4 - NY Yankee vs. Ostrich Spaghetti Eating Competition - a podcast by Nick Charlie Key

Francesco Stephano Pezzolo, otherwise known as Ping Bodie, was a famous slugger for the NY Yankees just after WW1. This is the story of the day he challenged the famous Jacksonville ostrich Percy "The Worlds Greatest Eater" to a spaghetti eating competition.

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