Why did Mr. Olympians in the early mid 90s outlive those in the late 90s

[JGear]

Hi,

The following is a list of the body builders who won AAU Mr. Olympia title. I found this list on another forum, the source is xxxxxcom. After looking at the age, you begin seeing a trend. The old school MR. Olympians outlived the later. Im wondering if anyone would know why this is? As time progresses so does the power of medicine, and I found it unusual that some died so early.

If anyone has a better list please post.

1939 - 2002 Roland Essmaker age 86
1940/41 - 1998 John Grimek age 88
1942 - 1990 Frank Leight age 78
1943 - 2007 Jules Bacon age 89
1944 - 1978 Steve Stanko age 61
1945 - 2008 Clarence Ross age 84
1946 - 2005 Alan Stephan age 81
1947 - 2000 Steve Reeves age 74
1948 - 2002 George Eiferman age 76
1949 - 1992 Jack Delinger age 66
1950 - 1998 John Farbotnik age 72
1951 - 2008 Roy Hilligenn age 85
1952 - 2007 Jim Park age 79
1954 - 2007 Dick DuBois age 74
1955 - 2005 Steve Klisanin 75
1957 - 2005 Ron Lacy age 75
1958 - 1974 Tom Sansone age 38
1961 - 2008 Ray Routledge age 77
1963 - 1993 Vern Weaver age 56
1974 - 2003 Ron Thompson age 59
1977 - 1986 Dave Johns age 40
1979 - 2001 Ray Mentzer age 47
1984 - 2009 Joe Meeko age 48
1992 - 2003 Mike Scarcella age 39

