sports.espn.go.com - 9/28/2008
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Knicks president Donnie Walsh underwent successful surgery in late June to remove a cancerous part of his tongue, the New York Post has reported.
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Report: Walsh Had Cancer Removed
Posting and Toasting —
... There had been some speculation around these parts that Donnie Walsh's gravelly voice was the product of a lifelong smoking habit. Turns out Walsh was a big-time smoker, so much so that he had to have cancer surgically removed from his tongue at the beginning of the summer. ...
Donnie Walsh Had Cancer of the Tongue
NY Knicks Beat —
ESPN.com reports: New York Knicks president Donnie Walsh underwent successful surgery in late June to remove a cancerous part of his tongue, the New York Post has reported. "My doctor says he got it all," Walsh, 67, told the newspaper. "Luckily, it was caught quickly before it could spread." Walsh, hired by the Knicks in April to replace Isiah Thomas, told the Post he felt like he has "marbles in his mouth," and that his tongue remains slightly numb, three months after the hour-long operation performed at ...
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