He was diagnosed in August 2007 with a progressive liver disease known as Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, which is the same ailment that claimed the life of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton in 1999.
In August 2007, he received a diagnosis of a progressive liver condition called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, which is the same illness that resulted in Walter Payton's demise in 1999.