*From Halfwits post below*

Mike Mentzer died 2001 age 49 heart complications
Ray Mentzer died 2001 age 47 Berger's disease(build-up of cholesterol plaques in the arteries), endocarditis (an infection of the lining of the heart)
Ron Teufel died 2002 age 45 liver failure
Scott Klein died 2003 age 30 kidney failure and heart failure
Sonny Schmidt died 2004 age 51 cancer
Robert Benavente 2004 age 30 massive heart attack
Charles Durr 2005 age 44 enlarged heart
Don Youngblood 2005 age 51 massive heart attack
Paul Demayo 2005 age 38 heroin overdose
Fannie Barrios 2005 age 41 (female) apparent stroke
Eric Otero 2006 age 37 infection in his tooth that entered his bloodstream
Eduardo Kawak 2006 age 47 heart attack
Rob Sager 2007 age 29 HEART FAILURE
Greg Deferro 2007 age 53 heart disease
Dan Puckett 2007 age 22 heart condition
Shelley Beattie 2008 age 39 (female) depression for six weeks before she hung herself
Joe Meeko 2009 age 48 Lyme disease
Luke Wood 2011 age 35 kidney failure and heart failure
Carlos Rodriguez 1991 age 48 stomach cancer
Mohammed Benaziza 1992 age 33 he took an injection of clenbuterol
Ray McNeil 1995 age 29 killed by his wife
Andreas Münzer 1996 age 31 liver and then kidneys failed
Johnny Fuller 2006 age 62 cancer
Wilfred Sylvester 2006 age 62 Alzheimers
Derrick Whitsett 2004 age 38 heart attack
Trevor Smith 2004 age 33 No official cause but he was 400lbs 6ft 1"
Curtis Leffler 1998 age 36 heart attack
Hans Hopstaken 2002 age 45 unspecified heart condition, or pnuemonia
Art Atwood 2011 age 38 heart attack
Bj johns 1995-1996? age 34 New Zealand Heart attack
lou barrie 2001 age 40 massive heart attack
Claudia Bianchi 2004 age 34 blocked arteries
Big Boss Man' Ray Traylor 2004 age 41 heart attack
Marianna Komlos 2004 age 35 breast cancer
Luke Iams 2003 age unsure 40's heart attack
Anthony Clark 2005 age 39 massive heart attack
Mannie Hamilton 2005 age 62 heart attack
Roger Estep 2005 brain cancer
John Riggins 2005 age 33 kidneys failed, liver stopped functioning, lungs filling up with fluid and he has pneumonia
John Ware 2005 Age 46 (former PLer; current football coach) heart attack
Doug Young, 2005 age 61, powerlifter massive heart attack
Norm Dabish, 2005 age 46, Co-founder of Powerhouse Gyms. heart attack
Herb Glossbrenner, 2005 age 63, suffers stoke
Steve Courson 2005 Steroid whistle blowers for the NFL Steve Courson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia crushed to death
Eddie Guerrero, 2005 age 38. acute heart failure due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (artery wall thickens as a result of the accumulation of fatty materials such as cholesterol)
Hans Ossner, 2006 age 64 cancer
Dave Barno, 2006 age 35 dead lifting while back was broken
Russ Knipp 2006 age 63 heart attack
Feb 22 Bob Bednarski age 59 unknown
Mar 14 Stuart Cameron age 26 massive internal bleeding
May 29 Werner Selig, age 42 unknown
Aug 7 Mark Wallace (1993 NPC Mr. Georgia) 41yrs heart attack
Aug 23 Jeff McCarley, 34yrs heart failure. Jeff was the general manager of the World Gym in West Palm Beach
Oct 4 John Carl Mese age 67 died in jail
Oct 5 Jeff Allen age 45, heart attack Jeff was the lightweight class winner at the 1993 Coastal USA and was a state judge.
Oct 30 John Patrick O'Shea unknown
Nov 5 P.G. Taylor unknown
Nov 24 Martin Cypher unknown
Dec 5 Dean Lotz powerlifter unknown
Dec 16 Ursula Buckanes-Henry age 44 breast cancer
Jan 10 Helmut Losch died age 58 heart failure
May 24 Gordon Wong aged 63 oesophageal cancer
Oct 1 Phil Hile, 39, powerlifter heart attack
Barbara Beasley born Nov 2nd 1954, died Nov 3rd 2005 age 51 unknown
Jan 16 George Crawford age 59 complications after surgery
Apr 7 Rick Tuller died age 53. PLer. heart attack
Apr 23 Jason Keene died. Pler, BBer. born Aug 21, 1974. age 32 suicide
Nov 29, 2006 John Petroff, 52, died. Heart attack
1958 - 1974 Tom Sansone age 38 cancer directly related from steroids as cause of death
1963 - 1993 Vern Weaver age 56 unknown
1974 - 2003 Ron Thompson Nov 10 age 59 unknown
1977 - 1986 Dave Johns age 40 liver cancer then stroke
1992 - 2003 Mike Scarcella age 39 GHB withdrawl heart attack
2005 "Bruce West, 40, passed away on November 26th. Bruce was 1989 Georgia State Champion." unknown
Albritton, Terry died Sep 01, 2005 age 50 heart attack
Alhdidi, Mahmoud Ibrahim died Nov 05, 2011 age 29 cardiac arrest
Allen, Jeff died Oct 05, 2004 unknown
Andrews, Dr. Phil died Feb 24 2011 age 55 heart attack
Armaos, Jimmy 1933 - Aug 1999 age 66 heart complications
Artman, Robert C. died Jan 10, 2005 age 61 heart attack
Askem, J.V. died 2003 age 56 brain tumor
Baczako, Peter died Apr 01, 2008 age 57 cancer
Basilone, Valerie died Aug 25, 2011 age 51 heart attack
Battle, Phillip Patrick died Mar 09, 2008 age 30 unknown
Bedell, Norman J. died Feb 1986 age 60 unknown
Brown, Rick 'Grizzley' died jan 2 2002 age 41 unknown
Bruegger, Michael Nov 27, 1961 to Jun 29, 2009 age 47 cardiac arrest
Bruise, John died Feb 04, 2008 unknown
Burdett, Jeff died May 9, 2009 unknown
Cain, Michael L. died Sep 05, 2009 unknown
Cannova, Scott died Dec 20, 2010 age 50 cancer
Capehart, James died Nov 14, 2008 age 66 cancer
Capello, Jerry died Jun 14, 2009 age 52 PLer massive heart attack
Carlton, Guy A. died May 11, 2001 age 47 heart attack
Cartarcio, Maurice died May ??, 2005 unknown
Casey, Pat died Apr 22, 2005 age 66 cancer
Charon, Ed died Apr 08, 2007 age 71 heart attack, strongman
Christy, John R. Apr 2, 1962 to Apr 19, 2009 age 47 tear in his cerebral artery
Clark, Anthony died May 22, 2005 age 38 massive heart attack
Dalton, Joe died Jun 30, 2008 age 69 unknown
Dantes, Roland died Mar 16, 2009 age 64 Heart failure
Davies, Ron died 1999 unknown
Dean, Cleve born Dec 15, 1953 died May 10, 2011 age 52 heart attack
D'arezzo, Anthony died Jul 21, 2006 age 44 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dezulian, Eric died Dec 12, 1999 unknown

