Through my line of work in the 80's and 90's (when I worked in TV/film) I had heard stories of Lyle having some of the same tastes as Magic Johnson (no, I don't believe the stories of tons of women, you can believe what you want) and other hot shots macho guys in town here in L.A.. That be said, Alzado was like Vesuvius when angered. Saw him get up and knock around three black teens who wouldn't shut up during a movie in Westwood (yeah, they were the full stereotype). Three Crip looking thugs and he literally carried all three to the front doors and tossed them out after belting them around. Then he and some female bodybuilder he was with took off. Probably figured he'd be made the bad guy (rightly so, the way the media defends the gangstas). I remember the story in one of the papers saying it was two young teens when in fact it was three good sized 18 year olds. He was nuts. I may as well say that so many people freak out when I mention Magic, but the fact is he, Arsenio and Eddie Murphy were known, well known, for going to a club in West Hollywood that would call itself "Bordello" when it would have "Transvestite Night" once a week. I'd mention this to people and they'd get pissed, some guys ready to try and pop me one. Then a few years later, Magic announces he has AIDS. Then a few years after that, Eddie gets popped with a Tranny hooker. Hey, maybe I'm wrong, and it's coincidence and stories, just like the rumors about Alzado. Then he wasted away. Either way, he didn't die from roids or HGH.