Don Lerman (born March 22, 1949) is an American retired competitive eater who set multiple records for eating butter, beans, bologna, and burgers.
[1] In 2000, Lerman saw that a local Kosher Delicatessen holding a Matzah Ball Eating Contest and entered.
He ate seven quarter-pound sticks of salted butter in five minutes, a feat that was included on Bleacher Report's "Top 10 Unbreakable and Disgusting Competitive Eating ppRecords".
[5] Lerman often attended eating events dressed as Moses,[6] which was his persona of choice.
[1] He continued to compete infrequently,[2] however, he eventually permanently retired feeling he was unable to keep up with modern professional eaters.