2011 @ 2:20 pm

    MLE used Ray to judge a few contests like Barrick Burger . He did a great job and not one eater complained. Like Kobayashi they could care less about role models and leadership for where are the both of them now? Certainly not with IFOCE.

  20. yea ray said

    January 24, 2011 @ 2:41 pm

    Whatever moniker they give Ray, no one can argue what a class act the man is and actually the “Lou Gehrig” thing works for me

  21. Billy the Fridge said

    January 24, 2011 @ 8:58 pm

    I got an email requesting the final scene from this, for those looking, it is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCT3fEhE_g

  22. anonymous said

    January 25, 2011 @ 1:54 am

    what is the big deal with the last 5 min. Go on Beautifulbrian site and the entire show is there. You computer illiterates still dont know how to download windows media player after all these years?

  23. Cutter said (Registered November 9, 2010)

    January 25, 2011 @ 4:18 am

    Yeah, Lou Gehrig was the original Iron Man. I just remember often times seeing his speech at yankee stadium, he is more remembered by me as a superstar who got a disease and had to stop playing, just like those guys that go the military or off to war and their career ended short as well. It is all well before my time but i thought the analogy was appropriate. Two incredible baseball figures. Unlike some of the “superstars” that we see today and their associated behavior. Anyway i understand how Lou Gehrig is also the iron man.

  24. Union Brother said

    January 26, 2011 @ 3:57 pm

    Hey Ray

    I just wanted to say thanks for all the fund raising you do for the Guide Dogs of America.I heard you were the top fund raiser last year.

  25. anonymous said

    January 27, 2011 @ 8:21 pm

    The greatest competitive eating documentary to date
    http://www.johnennis.tv/video/major-league-eaters/

  26. Anonymous said

    January 27, 2011 @ 11:00 pm

    Agreed 8-21. Dale Boone was central to its success!!

  27. Paula said

    January 28, 2011 @ 6:10 pm

    821

    What a boring video by Ennis.Too much nonesense and crap .I couldn’t even finish it.

  28. Darby said

    January 30, 2011 @ 4:38 pm

    I agree.I stopped after 5 minutes.to much about nothing.Who cares about boone

  29. Chuck from Philly said

    February 2, 2011 @ 1:42 pm

    I agree the Ennis video blows.I like this One mo better!

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