Hall of Famer Mike Webster lived in his truck, died at 50, and his estate won his NFL disability pay after his death

Mike Webster played center for four Super Bowl-winning Steelers teams^†. After he retired he had amnesia, dementia, depression and constant pain. He lived out of his pickup truck or in train stations between Wisconsin and Pittsburgh. He used an electroshock device on himself to sleep. Teammate Terry Bradshaw and owner Dan Rooney paid some of his costs. His wife, Pamela, divorced him six months before he died of a heart attack at 50. Forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu examined his brain and diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the first case found in a former NFL player. The NFL largely dismissed the finding for years. Webster's estate sued the NFL retirement plan in US District Court in Maryland, arguing he was disabled when he retired. On 26 April 2005 a judge ruled the plan owed about $1.18 million, more than $1.6 million with interest and fees. The Fourth Circuit upheld the ruling on 13 December 2006. His son Garrett, who cared for him, works in brain injury research.