Cocaine Soccer God (Diego Maradona)

This person died in 2020 at age 60. FIFA, soccer’s governing body, voted him and Pelé the sport’s two greatest players of the century. He led Argentina to win a legendary World Cup in 1986, scoring one of history’s most controversial goals and one of its most celebrated in the span of four minutes during a quarterfinals match. His ability to surprise and startle developed a darker edge as he became addicted to cocaine. After he retired from playing soccer, his thick musculature bloated into unhealthy corpulence. Today’s dead celebrity is Diego Maradona. Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Visit our website at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our free mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.comLINKS:Transcript of this episodeNew York Times Obituary for Diego MaradonaVideo of Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal from 1986 World Cup QuarterfinalsMaradona’s “Goal of the Century” in the same game“The Two Sides of Diego Maradona” article from The RingerTrailer for HBO’s “Diego Maradona” documentary on IMDBList of 6 Great Films & TV Series about Diego MaradonaDead or Alive quiz gameFamous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, TwitterFamous & Gravy official websiteThis Famous & Gravy episode uses structured conversation to reflect on Diego Maradona's enduring narrative as part of a life lessons from celebrities and known for biographies from a different point of view, tracing the impact of acclaim, adversity, and legacy construction. This episode offers a layered look at how we remember — and reinterpret — famous lives. This legacy podcast explores celebrity obituary podcast and contributes to legacy podcast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.