Coughlan told us yesterday that he's become a nighttime eater to prepare for Wing Bowl, which is held at 6 a.m. "My big meal is anywhere between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. and I'll eat at 4 a.m."
Coughlan's mostly practicing on pizza, strombolis, "stuff that's filling to stretch the stomach," which he follows up with anywhere from a half-gallon to a gallon of water. But rarely, Coughlan says, will he eat wings. "Wings I stay away from. Though I just did 50 in 6 1/2 minutes."
"If I was known for something it would be cleaning the bones," Coughlan says, boasting that WIP's Rhea Hughes declared his wing bones "pristine."
The Monsignor Bonner High grad and his crew won the best-entourage award last year for their Reverse the Curse theme in which Coughlan emerged as William Penn from a City Hall-shaped structure. He didn't want to reveal details of this year's theme, but says it'll be great.
Coughlan and his crew will be using their prize from last year - dinner for 10 at Chickie's & Pete's - as a pep rally on Feb. 1.
His "passion" for Wing Bowl
Finally, we're not the only person at the Daily News who takes the Wing Bowl seriously.
Sportswriter Kerith Gabriel shares his tale of how he came to appreciate the contest:
"I was 19, and he was a contestant named Sloth. And I attribute my passion for Wing Bowl to him.
