I thought he died of natural causes, now i've been told like so many pro athletes he quit on life. Say it aint so "Mick"!
2007-09-22 16:06:03 · 18 answers · asked by Sergio 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I'm sorry folks but some of your answers are falling in the "denial" basket.
Is he or is he not another "one of those athletes" that fall into the ever so typical pool of wasted talent? I E Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Earl the Goat, etc..................
2007-09-22 17:40:01 · update #1
The Mick sadly died of liver cancer in 1994 at the age of 62. Drinking may have been a leading cause of this as he abused alcohol for years. To his credit he did quit several years before his death. His father and several uncles didn't live to be 50 and he never thought he would live very long himself. He once said if I'd had known I was gonna live this long I would have taken better care of myself. He was my favorite player as a kid growing up.
2007-09-22 16:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mantle's male bloodline had a genetic condition -- I forget what it was and not interested enough to surf over to Wiki -- but the menfolk tended to die in their early 40s. True of his dad, some uncles, at least one of his brothers and one of his boys. Anyway, Mick never figured to live much past 45.
He did enjoy his bottles and cups.
And yet, he did survive, and is probably the athlete most responsible for the autograph market being what it is today... because as baby boomers grew up, and started having lots of money, some found out they could HIRE him to casually visit parties and whatnot, and Mantle found (to his bemusement) that he could reduce powerful businessmen to drooling fanboy ten-year-olds just by walking in the door. Well, meeting one's childhood hero live and in person can do that.
But eventually the drink caught up to him. He had a liver transplant in 1995 (somewhat controversial; many suspected he was put at the head of the waiting list because of who he was), and it was successful, but what the doctors didn't immediately realize is that his cancer had metastasized throughout his body. He spoke out against the dangers of drinking, and promoted organ-donorship (from which he benefited), but about two months after the transplant, he passed on.
Drinking didn't kill him directly but was a huge contributing factor. Moderation, folks.
2007-09-22 16:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he lost his father at a very young age he was afraid of dying to the state of paranio with todays treatments and standards he would definatly have recieved re hab the lifestyle of new york superstars wether willing or not is to be seen late at night at the in spot were they paid free booze plus cash yes would the clubs deny this yes the mick did admit to alchol abuse did the yankees force him to play when injured yes did they care no was he forced to play to soon sfter surgey yes did the yankees care did people my age get to see the mick at his best no how much would he have accomplished with proper care and help we will never know of the three mays mantle snider the mick had all the tools to be the best the actual fact of the three snider mays mantle in that order great abused manipulated athlete greedy owners yes born to soon most definatly his demons physical and mental would have been treated and with todays medical techniques we would have been able to see his true abilities
2007-09-22 16:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by no idea????? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mantle died at 63 in 1995, not 94 as mentioned above.
2007-09-22 17:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by DANIEL G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After he retired, Mickey Mantle bought and ran a sports bar in New York. Just the ticket for an alcoholic.
2007-09-22 17:56:41 · answer #5 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mantle came from North Eastern Oklahoma where there are lead mines. Many of the men die from working in that environment. I have a feeling that it lowers the resistance to other diseases that do the killing.
2007-09-22 17:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He died of liver disease no doubt brought on in part by his alcoholism.
According to many accounts Mantle never expected to reach the age of 40 since Hodgkin's disease was common for males in his family. (I believe he even lost a son who was in his mid-30's to the disease.) As a result he wanted to live life to the fullest. Unfortunately, he thought that included alcohol abuse.
Did he quit on life? I don't know. However, when you have a history of early death brought on by genetics in your family and as a result decide to enjoy life to the fullest (even in a misguided manner) well, that certainly doesn't seem like quitting on life to me.
2007-09-23 04:27:21 · answer #7 · answered by blueyeznj 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mr.Mantle did had a serious drinking problem. Every states,cities,places he went, there was free drinks or bottles for him already paid.His abuse of alcohol was the major cause of his death,dying of liver cancer.
2007-09-22 19:15:40 · answer #8 · answered by Gilberto c 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More or less, yes. He died in 1995 of liver cancer that was almost certainly exacerbated by decades of alcoholism.
2007-09-22 17:58:08 · answer #9 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mantle died of liver cancer after decades of heaving drinking. Did he drink himself to death... I'd say yes.
2007-09-23 08:41:30 · answer #10 · answered by spalffy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