Mike Webster
American football player (1952–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the former Canadian Football League player, see Mike Webster (Canadian football).
Michael Lewis Webster (March 18, 1952 – September 24, 2002) was an American football center in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1990 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, class of 1997. Nicknamed "Iron Mike", Webster anchored the Steelers' offensive line during much of their run of four Super Bowl victories from 1974 to 1979 and is considered by many the greatest center in NFL history.[1]
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Position: | Center | ||||||
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Born: | (1952-03-18)March 18, 1952 Tomahawk, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | September 24, 2002(2002-09-24) (aged 50) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Rhinelander (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) | ||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 5 / Pick: 125 | ||||||
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Webster died in 2002 at the age of 50 of a heart attack. The brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was initially discovered in his brain during his autopsy.[2]