View Full Version : Another Icon Gone: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead


PRBuzz
06-28-2009, 12:40 PM
TAMPA, Fla. - Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50.

Tampa police said Mays was found unresponsive by his wife Sunday morning. A fire rescue crew pronounced him dead at 7:45 a.m.

There were no signs of a break-in, and investigators do not suspect foul play, said Lt. Brian Dugan of the Tampa Police Department, who wouldn't answer any more questions about how Mays' body was found because of the ongoing investigation. The coroner's office expects to have an autopsy done by Monday afternoon.

FishermanTim
06-29-2009, 10:22 AM
I believe his wife stated that he had bumped his head during a rough landing when he flew home, but that hasn't been confirmed.

Maybe the stress of being a top salesman funally caught up with him?