Wayne Olexa, a 76-year-old Pittsburgh-area man, died “after a long bout with the Pittsburgh Steelers,” according to his family.
Olexa passed away on Nov. 14 — the same day the Steelers and Detroit Lions played to an overtime tie. His family said that was all the lifelong fan could handle.
“He was at his home with family when the Steelers went into overtime against the 0-8 Lions and that was all he could take,” his obituary read.
Olexa was a high school sports standout and inducted into both the Swissvale High School Hall of Fame and the West Virginia Wesleyan Hall of Fame. He was prolific in three sports — football, basketball and baseball — and even drew an MLB tryout for the Pittsburgh Pirates back in the 1960s.
Olexa is survived by his wife, Jolie, and their three children.
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