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There is no real way of knowing what killed these guys. I can tell you this: I seriously doubt it has anything to do with anabolic steroids. I'm sure that they all did them. I'm sure that Grunny and Szott did too. However, there is NO evidence to suggest that steroids have any link to any kind of damage to the heart or brain or any life-necessary functions. If they are abused, they can seriously mess up your hormone levels and give you shrunken balls. They might even take away your hair and give you back acne, but they aren't going to give you cancer or cause some wierd disease.
Exceptions:
sharing needles = bad idea (infections, diseases like crazy, AIDS)
Oral Steroids = bad idea (liver toxins, stomach ulcers, etc...)
The real cause of death is probably a bad ticker due to YEARS of chronic drug abuse and massive partying. If you're an NFL football player in the eighties you were probably tempted to use massive amounts of coke and amphetamines. You'll live through it, but you'll tear yourself up. So much so that when you get old and arthritic, the simple blood thinning asperin that you take to alleviate joint pain can cause unstoppable internal bleeding. Anyway, that's how most of these body builders and wrestlers die. Uppers, coke, and alcohol. They just HAPPEN to be on steroids too.
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