Editing Mike Webster (section)

{{Short description|American football player (1952–2002)}}
{{for|the former Canadian Football League player|Mike Webster (Canadian football)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| position    = [[Center (gridiron football)|Center]]
| number      = 52, 53
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1952|03|18}}
| birth_place = [[Tomahawk, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2002|09|24|1952|03|18}}
| death_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 1
| weight_lbs  = 255
| draftyear   = 1974
| draftround  = 5
| draftpick   = 125
| high_school = [[Rhinelander High School|Rhinelander]]<br>([[Rhinelander, Wisconsin]])
| college     = [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]]
| pastteams   =
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|1974}}–{{NFL Year|1988}})
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|1989}}–{{NFL Year|1990}})
| highlights  =
* 4× [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl IX|IX]], [[Super Bowl X|X]], [[Super Bowl XIII|XIII]], [[Super Bowl XIV|XIV]])
* 6× First-team [[All-Pro]]  ([[1978 All-Pro Team|1978]]–[[1983 All-Pro Team|1983]])
* 2× Second-team All-Pro ([[1982 All-Pro Team|1982]], [[1984 All-Pro Team|1984]])
* 9× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1979 Pro Bowl|1978]]–[[1986 Pro Bowl|1985]], [[1988 Pro Bowl|1987]])
* [[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 1980s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team#1974|1974]])
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team]]
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers#Hall of Honor|Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor]]
* [[Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1973 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1973]])
* Second-team All-Big Ten ([[1972 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1972]])
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 245
| statlabel2  = Games started
| statvalue2  = 217
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue3  = 6
| pfr         = W/WebsMi00
| HOF         = mike-webster
}}
'''Michael Lewis Webster''' (March 18, 1952{{spaced ndash}}September 24, 2002) was an American professional [[American football|football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from [[1974 NFL season|1974]] to [[1990 NFL season|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 NFL season|1979]] and is considered by many the greatest center in NFL history.<ref>Literary and Cultural Heritage Map of PA. [http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Webster__Mike.html Mike Webster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020114628/http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Webster__Mike.html |date=October 20, 2016 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="CTE">[http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/health/late-steeler-great-websters-case-launched-the-cte-brain-debate-687509/ Late Steelers great Webster's case launched the CTE brain debate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609061542/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/health/late-steeler-great-websters-case-launched-the-cte-brain-debate-687509/ |date=June 9, 2013 }} emotion based reference ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' May 14, 2013</ref>