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line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial; font-size: 125%;">Joe Greene</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mean_Joe_Greene_1975.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Mean_Joe_Greene_1975.JPG/200px-Mean_Joe_Greene_1975.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Mean_Joe_Greene_1975.JPG/300px-Mean_Joe_Greene_1975.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Mean_Joe_Greene_1975.JPG 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="472" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Greene with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1975</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 75</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">Defensive tackle</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1946-09-24</span>) </span>September 24, 1946<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 78)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Temple,_Texas" title="Temple, Texas">Temple, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">275 lb (125 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dunbar_High_School_(Temple,_Texas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunbar High School (Temple, Texas)">Dunbar</a> <br /> (Temple, Texas)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Texas_Mean_Green_football" title="North Texas Mean Green football">North Texas State</a> (1966–1968)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 NFL draft">1969</a> / round: 1 / pick: 4</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">As a player:</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a>–<a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">As a coach:</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>Pittsburgh Steelers (<a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a>–<a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a>) <br /> Defensive line coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> (1991–<a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a>) <br /> Defensive line coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996_NFL_season" title="1996 NFL season">1996</a>–<a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003</a>) <br /> Assistant coach</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <dl><dt>As a player</dt></dl> <ul><li>4× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions" title="List of Super Bowl champions">Super Bowl champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX">IX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">X</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">XIII</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">XIV</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/AP_NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year">NFL Defensive Player of the Year</a> (1972, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year">NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year">NFL Man of the Year</a> (1979)</li> <li>5× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1972_All-Pro_Team" title="1972 All-Pro Team">1972</a>–<a href="/wiki/1974_All-Pro_Team" title="1974 All-Pro Team">1974</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977_All-Pro_Team" title="1977 All-Pro Team">1977</a>, <a href="/wiki/1979_All-Pro_Team" title="1979 All-Pro Team">1979</a>)</li> <li>3× Second-team All-Pro (<a href="/wiki/1971_All-Pro_Team" title="1971 All-Pro Team">1971</a>, <a href="/wiki/1975_All-Pro_Team" title="1975 All-Pro Team">1975</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976_All-Pro_Team" title="1976 All-Pro Team">1976</a>)</li> <li>10× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1970_Pro_Bowl" title="1970 Pro Bowl">1969</a>–<a href="/wiki/1977_Pro_Bowl" title="1977 Pro Bowl">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1979_Pro_Bowl" title="1979 Pro Bowl">1978</a>, <a href="/wiki/1980_Pro_Bowl" title="1980 Pro Bowl">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_1970s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1970s All-Decade Team">NFL 1970s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_75th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_100th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team">Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers#Hall_of_Honor" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers#Retired_uniform_numbers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers No. 75</a> retired</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li>Consensus <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1968_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1968 College Football All-America Team">1968</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Texas_Mean_Green_football#Retired_numbers" title="North Texas Mean Green football">North Texas Mean Green No. 75</a> retired</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games played:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">181</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games started:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">172</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble</a> recoveries:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">77.5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeJo02.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/players/joe-greene">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1858">College Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Charles Edward Greene</b> (born September 24, 1946), better known as "<b>Mean</b>" <b>Joe Greene</b>, is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">defensive tackle</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) from 1969 to 1981. A recipient of two <a href="/wiki/AP_NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year">NFL Defensive Player of the Year</a> awards, five first-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> selections, and ten <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> appearances, Greene is widely considered to be one of the greatest defensive linemen to play in the NFL. He was noted for his leadership, fierce competitiveness, and intimidating style of play for which he earned his nickname. </p><p>Born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Temple,_Texas" title="Temple, Texas">Temple, Texas</a>, Greene attended North Texas State University—now <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Texas" title="University of North Texas">University of North Texas</a>—where he earned consensus <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-America</a> honors as a senior playing for the <a href="/wiki/North_Texas_State_Mean_Green_football" class="mw-redirect" title="North Texas State Mean Green football">North Texas State Eagles football</a> team. He was selected by the Steelers fourth overall in the <a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 NFL draft">1969 NFL draft</a> and made an immediate impact with the team, as he was named the NFL's <a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year">Defensive Rookie of the Year</a>. Greene is credited with providing the foundation upon which Steelers coach <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a> turned the dismal franchise into a <a href="/wiki/Dynasty_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dynasty (sports)">sports dynasty</a>. He was the centerpiece of the "<a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain" title="Steel Curtain">Steel Curtain</a>" defense that led Pittsburgh to four <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> championships in a six-year span. </p><p>Throughout his career, Greene was one of the most dominant defensive players in the NFL, able to overpower opposing <a href="/wiki/Lineman_(gridiron_football)#Offensive_line" title="Lineman (gridiron football)">offensive linemen</a> with ease and disrupt blocking. Former teammate <a href="/wiki/Andy_Russell_(American_football)" title="Andy Russell (American football)">Andy Russell</a> called Greene "unquestionably the NFL's best player in the seventies". He is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> and the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a>, and his number 75 jersey is one of only three <a href="/wiki/Retired_number" title="Retired number">retired</a> by the Steelers. Greene is also well known for his appearance in the "<a href="/wiki/Hey_Kid,_Catch!" title="Hey Kid, Catch!">Hey Kid, Catch!</a>" <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola" title="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a> commercial, which aired during <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">Super Bowl XIV</a> and solidified his reputation as a "tough football player who's a nice guy".