Roger Maris died of cancer in 1985 at the relatively young age of 51. Too bad his record and accomplishments weren’t as appreciated during his life as they’ve been since his death.

Roger Maris died of cancer in 1985 at the relatively young age of 51. Too bad his record and accomplishments weren’t as appreciated during his life as they’ve been since his death.

When Maris died of Hodgkin lymphoma in 1985 at the age of 51, the record still was separated by eight games. “I know he wasn’t happy that there [was] an asterisk,’’ Roger Jr. said.

Roger Maris, who held the major league record for the most home runs in a single season, died Saturday at M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston after a two-year bout with cancer ...

And according to Maris’ son, Aaron Judge should have a similar mindset. “Dad realized he was never gonna do what he did in 1961 again,’’ Roger Maris Jr. said. “That year was an anomaly.

Maris died young, age 51, from Hodgins lymphoma in 1985, at the dawn of the baseball card and autograph boom. As a result, the demand for choice pieces outstrips the supply.