Carl William Bax (born January 5, 1966) is a former
American football offensive lineman. He played two seasons for the
National Football League's
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay. He was suspended for the first three games of
his second season for trafficking
steroid
A steroid is a biologically active organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration. Steroids have two principal biological functions: as important components of cell membranes that alter membrane fluidity; and a ...
s.
During his senior year at
Missouri, Bax was diagnosed with
stomach cancer
Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymph ...
. He underwent surgery to remove a tumor in August 1988, and returned for his senior season.
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References
1966 births
Living people
Sportspeople from St. Charles, Missouri
Players of American football from Missouri
American football offensive linemen
Missouri Tigers football players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
American sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in American football
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