Milo Hamilton and cancer?

by Joe in Birmingham on Oct 1, 2009 12:07 AM CDT

Jose de Jesus Ortiz wrote that Milo Hamilton is battling cancer:

"[T]he legendary Milo Hamilton, a four-time Hall of Famer who is fighting cancer, will land in New York tonight in anticipation of calling the Astros' weekend series at new Citi Field."

I had not heard this before, and I could not find a corroborating source.

(As I say almost weekly) I take what I read by JJO with a grain of salt because he is wrong so often; but this came out of the blue.

Anyone have any information about Milo and cancer?

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How do you become a four-time hall of famer?

by Timothy De Block on Oct 1, 2009 10:33 AM CDT reply actions

One way is to visit it four times

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Oct 1, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Four times Hall of Famer

1. Baseball Hall of Fame
2. Texas Baseball Hall of Fame
3. Radio Hall of Fame
4. Texas Radio Hall of Fame

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Oct 1, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions

Ah

I always thought you’d just put Hall of Fame broadcaster.

Any new news on the cancer?

by Timothy De Block on Oct 1, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions

none yet

JJO predictably has not posted any reader comments, much less explained why he said Milo is fighting cancer.

My take – JJO screwed up again – either the allegation is incorrect, or Milo’s condition was not supposed to be made public.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Oct 1, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Update from Footers blog

I’d like to take a quick moment to address Milo’s health situation. He recently finished an eight-session treatment to regulate his white blood count, and he will meet with doctors next week to discuss how the treatments went and what’s in store for his future. This is not a new development — Milo has had a chronic form of leukemia since the mid 1970s and his recent treatment was necessitated because of his health history. As Milo explained to me a couple of months ago, this is to prolong his life, not to save it.

A recent blog stated simply that Milo has “cancer,” with no explanation of the circumstances surrounding the disease. Technically, yes, it’s cancer. But this is not a new thing, as Milo has spent the last 35 years living with his illness.

by Timothy De Block on Oct 2, 2009 7:35 AM CDT reply actions

Thanks for the update

That’s very good news.

(and another black mark against JJO)

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Oct 2, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

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