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Mays was born on July 20, 1958, in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania to Joyce Palm [6] and Billy Mays Sr, where he was raised in nearby Pittsburgh. [ 2 ] [ 7 ] He was a student at Sto-Rox High School , [ 2 ] [ 7 ] and later West Virginia University , where he was a walk-on linebacker on its football team during his two years there.
Billy Mays, the television pitch man who was almost single-handedly responsible for the popularization of the mute button, died today at the age of 50. He passed away at his home in Tampa, Florida.
The death of a direct-to-consumers product spokeman isn't ordinarily something that would send ripples through the media world. But Billy Mays, who died unexpectedly on Sunday at age 50, was no ...
As the direct-marketing industry copes with the sudden death of pitchman Billy Mays, it's worth considering the fragile relationship between celebrity endorsement and death. In Mays's case, his ...
Billy Mays: 1958 2009 50 Salesperson Cocaine Heart disease Cocaine use was listed as a contributory cause of death [429] [430] David McComb: 1962 1999 36 Musician Heroin Unknown [431] Kid McCoy: 1872 1940 67 Boxer Sleeping pills Suicide [432] [433] Jimmy McCulloch: 1953 1979 26 Musician Heroin Unknown [434] Marie McDonald: 1923 1965 42 Actress
The following is a list of deaths in June 2009.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was known for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
Although Billy Mays died two weeks ago, the powers that be have determined that the show -- and Mays' amazing showmanship -- must go on. Before his death, the famed pitchman recorded commercials ...
Billy Mays: Himself (host) PitchMen: 12 2009-06-28 Hypertensive heart disease: 1 Series continued with Anthony Sullivan becoming the sole host. Maggie Jones: Blanche Hunt: Coronation Street: 2009-12-02 Undisclosed Character killed off. Brittany Murphy: Luanne Platter and various characters King of the Hill: 2009-12-20 Pneumonia: 13