Talk:Bill Werbeniuk

Inderal
I'm no expert, but, , and  all say he took Inderal (propranolol) to help his heart cope with the alcohol consumption, not for the tremor per se (this would make sense, as accoriding to  it's often prescribed for angina, heart arrhythmia and similar conditions). --Camembert


 * says his doctors advised him to switch to Inderal, implies it, and [4] is vague about it. However, since he kept drinking while taking Inderal some clarification seems necessary. Trontonian 01:26, 14 Jan 2004 (UTC)


 * Cite the sources in the article then. —  SMcCandlish  &#91;talk&#93; &#91;cont&#93; ‹(-¿-)› 19:15, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

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Alcohol consumption is literally the stuff of legend
The tales of Bill's drinking exploits have spread far and wide, as any search on his family name makes clear. But closer inspection reveals almost all are of questionable authenticity, not least because more recent and more trustworthy sources make them out to be image-enhancing boasts. Alcohol consumption is of course one of many subjects whose folklore is a string of exaggerated tales, none of which loses anything in its retelling.

Example: on the matter of Werbeniuk's 1990 first round loss to Nigel Bond, where the latter made short work of the former, the article here states the Canadian drank "28 pints of lager and 16 whiskies". Elsewhere this claim becomes "24 pints of extra strong lager and eight double vodkas". And so on and so forth. These help underpin Werbeniuk's modern day legendary status, yet they remain almost certainly false -- not least because the succession of toilet breaks required from drinking 4 gallons of anything over a few hours would have halted the match.

Put another way, while the guy clearly had a problem, was known for this problem, and whose early demise was all too predictable, the stuff of myth and legend is almost always absent of facts. On a personal note, I find it sad as well as rather telling that the section titled Alcohol consumption is far larger than the section titled Career.

Unsure how you clear this up.