<sup id="cite_ref-Emery_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emery-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_college">Early life and college</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and college"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Charles Edward Greene was born September 24, 1946, in <a href="/wiki/Temple,_Texas" title="Temple, Texas">Temple, Texas</a>. He played high school football at <a href="/wiki/Temple_Independent_School_District" title="Temple Independent School District">Dunbar High School</a> in Temple. Despite Greene's talents, the Dunbar Panthers had a mediocre record, and he was not heavily <a href="/wiki/College_recruiting" title="College recruiting">recruited</a> by colleges. His options were limited further due to segregation of the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">Southwest Conference</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He was eventually offered a scholarship to play college football at North Texas State University (now <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Texas" title="University of North Texas">University of North Texas</a>), where he played for <a href="/wiki/Odus_Mitchell" title="Odus Mitchell">Odus Mitchell</a> on the varsity team from 1966 to 1968. In the three seasons he played on the squad, they had a 23–15–1 record. With a per-carry average of less than two yards in his 39 games at defensive tackle, North Texas State limited the opposition to 2,507 yards on 1,276 rushes. Greene was a three-time All-<a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conference</a> selection.<sup id="cite_ref-UNT_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his junior season Greene married Agnes Craft, also a student at North Texas State and the daughter of a Dallas businessman.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Tight on money, they were wed at Craft's sister's house in Dallas. <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Beatty" title="Chuck Beatty">Chuck Beatty</a>, Greene's teammate at North Texas and later again in the NFL with the Steelers, served as <a href="/wiki/Best_man" class="mw-redirect" title="Best man">best man</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a senior, Greene was a consensus pick as a defensive tackle for the <a href="/wiki/1968_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1968 College Football All-America Team">1968 All-America team</a>, earning first-team honors from <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">United Press International</a> (UPI), the <a href="/wiki/Newspaper_Enterprise_Association" title="Newspaper Enterprise Association">Newspaper Enterprise Association</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His college coach, <a href="/wiki/Rod_Rust" title="Rod Rust">Rod Rust</a>, said of Greene: "There are two factors behind Joe's success. First, he has the ability to make the big defensive play and turn the tempo of a game around. Second, he has the speed to be an excellent pursuit player." A pro scout said, "He's tough and mean and comes to hit people. He has good killer instincts. He's mobile and hostile."<sup id="cite_ref-CFHOF_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFHOF-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nickname">Nickname</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Nickname"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While sources agree the name is a reference to North Texas' athletics teams, the Mean Green,<sup id="cite_ref-Myerberg_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Myerberg-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sarasota_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sarasota-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pomerantz66_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pomerantz66-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there are conflicting accounts as to how, when, and why Greene received his "Mean Greene" nickname. When he first arrived at North Texas, the university's moniker was the Eagles. In 1966, Greene's first year on the varsity team, the team adopted the "Mean Green" moniker. Two possible origins of the nickname are two separate cheers that supposedly developed independently during North Texas' 1966 game against <a href="/wiki/UTEP_Miners_football" title="UTEP Miners football">UTEP</a>. One cheer was by Sidney Sue Graham, wife of the North Texas sports information director. In response to a tackle by Greene, she blurted out, "That's the way, Mean Greene!"<sup id="cite_ref-Coleman_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coleman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mercer" title="Bill Mercer">Bill Mercer</a>, former North Texas play-by-play announcer, states Graham's thought behind the nickname was the Mean Green defense.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, in the student section, North Texas basketball players <a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(basketball)" title="Willie Davis (basketball)">Willie Davis</a> and Ira Daniels, unsatisfied with the unenthusiastic crowd, began to sing, "Mean Green, you look so good to me". The rest of the crowd soon followed. "After that we did it every game," Davis said. "A lot of people later on started associating it with Joe because his last name was Greene, but it actually started with that simple chant that Saturday night at <a href="/wiki/Fouts_Field" title="Fouts Field">Fouts Field</a>. And that's the truth."<sup id="cite_ref-Coleman_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coleman-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although it stuck with him throughout his professional career due to his playing style, Greene himself was not fond of the nickname, insisting it did not reflect his true character.<sup id="cite_ref-Sarasota_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sarasota-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I just want people to remember me as being a good player and not really mean," he said. "I want to be remembered for playing 13 years and contributing to four championship teams. I would like to be remembered for maybe setting a standard for others to achieve."<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As for the “Joe” part of his nickname (since his given name was Charles, not Joseph), that came from one of his aunts.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During a 2014 interview with NFL Films, Greene said that his aunt nicknamed him Joe due to his resemblance to boxing legend Joe Louis, who at the time of Greene's birth was in the middle of his 12-year reign as heavyweight champion. "She thought I was hefty and bulky enough to be called Joe Louis," Greene said. "She started calling me Joe, and it kind of stuck."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_football_career">Professional football career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional football career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> franchise was one of the most downtrodden in the NFL, having experienced many losing seasons before the hiring of <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a> as head coach in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Noll and the <a href="/wiki/Rooney_family" title="Rooney family">Rooney family</a>, which had owned the franchise since its formation, agreed that building the defensive line was crucial to rebuilding the team.<sup id="cite_ref-Millman45_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Millman45-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, they decided on Greene with the fourth pick of the <a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 NFL draft">1969 NFL draft</a>. The selection proved unpopular with fans and media, who were hoping for a player that would generate excitement; the relatively unknown Greene did not appear to meet their expectations.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, Greene, who was highly competitive, was disappointed he was picked by a team that had such a reputation for losing.<sup id="cite_ref-Freedman83_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freedman83-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I did not, did not want to be a Steeler," he admitted in a 2013 interview.<sup id="cite_ref-Pompeani_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pompeani-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Noll saw immense potential in Greene and insisted on drafting him.<sup id="cite_ref-Wexell82_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wexell82-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Kortas" title="Ken Kortas">Ken Kortas</a>, who had played in all 42 games as defensive tackle over the previous three seasons, was soon traded away to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> to accommodate him on the roster.