Ukukhumbula i-Pittsburgh Steelers Hall ye-Fame Center "Iron Mike" Webster
NgoLwesithathu, ngo-Septhemba 25, 2002I-Hall of Fame isikhungo samaphoyisa uMike Webster, ilungu leqembu le-Steelers 'labama-1970, lashona ngoLwesibili ekuseni eneminyaka engama-50 ngemuva kokucindezeleka okuvela ekuhlaselweni kwenhliziyo. Ngendodana yakhe, uGarrett, ohlangothini lwakhe, umdlali omkhulu webhola owaziwa ngokuthi "Iron Mike" wadlula ngokuthula ngemuva kokuhlinzwa esibhedlela sasePittsburgh.
UMichael "Mike" Webster wazalwa ngoMashi 18, 1952, eTomahawk, Wisconsin.
Ebhekwa njengenye yezindawo ezinkulu kakhulu ebhola lezemidlalo, uMike Webster owenza umsebenzi oneminyaka engu-17 e-National Football League wahlanganisa ama-Pro Bowls ayisishiyagalolunye namasongo amane e-Super Bowl, irekhodi le-NFL ye-lineman ehlaselayo. Ujoyine i-Steelers njengengxenye yohlelo luka-1974 kanye nezinye izinkanyezi zasePittsburgh Steelers uJack Lambert, uJohn Stallworth noLynn Swann. Akuhambisani nhlobo, lowo nyaka uphinde wabhalwa ngowokuqala kwezinqola ezine ze-Super Bowl zeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi "i-Steel Dynasty". UMike Webster wangeniswa eProteball Hall of Fame ngo-1997, ngonyaka wakhe wesibili wokufaneleka, futhi wavotelwa ithimba le-NFL sonke isikhathi ngo-2000.
Kusukela ngonyaka wakhe we-rookie ngo-1974, ngo-1985, uMike Webster wadlala emidlalweni engu-177 elandelanayo, engavumeli lutho luvimbele ekubeni adlale iqembu lakhe. Wayewaziwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuqina kwakhe, ukukhuthazela, nokuziphatha okuhle komsebenzi, ukubolekisa ngokwengeziwe kulokho nkolelo ngokuwina ukuncintisana kwe-NFL sika Strongman ngesikhathi se-1980 off-season.
Wayengumlingisi oqinile kanye nomholi weqembu lakhe, edlala emidlalweni engu-19 eyimidlalo enamakhasimende ne-Steelers futhi ekhonza njengenduna enecala yezinkathi eziyisishiyagalolunye.
Ngeshwa, umhlalaphansi awuphathanga uMike Webster kanye nomsebenzi wakhe webhola. Ngonyaka ka-1999, i-lineman yatholakala ukuthi inomonakalo obuchopho obangelwa ukulimala kwekhanda okuphindaphindiwe phakathi nesikhathi sakhe ku-NFL.
Izimpikiswano eziningi zonakalise lobe yakhe yangaphambili, futhi imiphumela yalimala yanda kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Konke impilo yakhe, ngeshwa, yahlaselwa kanye nempilo yakhe, yamshiya engasebenzi, egcwele isikweletu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi engenamakhaya. Uphinde wahlukunyezwa ngomthetho ngesikhathi ehlawuliswa ngokufaka imithi yeRitalin, futhi wamukela iminyaka emihlanu yokuhlolwa.
"Wadlula iminyaka eminingi enzima, kodwa akazange akhononde nganoma yini," kusho okhulumela iConstruction Steelers uTerry Bradshaw ngoLwesibili. "Ezinsukwini eziyishumi zokugcina sishiye uJohnny Unitas, uBob Hayes, futhi manje uMike. La madoda ayengxenye enkulu yomndeni kaNFL."
"UMike ubeyingxenye yezizathu eziyinhloko esiwine ama-Super Bowls amane," kusho owake waba Steelers obuyela emuva eFranco Harris. "Ngeshwa, wayenenkinga enkulu futhi ngemuva kokusebenza kwakhe kwebhola, manje usekuthula. Siphuthelwa futhi simthanda uMike."
Ngesikhathi sakhe sokuqokwa kweHholo of Fame ka-1997, i-Hall of Fame quarterback kanye nabathandana nabo be-Steelers uTerry Bradshaw bahlaziye uMike Webster ngamagama ambalwa ashukumisayo. "Akukaze kube khona futhi ngeke kube khona omunye umuntu ozinikezele futhi ozinikezele ngokuphelele ekuziphatheni okungcono kakhulu."
UMike Webster usinda amadodana amabili, uGarrett, 17, ogqoke iNew 52 kayise ngeqembu lebhola lezinyawo ze-Moon High School, noColin, 23, oyinyunyana eMelika Marines, namadodakazi amabili, uBrooke, 25, noHillary Webster , 15, waseMadison, eWisconsin.