Dimech, Joe died 2007 age 69 unknown
Dodd, Joe 1945 to Sep 28, 2011 age 66 cancer
Dodson, Dana died Jun 02, 2000 female age 31 heart attack
Dolegiewicz, Bishop died Oct 28, 2008 age 55 unknown
Draper, Dave Feb 22, 2007 age 65 heart surgery from congestive heart failure
Estace, Nicholas 1952 - 2000 age 48 unknown
Fernando, Ron Sep 15, 1953 - Dec 9, 2010 age 57 heart failure
Foster, Nate died May 30, 2003 unknown
Frenn, George died Jun 26, 2006 age 65 unknown
Fromm, Erik died Feb 04, 2008 age 36 overdosed on fentanyl
Fuller, Johnny died Jan 20, 2006 age 62 leukemia
Gable, Denny died July 23, 2000 age 50 blockage of the main artery of the lung
Gonzalez, Jorge died Sep 22, 2010 age 44 WWF wrestler diabetes
Gourgott, John died Jul 19, 2002 unknown
Grabeel, Orville died Oct 02, 2001 unknown
Grant, Paul died Nov 23, 2003 age 60 unknown
Gregory, Robert 1951 to Sep 23, 2001 age 50 heart failure
Grieg, Bruce died May 24, 2008 age 56 car accident
Hall, Douglas Kent died Mar 30, 2008 age 70 heart failure
Hamilton, Mannie died Jun 04, 2005 age 61 heart attack
Harris, Arthur died May 17, 2003 age 70 unknown
Hillebrand, Frank dies Feb 19, 2011 age 45 heart attack
Hines, Gregory died Aug 09, 2003 age 57 liver cancer
Holbrook. Rick died Dec 23, 2007 age 59 heart failure
Hulin, Larry Mar 05, 1939 to Jun 14, 1996 age 57 unknown
Humphreys, Andrew died 2000 age 31 enlarged heart
Hussey, Rick died Dec 30, 2010 age 49 cancer
Jayde, Negrita died Aug 28, 2009 female age 51 cancer
Kassell, Kenny died Dec 24? 2008 age 53 Congestive Heart Failure
Steve Stone, Sep 26, 2008 age 51 blockage of the main artery of the lung
Kemper, Christina Lynn died Jul 30, 2009 age 40 unknown
Kephart, Blair died Dec 08, 2008 age 60 heart failure
Klez, Robert W. Jul 26, 1948 to Apr 20, 2004 age 56 unknown
Knipp, Russ died Apr 09, 2006 age 64 heart attack
Kodya, Mark died May 24, 2006 age 44 health complications
Komlos, Marianna died Sep 26, 2004 age 35 female cancer
Kostas, Greg died May 26, 2010 age 48 cancer
Kuttroff, Holger born Sep 10, 1969 died Jul 13, 2010 age 41 heart attack while squatting
Marunde, Jesse died Jul 25, 2007 age 28 sudden cardiac death
Bret Channon Medeiros died jan 9 2011 age 51 unknown
Michalik, Steve died May 24, 2012 age 63 a heart attack, followed by a stroke.
Neece, Steve died Oct 21, 2001 age 56 heart attack
Newman, John R. Aug 10, 1944 to Oct 20, 2006 age 62 unknown
Nowak, Tony died Apr 06, 2010 age 60 heart attack
Oerter, Al died Oct 01, 2007 age 71 heart failure
O'Malley, Jim died Jun 22, 2008 age 54 heart attack
Ossner, Hans died Feb 06, 2006 age 64 cancer
Pedersen, Eric [aka Putnam, Charles] age 62 unknown
Perry, Johnny died Nov 20, 2002 age 30 enlarged heart
Petroff, John died Nov 29, 2006 age 53 heart attack
Hohn Kemper died 2012 age 67 heart attack
Piwarunas, Paula died Nov 14, 2002 age 33 anorexia
Porteous, Paul found dead Apr 28, 2005 age 36 heart failure
Raty, Jorma died Sep 29, 2007 age 60 heart attack
Rauch, Ray died Apr 11, 2007 age 65 heart failure
Rinaldi, Michael died Jun 22, 2008 age 60 heart failure
Rosello, Rick died Apr 22, 2007 age 60 heart attack
Salisbury, Paul aka Dr Squat died Jul 07, 2007 age 47 severe coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart
Shafer, Ruthi/Ruthie died Aug 16, 2010 age 51 unknown
Shaw, Mike wrestler: Makhan Singh, Norman the Lunatic, Bastion Booger died Sep 11, 2010 age 53 heart attack
Sheets, Ed died Nov 16, 2007 age 67 heart failure
Siddle, Charles died Feb 17, 2008 unknown
Siegel, Peter C. died Jan 12, 2009 age 51 heart attack
Silbert, Lyn died Jul 05, 2007 age 51 female died in her sleep
Smith, Brian died Nov 29, 2008 age 70 heart failure
Smith, Casey died Mar 16, 2008 age 34 heart attack
Strong, Margarita Gaitan wrestler died Oct 29, 2008 age 66 circulatory disorder
Lance McNaught a.k.a Lance Cade died 2010 age 29 cardiomyopathy
Chase Tatum died 2008 age 34 heart attack
Tenta, John 'Earthquake' WWF died Jun 07, 2006 age 43 bladder cancer
Terhart, Tom died Jul 28, 2010 age 64 heart failure
Terry, Craig born Sep 11, 1964 died June 12, 2011 age 46 heart attack
Tinerino, Dennis died May 7, 2010 age 64 stomach cancer
Winters, Nick Oct 13, 1981 to Nov 2, 2010 age 29 Blood clot
Don Ross died at 55 heart attack
Dr. John Tristany heart attack
Lyle Alzado died at 42 1992 rare brain tumor found in elderly men
Curt Hennig died at 44 WWF 2003 acute cocaine intoxication
Davey Boy Smith died at 39 WWF (The British Bulldog) 2002, heart attack
Louie "Spicolli" Mucciolo died at 27 1998 WWF wrestler coronary disease
Ravishing Rick Rude died at 40 1999 WWF wrestler heart failure
Brian Pillman died at 35 1997 WWF wrestler arteriosclerotic heart disease
Garry Kendal Mr Europe died in his 30s heart attack
David Sing 1987 27 years old heart attack
Mike Bell (Mad Dog) WWE 2008 age 37 Heart attack
Michael Clarke Duncan died 2012 age 54 heart attack (actor from the green mile)

