Mike Webster

...a year. That wasn't enough for Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who interrupted Mr. Goodell multiple times, bringing up the story of former Steelers center Mike Webster, who suffered from dementia and was homeless when he died. "We've heard...

In this article: National Football League, Roger Goodell, Concussion, Steelers, Dementia, John Conyers, Maxine Waters, and U.S. House Judiciary Committee

...Webster and another former Steeler, Terry Long, both of whom suffered severe dementia before their deaths at the age of 50 and 45, respectively (Webster died of a heart attack while Long killed himself by drinking anti-freeze). What Omalu...

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..., and acute bone and muscle pain. He lived out of his pickup truck or train stations between Wisconsin and Pittsburgh , even though his friends and former teammates were willing to rent apartments for him. In his last years Webster lived...

In this article: National Football League, Pittsburgh Steelers, Terry Bradshaw, Ray Mansfield, Steroid, Joe Greene, Pittsburgh, Dermontti Dawson, and Kansas City Chiefs

...Alzheimer's disease. The CSTE have found the condition, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), in the donated brains of dead NFL players John Grimsley, Mike Webster, Andre Waters, Justin Strzelczyk and Terry Long. From CNN: "What's...

In this article: Dementia, Terry Long, Dementia pugilistica, Concussion, Brain damage, Alzheimer's disease, Justin Strzelczyk, and Andre Waters

...days with the Steelers ended. Rather than come to Mike's aid, the Steelers left Mike to fight with the NFL Players Association, who denied him any counseling, medical or financial support of any kind. Mike died prematurely while trying...

In this article: NFL, Steelers, Ken Griffey, Dan Rooney, and Super Bowl

...young. "Post-mortem exams of Andre Waters (suicide at 44), Terry Long (suicide at 45), Justin Strzelczyk (car crash at 36), Mike Webster (heart attack at 50) -- showed staggering brain damage in men so young," Solotaroff writes. ". . ....

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Researchers at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) used the brains of seven dead NFL football players, including John Grimsley, Mike Webster, Andre Waters, Justin Strzelczyk, Terry Long, and Tom McHale. The...

In this article: Bill Romanowski, NFL, Concussion, Depression, Dementia, Encephalopathy, Tom McHale, Justin Strzelczyk, and Andre Waters

...could the telltale signs of head trauma be identified. The brain of Webster, who had several post-football health issues, showed dementia "often seen in an 80-year-old," Omalu said. Technology is helping in studying brain issues. Some...

In this article: Concussion, Leigh Steinberg, Troy Aikman, Terry Long, Super Bowl, Andre Waters, and Dallas Cowboys

...players -- Long, and Waters -- committed suicide. Mike Webster died of a heart attack, but suffered from dementia, depression, and exhibited erratic behavior after retiring from football. When Justin Strzelczyk died at the age of 36, he had...

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