Theme:
Smoking in Sports
Collection:
Baseball
Published:
1955
Brand:
Lucky Strike
Manufacturer:
American Tobacco Company
Format:
Advertisement
Tobacco Type:
Cigarette
Comments:
Ted Williams, widely recognized as one of the best hitters in baseball history, was the last person to bat over .400 in a season, batting .406 in 1941. He also hat the best batting average of any player to hit over 500 home runs. Introduced into the baseball hall of fame in 1966, he was also a star fisher, hosted a fishing television show, and was awarded a place in the fishing hall of fame. Born on August 30, 1918, he died of cardiac arrest on July 5, 2002.
Keywords:
Athlete, Baseball, Health, Male, Throat
