RIP Bobby Hamilton

Jersey Girl · January 8th, 2007, 08:50 PM

Hamilton, 49, dies after battle with neck cancer

Bobby Hamilton, the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series champion and a four-time winner in the Cup Series, died Sunday. He was 49.

Hamilton, a native of Nashville, Tenn., had been battling cancer for nearly a year. He announced in March 2006 that he was undergoing treatment for neck cancer. He immediately turned over his driving duties in the Craftsman Truck Series to his son, Bobby Hamilton Jr.

"He will be greatly missed as a husband, a father, a grandfather, an owner and a friend," Hamilton's family said in a statement. "We want to thank everyone for their love and support of our racing operation and the outpouring of care and concern during his cancer battle. One of Bobby's greatest loves in life was racing and we will continue on in his honor."

Full story:
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/head...ses/index.html

Rest in Peace, Bobby.

In related news, for you NASCAR fans, Benny Parsons was admitted to ICU last week.

Brian in Mesa · January 8th, 2007, 08:59 PM

Wow.

Cancer sucks!

RIP.

phillycard · January 9th, 2007, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Jersey Girl

Hamilton, 49, dies after battle with neck cancer

Bobby Hamilton, the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series champion and a four-time winner in the Cup Series, died Sunday. He was 49.

Hamilton, a native of Nashville, Tenn., had been battling cancer for nearly a year. He announced in March 2006 that he was undergoing treatment for neck cancer. He immediately turned over his driving duties in the Craftsman Truck Series to his son, Bobby Hamilton Jr.

"He will be greatly missed as a husband, a father, a grandfather, an owner and a friend," Hamilton's family said in a statement. "We want to thank everyone for their love and support of our racing operation and the outpouring of care and concern during his cancer battle. One of Bobby's greatest loves in life was racing and we will continue on in his honor."

Full story:
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/head...ses/index.html

Rest in Peace, Bobby.

In related news, for you NASCAR fans, Benny Parsons was admitted to ICU last week.

I honestly never heard of neck cancer. I wonder did he chew tobacco?

Dback Jon · January 9th, 2007, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by phillycard

I honestly never heard of neck cancer. I wonder did he chew tobacco?

I am wondering the same.

RIP

Linderbee · January 9th, 2007, 01:24 PM

Head and neck cancer is the term given to a variety of malignant tumors that develop in the

oral cavity (mouth);

pharynx (throat);

paranasal sinuses (small hollow spaces around the nose lined with cells that secrete mucus);

nasal cavity (airway just behind the nose);

larynx ("Adam's apple" or voice box); and

salivary glands (parotid, submanidular, sublingual glands that secrete saliva).

Risk Factors Factors known to contribute to the risk of developing head and neck cancers include smoking (both tobacco and marijuana) or chewing tobacco and frequent alcohol use. Leukoplakia (white spots or patches in the mouth) also may be considered a risk factor, as this condition becomes cancerous in approximately one-third of patients.

http://www.oncologychannel.com/headneck/

Cardinals.Ken · January 10th, 2007, 03:18 PM

Too bad for Bobby...RIP