The legend of how the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest is a myth. Here's a timeline of how it began and where it stands today.
It was a compelling tale, encapsulating the distinctly American themes of patriotism and love of questionable meat products.“In Coney Island pitchman style, we made it up,” press agent Mortimer MatzMatz and fellow public-relations buff Max Rosey invented the story in the early 1970s, when the Fourth of July contest truly began. Nathan Handwerker, founder of Nathan’s, was irritated that contestants weren’t paying for the hot dogs they were eating, Matz told the Times.
The annual contest in Coney Island has become an institution, with tens of thousands of fans watching live to see which competitive “gurgitator” can chow down on the most
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