Gil Dobie
April 7th, 2009, 08:59 AM
LeDoux fought many Heaveyweight Champs in his life. I still have a signed ticket from his 5th professional fight in Fargo. Tommy Kramer, Rickey Young and Greg Coleman were in the audience at the West Fargo Fairgrounds. My pen ran out of ink, LeDoux said sorry, but the person next to me had a pen and saved the day. Wish there was something that could be done for LeDoux or anybody with ALS. Charity donations are always a way I guess, hopefully someday there will be a cure.
LeDoux Boxing Record (http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=008624&cat=boxer)
Pioneer Press Link (http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_12086524)
Scott LeDoux is scheduled to throw out the first pitch before tonight's Twins game. Once a strapping boxer, LeDoux suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — Lou Gehrig's disease. It's a disease that, according to mayoclinic.com, 'causes degeneration of the nerve cells in certain regions of the brain and spinal cord that control the voluntary muscles.' Eventually people with ALS 'lose the ability to move their limbs and the muscles needed to breathe.' I talked to LeDoux about his disease, about throwing out the first pitch, about an ALS fundraiser friends are putting on April 10 called the 'Scott LeDoux Concert to Fight ALS,' and a few other things, too.
BS: I'll start with the most obvious question: How do you feel?
SL: Well, I'm doing fine. I'm getting a little weaker in my arms and in my hands. And now it's working on my shoulders and legs, so I use a walker. I'm thinking about this first pitch, and I'm going to wear boxing gloves. I have a Twins uniform I play in every year, and I'll wear that. I'm going to slip my hand out of the laces and throw the ball.
LeDoux Boxing Record (http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=008624&cat=boxer)
Pioneer Press Link (http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_12086524)
Scott LeDoux is scheduled to throw out the first pitch before tonight's Twins game. Once a strapping boxer, LeDoux suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — Lou Gehrig's disease. It's a disease that, according to mayoclinic.com, 'causes degeneration of the nerve cells in certain regions of the brain and spinal cord that control the voluntary muscles.' Eventually people with ALS 'lose the ability to move their limbs and the muscles needed to breathe.' I talked to LeDoux about his disease, about throwing out the first pitch, about an ALS fundraiser friends are putting on April 10 called the 'Scott LeDoux Concert to Fight ALS,' and a few other things, too.
BS: I'll start with the most obvious question: How do you feel?
SL: Well, I'm doing fine. I'm getting a little weaker in my arms and in my hands. And now it's working on my shoulders and legs, so I use a walker. I'm thinking about this first pitch, and I'm going to wear boxing gloves. I have a Twins uniform I play in every year, and I'll wear that. I'm going to slip my hand out of the laces and throw the ball.