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Soccer/Football

Ron Obvious

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1. Well, it wasn't just the Germans in those days I'm sure

Reply to oldironside (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:18 PM

Aug 2013

After I mentioned the Dutch side FC Twente as my first club side earlier in this forum, I looked up the old team from back then and found out that at least 3 of them had died of heart attacks while only in their forties. That's a bit out of the odds for extremely fit men who'd stopped playing not that long ago, I suspect.

There have been hints and stories from players in that generation for a while. Hints about "vitamin pills" and the like. The players might not even have known.

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German politicians call for publication of report into cold war doping [View all] oldironside Aug 2013 OP

Well, it wasn't just the Germans in those days I'm sure Ron Obvious Aug 2013 #1

"Everybody was doing it" is no excuse. oldironside Aug 2013 #2

I'm not making excuses Ron Obvious Aug 2013 #3

Apologies if it came over like that. oldironside Aug 2013 #4

I sure hope Aquavit Aug 2013 #5