Greenranger Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hyperactive pitchman Billy Mays used cocaine days before his heart attack - and it killed him, officials said Friday. Mays, 50, suffered from heart disease but his drug use contributed to his June 28 death, the Hillsborough County medical examiner said. The TV salesman - who hawked OxiClean, Orange Glo, Mighty Putty and dozens of other products - was found dead by his wife in their Tampa, Fla., condo. Initial autopsy results did not turn up evidence of drug abuse, but toxicology tests uncovered the coke in his system. Mays got his start peddling products on the Atlantic City Boardwalk hustled his way into becoming a household name, recognizable by his blue shirt and thick beard. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/08/07/2009-08-07_tv_pitchman_billy_mays_.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 you forgot Vicodin, Oxycodone, Xanax, Valium, benzoylecgonine (byproduct of cocaine) and temazepam (anti-anxiety). They also found booze in his system too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Didn't see that one coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Shocking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Hi, Billy Mays here for cocaine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Hi, Billy Mays here for cocaine! Are you tired of a drug that's making you down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Cocaine's a hell of a drug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Cocaine's a hell of a drug. I was just going to say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Cocaine's a hell of a drug. Charlie Murphy .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I guess he wasn't Oxy-Clean afterall. sorry stole that from the NYPOST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 uh-oh, here come the jokes and youtube vids.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Well that was a surprise to me-sad ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 uh-oh, here come the jokes and youtube vids.... where are they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Hyperactive pitchman Billy Mays used cocaine days before his heart attack - and it killed him, officials said Friday. Mays, 50, suffered from heart disease but his drug use contributed to his June 28 death, the Hillsborough County medical examiner said. The TV salesman - who hawked OxiClean, Orange Glo, Mighty Putty and dozens of other products - was found dead by his wife in their Tampa, Fla., condo. Initial autopsy results did not turn up evidence of drug abuse, but toxicology tests uncovered the coke in his system. Mays got his start peddling products on the Atlantic City Boardwalk hustled his way into becoming a household name, recognizable by his blue shirt and thick beard. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/08/07/2009-08-07_tv_pitchman_billy_mays_.html RIP BIlly Mays. Im not surprised first thing came out of my chubby cheeks when my wife told me. Tony Little can't be far behind. Cheerlear type pep in men over 40 just ain't natural gotta be chemical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragmatic Bus Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 All the more reasons to legalize marijuana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 All the more reasons to legalize marijuana That makes absolutely zero sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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