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a matter of months he established himself as one of the most dominant players in the league at his position. Despite his team finishing <a href="/wiki/1969_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1969</a> with a 1–13 record, the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> (AP) named Greene the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_NFL_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award">NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Harrison_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harrison-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he was invited to his first <a href="/wiki/1970_Pro_Bowl" title="1970 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Former teammate <a href="/wiki/Andy_Russell_(American_football)" title="Andy Russell (American football)">Andy Russell</a> called Greene "unquestionably the NFL's best player in the seventies," saying "No player had a greater impact or did more for his team."<sup id="cite_ref-Russell_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russell-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greene and coach Noll are widely credited with turning the Steelers franchise around.<sup id="cite_ref-Pomerantz48_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pomerantz48-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Steelers finished <a href="/wiki/1970_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1970 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1970</a> with a 5–9 record and went 6–8 in <a href="/wiki/1971_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1971</a>. Greene was invited to the Pro Bowl in both seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-PFR_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFR-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1972</a>, Pittsburgh finished 11–3 and won its first division title and its first playoff game—the "<a href="/wiki/Immaculate_Reception" title="Immaculate Reception">Immaculate Reception</a>" game against the <a href="/wiki/1972_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1972 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a>. During the season, Greene tallied 11 <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">quarterback sacks</a> and 42 solo tackles, and he was recognized as the <a href="/wiki/AP_NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year">AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year</a>. <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Don Shula</a> lauded Greene, saying, "He's just a super super star. It's hard to believe he isn't offside on every play. He makes the other team adjust to him."<sup id="cite_ref-Mihoces_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mihoces-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By this time, Noll had built a formidable defense. "We have maybe 10 guys now capable of making All-Pro," said Greene in 1972. "I'm just like all the other guys, doing my best in a team effort."<sup id="cite_ref-Mihoces_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mihoces-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the drafting of defensive tackle <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Holmes" title="Ernie Holmes">Ernie Holmes</a> in 1972, the Steelers assembled what became known as the "<a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain" title="Steel Curtain">Steel Curtain</a>" defensive line of Greene, Holmes, <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greene was invited to the <a href="/wiki/1974_Pro_Bowl" title="1974 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl for 1973</a>, joining White and Greenwood on the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a> (AFC) roster.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greene won his second AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award after the <a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974 season</a>, becoming the first player to receive the award multiple times.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, he developed a new tactic of lining up at a sharp angle between the guard and center to disrupt the opposition's blocking assignments.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His coaches were at first skeptical of the tactic and did not allow him to try it during the regular season. He first implemented it against the <a href="/wiki/1974_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1974 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a> in the division championship game. It proved to be highly effective, as it impeded Buffalo's blocking, and running back <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a> managed only 48 yards rushing.<sup id="cite_ref-Russell_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russell-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week, the Steelers faced the <a href="/wiki/1974_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1974 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a> in the AFC championship game, with the defining match-up being Greene against All-Pro center <a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Jim Otto</a>. At one point Greene, consumed by emotions, kicked Otto in the groin. Later, on a third-down play, Greene threw Otto to the ground with one arm before leaping to sack quarterback <a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Ken Stabler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OO_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OO-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oakland was held to 29 rushing yards in the Steelers' 24–13 victory. On January 12, 1975, the Steelers won their first of four <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> championships in a six-year span by defeating the <a href="/wiki/1974_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1974 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> 16–6 in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX">Super Bowl IX</a>. In that game, lined up against center <a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Mick Tingelhoff</a>, Greene recorded an interception, forced fumble, and fumble recovery in what is considered one of the greatest individual defensive Super Bowl performances.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Silverman71_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Silverman71-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pittsburgh limited the Vikings to only 119 total yards of offense, 17 of which were gained on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the season, Greene was honored by the <i><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette" title="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a></i> at its 39th <a href="/wiki/Dapper_Dan_Charities" title="Dapper Dan Charities">Dapper Dan dinner</a> as Pittsburgh's outstanding sports figure of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Greene_Jersey_BobbleHead.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Joe_Greene_Jersey_BobbleHead.jpg/170px-Joe_Greene_Jersey_BobbleHead.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Joe_Greene_Jersey_BobbleHead.jpg/255px-Joe_Greene_Jersey_BobbleHead.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Joe_Greene_Jersey_BobbleHead.jpg/340px-Joe_Greene_Jersey_BobbleHead.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Greene's jersey displayed in the <a href="/wiki/Heinz_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Heinz Field">Heinz Field</a> Walk of Fame</figcaption></figure> <p>Greene missed four games in <a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975</a> due to a pinched nerve, snapping a streak of 91 straight games started since he entered the league.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 1975, he and the other members of the Steel Curtain appeared on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-Freedman83_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freedman83-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After leading the Steelers to another Super Bowl win after the 1975 season over the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">Super Bowl X</a>, Greene missed the first several games of the <a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1976 season</a> with a back injury. The Steelers started off the season 1–4 and looked like they would not make the playoffs. Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> was also injured and was replaced by rookie <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kruczek" title="Mike Kruczek">Mike Kruczek</a>. Greene returned and the Steelers defense carried the team to nine-straight wins and the playoffs. With a defense considered one of the best in NFL history,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the 1976 Steelers held opponents to an average of less than 10 points per game (138 points over 14 games). During their nine-game winning streak, the Steelers defense recorded five shutouts, including three straight, and surrendered a total of 28 points (roughly 3 points per game).<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The defense allowed only two touchdowns over those nine games. The Steelers were defeated by the Raiders in that year's AFC championship game.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By <a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1977</a>, Greene was the captain of the Steelers defense, although his reduced effectiveness over the previous two seasons due to injuries led to rumors that he was washed up.<sup id="cite_ref-Marshall_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marshall-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wexell83_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wexell83-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was never again able to attain the same success as a pass rusher after his pinched nerve in 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spurred by the rumors, he returned in <a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1978</a> to lead all Pittsburgh linemen in tackles, and he had four sacks and a career-high five fumble recoveries. The Steelers defense allowed a league-low 195 points during the season, en route to a 35–31 victory over the Cowboys in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">Super Bowl XIII</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that contest, Greene had one of Pittsburgh's five sacks of Dallas quarterback <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Roger Staubach</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pittsburgh finished the <a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1979 season</a> with a 12–4 record, and ranked second in <a href="/wiki/Total_offence" class="mw-redirect" title="Total offence">total defense</a> and fifth in scoring defense. Greene was named a first-team All-Pro by the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Writers_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Football Writers Association">Pro Football Writers Association</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Weekly" title="Pro Football Weekly">Pro Football Weekly</a></i> and was invited to his final Pro Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-PFR_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFR-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also deemed the NFL's <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award">Man of the Year</a> in recognition of his off-field contributions. In the AFC championship game against the <a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1979 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a>, the Steelers held NFL MVP <a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Earl Campbell</a> to just 15 rushing yards on 17 carries.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pittsburgh then defeated the <a href="/wiki/1979_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1979 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">Super Bowl XIV</a> for an unprecedented fourth Super Bowl title.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the fourth title came Greene's fourth <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_ring" title="Super Bowl ring">Super Bowl ring</a>, inspiring his famous phrase, "one for the thumb", an allusion to winning a fifth championship.<sup id="cite_ref-Pomerantz239_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pomerantz239-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His wish went unfulfilled, however, as the Steelers failed to reach the playoffs in each of his final two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-Wexell79_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wexell79-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greene retired as a player following the <a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1981 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished his career having played in 181 out of a possible 190 games, and recorded 77.5 sacks<sup id="cite_ref-Wexell83_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wexell83-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unofficially, as sacks were not an official statistic until 1982) and 16 fumble recoveries. His spot in the lineup was technically not replaced; the Steelers switched to a <a href="/wiki/3%E2%80%934_defense" title="3–4 defense">3–4 defensive alignment</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1982_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1982 season</a>, which has only one <a href="/wiki/Nose_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Nose tackle">nose tackle</a> as opposed to two defensive tackles. The team has used the 3–4 as its base alignment continuously in the years since Greene's retirement, and more recently have used alignments that deploy only two true linemen.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#00ffff; width:3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Player of the Year">NFL Defensive Player of the Year</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Won the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Bold</b> </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th rowspan="2">Sacks </th> <th colspan="2">Fumbles </th> <th colspan="2">Interceptions </th></tr> <tr> <th><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumble recoveries">FR</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumble return yards">Yds</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interceptions">Int</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interception return yards">Yds</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1969_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>9.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1970_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1970 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1971_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>7</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#00ffff"><a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td><b>11.0</b></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>13</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#00ffff"><a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><b>26</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1976_NFL_season" title="1976 NFL season">1976</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1977_NFL_season" title="1977 NFL season">1977</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>4.5</td> <td><b>5</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1980_NFL_season" title="1980 NFL season">1980</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1980_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td>4.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeJo02.htm">Career</a></th> <th>181</th> <th>172</th> <th>77.5</th> <th>16</th> <th>10</th> <th>1</th> <th>26 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postseason">Postseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th rowspan="2">Sacks </th> <th colspan="1">Fumbles </th> <th colspan="2">Interceptions </th></tr> <tr> <th><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumble recoveries">FR</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interceptions">Int</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interception return yards">Yds</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#00ffff"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NFL_playoffs" title="1972–73 NFL playoffs">1972</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NFL_playoffs" title="1973–74 NFL playoffs">1973</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#00ffff"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NFL_playoffs" title="1974–75 NFL playoffs">1974</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>1.0</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NFL_playoffs" title="1975–76 NFL playoffs">1975</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NFL_playoffs" title="1976–77 NFL playoffs">1976</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NFL_playoffs" title="1977–78 NFL playoffs">1977</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.0</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NFL_playoffs" title="1978–79 NFL playoffs">1978</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>4.0</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NFL_playoffs" title="1979–80 NFL playoffs">1979</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba"><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeJo02/gamelog/post/">Career</a></th> <th>17</th> <th>17</th> <th>7.0</th> <th>2</th> <th>1</th> <th>10 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attitude_and_playing_style">Attitude and playing style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Attitude and playing style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>He's tough and mean and comes to hit people. He has good killer instincts. He's mobile and hostile.