 

[Charles Bronson]

good shit.. waiting for the responses from people who know

 

[sadpanda]

my guess

higher doses, peptides, growth hormones, insulin, stimulants, all stacked together for longer periods of time.

Pretty much, just abuse with more stronger/potent substances or higher dosages

 

[Rumpy]

First off, I do not understand your question. Do you mean 1900's?
I have no idea, but considering the list does not include all the guys that are still alive, nor does it mention cause of death, the whole thing seems irrelevant.

 

[JGear]

First off, I do not understand your question. Do you mean 1900's?
I have no idea, but considering the list does not include all the guys that are still alive, nor does it mention cause of death, the whole thing seems irrelevant.

No i dont mean the 1900's. The year on the left side is the year of the competition. If you take a look 1940-1960 the body builders out lived those from the 1960-1990s. The list doesnt include all the guys that are alive because they are most recent. Anyone willing to supplement the list with recent information would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Stone]

Beyond even the fact that we don't know how they died, is the statistical insignificance of these numbers.
!00,000's of bodybuilders have competed in that time frame with millions more using the same drugs, and a list of 20 or so is all they seem to have. Probably not much higher death rate than the general public.
I'm not saying the trend toward more chemicals and higher doses won't possibly have health repurcussions, just that I believe it is highly overblown.

 

[Sadasius]

You might see an age thing happening but you really should look into how they died and list that as well beside it. Might not be what you think you are seeing.

1939 - 2002 Roland Essmaker age 86
1940/41 - 1998 John Grimek age 88
1942 - 1990 Frank Leight age 78
1943 - 2007 Jules Bacon age 89
1944 - 1978 Steve Stanko age 61
1945 - 2008 Clarence Ross age 84
1946 - 2005 Alan Stephan age 81
1947 - 2000 Steve Reeves age 74
1948 - 2002 George Eiferman age 76
1949 - 1992 Jack Delinger age 66
1950 - 1998 John Farbotnik age 72
1951 - 2008 Roy Hilligenn age 85
1952 - 2007 Jim Park age 79
1954 - 2007 Dick DuBois age 74
1955 - 2005 Steve Klisanin 75
1957 - 2005 Ron Lacy age 75
1958 - 1974 Tom Sansone age 38
1961 - 2008 Ray Routledge age 77
1963 - 1993 Vern Weaver age 56
1974 - 2003 Ron Thompson age 59
1977 - 1986 Dave Johns age 40....
1979 - 2001 Ray Mentzer age 47....He died from complications resulting from Berger's disease. Kidney Failure!
1984 - 2009 Joe Meeko age 48....Lyme Disease
1992 - 2003 Mike Scarcella age 39 ....Mike Scarcella died of a beating and GHB addiction in the hospital.

 

[Austinite]

Unless we have each bodybuilders' detailed medical history, a comparison would be fruitless.

 

[Rumpy]

How is 1940-1960 considered "in the '90s?"

 

[Dickey]

Someone correct me if I`m wrong, put I`m pretty sure everyone who has been Mr. O is still alive with the exception of Sergio Oliva, who was in his 70s when he died, I`m not too sure where your coming from. And Sergio was the second Mr. O so if you are asking why the all of the early Mr. O`s are outliving the new ones, I`m not so sure they are, it`s just that the BBs of the 70`s and early 80`s(Arnie, Zane, Columbu) are in their 60-70s and the BBs of the late 80s and 90s(Haney, Yates) are in their 50`s. And considering guys like Zane and Columbo are in their 70s and still kicking, we can`t really say they are dying earlier than their predecessors (Reeves-74,Stanko-61). I guess we will have to wait and see what happens with guys down the road. That being said if they do end up living shorter lives(especially the more recent guys), I`d think it would be due to the increased use of more and stronger drugs, the amount of shit pros are using today is insane.

 

[heavyiron]

They could die from blunt force trauma in an auto accident and steroids would be blamed....

 

[Strong Man]

Unless we have each bodybuilders' detailed medical history, a comparison would be fruitless.

