Roger Maris Cause Of Death

Roger Maris was an American professional baseball right fielder who was a recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award in 1964 and was also inducted into the North Dakota American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.

Roger Maris hung his boots after playing for some time and went ahead to coach Gainesville’s Oak Hall High School.

Roger Maris Cause Of Death

What Happened To Roger Maris? Roger Maris died in M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas, on December 14, 1985, at the age of 51 years. The death of Roger Maris is associated with the type of cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Roger Maris battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma for about three years prior to his death but unfortunately succumbed to it in the long run.

Roger Maris was a family man who was married to Patricia A Maris and they were blessed with six children called Roger E Maris Jr, Kevin J Maris, Randy Maris, Susan A Maris, Sandra Maris, and Richard Maris.