A blog entry on salon.com claims that ESPN televised Nathan's hot dog eating contest in the mid-seventies. (ESPN was founded in 1979.) The first Nathan's telecast took place in 2004.
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Marcos The Monster Owens said (Registered August 16, 2011)
April 8, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
Tiger Wings & Things killed it!
Marcos The Monster Owens said (Registered August 16, 2011)
April 8, 2012 @ 10:49 pm
Whoops wrong post lol
anonymous said
April 8, 2012 @ 11:24 pm
MSNBC or C span televised it in 2003