Monday, September 17, 2012
Severely burned in a fire at his Seven Fields townhouse last year, the running backs coach talks to ESPN's Josina Anderson about that night—and making his way back to the football field.
Just 48 hours before the Pittsburgh Steelers Wildcard playoffs loss to the Denver Broncos in January, a fire broke out in the kitchen of Kirby Wilson’s townhome in Seven Fields. A veteran running backs coach with the Steelers, Wilson suffered second- and third-degree burns on almost half of his body from the flames. He also had lung damage from a smoke-inhalation injury. Three months later, Wilson, who initially was put into a medically induced coma, was returning to Steelers headquarters to participate in the NFL draft. By the time training camp rolled around in July, he was jogging up and down the sidelines with his players. On Sunday, Wilson opened up about his recovery to ESPN’s Josina Anderson. Also speaking to Anderson in that …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Investigators said they've determined that running backs coach Kirby Wilson was injured after trying to put out the flames in a kitchen blaze.
Investigators have determined that grease ignited to cause the blaze that severely burned Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson last month at his home in Seven Fields, a state police fire marshal said today. Trooper Luke Nelson of the state police barracks in Butler said Wilson had been cooking chicken about 2:45 a.m. Jan. 6 in the kitchen of his townhome on Jameson Way when the stove caught fire. Nelson said evidence suggests Wilson, 50, was injured when he attempted to put out the flames. The coach, who still is undergoing medical treatment at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, has little to no recollection of the fire, Nelson said. The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental. According to a statement from the Steelers …
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Steelers officials say running backs coach Kirby Wilson remains in critical condition after being burned on more than 45 percent of his body in a fire earlier this month at his home.
The Steelers organization on Tuesday released an update on running backs coach Kirby Wilson’s condition on behalf of the coach's family. The 50-year-old was severely burned Jan. 6 when an early-morning fire broke out in his townhouse on Jameson Way in Seven Fields. A medical helicopter transported him to UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, where he remains in critical condition in the hospital's Trauma Burn Center. "In addition to burns sustained over 45 percent of his body, he has suffered a smoke inhalation injury and will require multiple operative procedures in the future," the Steelers statement said. News of the fire's cause might soon be on the way. Fire Marshal Luke Nelson of the state police barracks in Butler confirmed the fire started …
Friday, January 6, 2012
Plus, leave a message or a get-well wish for running backs Coach Kirby Wilson.
Pittsburgh Steelers players are tweeting their support to running backs coach Kirby Wilson, who was severely burned Friday in a fire at his townhouse in Seven Fields. A father of five who has been with the Steelers since 2007, Wilson, 50, was the only person in the townhouse. Neighbors who roused Wilson from his home in the early morning fire said the coach had burns on his arms, legs and the back of his head and was wheezing from apparent smoke inhalation. Wilson was transported to UPMC Passavant in Cranberry before a medical helicopter flew him to UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh. His condition is unknown. A hospital spokeswoman said the Steelers would handle updates on Wilson's condition. Credited on the Steelers website as instrumental in …
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Running backs coach Kirby Wilson is being treated for serious burns at a Pittsburgh hospital after fire sweeps through his home near Cranberry.
Kirby Wilson, the running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is being treated today for injuries after neighbors roused him from his burning townhouse early this morning in Seven Fields. Cranberry Township police and firefighters from Adams Township, Cranberry Township, Callery, Harmony, Zelienople and South Butler were dispatched to the blaze at 2:42 a.m. in the Estates of Seven Fields, a townhouse community. Neighbors said smoke was pouring out of the house at 141 Jameson Way, and a maintenance man for the complex said a stove in the kitchen may have caught fire. Wilson, 50, who was the only person in the townhouse, was badly burned. Dave VanAtta, who lives next door at 139 Jameson Way, said the smell of smoke from the fire woke …
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DJ Wardynski
7:34 pm on Monday, January 9, 2012
Kirby, I so missed seeing you in Denver. I was looking forward to catching up as usual. It's been difficult to get any real information as to how you are. Amy and I and the kids are saying prayers. Get better and we'll catch up when you are able... DJ Wardynski - Denver more ›