<sup id="cite_ref-CFHOF_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFHOF-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Greene's nickname remained popular due to his exploits on the playing field, where he was described as ferocious and intimidating.<sup id="cite_ref-Wexell82_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wexell82-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He instilled fear in opponents with the intensity of his play. In a 1979 game against the <a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1979 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a>, with only seconds remaining and Houston leading 20–17, the Oilers lined up near the Pittsburgh goal line to run their final play. With victory already assured for the Oilers, Greene pointed angrily across the line of scrimmage at Houston quarterback <a href="/wiki/Dan_Pastorini" title="Dan Pastorini">Dan Pastorini</a>, warning, "If you come into the end zone, I'll beat the crap out of you! I'm gonna kill you!" Pastorini responded by <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_kneel" title="Quarterback kneel">taking a knee</a>, ending the game. Afterward, Greene laughed and said, "I knew you weren't going to do it."<sup id="cite_ref-Pomerantz239_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pomerantz239-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his early years with the Steelers, Greene was at times uncontrollable, and often let his temper get the best of him. On one occasion during a <a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975</a> game against the <a href="/wiki/Browns%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Browns–Steelers rivalry">rival</a> <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Municipal Stadium</a>, Greene repeatedly kicked Browns lineman <a href="/wiki/Bob_McKay" title="Bob McKay">Bob McKay</a> in the groin while McKay was lying on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-Pomerantz239_47-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pomerantz239-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also punched <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> <a href="/wiki/Offensive_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive guard">guard</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Howard_(American_football)" title="Paul Howard (American football)">Paul Howard</a> and spat at quarterback <a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Fran Tarkenton</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he frequently clashed with officials.<sup id="cite_ref-Russell_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russell-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pomerantz239_47-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pomerantz239-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greene and middle <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a> became the emotional leaders of Pittsburgh's defensive squad. Greene was described as a huge presence both on and off the field.<sup id="cite_ref-Freedman83_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freedman83-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joe Gordon of the Steelers front office recalled an instance in which a teammate was loudly voicing his discontent over the long and cold practice they had just gone through as he yanked off his equipment. At a nearby locker, Greene lifted his head and silently glared at him. "Believe me, that's all Joe did, he never even said anything," said Gordon. "I don't think the other players saw Joe glare at him. I think the other player just felt it, and then he sat down and never said another word."<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A natural leader, Greene was named the captain of the defense in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Afro_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Afro-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His leadership was also channeled to the offense; <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, considered Greene a mentor. "If you were giving less than 100 percent, he let you know one way or the other," said Swann.<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson_42-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_career">Acting career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Acting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coca-Cola_commercial">Coca-Cola commercial</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Coca-Cola commercial"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hey_Kid,_Catch!" title="Hey Kid, Catch!">Hey Kid, Catch!</a></div> <p>Greene appeared in a famous commercial for <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola" title="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a> that debuted on October 1, 1979, and was aired during <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">Super Bowl XIV</a> on January 20, 1980. The ad won a <a href="/wiki/Clio_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Clio Award">Clio Award</a> in 1980 for being one of the best commercials of 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is widely considered to be one of the best television commercials of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The commercial helped shift the public's perception of Greene as hostile and unapproachable, to a soft-hearted "nice guy".<sup id="cite_ref-Emery_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Emery-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Afro_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Afro-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_roles">Other roles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While most well known for the Coca-Cola commercial, Greene has acted in other roles. One of his first acting roles was in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Six" title="The Black Six">The Black Six</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Blaxploitation" title="Blaxploitation">blaxploitation</a> film starring other NFL players including fellow Hall of Famers <a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Lem Barney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Willie Lanier</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Carl Eller</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greene also played himself in the movie <i><a href="/wiki/...All_The_Marbles" class="mw-redirect" title="...All The Marbles">...All The Marbles</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Television_film" title="Television film">TV movie</a> on teammate <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a>, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Back:_The_Rocky_Bleier_Story" title="Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story">Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story</a></i>, and in <i><a href="/wiki/Smokey_and_the_Bandit_II" title="Smokey and the Bandit II">Smokey and the Bandit II</a></i>, in which he was ordered to "tackle that car" by Terry Bradshaw when Sherriff Buford T. Justice, played by <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Gleason" title="Jackie Gleason">Jackie Gleason</a>, was in pursuit of <a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a>' "Bandit". Greene then went and "tackled" Justice's patrol car, turning it completely over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career_and_later_life">Coaching career and later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Coaching career and later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retiring from the NFL, Greene spent one year, 1982, as a <a href="/wiki/Color_analyst" class="mw-redirect" title="Color analyst">color analyst</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">NFL on CBS</a></i> before becoming an assistant coach under Steelers' head coach <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a> in 1987. He spent the next 16 years as an assistant coach with the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> (1987–1991), <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> (1991–1995), and <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> (1996–2003).