Former Steeler Dies Lifting Weights

[Doggiedog]

PIITSBURGH (SportsTicker)--Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker David Little
died last Thursday while lifting weights at his home in Miami. He was 46.
Little suffered a heart ailment while working out and suffocated when the
barbell he was lifting fell on his throat, the Steelers announced on Tuesday.
Little played his entire 12-year with the Steelers before retiring in 1993. He
started 125 of 179 games and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1990.
Little, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame guard Larry Little,
is survived by his wife and three children.

 

[BlueWeasel]

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
PIITSBURGH (SportsTicker)--Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker David Little
died last Thursday while lifting weights at his home in Miami. He was 46.
Little suffered a heart ailment while working out and suffocated when the
barbell he was lifting fell on his throat, the Steelers announced on Tuesday.
Little played his entire 12-year with the Steelers before retiring in 1993. He
started 125 of 179 games and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1990.
Little, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame guard Larry Little,
is survived by his wife and three children.

wow, that's young.....
link?

must've had a weakened heart for some reason.

 

[kamranziadar]

That is sad, thats why you should always have some body watching over.

 

[Budmantom]

shame

 

[azazyel]

That's why if you're lifting at home and alone you don't secure the weights. Not saying it would have helped him but if he would have been able to tip the weights a little they would have fallen off.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: azazyel
That's why if you're lifting at home and alone you don't secure the weights. Not saying it would have helped him but if he would have been able to tip the weights a little they would have fallen off.

I've never secured mine, and I have oh-crap bars to hold up a bar if I lose it while doing bench press.

 

[Queasy]

If I read that right, the heart ailment lead to the weight dropping on his throat?

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: azazyel
That's why if you're lifting at home and alone you don't secure the weights. Not saying it would have helped him but if he would have been able to tip the weights a little they would have fallen off.

I've never secured mine, and I have oh-crap bars to hold up a bar if I lose it while doing bench press.

Yeah, there is no good reason you shouldn't either have some saftey bars or somebody spotting you.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Queasy
If I read that right, the heart ailment lead to the weight dropping on his throat?

yes, that is why i said he must've had a weakened heart for some reason.
heart attack or something.

 

[Miramonti]

thats horrible.

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
PIITSBURGH (SportsTicker)--Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker David Little
died last Thursday while lifting weights at his home in Miami. He was 46.
Little suffered a heart ailment while working out and suffocated when the
barbell he was lifting fell on his throat, the Steelers announced on Tuesday.
Little played his entire 12-year with the Steelers before retiring in 1993. He
started 125 of 179 games and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1990.
Little, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame guard Larry Little,
is survived by his wife and three children.

wow, that's young.....
link?

must've had a weakened heart for some reason.

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[MidasKnight]

 

[Schadenfreude]