OK now I have to go get some Starbucks from seeing your avatar. lol

 

[Mad- scientist]

Im gonna say you will see more deaths due to heart attacks just for the simple fact that guest posing is more predominant now days and these guys get a lot more work. So they have to take more drugs for getting cut that are bad on cholesterol levels. Im sure insulin will start to play a role in deaths here soon to. But I think hgh just fucks people up and makes them look deformed more than actually killing them. But Ive heard of some shitty hgh side effects. Pretty much all anabolic steroid users run the risk of a heart attack being more likely than your normal guy. But at least the pros know they have high cholesterol and use other drugs and a perfect diet to try to counteract it.... I just looked at a sausage mcmuffin and its 235 mgs of cholesterol.... not counting some times having like 5 eggs at 135 mgs of cholesterol a piece with bacon at 20mgs every two pieces and sausage at only god knows what! That's why jay cutler eats egg whites!

 

[JGear]

How is 1940-1960 considered "in the '90s?"

Sorry my mistake, btw i love your avatar lol.

 

[halfwit]

Borrowed from another forum, but it saved me from having to do all the footwork myself:

Mike Mentzer died 2001 age 49 heart complications
Ray Mentzer died 2001 age 47 Berger's disease(build-up of cholesterol plaques in the arteries), endocarditis (an infection of the lining of the heart)
Ron Teufel died 2002 age 45 liver failure
Scott Klein died 2003 age 30 kidney failure and heart failure
Sonny Schmidt died 2004 age 51 cancer
Robert Benavente 2004 age 30 massive heart attack
Charles Durr 2005 age 44 enlarged heart
Don Youngblood 2005 age 51 massive heart attack
Paul Demayo 2005 age 38 heroin overdose
Fannie Barrios 2005 age 41 (female) apparent stroke
Eric Otero 2006 age 37 infection in his tooth that entered his bloodstream
Eduardo Kawak 2006 age 47 heart attack
Rob Sager 2007 age 29 HEART FAILURE
Greg Deferro 2007 age 53 heart disease
Dan Puckett 2007 age 22 heart condition
Shelley Beattie 2008 age 39 (female) depression for six weeks before she hung herself
Joe Meeko 2009 age 48 Lyme disease
Luke Wood 2011 age 35 kidney failure and heart failure
Carlos Rodriguez 1991 age 48 stomach cancer
Mohammed Benaziza 1992 age 33 he took an injection of clenbuterol
Ray McNeil 1995 age 29 killed by his wife
Andreas Münzer 1996 age 31 liver and then kidneys failed
Johnny Fuller 2006 age 62 cancer
Wilfred Sylvester 2006 age 62 Alzheimers
Derrick Whitsett 2004 age 38 heart attack
Trevor Smith 2004 age 33 No official cause but he was 400lbs 6ft 1"
Curtis Leffler 1998 age 36 heart attack
Hans Hopstaken 2002 age 45 unspecified heart condition, or pnuemonia
Art Atwood 2011 age 38 heart attack
Bj johns 1995-1996? age 34 New Zealand Heart attack
lou barrie 2001 age 40 massive heart attack
Claudia Bianchi 2004 age 34 blocked arteries
Big Boss Man' Ray Traylor 2004 age 41 heart attack
Marianna Komlos 2004 age 35 breast cancer
Luke Iams 2003 age unsure 40's heart attack
Anthony Clark 2005 age 39 massive heart attack
Mannie Hamilton 2005 age 62 heart attack
Roger Estep 2005 brain cancer
John Riggins 2005 age 33 kidneys failed, liver stopped functioning, lungs filling up with fluid and he has pneumonia
John Ware 2005 Age 46 (former PLer; current football coach) heart attack
Doug Young, 2005 age 61, powerlifter massive heart attack
Norm Dabish, 2005 age 46, Co-founder of Powerhouse Gyms. heart attack
Herb Glossbrenner, 2005 age 63, suffers stoke
