Okay, so today I was down a rabbit hole trying to figure out what exactly happened to Babe Ruth. I mean, the guy was a legend, right? But how did he die? I’d heard different things, so I decided to get to the bottom of it.
First, I just did a basic search. Nothing fancy, just “Babe Ruth cause of death.” I wanted a quick overview, you know?
The initial results were pretty consistent. It looked like cancer was the culprit. But what kind of cancer? That’s where things got a little murky. Some sites just said “cancer,” which isn’t very helpful.
So, I dug a little deeper. I started looking for more specific articles, maybe from medical journals or reputable news sources that covered his death back in the day.
I found out that it wasn’t just “cancer.” It was nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Now, I’m no doctor, but I gathered that it’s a type of cancer that starts in the upper part of your throat, behind your nose. Sounds pretty rough.
I learned that he was treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering, which is a big deal cancer center, even back then.
Eventually, it became clear. Babe Ruth died from nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of throat cancer, He was only 53 years old. It’s crazy to think that someone so iconic could be taken down like that, but it just goes to show, nobody is invisible no matter how great.
