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Webster listed on NFL Top 100

Mike Webster was ranked #68 on the NFL Channel's The Top 100 Greatest Players. (2010)Cjstanonis (talk) 14:17, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reference on neurologic symptoms, and other physical injuries

And after his retirement, he suffered pretty scary neurological symptoms, probably from something along the lines of post-concussion syndrome. I think people tried to remain his friend, but he had eratic behavior and it was hard to be his friend. And at one point, Mike tried keeping a journal to figure out what was going on. FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 18:41, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A tormented soul, ESPN, Greg Garber, January 24, 2005.

“ . . His head throbbed constantly. He suffered from significant hearing loss. Three lumbar vertebrae and two cervical vertebrae ached from frayed and herniated discs. . ”

“ . . Writing wandering journals in a cramped, earnest hand so convoluted in their spare eloquence that, upon reading them in his lucid moments, he would be moved to weep. . ”

Many (most?) authorities state that football helmets don't really protect.

Head games: football’s concussion crisis from the NFL to youth leagues, Christopher Nowinski, 2007, page 108, citing both Dr. David Halstead and Dr. Michael Levy to the effect that football helmets do not protect from “rotational acceleration.”

Additional references on football and brain safety

A Hard-Hitting Story: Young Football Players Take Big-League Hits to Head, PBS NewsHour, reporting by Stone Phillips, AIR DATE: April 2, 2012.

“ . . 7- and 8-year-old boys . . ”

“ . . seven of them outfitted with sensors to measure hits to the head . . . a series of 6 accelerometers, a battery and a wireless transmitter . . ”

“ . . Duma says 80g is a big hit in college football. . ”

“ . . But when you start to get into the 30, 40, you start to think that maybe these add up over time. We don't know but that's sort of the cumulative risk of injury. When you talk about acute injury, now you're talking into the 80, 90, 100g range. . ”

“ . . The study recorded 38 impacts of 40g or greater. Significantly, almost every one of those hits happened during practice. . ”

“ . . We saw, for example, six impacts over 80gs. . ”

“ . . Duma explains that because they lack the protective neck and chest muscles of older players, the youngsters are sort of like bobble head dolls. So, as he put it, almost every hit is like a surprise hit. . ”

I might also take a look at some main football articles, time permitting of course. Please jump in and help if you can. FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 23:00, 3 April 2012 (UTC) maybe here as one area Pop Warner Little Scholars.[reply]

Non-brain injuries

According to Frontline, he glued his teeth back in with superglue and duct taped his feet-might we want to include this? 74.93.254.92 (talk) 18:47, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi -- I linked up Dr. Bennet Omalu's wiki page with the reference made to him on this wiki entry. 187.192.246.193 (talk) 03:30, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

More information on Webster's Career

I think it is necessary to add a little more information about Webster's career. According to Steelers, he was their offense captain for nine years. Also, the article already mentions that he stopped playing in 1986, but according to Steelers, it was due to a dislocated elbow that caused him not to play. http://www.steelers.com/team/historical/mike-webster.html

Pre- NFL career

There is nothing here about the guy's high school and college career, or his upbringing. Webster did have a life before pro football. Jerjets11 (talk) 14:52, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]