David Little was known as a man of strength. This former linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers had an impressive career in the National Football League. During his 12 seasons with the Steelers, Little started 125 of the 179 games and once played in 89 in a row. In 1990 he was voted to the Pro Bowl.
Neither Little nor his wife knew the stellar athlete had an enlarged heart. On March 17, 2005, while bench pressing 250 pounds of weights, the 46-year-old experienced a heart arrhythmia that caused him to drop the 250-pound barbell on his chest. The weights rolled onto his throat and suffocated him.
Even a person of great strength can have a fatal weakness.
