Often the proceeds from a hot dog day are given to charity. Industry groups, 
such as National Hot Dog & Sausage Council which designates National Hot 
Dog Month and July 23 as National Hot Dog Day, helps to encourage, sponsor,
and support events.

Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013)

(AP) – Emile Griffith, the elegant world champion whose career was
overshadowed by the fatal beating he gave Bennie Paret in a 1962
title bout that darkened all of boxing, died Tuesday.

He died at an extended care facility in Hempstead, N.Y, according
to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Griffith struggled with pugilistic dementia and required full-time care
late in life. He was the very first boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands to
become world champion and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
1990.

 
Sandy Blvd and East Burnside

 
Ed Donahue

Vanessa Lynn Williams turned 50 in March

 
John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. 

Imus is the host of the nationally syndicated talk show, Imus in
the Morning, He served in the Marine Corps as a bugler from
1957 to 1960. Don is also known for founding the Imus Ranch
for Children.