Eating competitions weren't as prevalent in the past as they are today. Just a few years out of college, George Shea took over the Coney Island event in 1991 as a press agent. Fans, on the other hand, were speculating about his health following the most recent event since they noticed him shaking. Don't worry he is completely healthy. 

Shea was also a founding member of Major League Eating, formerly the International Federation of Competitive Eating, which was a competitive eating organization.

Hot dog eating contests are said to have started in the early 1900s. When Shea took over Nathan's competition, there were only a handful of television cameras, a few excited amateur eaters, and a few dozen onlookers.

Shea began delivering lengthy, ironic introductions and overly promoting the event. He is credited with saying of 10-time Nathan's champion Joey Chestnut that comet blazes to signal his entry through the aurora curtain.

Shea then began to refer to the eaters as athletes. The few competitors were picked through a national circuit of qualifying competitions, he continued, because they were the fiercest adversaries in radio interviews throughout the 1990s.

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George Shea is in a good health. There is no report of him suffering from any illness. 

Although it is currently the biggest and most well-known competitive eating event in America, Nathan's contest is by no means the only one.

There are numerous comparable competitions run by Shea and his partners Major League Eating, from the Acme Oyster Eating Championship near New Orleans to the Pork Roll Eating Championship in Trenton, New Jersey.

Professional and semi-professional eaters practice their swallowing mechanics all year long, build up their stomach capacity by alternately fasting and bingeing on vegetables, milk, or protein powder, and exercise to maintain a healthy body fat percentage that can prevent stomach enlargement.

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As mentioned earlier, George Shea is in a good health. George oversees Shea Communications as its CEO as well. He established the company and has worked there ever since.

He continues to lead Major League Eating as CEO as well. He contends that God and Lucifer are engaged in a battle for human souls while competing in eating contests.

Thanks to George, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest gained widespread interest. Each year, his competition draws over 25,000 competitors to Coney Island. In addition, ESPN is broadcasting the competition to millions of viewers.

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