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Risk Factor: Performance-Enhancing Drugs
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Accused of using banned substances to enhance athletic performance. Includes steroids such as cortisone, human growth hormone (hGH), oxymetholone, or testosterone; and/or other performance-enhancing drugs or tactics such as blood-doping, erythropoietin (EPO), saline and plasma infusions, etc.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Lyle Alzado |
Football |
3-Apr-1949 |
14-May-1992 |
Steroid-using defensive lineman |
| Lance Armstrong |
Cyclist |
18-Sep-1971 |
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7-time Tour De France winner, disqualified |
| Barry Atwater |
Actor |
16-May-1918 |
24-May-1978 |
The Night Stalker |
| Chris Benoit |
Wrestling |
21-May-1967 |
25-Jun-2007 |
WWE wrestler, murder/suicide |
| Danny Bonaduce |
Actor |
13-Aug-1959 |
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The Partridge Family |
| Barry Bonds |
Baseball |
24-Jul-1964 |
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Holds all-time home run record |
| Brian Bosworth |
Football |
9-Mar-1965 |
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The Boz |
| Ryan Braun |
Baseball |
10-Nov-1983 |
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Steroid-drenched outfielder |
| Melky Cabrera |
Baseball |
11-Aug-1984 |
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White Sox outfielder |
| Ken Caminiti |
Baseball |
21-Apr-1963 |
10-Oct-2004 |
Former National League MVP |
| Jose Canseco |
Baseball |
2-Jul-1964 |
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Troubled Oakland A's player |
| Roger Clemens |
Baseball |
4-Aug-1962 |
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Twice pitched 20 strikeouts |
| Kornelia Ender |
Swimmer |
25-Oct-1958 |
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Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976 |
| Ben Foster |
Actor |
29-Oct-1980 |
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The Door in the Floor |
| Mark Gastineau |
Football |
20-Nov-1956 |
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New York Jets defensive line |
| Jason Giambi |
Baseball |
8-Jan-1971 |
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Big-league slugger who admitted using steroids |
| Hulk Hogan |
Wrestling |
11-Aug-1953 |
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Hogan Knows Best |
| Ben Johnson |
Track and Field |
30-Dec-1961 |
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Won 100m dash in 1988 using steroids |
| Marion Jones |
Track and Field |
12-Oct-1975 |
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Fastest woman on Earth, with an asterisk |
| Petr Korda |
Tennis |
23-Jan-1968 |
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Winner, 1998 Australian Open |
| Terry L. Long |
Football |
21-Jul-1959 |
7-Jun-2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman |
| John Matuszak |
Football |
25-Oct-1950 |
17-Jun-1989 |
Oakland Raider turned actor |
| John McEnroe |
Tennis |
16-Feb-1959 |
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Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles |
| Mark McGwire |
Baseball |
1-Oct-1963 |
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583 home runs |
| Vince McMahon |
Wrestling |
24-Aug-1945 |
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World Wrestling Entertainment impresario |
| Johnny Nitro |
Wrestling |
3-Oct-1979 |
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WWE wrestler |
| David Ortiz |
Baseball |
18-Nov-1975 |
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Boston Red Sox |
| Rafael Palmeiro |
Baseball |
24-Sep-1964 |
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Steroid-tainted baseball legend |
| Manny Ramirez |
Baseball |
30-May-1972 |
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12-time All-Star outfielder |
| Barret Robbins |
Football |
26-Aug-1973 |
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Superbowl XXXVII no-show |
| Alex Rodriguez |
Baseball |
27-Jul-1975 |
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NY Yankees 3rd Baseman |
| Bill Romanowski |
Football |
2-Apr-1966 |
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Abusive NFL linebacker |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Actor |
30-Jul-1947 |
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Governor of California, 2003-11 |
| Gary Sheffield |
Baseball |
18-Nov-1968 |
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Atlanta Braves, Yankees outfielder |
| Sammy Sosa |
Baseball |
12-Nov-1968 |
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Caught with a corked bat |
| Sylvester Stallone |
Actor |
6-Jul-1946 |
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Rocky, Rambo |
| Rod Stewart |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Jan-1945 |
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Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? |
| Jesse Ventura |
Wrestling |
15-Jul-1951 |
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Wrestler turned Governor of Minnesota |
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