Our good friend and fellow broadcaster, Frank Pastore, was a major league pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds during the late 70's and early 80's. He holds no baseball records of note, but until this week, held a record for 21 years that made him a legend in the Hall of Gluttony.
During the last trip to Texas in his storied career, he stopped at The Big Texan and ate himself a 72 ounce steak in 9 1/2 minutes. For a generation, many tried, many failed to claim the speed eating record away from Frank. Until a professional eater bested him by about 40 seconds.
Read about it here.
Hugh talked to Frank on the air today, dismayed that Frank wasn't already in Amarillo, Texas to reclaim his record. It seems that he's content with letting some youngster carry on the mantle. This just can't stand. Frank needs encouragement to summon the stomach for one more day in the sun. The following training video might help.