Ukukhumbula i-Pittsburgh Steelers IHolo loLwazi lweNkampani "I-Iron Mike" yeWebster
NgoLwesithathu, Septemba 25, 2002IHolo yoLumo kwisikhululo uMike Webster, ilungu leqela le-Steelers lama-1970, wafa ekuqaleni kweLwesibini ekuseni eneminyaka engama-50 emva kweengxaki ezivela kwi-heart attack. Ngunyana wakhe, uGarrett, ecaleni lakhe, iqhawe elikhulu lebhola elibizwa ngokuba yi "Iron Mike" ladlula ngokukhawuleza emva kokuhlinzwa kwisibhedlele sasePittsburgh.
UMichael "Mike" Webster wazalwa ngoMatshi 18, 1952, eTomahawk, eWisconsin.
Kucingwa njengamanye amaziko amakhulu kwibhola lebhola lezemidlalo, uMike Webster oneminyaka engama-17 e-career kwi-National Football League yaquka i-Pro Bowls kunye neendandatho ezine ze-Super bowl, irekhodi le-NFL ye-lineman ehlaselayo. Wajoyina i-Steelers njengenxalenye ye-1974 eya kuqulunqwa kunye nezinye zeenkwenkwezi zasePittsburgh Steelers uJack Lambert, uJohn Stallworth kunye noLynn Swann. Akunangqiqo, loo nyaka uphinde wabhawula iyokuqala kwezine ezine-Super Bowl kwiqela elabizwa ngokuba yi "Steel Dynasty". UMike Webster waphonyelwa kwi-Pro Football Hall of Fame ngo-1997, ngonyaka wakhe wesibini wokufaneleka, kwaye wavotelwa kwiqela le-NFL lonke ixesha ngo-2000.
Ukususela kwiminyaka yakhe ye-197o, ngo-1985, uMike Webster wadlala kwiimidlalo ezilandelelanayo ezingama-177, engavumeli nantoni na ukuba igcine ukudlala iqela lakhe. Wayeyaziwa kakhulu ngenxa yobunzima bakhe, ukunyamezela, kunye nokuziphatha okuhle, ukubolekisa ngakumbi ukukholelwa kuloo nkolelo ngokuwina iNqhudelwano ye-NFL yeStongman ngexesha le-1980 ngaphandle kwexesha.
Wayengumzekelo onamandla kunye nenkokeli yeqela lakhe, edlala kumanqaku angama-19 anqabileyo kunye ne-Steelers kunye nokukhonza njengomqhubi okhuselayo kwiinyanga ezilisithoba.
Ngelishwa, umhlala-phantsi awuphatha uMike Webster kunye nomsebenzi wakhe webhola. Ngo-1999, i-lineman yafunyaniswa ukuba yayinobungozi bobuchopho obubangelwa ukulimala kwintloko ngokuphindaphindiweyo ngexesha lakhe kwi-NFL.
Iingqungquthela ezininzi zawonakalisa i-lobe yakhe yangaphambili, kwaye iziphumo zokulimala zakhula ngakumbi kwiminyaka yamuva. Ubomi bakhe bonke, ngelishwa, yonakalisa kunye nempilo yakhe, emshiya engasebenzi, ekhwele ngamatyala, kwaye ngezinye iinkhathi angenamakhaya. Kwakhona wabhekana nomtshato omfutshane nomthetho xa ehlawuliswa ngokumisela imithi yeRitalin, kwaye wamkela iminyaka emihlanu yokuvavanywa.
"Wadlula kwiminyaka emininzi, kodwa akazange akhononde nantoni na," owake waba ngu-Steelers kwikota yeTher Bradshaw uthe ngoLwesibili. "Kwiintsuku ezili-10 zokugqibela silahlekelwe nguJohnny Unitas, uBob Hayes, kwaye ngoku nguMike. La madoda ayingxenye enkulu yeNtsapho ye-NFL.
"UMike wayengomnye wezona zizathu eziphambili esiwine ezine ezine-Super Bowls," utshilo u-Steelers owayesebenzisa iFranco Harris. "Ngelishwa, wayenomngcipheko kunye nantlungu emva komsebenzi webhola.
Kwi-Hall of Fame ye-1997 yeHolo yeFame, iHolo yeFame kwikota ye-quarterback kunye nabalingane be-Steelers kunye nabo uTerry Bradshaw baququzelele uMike Webster ngamagama ambalwa atshintshayo. "Akuzange kubekho kwaye akuze kubekho omnye umntu ozinikezele kwaye azinikezele ngokupheleleyo ukuba enze eyona nto ingcono kakhulu."
UMike Webster usaphila ngabafana ababini, uGarrett, 17, obamba uNombolo 52 kaTata kwiqela lebhola lebhola eliphezulu leSikolo sebhola, kunye noColin, oneminyaka engama-23, umbutho we-US Marines, kunye neentombi ezimbini, u-Brooke, 25, kunye noHillary Webster , 15, waseMadison, eWisconsin.