Babe Ruth went into remission in 1948 and lived fifteen more years.
George Herman `` Babe '' Ruth Jr. -LRB- February 6 , 1895 -- August 16 , 1948 -RRB- was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- spanned 22 seasons , from 1914 through 1935 .
Babe Ruth
went into remission
in 1948
through 1935