NEW YORK, NY – JULY 04: Joey Chestnut (2nd L) participates in the men’s hot dog eating contest on July 4, 2019 in New York City. Nathan’s held its first hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on July 4, 1916. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
The delay or cancellation of all of our beloved sports leagues is bad but necessary due to the Coronavirus. But another tradition like no other is the national hot dog eating contest each year on the 4th of July. It is an American tradition, recently dominated by American Joey Chestnut. Now, even this great American past time is in jeopardy.
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Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.
