Bret Barberie’s Nachos
Hebblethwaite is not the only athlete to deal with freak injuries from seemingly innocuous foods. In 1995, baseball player Bret Barberie made some nachos with chili peppers. He washed his hands and put in his contact lenses, but enough chili oil remained to make his eyes burn, and he sat out that evening’s game. “This is brutal,” admitted Barberie to reporters.