Ever notice people who are known as health nuts...?
Usually die from cancer? I'm talking about Steve Reeves. He didn't take steroids did he?
shareUsually die from cancer? I'm talking about Steve Reeves. He didn't take steroids did he?
shareHe did not "die from cancer." Sure, he was diagnosed with lymphoma, but the doctors were very optimistic about his recovery. He died from an unexpected blood clot that resulted from exploratory surgery.
He lived a full, rich life, passing away at age 74, about the average life expectancy for American males at the time. He probably would have lived many more years if not for that blood clot.
And no, he did not take steroids! When he was a competitive bodybuilder in the 1940s, steroids were unknown in the world of bodybuilding. As other bodybuilders of those days have attested, steroids did not come onto the bodybuilding scene until circa 1957. Reeves has stated that he never took them, and there is no reason to doubt his word.