A life off-center: Mike Webster's battles

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Editor’s note: The Post-Gazette first published this story on July 24, 1997. It never appeared online, and now the Post-Gazette is republishing it on the Web because of its importance chronicling the last years of Mike Webster’s life — before his downward spiral had been attributed to chronic traumatic encephalopathy. That discovery is now the subject of Will Smith’s newest film, where he portrays Bennet Omalu. Read more about the film here.

For nearly two decades, ''Iron Mike'' Webster labored in football's bone-crunching trenches like a man possessed, his sleeveless Pittsburgh Steelers jersey, indomitable work ethic and rippling muscles emanating power and fury to his adoring fans in Three Rivers Stadium. As the Steelers' center for 15 seasons in the 1970s and '80s, Webster evolved into a gritty local superhero who helped his team's storied offensive line capture four Super Bowls. His exploits made him a prime candidate to be named this year to Pro Football's Hall of Fame.

Possessing an insouciant courage like his hero John Wayne, Webster withstood football's human battering rams down after down after down. Nothing could overwhelm him.........

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[Steeldude]

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