Sports-related question

perkdog

Weird topic-I know.

Do any of you guys know of any ballplayers that have actually got cancer from chewing tobacco? I remember hearing about a guy bill tuttle? I think? It seems weird to me seeing these guys day after day, year after year dipping and chewing tobacco and never hearing about anyone having problems. I have/had a NASTY Kodiac addiction over the years and do it from time to time but always quite for a while and thankfully I have never had a problem. How do these guys get away with it?

I figure Leo (Boba Fett) might have some insight....

TheVon

I read somewhere that Babe Ruth died from oral cancer (I don't know if that's true or if it can be linked to chewing) and that chewing was the reason Doug Brocail had a heart attack. I don't know of any other cases though.

I remember seeing pictures of people that had parts of their mouths removed because of oral cancer. It's pretty scary stuff. I hope you can quit the habit for good. If you like the nicotine though why not try cigars . . . LOL, I heard cigar smokers actually tend to live longer than most of us! That's probably terrible advice, but that's what I'm here for.

TheVon

You got me curious and I'm Googling this. According to a story on the Boston Globe a couple years ago, Curt Schilling really struggled with the "spit tobacco" and Tuttle did die from it. Here's how the article ended:

According to Garagiola, Schilling met Bill Tuttle, a former major leaguer who lost part of his jaw and cheek after getting oral cancer. Tuttle toured some MLB clubhouses before his death in 1998 and Oral Health America published a before-and-after poster of the former outfielder. In the first picture he's in his Minnesota Twins uniform with a big chunk of tobacco bulging in his cheek. That picture is titled, "Glory Days." Next to it is a picture of a disfigured Tuttle dying, his face swollen, his eyes shut. That photo is entitled, "Gory Days."

The image of Tuttle, who was 69 when he died, pains Schilling. "Oh, sure it does, sure it does. It's a weakness, you gotta be set and make a commitment to quit."

TomGshotput

Brett Butler is probably the most famous

Any one know of any others