The sad story of Mike Webster

One of the things I most remember about watching football as a kid was the size of the Pittsburgh Steelers lineman. I heard alot about the steelers growing up since my older brother is a die hard fan. I remember Mike Webster, Steve Courson, Larry Brown, Steve Furness, and Jon Kolb, these guys all were pumped up weightroom warriors before serious weightlififting was as common. These guys looked pretty damn intimidating with their huge pipes.

But at least some of them used steriods, likely before we knew how bad they were, Courson died, and so did Webster. The story of Webster is especially tragic. This guy was probably the best center ever to play the game, and he died broke, and with many health problems. Click the link to read one part of a five part story about him from ESPN, a sad ending for one of the best ever, maybe THE best ever at playing the pivot in the NFL:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1972289