US EditionVictor Conte, steroids scandal and polarizing BALCO mastermind, dies at 75
- On Monday Nov. 3, Victor Conte's company SNAC announced his death at 75 after he underwent treatment for pancreatic cancer this year.
- Conte founded BALCO long ago and partnered with Patrick Arnold to produce designer steroids like `the cream` and `the clear`, but federal agents raided BALCO and his Northern California home, ending the operation and leading to Conte's guilty plea for conspiracy and money laundering.
- He relaunched Scientific Nutrition for Advanced Conditioning and advised world champions Terence Crawford and Claressa Shields; from his hospital bed, Conte praised Crawford as `the most scientifically prepared boxer in the world` and planned to attend his Las Vegas fight.
- Conte remained polarizing and was widely ostracized in sports, described as loud and relentless, while Jeff Novitzky, former IRS agent who led the BALCO investigation, accused him of seeking publicity after Conte served four months in a minimum-security federal prison in Taft, California.
- Conte later framed his life as one of redemption and called for second chances, describing himself as a self-described anti-doping advocate while sending mixed messages about athletes' accomplishments, reflecting a contested legacy in professional boxing.
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Victor Conte, the mastermind behind what has been described as the biggest American doping scandal in sports history, has died. Conte was 75.
Victor Conte, BALCO mastermind behind MLB and track steroids scandal, dead at 75
Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died. He was 75.
Victor Conte, who sold steroids to elite athletes, has died at 75
Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died. He was 75.Conte died Monday, SNAC System, a sports nutrition company he founded, said in a social media post. It did not disclose his cause of death.The federal government's investigation into another company Conte …
Conte, architect of BALCO scandal, dies at 75
Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, died Monday. He was 75.
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Victor Conte, who sold undetectable steroids to elite athletes in baseball and track, has died at 75
Victor Conte has died at 75 years old. He was the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes.
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