Hide Transcript Show Transcript

SAID HOW HE DIED HERE, THEY HAVE SAID NOTHING OF YEARS -- APPEARS SUSPICIOUS. >> IT IS ALWAYS A GREAT LOSS TO LOSE A VALUED FRIEND AND TEAMMATE. MARCIE: FOR FORMER PITTSBURG STEELER GERRY MOON MULLINS, LOSING SAM DAVIS BRINGS BACK FOND MEMORIES OF THEIR TIME TOGETHER ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE IN THE 1970’S AND THEIR TRIP TO FOUR SUPER BOWLS. GERRY: HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE, AND FOR SOME REASO HE CALLED ME "HERO," AND I DON’T KNOW WHY. MARCIE: MULLINS SAYS DAVIS WAS A LEADER ON THE TEAM. ON THE FIELD AND OFF. HE SAYS HE WAS SOMEONE HE WOULD LEAN ON FOR ADVICE. AND SOMEONE WHO WAS DOMINATE ON THE LINE. DAVIS HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH HELPING ROCKY BELEIER AND FRANCO HARRIS EACH GAIN A THOUSAND YARDS IN ONE SEASON. FRANCO: SAM WAS A GREAT PLAYER FOR US A GREAT LINEMAN FOR US AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE I OWE MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO. BUT ALSO JUST A GREAT HUMAN BEING. MARCIE: FRANCO HARRIS SAYS SAM DAVIS WAS SOMEONE HE RELIED ON AND SOMEONE THAT MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE TEAM AND EVERYONE AROUND HIM FRANCO: HE WAS A GREAT GUY, A GREAT FRIEND, AND A GREAT TEAMATE. MARCIE: STEELERS PRESIDENT A ROONEY II RELEASED THIS STATEMENT, "WE ARE DEEPLY SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF SAM DAVIS. SAM WAS A MEMBER OF THE STEELE TEAMS THAT WON FOUR SUPER BOWLS IN THE 1970’S, INCLUDING STARTING AT LEFT GUARD IN SUPER BOWLS XIII AND XIV. A MEMBER OF OUR 50TH SEASON ALL-TIME TEAM, HE PLAYED 13 SEASONS AND WAS BELOVED AND RESPECTED BY HIS STEELERS TEAMMATES, COACHES, AND STAFF. OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE ENTIRE DAVIS FAMILY DURING TH DIFFICULT TIME FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN SET, AND SO FAR, THE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAS

Advertisement Sam Davis, four-time Super Bowl champion with Steelers, dead after being reported missing by his family Sam Davis went missing from a personal care home in McKeesport, his family says Share Shares Copy Link Copy

Sam Davis, a former Steelers player and a four-time Super Bowl winner with Pittsburgh, has been found dead after going missing from a personal care home, according to McKeesport police.The 75-year-old Davis went missing from the New Life Personal Care home in McKeesport around 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, according to his family.Davis' family said he had dementia, was legally blind and did not take his medication Tuesday morning. Davis was found dead at the bottom of a stairwell inside the care home, police confirmed Tuesday night. Police said they have not found anything suspicious or criminal regarding his death. Davis played on the offensive line for the Steelers teams that won Super Bowls IX, X, XIII and XIV."We spent a lot of time as a group so we had parties after games, played cards together. There was no free agency so we all stayed together for an extended period of time," said Gerry Mullins. "Sam was here when I got here and he was still paying when I left. My entire career he was a rock on the left side at guard next to Jon Kolb and he was always a great player and its a tragic loss."Mullins played on the offensive line with Davis and called him a leader both on and off the field. "Sam was a great player for us, a great lineman for us and one of the people I owe my accomplishments to but also just a great human being," said Franco HarrisDavis has been credited with helping Harris and Rocky Bleier both reach 1,000 yards in one season.Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II made the following statement:"We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sam Davis. Sam was a member of the Steelers teams that won four Super Bowls in the 1970s, including starting at left guard in Super Bowls XIII and XIV. A member of our 50th Season All-Time Team, he played 13 seasons and was beloved and respected by his Steelers teammates, coaches and staff."Our prayers go out to the entire Davis family during this difficult time."