Steve Courson 2005 Steroid whistle blowers for the NFL Steve Courson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia crushed to death
Eddie Guerrero, 2005 age 38. acute heart failure due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (artery wall thickens as a result of the accumulation of fatty materials such as cholesterol)
Hans Ossner, 2006 age 64 cancer
Dave Barno, 2006 age 35 dead lifting while back was broken
Russ Knipp 2006 age 63 heart attack
Feb 22 Bob Bednarski age 59 unknown
Mar 14 Stuart Cameron age 26 massive internal bleeding
May 29 Werner Selig, age 42 unknown
Aug 7 Mark Wallace (1993 NPC Mr. Georgia) 41yrs heart attack
Aug 23 Jeff McCarley, 34yrs heart failure. Jeff was the general manager of the World Gym in West Palm Beach
Oct 4 John Carl Mese age 67 died in jail
Oct 5 Jeff Allen age 45, heart attack Jeff was the lightweight class winner at the 1993 Coastal USA and was a state judge.
Oct 30 John Patrick O'Shea unknown
Nov 5 P.G. Taylor unknown
Nov 24 Martin Cypher unknown
Dec 5 Dean Lotz powerlifter unknown
Dec 16 Ursula Buckanes-Henry age 44 breast cancer
Jan 10 Helmut Losch died age 58 heart failure
May 24 Gordon Wong aged 63 oesophageal cancer
Oct 1 Phil Hile, 39, powerlifter heart attack
Barbara Beasley born Nov 2nd 1954, died Nov 3rd 2005 age 51 unknown
Jan 16 George Crawford age 59 complications after surgery
Apr 7 Rick Tuller died age 53. PLer. heart attack
Apr 23 Jason Keene died. Pler, BBer. born Aug 21, 1974. age 32 suicide
Nov 29, 2006 John Petroff, 52, died. Heart attack
1958 - 1974 Tom Sansone age 38 cancer directly related from steroids as cause of death
1963 - 1993 Vern Weaver age 56 unknown
1974 - 2003 Ron Thompson Nov 10 age 59 unknown
1977 - 1986 Dave Johns age 40 liver cancer then stroke
1992 - 2003 Mike Scarcella age 39 GHB withdrawl heart attack
2005 "Bruce West, 40, passed away on November 26th. Bruce was 1989 Georgia State Champion." unknown
Albritton, Terry died Sep 01, 2005 age 50 heart attack
Alhdidi, Mahmoud Ibrahim died Nov 05, 2011 age 29 cardiac arrest
Allen, Jeff died Oct 05, 2004 unknown
Andrews, Dr. Phil died Feb 24 2011 age 55 heart attack
Armaos, Jimmy 1933 - Aug 1999 age 66 heart complications
Artman, Robert C. died Jan 10, 2005 age 61 heart attack
Askem, J.V. died 2003 age 56 brain tumor
Baczako, Peter died Apr 01, 2008 age 57 cancer
Basilone, Valerie died Aug 25, 2011 age 51 heart attack
Battle, Phillip Patrick died Mar 09, 2008 age 30 unknown
Bedell, Norman J. died Feb 1986 age 60 unknown
Brown, Rick 'Grizzley' died jan 2 2002 age 41 unknown
Bruegger, Michael Nov 27, 1961 to Jun 29, 2009 age 47 cardiac arrest
Bruise, John died Feb 04, 2008 unknown
Burdett, Jeff died May 9, 2009 unknown
Cain, Michael L. died Sep 05, 2009 unknown
Cannova, Scott died Dec 20, 2010 age 50 cancer
Capehart, James died Nov 14, 2008 age 66 cancer
Capello, Jerry died Jun 14, 2009 age 52 PLer massive heart attack
Carlton, Guy A. died May 11, 2001 age 47 heart attack
Cartarcio, Maurice died May ??, 2005 unknown
Casey, Pat died Apr 22, 2005 age 66 cancer
Charon, Ed died Apr 08, 2007 age 71 heart attack, strongman
Christy, John R. Apr 2, 1962 to Apr 19, 2009 age 47 tear in his cerebral artery
Clark, Anthony died May 22, 2005 age 38 massive heart attack
Dalton, Joe died Jun 30, 2008 age 69 unknown
Dantes, Roland died Mar 16, 2009 age 64 Heart failure
Davies, Ron died 1999 unknown
Dean, Cleve born Dec 15, 1953 died May 10, 2011 age 52 heart attack
D'arezzo, Anthony died Jul 21, 2006 age 44 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dezulian, Eric died Dec 12, 1999 unknown

