Editing Mike Webster (section)

== Early life ==
[[File:Mike Webster High School.jpg|thumb|upright|Webster's [[Rhinelander High School]] senior yearbook photo, 1969]]
Webster was born in [[Tomahawk, Wisconsin]] north of [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]] on March 18, 1952, the second child of six children. He grew up on a 640-acre [[potato]] farm near [[Harshaw, Wisconsin]] southeast of [[Park Falls, Wisconsin|Park Falls]]. As a child, Webster idolized [[Green Bay Packers]] fullback [[Jim Taylor (fullback)|Jim Taylor]]. Webster attended [[Rhinelander High School]] in [[Rhinelander, Wisconsin]], earning several awards in [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestling]] and participating in [[track and field]]. Due to Webster's responsibilities on his family's farm, he did not start playing [[high school football|football]] until his junior year. His coach Dave Lechnir had to drive Webster home after practice so the latter could get home in time to do his chores. Despite Webster's late introduction to the game, he quickly learned how to command the offensive line and earned a football scholarship.<ref>{{Cite news|last=De la rosa|first=Poach|date=October 1, 2022|title= The Life And Career Of Mike Webster (Story)|work= Pro Football History|url=https://www.profootballhistory.com/mike-webster/.|access-date= October 10, 2023}}</ref>