The Florida Man Games was dreamt up by Pete Melfi, who owns The 904 Now, a media outlet covering St. Johns County. Melfi originally envisioned a “0.5K Beer Run” before brainstorming a way to ...

for a showdown that treats evading police and wrestling over beer like Olympic sports. Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the Florida Man Games poke fun at the state’s ...

and the self-explanatory beer-belly wrestling. "This isn't just a competition; it's a one-of-a-kind Floridian spectacle!" organizers said on the games' website. The "Florida Man" concept crept ...

The Florida Man Games are coming to St. Augustine for ... He said he envisioned a “0.5K Beer Run” of sorts before expanding his vision to a broader contest. An artistic rendering gives a ...