Steven "Steve" Keiner is an American competitive eater. He was the 1999 winner of the annual
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, Manhattan Beach to its east, L ...
, downing 20¼ hot dogs in 12 minutes. Keiner is from
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey and like many competitive eaters has used nicknames during contests; one of his nicknames, "Ralph," was given to him by newspaper reporter
Gersh Kuntzman
Gersh Kuntzman is an Americans, American journalism, journalist.
Career Journalism
Kuntzman previously worked for the ''New York Post'', writing the column "MetroGnome," which ran during 1995–2004. He had a weekly column for ''Newsweek'' onl ...
, because Kuntzman "gave the eaters nicknames that linked them to sporting heroes past". Keiner is also sometimes known on the competitive eating circuit as "The Terminator."
References
External links
A city press release on Steve Keiner
Living people
American competitive eaters
People from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Year of birth missing (living people)
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