| | Steve Courson, 50; Pittsburgh Steelers lineman became steroid foe - The Boston Globe |
 | | PITTSBURGH -- Steve Courson, a former offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers who developed a heart problem after becoming one of the first NFL players to acknowledge using steroids, was killed yesterday when a tree he was cutting fell on him. |
 | | Courson, 50, was using a chain saw to cut down a dead 44-foot tall tree with a circumference of 5 feet when it fell on him, according to state police. |
 | | He started more than half of the Steelers' games before he was traded to Tampa Bay in 1984, where he played another two seasons before he was waived. |
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