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01/27/2009 Archived Entry: "More bad news on yet another noble warrior: LeDoux has ALS!"
More Bad News on Yet another Noble Warrior: LeDoux has ALS!
Former Minnesotan Heavyweight of 70s reportedly suffers Lou Gehrig's disease
Scott LeDoux, 60, former opponent of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Kenny Norton and Larry Holmes in the 70s and 80s is suffering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to the Associated Press.
The AP reports that ALS is a progressive degenerative disease that often proves fatal and "cripples the body and takes away the ability to speak," but adds that "LeDoux says he won’t let the diagnosis stop him from living a full life."
