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DIED. MIKE WEBSTER, 50, Hall of Fame pro-football center whose staunch play on the offensive line helped the Pittsburgh Steelers capture four Super Bowl championships in the 1970s; of a heart attack; in Pittsburgh, Pa. After he left the NFL, Webster suffered bouts of depression and memory loss, apparently brought on by repeated blows to the head during his playing years...
DIED. BOB HAYES, 59, Olympic gold-medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys receiver; of complications from prostate cancer; in Jacksonville, Fla. Hayes tied the world record in the 100 meters in 1964 and later took his speed to the NFL. He finished his career with 71touchdowns--and a Super Bowl ring...
...while Gessner and Morris won’t necessarily be on the field at the same time, their matchup will be the most intriguing “game-within-the-game.” The two receivers have rewritten their school record books and will likely play in the NFL...
DIED. JOHNNY UNITAS, 69, Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Baltimore Colts to a sudden-death victory over the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL championship game, still regarded by many as the greatest football game ever played; of a heart attack; in suburban Baltimore. Unitas broke passing records at the University of Louisville but was deemed too small by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, who cut him in 1955. The Colts found him playing for $6 a game in a semipro league and signed him to be their third-stringer. Two years later, his precise passes and menacing...
...DIED. JOHNNY UNITAS, 69, famed football quarterback who led the Baltimore Colts to three NFL championships in the 1950s and 60s; in Timonium, Maryland. Unitas broke virtually every league passing record in the course of his 18-year career, and was named the greatest quarterback of all time in a poll commemorating the league's 50th anniversary...