what happened to daddy yankee?
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 As early as the war years , doctors had cautioned Ruth to take better care of his health , and he grudgingly followed their advice , limiting his drinking and not going on a proposed trip to support the troops in the South Pacific . In 1946 , Ruth began experiencing severe pain over his left eye , and had difficulty swallowing . In November 1946 , he entered French Hospital in New York for tests , which revealed that Ruth had an inoperable malignant tumor at the base of his skull and in his neck . It was a lesion known as nasopharyngeal carcinoma , or " lymphoepithelioma . " His name and fame gave him access to experimental treatments , and he was one of the first cancer patients to receive both drugs and radiation treatment simultaneously . He was discharged from the hospital in February , having lost 80 pounds ( 36 kg ) , and went to Florida to recuperate . He returned to New York and Yankee Stadium after the season started . The new commissioner , Happy Chandler ( Judge Landis had died in 1944 ) , proclaimed April 27 , 1947 , Babe Ruth Day around the major leagues , with the most significant observance to be at Yankee Stadium . A number of teammates and others spoke in honor of Ruth , who briefly addressed the crowd of almost 60 @,@ 000 . 

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 Before the 1925 New York Yankees season , Babe Ruth collapsed at a train station in Asheville , North Carolina . Krichell 's actions may have saved Ruth 's life . On the instructions of Huggins , Krichell drove Ruth to hospital , before traveling with Ruth by train to New York , where Ruth had emergency surgery for an " intestinal abscess " that left him hospitalized for six weeks . 

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 In 1954 , Krichell was honored by the Baseball Writers ' Association of America ( BBWAA ) with the William J. Slocum Memorial Award . Named after the former head sportswriter of the New York Journal American and president of the BBWAA , the award honored his longevity in baseball . The final players Krichell signed were two bonus babies : infielder Tom Carroll from Notre Dame University and Frank Leja , an 18 @-@ year @-@ old first baseman . Krichell advised the Yankees staff to sign Carroll for $ 30 @,@ 000 ( $ 240 @,@ 000 in 2010 ) and he thought Leja could be the next Gehrig , but both flopped . By the time he retired , he was the most experienced employee still working for the Yankees . 

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 Johnson had several health problems , including childhood tuberculous scrofula resulting in deep facial scarring , deafness in one ear and blindness in one eye , gout , testicular cancer , and a stroke in his final year that left him unable to speak ; his autopsy indicated that he had pulmonary fibrosis along with cardiac failure probably due to hypertension , a condition then unknown . Johnson displayed signs consistent with several diagnoses , including depression and Tourette syndrome ( TS ) . 

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 For much of season six , Kenny remained dead , though both Stone and Parker entertained the idea of eventually bringing the character back . According to Stone , only a small minority of fans were significantly angered by Kenny 's absence to threaten a boycott of the cable channel Comedy Central , on which South Park is aired . For most of the season , Stan , Kyle , and Cartman fill the void left by Kenny by allowing the characters Butters Stotch and Tweek Tweak into their group , paving the way for those characters to receive more focus on the show . Nevertheless , Kenny returned from the year @-@ long absence in the season six finale " Red Sleigh Down " , and has remained a main character since , and has been given larger roles in episodes . His character no longer dies each week , and has only been killed occasionally in episodes following his return . 
