From Phillies icon to ‘time traveler’: Darren Daulton’s family believes his struggles and cancer were linked to the Vet’s turf

Reporting: Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta
Editing: James Neff and Daniel Rubin
Photos: Jessica Griffin, Inquirer archive, Temple University Special Collections Research Center, the City of Philadelphia Department of Records City Archives, and Associated Press
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Before his 2017 death from brain cancer, relatives and former teammates saw him lose a grip on reality. Now they suspect a link between six Phillies cancer deaths and "forever chemicals" in the turf.

Darren Daulton in the 1990s, his heyday with the Phillies. Behind his leadership, the 1993 Phils beat the odds and captured the National League championship.Read moreFile Photograph / George Reynolds / Staff file pho

by Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta

Published April 10, 2023, 4:45 a.m. ET