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Originally posted by speeder
Admittedly I only know what (little) I've read, but I thought that Ted Williams wanted to be frozen(?)
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When all this stuff was going down, I tuned in a lot to the radio and the internet. I never heard ANYONE that knew Ted say that he wanted that. In fact, almost all of them said that was the exact thing that Ted feared most. There has been LOTS of talk over the years about cloning truly gifted athletes and freezing the ones that die before it's perfected. Ted was adamant in his wishes.
Later, when Ted's mental capacities diminished, John Henry was milking him for autographs to sell and presented him with a hand written note on scratch paper. IRRC, it was in 2000 or later when this "alledged" agreement was made between Ted, John and the daughter. John had only himself in mind. He was a piece of money-grubbin'-crap, IMHO.
I have a great deal of sympathy for the members above that had personal dealings with this horrible illness. It is not my intention to take from them in any way. I apologize if any ill will was implied.