Kobayashi was the GOAT
by Eric Blum from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#611ZW)
In one of the weirder federal holiday traditions in America, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, takes place every Independence Day. The 2001 event will go down as a turning point for the event as a 23-year-old skinny Japanese man named Takeru Kobayashi burst onto the Brooklyn stage and stole the show.