13 MLB LEGENDS Who Died of HORRIBLE Diseases

He called himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. Two years later, Lou Gehrig was dead at 37. They were the strongest athletes of their era, and many of them died younger than their fans. Some were struck by diseases no one could stop. Others were taken by habits baseball once treated as normal: chewing tobacco, heavy drinking, ignoring the warning signs. In this video we count down 13 baseball legends taken by illness, including: • Lou Gehrig, whose name became the name of the disease that killed him • Mickey Mantle, who told fans "Don't be like me" weeks before his death • Tony Gwynn, who blamed chewing tobacco for the cancer that killed him at 54 • Darryl Kile, found dead in a Chicago hotel at 33 • Addie Joss, whose death led to baseball's first all-star game Which of these legends do you remember watching? Share your memories in the comments, and subscribe for more stories behind baseball's greatest legends. 0:00 Baseball Icons Taken Too Soon 0:35 Early Stars and Forgotten Battles 3:31 Modern Stars Facing the Unthinkable 5:51 The Final Warning of the Greats #MLB #Baseball #BaseballHistory #LouGehrig #MickeyMantle #MLBLegends