Autopsy planned for TV pitchman Billy Mays

Jun 29, 2009 722 related
 

general news, financial and entertainment services. AP Photo NY113, FLPET103 By MITCH STACY= Associated Press Writer= TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Television viewers knew him as the OxiClean guy: the bearded, boisterous pitchman on commercials airing hundreds of times a week nationwide. "Hi. Billy Mays here," he would begin, before showing off his latest cleaning product or gadget. Family, friends and colleagues mourned Mays, 50, who was found unresponsive in his Tampa home Sunday, and awaited an autopsy to determine the cause of his sudden death. The coroner's office expected to have the autopsy done by Monday afternoon. Police said Mays told his wife he didn't feel well when he went to bed Saturday night. Earlier in the day, he said he was hit on the head when his airliner had a rough landing at Tampa Bay's airport. But the airline... [read full story]                    

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