Theme:
Smoking in Sports
Collection:
Baseball
Published:
1928
Brand:
Old Gold
Manufacturer:
P. Lorillard
Format:
Advertisement
Tobacco Type:
Cigarette
Comments:
Babe Ruth (1895-1948) is recognized as one of the greatest baseball players in history. With 714 home runs and a lifetime batting average of .342, his slugging prowess and charismatic aura found him not only as a baseball legend, but an American cultural icon and hero. His career was cut short, along with his legacy, when he died on August 16, 1948 at the age of fifty-three, from throat cancer.
Keywords:
Athlete, Baseball, Health, Male, Throat
