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Police wouldn't speculate on what caused Billy Mays' death. He went to bed around 10 o'clock, but he never woke up. Later that night, according to police, Mays told his family he wasn't feeling well. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head. After the landing, Mays told a local TV reporter, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. Now, there's a strange angle to this story.īilly Mays had returned to Tampa yesterday aboard a US Airways flight that had hit the runway hard and blew out a tire. Its just stuck with the ball sitting in the. RAZ: Billy Mays, the burly, bearded TV pitchman who never met a product he couldn't hawk, was found dead today at his home in Tampa, Florida. Never had this happen before.hit it in creek on left on 11, and Im stuck Cant take unplayable or anything. BILLY MAYS (TV Pitchman): Hi, Billy Mays here to share with you the most important product I have ever endorsed. (Soundbite of TV program Home Shopping Network) We take a moment now to remember a face and a voice that's familiar to insomniacs across America.

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