[quote:2691c3fe4a="neilm100"]Did Carlos May blow his thumb off in the army? :oops:[/quote:2691c3fe4a]
Yep. While on his way to a stellar career (in my biased ChiSox mind anyway), Carlos suffered quite a setback in August 1969. See the link below for a quick summary.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_9_61/ai_90359272/