Navy SEALs Facts People Don’t Know About

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A Navy SEAL Nearly Won an Ironman, If It Wasn’t For That Damn Beer

Former Navy SEAL John Dunbar was famous for his 2nd place finishes in the 1978 and 1979 Ironman competitions, the first two events of its kind. The 1979 edition of the race ended up in a Sports Illustrated Article, titled “IRONMAN,” which is heralded as bringing triathlons into mainstream athletics.

A Navy SEAL Nearly Won an Ironman, If It Wasn’t For That Damn Beer

But in his first race his finish wasn’t necessarily his fault. He was way ahead in the race, but his support team ran out of water, and started to feed him beer instead.