Mike Webster (1952-2002)

Icheta Ụlọ Nzukọ Ndị Mara Mma nke Pittsburgh Hall nke "Iron Mike" Webster

Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Ulo akwukwo a ma ama Mike Webster, onye otu ndi otu Steelers '1970, nwuru n'ehihie Tuesday mgbe o di afo iri ise na ise ndi ozo site na agha. Ya na nwa ya nwoke, Garrett, n'akụkụ ya, nnukwu onye egwuregwu football a maara dị ka "Iron Mike" gafere ebe dị jụụ mgbe a wachara ya ahụ n'ụlọ ọgwụ Pittsburgh.

Michael "Mike" Webster mụrụ na March 18, 1952, na Tomahawk, Wisconsin.

E weere ya dị ka otu n'ime ụlọ ọrụ kachasị mma na football, ọkachamara nke Mike Webster nke dị afọ iri na asaa na National Football League gụnyere itoolu Pro Bowls na anọ Super Bowl, ihe ndekọ NFL maka onye na-eme ihe ọjọọ. O sonyeere Steelers dị ka akụkụ nke 1974 na ọgbọ ndị ọzọ Pittsburgh Steelers kpakpando Jack Lambert, John Stallworth na Lynn Swann. Ọ bụghị na mberede, afọ ahụ na-ama akara nke anọ nke Super Bowl anọ na-enweta mmeri maka otu ndị a bịara kpọọ "Ebube Azụ." E webatara Mike Webster n'ime Ụlọ Nzukọ Egwuregwu Football na 1997, n'oge afọ nke abụọ o ruru eru, a họpụtara ya na ndị òtù NFL na oge niile n'afọ 2000.

N'afọ 1973, n'afọ 1985, Mike Webster na-egwuri egwu n'egwuregwu 177, ọ bụghị ikwe ka ihe ọ bụla mee ka ọ ghara igwu egwu maka otu. A maara ya nke ọma maka ike, ntachi obi ya, na nnukwu ọrụ ọrụ ya, na-enyekwu nkwenye na nkwenkwe ahụ site na mmeri NFL's Strongman Competition n'oge afọ 1980.

Ọ bụ ezigbo onye nlereanya na onye ndú maka otu egwuregwu ya, na-egwu egwu na 19 egwuregwu na Steelers na-eje ozi dịka onye isi na-ewe iwe maka oge itoolu.

N'ụzọ dị mwute, ezumike nká anaghị emeso Mike Webster yana ọrụ football ya. N'afọ 1999, a chọpụtara na eriri ụbụrụ ahụ nwere ụbụrụ ụbụrụ kpatara ụfụ n'isi ugboro ugboro n'oge ọ nọ na NFL.

Mkparịta ụka dịgasị iche iche mebiri emebi ihu ya, mmetụta nke mmerụ ahụ mekwara ka njọ na afọ ndị na-adịbeghị anya. Otú ọ dị, ndụ ya fọdụrụnụ, na-arịwanye elu na ahụike ya, na-ahapụ ya enweghị ọrụ, ụgwọ ụgwọ ụgwọ, na mgbe ụfọdụ n'enweghị ụlọ. Ọ na-esokwa iwu ahụ ahụhụ n'otu ntabi anya mgbe e boro ya ebubo na ọ na-edebanye akwụkwọ ọgwụ maka ọgwụ Ritalin, ọ kwetakwara afọ ise iji nwalee.

"Ọ na-agabiga ọtụtụ afọ siri ike, mana ọ dịghị mgbe o mere mkpesa banyere ihe ọ bụla," ka Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw kwuru na Tuesday. "N'ime ụbọchị iri gara aga, Johnny Unitas, Bob Hayes, ma Mike ugbu a furu efu, ndị ikom a bụ nnukwu akụkụ nke ezinụlọ NFL.

"Mike bụ otu n'ime isi ihe mere anyị ji merie Super Bowls anọ," ka Steelers na-agba ọsọ azụ Franco Harris. "O di nwute, o nwere nsogbu na ihe ojoo mgbe ya na ndi oru ogwu ya di, o di n'udo.

N'afọ 1997 nke Hall Hall of Fame Induction, Hall of Fame quarterback na onye otu Steelers ibe ya bụ Terry Bradshaw chịkọtara Mike Webster n'okwu ole na ole. "Ọ dịbeghị mgbe ọ bụla ọzọ, ọ dịghị mgbe mmadụ ọzọ ga-abụ onye raara onwe ya nye ma raara onwe ya nye nye onwe ya nke kachasị mma."

Ụmụ nwoke abụọ, Garrett, dị afọ iri na asaa, bụ onye na-eyi Ngwá Agha Nna-ya Maka High School football na Mike Webster, na Colin, 23, otu corporal na US Marines, na ụmụ nwanyị abụọ, Brooke, 25, na Hillary Webster. , 15, nke Madison, Wisconsin.