Dimech, Joe died 2007 age 69 unknown
Dodd, Joe 1945 to Sep 28, 2011 age 66 cancer
Dodson, Dana died Jun 02, 2000 female age 31 heart attack
Dolegiewicz, Bishop died Oct 28, 2008 age 55 unknown
Draper, Dave Feb 22, 2007 age 65 heart surgery from congestive heart failure
Estace, Nicholas 1952 - 2000 age 48 unknown
Fernando, Ron Sep 15, 1953 - Dec 9, 2010 age 57 heart failure
Foster, Nate died May 30, 2003 unknown
Frenn, George died Jun 26, 2006 age 65 unknown
Fromm, Erik died Feb 04, 2008 age 36 overdosed on fentanyl
Fuller, Johnny died Jan 20, 2006 age 62 leukemia
Gable, Denny died July 23, 2000 age 50 blockage of the main artery of the lung
Gonzalez, Jorge died Sep 22, 2010 age 44 WWF wrestler diabetes
Gourgott, John died Jul 19, 2002 unknown
Grabeel, Orville died Oct 02, 2001 unknown
Grant, Paul died Nov 23, 2003 age 60 unknown
Gregory, Robert 1951 to Sep 23, 2001 age 50 heart failure
Grieg, Bruce died May 24, 2008 age 56 car accident
Hall, Douglas Kent died Mar 30, 2008 age 70 heart failure
Hamilton, Mannie died Jun 04, 2005 age 61 heart attack
Harris, Arthur died May 17, 2003 age 70 unknown
Hillebrand, Frank dies Feb 19, 2011 age 45 heart attack
Hines, Gregory died Aug 09, 2003 age 57 liver cancer
Holbrook. Rick died Dec 23, 2007 age 59 heart failure
Hulin, Larry Mar 05, 1939 to Jun 14, 1996 age 57 unknown
Humphreys, Andrew died 2000 age 31 enlarged heart
Hussey, Rick died Dec 30, 2010 age 49 cancer
Jayde, Negrita died Aug 28, 2009 female age 51 cancer
Kassell, Kenny died Dec 24? 2008 age 53 Congestive Heart Failure
Steve Stone, Sep 26, 2008 age 51 blockage of the main artery of the lung
Kemper, Christina Lynn died Jul 30, 2009 age 40 unknown
Kephart, Blair died Dec 08, 2008 age 60 heart failure
Klez, Robert W. Jul 26, 1948 to Apr 20, 2004 age 56 unknown
Knipp, Russ died Apr 09, 2006 age 64 heart attack
Kodya, Mark died May 24, 2006 age 44 health complications
Komlos, Marianna died Sep 26, 2004 age 35 female cancer
Kostas, Greg died May 26, 2010 age 48 cancer
Kuttroff, Holger born Sep 10, 1969 died Jul 13, 2010 age 41 heart attack while squatting
Marunde, Jesse died Jul 25, 2007 age 28 sudden cardiac death
Bret Channon Medeiros died jan 9 2011 age 51 unknown
Michalik, Steve died May 24, 2012 age 63 a heart attack, followed by a stroke.
Neece, Steve died Oct 21, 2001 age 56 heart attack
Newman, John R. Aug 10, 1944 to Oct 20, 2006 age 62 unknown
Nowak, Tony died Apr 06, 2010 age 60 heart attack
Oerter, Al died Oct 01, 2007 age 71 heart failure
O'Malley, Jim died Jun 22, 2008 age 54 heart attack
Ossner, Hans died Feb 06, 2006 age 64 cancer
Pedersen, Eric [aka Putnam, Charles] age 62 unknown
Perry, Johnny died Nov 20, 2002 age 30 enlarged heart
Petroff, John died Nov 29, 2006 age 53 heart attack
Hohn Kemper died 2012 age 67 heart attack
Piwarunas, Paula died Nov 14, 2002 age 33 anorexia
Porteous, Paul found dead Apr 28, 2005 age 36 heart failure
Raty, Jorma died Sep 29, 2007 age 60 heart attack
Rauch, Ray died Apr 11, 2007 age 65 heart failure
Rinaldi, Michael died Jun 22, 2008 age 60 heart failure
Rosello, Rick died Apr 22, 2007 age 60 heart attack
Salisbury, Paul aka Dr Squat died Jul 07, 2007 age 47 severe coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart
Shafer, Ruthi/Ruthie died Aug 16, 2010 age 51 unknown
Shaw, Mike wrestler: Makhan Singh, Norman the Lunatic, Bastion Booger died Sep 11, 2010 age 53 heart attack
Sheets, Ed died Nov 16, 2007 age 67 heart failure
Siddle, Charles died Feb 17, 2008 unknown
Siegel, Peter C. died Jan 12, 2009 age 51 heart attack
Silbert, Lyn died Jul 05, 2007 age 51 female died in her sleep
Smith, Brian died Nov 29, 2008 age 70 heart failure
Smith, Casey died Mar 16, 2008 age 34 heart attack
Strong, Margarita Gaitan wrestler died Oct 29, 2008 age 66 circulatory disorder
Lance McNaught a.k.a Lance Cade died 2010 age 29 cardiomyopathy
Chase Tatum died 2008 age 34 heart attack
Tenta, John 'Earthquake' WWF died Jun 07, 2006 age 43 bladder cancer
Terhart, Tom died Jul 28, 2010 age 64 heart failure
Terry, Craig born Sep 11, 1964 died June 12, 2011 age 46 heart attack
Tinerino, Dennis died May 7, 2010 age 64 stomach cancer
Winters, Nick Oct 13, 1981 to Nov 2, 2010 age 29 Blood clot
Don Ross died at 55 heart attack
Dr. John Tristany heart attack
Lyle Alzado died at 42 1992 rare brain tumor found in elderly men
Curt Hennig died at 44 WWF 2003 acute cocaine intoxication
Davey Boy Smith died at 39 WWF (The British Bulldog) 2002, heart attack
Louie "Spicolli" Mucciolo died at 27 1998 WWF wrestler coronary disease
Ravishing Rick Rude died at 40 1999 WWF wrestler heart failure
Brian Pillman died at 35 1997 WWF wrestler arteriosclerotic heart disease
Garry Kendal Mr Europe died in his 30s heart attack
David Sing 1987 27 years old heart attack
Mike Bell (Mad Dog) WWE 2008 age 37 Heart attack
Michael Clarke Duncan died 2012 age 54 heart attack (actor from the green mile)

