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FRONTLINE

'Iron Mike' Webster

Season 2013 Episode 16 | 2m 48s

Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster's favorite weapon was his head—and the hits kept on coming, for 17 years. In this excerpt from FRONTLINE's "League of Denial," Webster's peers describe what it was like to square off with "Iron Mike." Webster was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after his death at age 50 in 2002.

Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Trust with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.