Sorry to bring some somber news but...

[Judge Fudge]

Jim Kelly announces his oral cancer has returned

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Bummer, it's always more dangerous when it returns, I hope he wins this second battle.. Hopefully it hasn't spread far... Sad news..

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Sucks for sure.

I always had a vague recollection of him being a Skoal guy (like Walt Garrison) but he denies ever smoking cigarettes or dipping. Only the odd cigar.

 

[Carnzo]

Hope he can beat it again

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Sucks for sure.

I always had a vague recollection of him being a Skoal guy (like Walt Garrison) but he denies ever smoking cigarettes or dipping. Only the odd cigar.

Some people just get unlucky with it... some people get lung cancer after being totally clean their entire life, while some smoke like a chimney and live into their 80s... grandfather was routinely overweight (300+ pounds) and especially after retirement got even bigger just sitting around all day and eating junk food. Never got diabetes, lived into his mid 80s... go figure. Don't even think he had a heart attack or stroke that I can recall... think finally he did get some form of cancer that did him in fairly quick, but mid 80s...

 

[DutchBird]

I hope for the best fror him... sad to hear this news.

 

[richig07]

Sucks for sure.

I always had a vague recollection of him being a Skoal guy (like Walt Garrison) but he denies ever smoking cigarettes or dipping. Only the odd cigar.

I chewed for the duration of my baseball playing days, through my early-mid 20's.

I had to have a procedure done on my gums. My lower gums were deteriorating, as a result my teeth were loosening.

It is less of a risk than smoking. These stories still exist, though. Thankfully, once I stopped playing baseball. I didn't care to chew.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I chewed for the duration of my baseball playing days, through my early-mid 20's.

I had to have a procedure done on my gums. My lower gums were deteriorating, as a result my teeth were loosening.

It is less of a risk than smoking. These stories still exist, though. Thankfully, once I stopped playing baseball. I didn't care to chew.

Chewing is a vile habit. Smoking too for sure, but chewing is worse.

I worked as a clean up man for longshoremen when I was going to school as a summer job.

I accidentally knocked over a Styrofoam cup sitting abandoned on the table that I thought had a dribble of coffee in it....

It wasn't coffee....

I think I'd eat sunflower seeds before I chewed. And I hate sunflower seeds.

 

[Pure Steel]

I chewed for the duration of my baseball playing days, through my early-mid 20's.

I had to have a procedure done on my gums. My lower gums were deteriorating, as a result my teeth were loosening.

It is less of a risk than smoking. These stories still exist, though. Thankfully, once I stopped playing baseball. I didn't care to chew.

Such sad news about Jim Kelly....I knew many guys in college that chewed/dipped and had the worst looking lower gums when I played....Thank God I never got hooked on it like others....I have friends that still have fucked up gums today.....

 

[richig07]

Chewing is a vile habit. Smoking too for sure, but chewing is worse.

I worked as a clean up man for longshoremen when I was going to school as a summer job.

I accidentally knocked over a Styrofoam cup sitting abandoned on the table that I thought had a dribble of coffee in it....

It wasn't coffee....

I think I'd eat sunflower seeds before I chewed. And I hate sunflower seeds.

Ah, yes... the good ole spitter.

I've accidentally drank a couple before.

 

[redseat]

Very sad indeed. Wish him the best! Hopefully he can beat it yet again

 

[obxyankeefan]

The good old days

 

[Dusty]

I am very sad to hear of this. Hope he can beat it again.

 

[rtfgbfan]

Ah, yes... the good ole spitter.

I've accidentally drank a couple before.

I once took a swig of someone else's beer that wasn't a beer. Not good.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Ah, yes... the good ole spitter.

I've accidentally drank a couple before.

Cannot imagine doing so. So vile.

 

[jarntt]

Chewing is a vile habit. Smoking too for sure, but chewing is worse.

I worked as a clean up man for longshoremen when I was going to school as a summer job.

I accidentally knocked over a Styrofoam cup sitting abandoned on the table that I thought had a dribble of coffee in it....

It wasn't coffee....

I think I'd eat sunflower seeds before I chewed. And I hate sunflower seeds.

Had a friend who used to use an empty beer bottle all the time. One night another guy picks up the wrong bottle and yup, you guessed it. I can still hear that God awful gagging sound

 

[Manster7588]

If you can't feel bad for Kelly and his family you truly have no soul.

Lost his 8 yr old son to a disease, he fought and beat cancer only to have it worm it's way back into his life.

 

[BottleWalk]

That is very sad news and even though he didn't want to play at first (for good reason), he has become a hero for the Buffalo fans and their community. Good old "Machine Gun" "Heathcliffe" was a truly great and smart QB to watch and a good guy. Rooting for him.

 

[richig07]

Cannot imagine doing so. So vile.

Yeah... I literally just gagged thinking about it. lol

 

[richig07]

Had a friend who used to use an empty beer bottle all the time. One night another guy picks up the wrong bottle and yup, you guessed it. I can still hear that God awful gagging sound

Yup... that's when it would happen to me. I'd be drinking, go to grab what I thought was my beer... whether a can or bottle. Chug-a-lug... "WTF?"... Followed by the realization of what it was, which would of course lead to me vomiting.