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| Webster's estate entitled to disability benefits |
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| line for a Pittsburgh Steelers team that won four Super Bowls. He played 245 games - the most ever by a center - and played every offensive down for six consecutive seasons, earning the nickname ``Iron Mike.'' Webster finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. ``His remaining 11 years of life were plagued by a series of failed business ventures and stunted career attempts,'' Judge Allyson Duncan wrote in the appeals court's opinion. Webster was homeless at times, sleeping in his car or the equipment |
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| Lamar Hunt will be remembered as a gentleman who touched many lives |
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| oever.'' Bequeathed a vast fortune by his oilman father, the unpretentious Texan who helped shape the richest and most successful sports league in the world never flew first class, always coach. He never meddled. Unless he was cheering his beloved Kansas City Chiefs, he was never heard to raise his voice. Unlike so many of his ego-driven counterparts, Hunt never sought the spotlight. But he loved to mingle with fans and hated it when his younger peers would put the interests of their individual clubs above th |
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| Appeals court upholds benefits for estate of Steelers star |
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| line for a Pittsburgh Steelers team that won four Super Bowls. He played 245 games - the most ever by a center - and played every offensive down for six consecutive seasons, earning the nickname ``Iron Mike.'' Webster finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. ``His remaining 11 years of life were plagued by a series of failed business ventures and stunted career attempts,'' Judge Allyson Duncan wrote in the appeals court's opinion. Webster was homeless at times, living in his car or the equipment ro |
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| Reaction to Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt's death |
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``His vision transformed pro football and helped turn a regional sport into a national passion. Lamar created a model franchise in the Kansas City Chiefs, but he was always equally devoted to the best interests of the league and the game.'' - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. --- ``He was one of the most considerate, one of the most thoughtful and one of the most visionary people you could ever deal with.'' - former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue. --- ``Lamar Hunt had a dream and, the thing is, we |
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| Lamar Hunt, Hall of Fame owner |
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| rom Southern Methodist in 1956; founder of the American Football League (1960-1969); co-founder of the North American Soccer League (1967-84); co-founder of Major League Soccer; Founder and owner of the Dallas Texans, which moved and were called the Kansas City Chiefs; founder and owner of Columbus Crew; current owner of the FC Dallas; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972; inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1992; credited with coming up the term ``Super Bowl''. FAMILY: Wife, Norma; |
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| Special day for L.T. and the Chargers |
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12/13/2006 |
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| 's production, as he is currently tied with Buffalo's Aaron Schobel for the league lead with 12 1/2 sacks. Merriman, who was also the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2005, has seven sacks in his last three games. UP NEXT The Chargers will remain at home for next Sunday evening's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The contest was originally scheduled as a day game, but later moved to prime-time as part of the NFL's new flexible scheduling program. San Diego's most recent loss was to Kansas City in Week 7. |
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| Bengals aim to follow Steelers' path |
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| ; The New York Jets (7-6) travel to Minnesota and Miami before a regular-season home finale against the Raiders; The 8-5 Jacksonville Jaguars travel to Tennessee and finish at Kansas City with a home bout against New England squeezed in between; The Kansas City Chiefs (7-6) host AFC West rivals San Diego and Oakland before traveling to Jacksonville. "We're peaking at the right time," Chad Johnson said. "We've got to take this momentum going into Indy next week. I know I'm way ahead of myself, but once we get past |
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| Chiefs lose a big one |
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| (MySportsbook) - NFL players often repeat the cliche that "every game is important", but it is clear that some games mean more than others. The Kansas City Chiefs had one of those big opportunity games this Sunday against Baltimore, and couldn't come up with a win. Sure, the Ravens are a much better team than the Chiefs on a neutral field, but this game was being played at Arrowhead Stadium, a place where Kansas City rarely loses, especially when the calendar flips to December. Still, Baltimore came into hosti |
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| Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt fighting for life |
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12/12/2006 |
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| lly collapsed lung. Doctors discovered that the cancer has since spread, and Hunt has been under heavy sedation since last week. ``They're trying to make him as comfortable as possible,'' said Carl Peterson, president and general manager of Hunt's Kansas City Chiefs. ``He's battling a very courageous fight. We'll continue to hope that miracles will happen.'' The son of Texas oilman H.L. Hunt tried unsuccessfully to buy an NFL team in the late 1950s, and when continually rebuffed, he persuaded several other we |
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| LT sets single-season TD record as Chargers bolt past Broncos |
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12/11/2006 |
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| son, who finished the game with 103 yards rushing, now has 29 touchdowns on the season, breaking the record set by Seattle running back Shaun Alexander last year. The Chargers used the help of Baltimore to win the AFC West as the Ravens defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 20-10, earlier on Sunday afternoon. "It is extra meaningful to not only clinch the record, but clinch the division and a playoff spot," Tomlinson said. "So many things that happened in this game are special to our football team." Antonio Gates caug |
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