Joey Chestnut Favored Over Kobayashi Fourth of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
mouthpiecesports.com 7/1/2009 — Two winters ago when I visited New York, I went to Coney Island. It took forever to get there from Queens. I did not see Sebastian Telfair. I did not see people on the beach. Everything was closed at Coney Island, but I couldn’t help but ...

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest: Chestnut does it again and breaks world record
scoresreport.com 7/4/2009 — Two years ago, reigning Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating champion Takeru Kobayashi of Japan was injured with a jaw problem, and since he was not at 100% he let American Joey Chestnut (from San Jose) take over the yellow mustard belt. But Chestnut proved last year that the win was no fluke, beating ...

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009: Joey Chestnut Beats Kobayashi
backporch.fanhouse.com 7/4/2009 — by Michael David Smith Wolfing down an incredible 68 hot dogs, Joey Chestnut defeated Japan's Takeru Kobayashi at the 2009 edition of the Fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009: Joey Chestnut Beats ...

Joey Chestnut Retains Hot Dog Eating Title
mkrob.com 7/5/2009 — Reigning champ Joey Chestnut has logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island’s annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks. He defeated his archrival, six-time titleholder Takeru Kobayashi, in Saturday’s bout. Chestnut led throughout the contest. Last ...

Joey Chestnut and Crazy Legs Conti Preview Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Mike and Mike
sportsradiointerviews.com 7/2/2009 — Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest . It’s as American as apple pie and it takes place every 4th of July in Coney Island, New York. If you ever tune in to the World Wide Leader, you’ve probably seen clips of Japanese competitive ...

This Day In Sports History: July 4th
inhistoric.com 7/4/2009 — 7/04/2007 - Chestnut topples Kobayashi Takeru Kobayashi, the man who made the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest relevant, loses by a few hot dogs to Joey Chestnut. But just as importantly, Taylor Hicks was used in the same sentence as Abe Lincoln. ...

Open Thread: Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
uncommonsportsman.com 7/4/2009 — via www.allthingscupcake.com   The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is a beautiful tradition and one of the most elegant and perennial of uncommon sports. As evidenced by this site's logo, it is the inspiration for athletic achievement beyond the norm. Beyond the "common". It is ...

Joey Chestnut Is America
hghalftimereport.com 7/5/2009 — What would the 4th of July be without Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest? The challenge is as American as apple pie, NASCAR, Budweiser, and Orange-Glo . So, it was only appropriate that on America's birthday, America's Joey Chestnut defended his title with a record 68 hot dogs against ...

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
thebiglead.com 7/2/2009 — USA! USA! USA! Let’s talk about weiners. (/nttawwt) I thought about doing a preview of the hot dog eating contest like last year, but I doubt much has changed in the world of competitive eating. The “players” are probably all the same. Joey Chestnut is still hungry. Kobayashi ...

Meet Olivia Munn, World’s Sexiest Hot Dog Eater
sportsbybrooks.com 7/6/2009 — With another Fourth of July in the books, it’s important that we as Americans take a look back and appreciate the things that best embody this great nation of ours. I’m talking, of course, about the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. ...

Chicagoan third at Coney Island's hot dog eating contest — chicagotribune.com - Sports 7/4/2009
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they ...

He prefers his hot dogs with mustard and flaxseed oil — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/6/2009
Say it is so, Joey Chestnut. The record for the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has ballooned from 13...