Webster was born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin on March 18, 1952, the second child of six children. Webster grew up on a 640-acre potato farm near Harshaw, Wisconsin. As a child, Webster idolized Green Bay Packers fullback Jim Taylor. Webster attended Rhinelander High School, where he earned several awards in wrestling and participated in track and field.

Nov 28, 2019 · Still waiting for recompense, however, is the family of Mike “Iron Mike” Webster, the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer whose 2002 death first exposed how damaging America’s favorite sport...

Jan 13, 2018 · Garrett Webster, Mike's 33-year-old son, still lives in Pittsburgh, and told the Times he delivers pizzas to make ends meet. While some players are eligible for up to $5 million, the NFL...

Jan 26, 2018 · The family of Pittsburgh Steelers' legend Mike Webster is fighting to be included in the NFL's billion dollar concussion settlement, even though he was the first player to be diagnosed with...

Sep 27, 2019 · One of the individuals who was instrumental in beginning the story was former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Mike Webster through his family. Webster, who anchored the Pittsburgh offensive line through a dominant stretch of …

Oct 1, 2022 · Michael Lewis “Mike” Webster was born in Tomahawk, WI on March 18, 1952. He was the second of six kids in their brood. Webster grew up on a 640-acre potato farm in Harshaw, WI. He idolized fullback Jim Taylor and the Green Bay Packers when he was a child, per The Associated Press (via ESPN).

Jan 13, 2018 · Mike Webster, who died in 2002, was the first N.F.L. player to receive a diagnosis of C.T.E., but his family has been left out of the $1 billion concussion settlement so far.

Sep 4, 2019 · Mike Webster died of a heart attack at age 50 on September 24, 2002, at a Pittsburgh hospital. This undersized six-foot-two athlete, who through force of will turned himself into “Iron Mike,” led a life of extraordinary career highs—followed by a slowly devastating decline.

Jan 24, 2005 · Mike Webster never made it to his son's 10th birthday party in Lodi, Wis. Lying in a dark room at the Budgetel Inn, some 20 minutes away in Madison, he was bed-bound in a haze of pain and...

Family Life. Had four children with his ex-wife Pam. Associated With. As a center, he spent most of my career protecting Terry Bradshaw.