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A smoker, Roger Maris's life was cut short at age only 51 by lung cancer.
'''Roger Eugene Maris''' (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American right fielder in [[Major League Baseball]] who is primarily remembered for hitting 61 home runs for the [[New York Yankees]] during the 1961 season. This broke [[Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth's]] single-season record of 60 home runs (set in 1927) and set a record that would stand for 37 years.
'''Roger Eugene Maris''' (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American right fielder in [[Major League Baseball]] who is primarily remembered for hitting 61 home runs for the [[New York Yankees]] during the 1961 season. This broke [[Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth's]] single-season record of 60 home runs (set in 1927) and set a record that would stand for 37 years.
A smoker, Roger Maris's life was cut short at age only 51 by lung cancer.<ref>https://quitsmokingwithvivian.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/celebrities-who-died-of-tobacco-related-causes/</ref>
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