Proud Griz Man
June 8th, 2008, 09:34 AM
Another steeler player dies young. I have no medical information but have wondered about how much steroids were used in the 1970's and possible impact on players like Lyle Alzado.
Jun 6, 11:20 PM EDTBy ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Dwight White, the Steel Curtain defensive end known as "Mad Dog" who helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s, died following surgery. He was 58.
He died at a Pittsburgh hospital, the team said Friday. The cause was not disclosed. ... White's death follows a trend in which former Steelers players have died at an uncommon rate. At least 38 former Steelers players have died since 2000, with 17 of them 59 or younger, as was White. According to a Los Angeles Times survey in 2006, one-fifth of the former NFL players from the 1970s and 1980s who died through that year were former Steelers.
Jun 6, 11:20 PM EDTBy ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Dwight White, the Steel Curtain defensive end known as "Mad Dog" who helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s, died following surgery. He was 58.
He died at a Pittsburgh hospital, the team said Friday. The cause was not disclosed. ... White's death follows a trend in which former Steelers players have died at an uncommon rate. At least 38 former Steelers players have died since 2000, with 17 of them 59 or younger, as was White. According to a Los Angeles Times survey in 2006, one-fifth of the former NFL players from the 1970s and 1980s who died through that year were former Steelers.