http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/27/eric-lawson-marlboro-man-dies_n_4671746.html
Fortunately before he died he did advocate for quitting.
Fortunately before he died he did advocate for quitting.
Marlboro Man dies... from smoking
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Interesting, I did not know he was still around. That makes 4 Marlboro men who died prematurely from smoking related illness.
correct me if i'm wrong,but didn't the marlboro man die about 20 or more years ago?
or is this a different marlboro man?
confused in minnesota regards,
mike
p.s.oops my bad.evidently there were more than one.
or is this a different marlboro man?
confused in minnesota regards,
mike
p.s.oops my bad.evidently there were more than one.
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The best known Marlboro Man was Darrell Winfield. He was the "Marlboro Man" in over 85% of the ads. He worked from 1968 to 1989. Born in Oklahoma on July 30, 1929, he was a rancher and is still alive today.
"If you were born in 1942, your life expectancy at birth was about 68 years." http://longevity.about.com/od/longevity101/p/life_expect.htm
That's exactly right. Classifying this as a "premature" death is a bit of a stretch, since 72 is above the average life expectancy (at birth) for a man born in the early 40's. A more balanced interpretation would be that Eric Lawson (may he rest in peace) lived to the grand old age of 72 despite a life-long smoking habit.
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