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Mike Wagner, Member of Steelers Steel Curtain Defense, Dies at 76
Mike Wagner, a two-time Pro Bowler, intercepted 36 passes and was a key part of the Steelers' 'Steel Curtain' defense that won four Super Bowls in the 1970s.
- On Wednesday, Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II announced the death of Mike Wagner, former Pittsburgh Steelers safety and key member of the Steel Curtain defense.
- According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wagner had been battling pancreatic cancer since being diagnosed in the summer of 2020.
- Over his 10-season career, Wagner played in 119 games, recorded 36 interceptions, including eight in 1973, and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time Super Bowl champion.
- Art Rooney II said `He will always be remembered as a champion` and noted Wagner's post-football career at First National Bank.
- An 11th-round pick from Western Illinois, Wagner cracked the lineup as a rookie and his fourth-quarter interception of Roger Staubach in Super Bowl X helped the Steelers win 21-17.
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Art Rooney II Mourns Steelers Legend Who Won 4 Super Bowls as Condolences Pour In for 76-YO’s Passing
For a decade, he was the unyielding backbone of the ‘Steel Curtain’ defense, a player whose toughness was as legendary as the four Super Bowl rings he earned. Now, the Pittsburgh Steelers family is mourning the loss of a true cornerstone of the franchise, and Steelers president Art Rooney II has expressed his sadness after the loss of the legend. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mike Wagner, a tremendous player and an integral part of s…
Four-time Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Champion dies at 76
Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety and four-time Super Bowl Champion Mike Wagner has died at the age of 76. A ballhawk and member of the Steelers’ Hall of Honor, Webster was a key part of the vaunted Steel Curtain defense.
Mike Wagner remembered as perhaps 'the best safety the Steelers ever had'
Mike Wagner, a hard-hitting safety who started as a rookie and became a significant member of the famed Steel Curtain defense that won four Super Bowls in the 1970s, has died. He was 76.
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