I know this list has more than in the OP, but figured it wouldn't hurt to have additional causes of death when it comes to athletes related to this particular subject. I'd cite the website, but I'm pretty sure that's a no-no. It's a pretty easy google search for those inclined.

Now before folks start freaking out about heart disease as that's obviously the number one cause of death here, I thought I'd quote the CDC's statistics for a point of reference:

• About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.1
• Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men.1
• Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing more than 385,000 people annually.1
• Every year about 715,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack and 190,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack.2
• Coronary heart disease alone costs the United States $108.9 billion each year.3 This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.

I also thought I'd quote the main given reasons for such a high rate of mortality from this disease:

High blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors for heart disease. About half of Americans (49%) have at least one of these three risk factors.7

Several other medical conditions and lifestyle choices can also put people at a higher risk for heart disease, including:

• Diabetes
• Overweight and obesity
• Poor diet
• Physical inactivity
• Excessive alcohol use

CDC - DHDSP - Heart Disease Facts

Notice how the exact opposite of how this lifestyle still leads to death by the number one killer? This is partly why I feel that while it is important to keep up on your body's overall condition, I feel that blaming AAS for deaths attributed to heart failure is a statistical fallacy. Just some food for thought.

 

[JGear]

Borrowed from another forum, but it saved me from having to do all the footwork myself:

I know this list has more than in the OP, but figured it wouldn't hurt to have additional causes of death when it comes to athletes related to this particular subject. I'd cite the website, but I'm pretty sure that's a no-no. It's a pretty easy google search for those inclined.

Now before folks start freaking out about heart disease as that's obviously the number one cause of death here, I thought I'd quote the CDC's statistics for a point of reference:
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I also thought I'd quote the main given reasons for such a high rate of mortality from this disease:

CDC - DHDSP - Heart Disease Facts

Notice how the exact opposite of how this lifestyle still leads to death by the number one killer? This is partly why I feel that while it is important to keep up on your body's overall condition, I feel that blaming AAS for deaths attributed to heart failure is a statistical fallacy. Just some food for thought.

Props to Halfwit for finding a fully developed list. Thanks!

 

[JGear]

Wow there is a trend of young deaths among these body builders. Thats an eye-opener. None the less Halfwit, despite what the CDC might say there is one thing in common among this list of body builders, and that is they are roiders, therefore more likely than not the cause of death from heart failure is attributed to roids.

 

[halfwit]

Wow there is a trend of young deaths among these body builders. Thats an eye-opener. None the less Halfwit, despite what the CDC might say there is one thing in common among this list of body builders, and that is they are roiders, therefore more likely than not the cause of death from heart failure is attributed to roids.

While I do agree that enlargement of the heart is completely possible, it's hard to ignore the fact that 50% of us will die from a heart condition. Can steroids contribute to this? Sure. But would I be overly concerned that it's a certainty because the statistics even with those that use AAS agree with the causes of mortality for the general non-AAS using public? Nope.

I do feel that we should always be on top of our health in having regular exams and keeping tabs on our bloodwork, but I can't justify calling AAS a quick trip to the morgue. I'm already fucked as I've been obese and currently do have type II diabetes. So I figure I might as well be swole and look good when I die from a myocardial infarction in 40 years.

 

[palmers]

well when you look at the stats as 1 in 4 will die from heart disease... the list above is way more than one in 4 i didnt add it up but looks alot more than 1 in 2 aswell so id say the lifestyle is a factor lol... without even looking at this forum i already had an educated guess this lifestyle is bad for our heart (lifestyle, not blaming steroids, maybe its the diet we keep eatting big even after we slow down our workouts, eatting 6000+ calories cant be good lol, not enough cardio... meds are also just a temp fix..... which a lifetime of them could (didnt research) maybe have some side effects along the line of heart disease too) after all many aas users start taking bp, chol, viagra, and other meds wayyyy before the general population

 

[JGear]

While I do agree that enlargement of the heart is completely possible, it's hard to ignore the fact that 50% of us will die from a heart condition. Can steroids contribute to this? Sure. But would I be overly concerned that it's a certainty because the statistics even with those that use AAS agree with the causes of mortality for the general non-AAS using public? Nope.

I do feel that we should always be on top of our health in having regular exams and keeping tabs on our bloodwork, but I can't justify calling AAS a quick trip to the morgue. I'm already fucked as I've been obese and currently do have type II diabetes. So I figure I might as well be swole and look good when I die from a myocardial infarction in 40 years.

I cant disagree. No one can say smoking causes cancer 100% but smoking may lead to cancer. I went ahead and added the list you posted to mine.

Is myocardial infections common in your fam? How old are you?