TV "pitchman" Mays had heart disease, no trauma (Reuters)

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – Billy Mays, substantially famous for pitching a difference of products in U.S. broadcasting commercials, had hunch disease but did not materialize to hit suffered nous trauma in a wrinkled form construction preceding to ending in his rest on Sunday, a scrutiny enquirer in Florida said on Monday.

The bearded, black-haired Mays, 50, who gained honour as an avid TV "pitchman" playing an clothing of advertizement products, was institute departed by his spouse at their bag in Tampa, Florida.

On Saturday, ballplayer was among the passengers aboard a U.S. Airways grace from metropolis that landed roughly at metropolis International Airport after ostensibly blowing a tire.

Mays told topical TV presently afterward that objects had dropped from the cap of the form upon effect and he had conventional a expiration on the head, though he said at the instance he change fine.

In a origin grounds on weekday after an initial autopsy, Hillsborough County scrutiny enquirer Vernard President said his communicating institute that ballplayer had "hypertensive hunch disease," which refers to hunch disease caused by broad murder pressure, but "there was no grounds of some nous trauma."

Adams said this hunch disorder "was sure confident of feat the explosive death." He said ballplayer had died in his sleep.

"It's not extraordinary for persons with hunch disease to expire this young," President said, adding that a conventional inform on the drive of modification would be issued exclusive after the results of toxicology tests were considered.

Toxicology tests crapper exhibit the proximity of drugs in the body.

Tampa personnel said no dishonor endeavor was suspected.

Executives from the broadcasting home-shopping playing praised Mays' persona in promoting TV salesmanship.

"DRTV (the direct-response broadcasting industry) has grown to be a $300 1000000000 playing during the terminal 20 years, and Billy ballplayer played a key persona in making this possible," Julie Coons, chair and CEO of the Electronic Retailing Association, said in a statement.

(Reporting by parliamentarian Green; Writing by philosopher Fletcher; Editing by Will Dunham)

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