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Former Steeler Sam Davis in a 1986 file photo by Bill Exler.
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Former Steeler Sam Davis found dead after reported missing from McKeesport nursing home

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Former Steeler Sam Davis found dead after reported missing from McKeesport nursing home

Former Steelers lineman Sam Davis was found dead Tuesday evening after he was reported missing from a personal care home in McKeesport.

McKeesport police confirmed late Tuesday that the body of Mr. Davis, 75, was discovered inside the New Life Personal Care Home on Versailles Avenue.

The four-time Super Bowl champion was last reported seen about 6:50 a.m. Tuesday leaving the New Care Personal Home at 2521 Versailles Ave., according to McKeesport police.

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Police didn’t explain how he got back into the home. They said they did not find anything criminal or suspicious regarding Mr. Davis’ death.

former Steeler Sam Davis in 1986.
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Mr. Davis suffered from dementia and was legally blind. He was a guard for the Steelers from 1967 to 1979, and was listed as 6-1, 255 pounds during the 1978 season when the team won its third Super Bowl.

Former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw, during his induction into the Hall of Fame in 1989, told of a dream he had as a kid in which he wanted to play on a championship team. Among the players he asked for on his dream team was Mr. Davis.

“Give me a left guard to trap, trap, trap, and he gave me Sam Davis,” Mr. Bradshaw said.

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First Published: September 11, 2019, 12:31 a.m.
Updated: September 11, 2019, 1:53 a.m.

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