<sup id="cite_ref-SI_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, he retired from coaching and was named the special assistant for player personnel for the Steelers. In this position, he earned his fifth Super Bowl ring after the Steelers won <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL" title="Super Bowl XL">Super Bowl XL</a>. When asked how it felt to finally win "one for the thumb", he replied, "That's all utter nonsense. It's one for the right hand. It's one for <i>this</i> group, for <i>this</i> team."<sup id="cite_ref-Wexell79_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wexell79-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned a sixth ring from <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII" title="Super Bowl XLIII">Super Bowl XLIII</a>. Greene is one of four people outside the <a href="/wiki/Rooney_family" title="Rooney family">Rooney family</a> to have Super Bowl rings from the first six championship seasons. He retired from his position in the Steelers front office in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-retire3_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retire3-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Greene was the subject of an episode of the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> documentary series <i><a href="/wiki/A_Football_Life" title="A Football Life">A Football Life</a></i>, which chronicled his life and career.<sup id="cite_ref-Waits_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waits-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2024, he resides in <a href="/wiki/Flower_Mound,_Texas" title="Flower Mound, Texas">Flower Mound, Texas</a>. His wife of 47 years, Agnes, with whom he had three children, died in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-Starkey_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Starkey-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has since remarried to Charlotte Greene. Greene is known as "Papa Joe" to his seven grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-Waits_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waits-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fittipaldo_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fittipaldo-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, Greene released an autobiography entitled <i>Mean Joe Greene: Built by Football</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Greene set up the Agnes Lucille Craft Greene Memorial Scholarship in honor of his late wife. The scholarships are presented annually to students from Texas, whose parents have battled cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>I just want people to remember me as being<br /> a good player and not really mean. I want to be<br /> remembered for playing 13 years and contributing to<br /> four championship teams. I would like to be remembered for maybe setting a standard for others to achieve.<sup id="cite_ref-ProFootballHallofFame_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProFootballHallofFame-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </blockquote> </div> <p>Greene is recognized as one of the most dominant players to ever play in the NFL.<sup id="cite_ref-USAtoday_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USAtoday-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is widely considered one of the greatest defensive linemen in league history.<sup id="cite_ref-Augustyn_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Augustyn-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His durability allowed him to play in 181 of a possible 190 games, including a streak of 91 straight to begin his career.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Steel Curtain defense is consistently ranked among the top defensive groups of all time. As of the death of L. C. Greenwood in September 2013, Greene is the last surviving member of the Steel Curtain.<sup id="cite_ref-Pompeani_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pompeani-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-career_honors">Post-career honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Greene&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Post-career honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 1984, Greene was enshrined in the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the only former UNT player so honored.</li> <li>His number 75 jersey is retired by the North Texas football team, and he was inducted into the UNT Hall of Fame in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-UNT_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in 1987, a class which also included <a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Larry Csonka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Len Dawson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Jim Langer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Don Maynard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Gene Upshaw</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">John Henry Johnson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Hall of Fame Selection Committee named Greene to the <a href="/wiki/NFL_1970s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1970s All-Decade Team">NFL 1970s All-Decade Team</a>, honoring the best players of the decade. In 1994, he was selected by a 15-person panel of NFL and Pro Football Hall of Fame officials, former players, and media representatives to the <a href="/wiki/NFL_75th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team</a> as one of the greatest players of the NFL's first 75 years.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1999, Greene was deemed the 14th greatest player of all time by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was ranked 13th on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Top_100:_NFL%27s_Greatest_Players" title="The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players">The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players</a></i> by the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Greene is regarded among the greatest players in Steelers franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His number 75 jersey was officially retired at halftime during the Steelers' game against the <a href="/wiki/Ravens%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Ravens–Steelers rivalry">rival</a> <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> on November 2, 2014. Greene also briefly wore number 72 during his rookie season before switching to his more familiar 75 mid-season. He is only the third Steeler to have his jersey formally retired, the first being <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Ernie Stautner</a><sup id="cite_ref-Fittipaldo_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fittipaldo-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the other being <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Steelers had not reissued No. 75 since Greene's retirement, and it had been understood long before 2014 that no Steeler would ever wear it again.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The University of North Texas, Greene's alma mater, unveiled a statue of him outside of <a href="/wiki/Apogee_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Apogee Stadium">Apogee Stadium</a> in 2018. Greene is regarded as the most famous alum of UNT.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2015, the Mean Joe Greene Community Football Field was dedicated in Greene's honor in his hometown of <a href="/wiki/Temple,_Texas" title="Temple, Texas">Temple, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2019, Greene was named to the <a href="/wiki/NFL_100th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team</a> as one of the greatest players of the NFL's first 100 years.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and 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.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFEmery2016" class="citation news cs1">Emery, Mark (January 28, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/joe-greene-reunited-costar-classic-coke-ad-article-1.2512868">"NFL legend 'Mean Joe' Greene reunited with co-star from classic 1979 Coke commercial"</a>. <i>New York Daily News</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161112025952/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/joe-greene-reunited-costar-classic-coke-ad-article-1.2512868">Archived</a> from the original on November 12, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 11,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+York+Daily+News&rft.atitle=NFL+legend+%27Mean+Joe%27+Greene+reunited+with+co-star+from+classic+1979+Coke+commercial&rft.date=2016-01-28&rft.aulast=Emery&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fsports%2Ffootball%2Fjoe-greene-reunited-costar-classic-coke-ad-article-1.2512868&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJoe+Greene" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-UNT-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-UNT_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UNT_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://exhibits.library.unt.edu/legends-mean-green/joe-greene-75">"Legends of the Mean Green: Joe Greene No. 75"</a>. University of North Texas Libraries. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161111123036/https://exhibits.library.unt.edu/legends-mean-green/joe-greene-75">Archived</a> from the original on November 11, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 11,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Legends+of+the+Mean+Green%3A+Joe+Greene+No.+75&rft.pub=University+of+North+Texas+Libraries&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fexhibits.library.unt.edu%2Flegends-mean-green%2Fjoe-greene-75&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJoe+Greene" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pomerantz 2014, pp. 68–69</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11303269/joe_greene_is_named_allamerican/">"Joe Greene Is Named All-American"</a>. <i>Denton Record-Chronicle</i>. November 26, 1968. p. 8. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170827000223/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11303269/joe_greene_is_named_allamerican/">Archived</a> from the original on August 27, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 28,</span> 2017</span> – via Newspapers.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Denton+Record-Chronicle&rft.atitle=Joe+Greene+Is+Named+All-American&rft.pages=8&rft.date=1968-11-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F11303269%2Fjoe_greene_is_named_allamerican%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJoe+Greene" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CFHOF-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CFHOF_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CFHOF_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1858">"Joe Greene College Football Hall of Fame bio"</a>. National Football Foundation<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 30,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Joe+Greene+College+Football+Hall+of+Fame+bio&rft.pub=National+Football+Foundation&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffootballfoundation.org%2Fhof_search.aspx%3Fhof%3D1858&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJoe+Greene" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Myerberg-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Myerberg_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMyerberg2015" class="citation news cs1">Myerberg, Paul (August 15, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/mean-green-mean-joe-green-nickname-origins">"Which nickname came first at North Texas? 'Mean Joe' Greene or Mean Green?"</a>. <i>USA Today</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161028151934/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/mean-green-mean-joe-green-nickname-origins">Archived</a> from the original on October 28, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 27,</span> 2016</span>. <q>But we can put one misguided theory to rest right here: The North Texas Mean Green are not, in fact, named in honor of 'Mean Joe' Greene</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=USA+Today&rft.atitle=Which+nickname+came+first+at+North+Texas%3F+%27Mean+Joe%27+Greene+or+Mean+Green%3F&rft.date=2015-08-15&rft.aulast=Myerberg&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2015%2F08%2Fmean-green-mean-joe-green-nickname-origins&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJoe+Greene" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sarasota-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sarasota_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sarasota_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IrEqAAAAIBAJ&pg=2246%2C3044774">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Mean Joe' Doesn't Like His Nickname"</a>. <i>Sarasota Herald-Tribune</i>. 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MBI Publishing Company LLC. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0760336458" title="Special:BookSources/978-0760336458"><bdi>978-0760336458</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pittsburgh+Steelers%3A+The+Complete+Illustrated+History&rft.edition=illustrated&rft.pub=MBI+Publishing+Company+LLC&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-0760336458&rft.aulast=Freedman&rft.aufirst=Lew&rft.au=Hoak%2C+Dick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJoe+Greene" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMillmanCoyne2010" class="citation book cs1">Millman, Chad; Coyne, Shawn (2010). <i>The Ones Who Hit the Hardest: The Steelers, the Cowboys, the '70s, and the Fight for America's Soul</i>. 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Simon and Schuster. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1451691634" title="Special:BookSources/978-1451691634"><bdi>978-1451691634</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Their+Life%27s+Work%3A+The+Brotherhood+of+the+1970s+Pittsburgh+Steelers&rft.edition=illustrated%2C+reprint&rft.pub=Simon+and+Schuster&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-1451691634&rft.aulast=Pomerantz&rft.aufirst=Gary+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJoe+Greene" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWexell2006" class="citation book cs1">Wexell, Jim (2006). <i>Pittsburgh Steelers: Men of Steel</i> (illustrated ed.). 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color: #000000 !important;"><div>Formerly the <b>Pittsburgh Pirates</b> (1933–1939)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Shakespeare_(American_football)" title="William Shakespeare (American football)">Shakespeare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Basrak" title="Mike Basrak">Basrak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_White" title="Byron White">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Eakin" title="Kay Eakin">Eakin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Daley_(American_football)" title="Bill Daley (American football)">Daley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Podesto" title="Johnny Podesto">Podesto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Duhart" title="Paul Duhart">Duhart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Blanchard" title="Doc Blanchard">Blanchard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hub_Bechtol" title="Hub Bechtol">Bechtol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Edwards" title="Dan Edwards">D. 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Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Robertson" title="Isiah Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Buchanon" title="Willie Buchanon">Buchanon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Chambers" title="Wally Chambers">Chambers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/A._J._Duhe" title="A. J. Duhe">Duhe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Al_Baker" title="Al Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Haslett" title="Jim Haslett">Haslett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Curry" title="Buddy Curry">Curry</a> & <a href="/wiki/Al_Richardson_(linebacker)" title="Al Richardson (linebacker)">A. Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Chip_Banks" title="Chip Banks">Banks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Maxwell_(American_football)" title="Vernon Maxwell (American football)">Maxwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Maas" title="Bill Maas">Maas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Duane_Bickett" title="Duane Bickett">Bickett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Leslie_O%27Neal" title="Leslie O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Conlan" title="Shane Conlan">Conlan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Erik_McMillan" title="Erik McMillan">McMillan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Carrier_(safety)" title="Mark Carrier (safety)">Carrier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Croel" title="Mike Croel">Croel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Carter" title="Dale Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Stubblefield" title="Dana Stubblefield">Stubblefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Bowens" title="Tim Bowens">Bowens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Douglas_(American_football)" title="Hugh Douglas (American football)">Douglas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Simeon_Rice" title="Simeon Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Boulware" title="Peter Boulware">Boulware</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Jevon_Kearse" title="Jevon Kearse">Kearse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Kendrell_Bell" title="Kendrell Bell">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Suggs" title="Terrell Suggs">Suggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Vilma" title="Jonathan Vilma">Vilma</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Shawne_Merriman" title="Shawne Merriman">Merriman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">Ryans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Willis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Jerod_Mayo" title="Jerod Mayo">Mayo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cushing" title="Brian Cushing">Cushing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Ndamukong_Suh" title="Ndamukong Suh">Suh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Von_Miller" title="Von Miller">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Kuechly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Richardson" title="Sheldon Richardson">S. Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Peters" title="Marcus Peters">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Joey_Bosa" title="Joey Bosa">J. Bosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Marshon_Lattimore" title="Marshon Lattimore">Lattimore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_Leonard" title="Shaquille Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Bosa" title="Nick Bosa">N. Bosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Chase_Young" title="Chase Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Micah_Parsons" title="Micah Parsons">Parsons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Sauce_Gardner" title="Sauce Gardner">Gardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Will_Anderson_Jr." title="Will Anderson Jr.">Anderson Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Verse" title="Jared Verse">Verse</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="AP_NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award_winners1959" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AP_Defensive_Players_of_the_Year" title="Template:AP Defensive Players of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AP_Defensive_Players_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:AP Defensive Players of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AP_Defensive_Players_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AP Defensive Players of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="AP_NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award_winners1959" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/AP_NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award">AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award</a> winners</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Anderson" title="Dick Anderson">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Martin" title="Harvey Martin">Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Lester_Hayes" title="Lester Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Betters" title="Doug Betters">Betters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Millard" title="Keith Millard">Millard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Swilling" title="Pat Swilling">Swilling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Paup" title="Bryce Paup">Paup</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Stubblefield" title="Dana Stubblefield">Stubblefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">J. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Sanders" title="Bob Sanders">B. Sanders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/James_Harrison_(American_football)" title="James Harrison (American football)">Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Suggs" title="Terrell Suggs">Suggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Kuechly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Khalil_Mack" title="Khalil Mack">Mack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Gilmore" title="Stephon Gilmore">Gilmore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/T._J._Watt" title="T. J. Watt">T. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Bosa" title="Nick Bosa">Bosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Myles_Garrett" title="Myles Garrett">Garrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Surtain_II" title="Patrick Surtain II">Surtain II</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award2074" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template:Walter Payton Man of the Year Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template talk:Walter Payton Man of the Year Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Walter Payton Man of the Year Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award2074" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award">Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/John_Hadl" title="John Hadl">Hadl</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Dawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/George_Blanda" title="George Blanda">Blanda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Theismann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Rolf_Benirschke" title="Rolf Benirschke">Benirschke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Lyons" title="Marty Lyons">Lyons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(linebacker)" title="Reggie Williams (linebacker)">R. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Duerson" title="Dave Duerson">Duerson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Boomer_Esiason" title="Boomer Esiason">Esiason</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Aikman" title="Troy Aikman">Aikman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Flanigan" title="Jim Flanigan">Flanigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Vincent" title="Troy Vincent">Vincent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Warrick_Dunn" title="Warrick Dunn">Dunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">P. 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Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Birk" title="Matt Birk">Birk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Witten" title="Jason Witten">Witten</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Tillman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Davis_Sr." title="Thomas Davis Sr.">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Anquan_Boldin" title="Anquan Boldin">Boldin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Fitzgerald" title="Larry Fitzgerald">Fitzgerald</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">E. Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. 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Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Shanklin" title="Ronnie Shanklin">Ron Shanklin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 <a href="/wiki/Preston_Pearson" title="Preston Pearson">Preston Pearson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/wiki/Glen_Edwards_(safety)" title="Glen Edwards (safety)">Glen Edwards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award"><b>MVP</b></a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">33 <a href="/wiki/John_Fuqua" title="John Fuqua">John Fuqua</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">34 <a href="/wiki/Andy_Russell_(American_football)" title="Andy Russell (American football)">Andy Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Davis_(running_back)" title="Steve Davis (running back)">Steve Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Ed_Bradley_(linebacker)" title="Ed Bradley (linebacker)">Ed Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Walden" title="Bobby Walden">Bobby Walden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">43 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">45 <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Allen_(American_football)" title="Jimmy Allen (American football)">Jim Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">46 <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Harrison" title="Reggie Harrison">Reggie Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">47 <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">50 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Clack" title="Jim Clack">Jim Clack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Marv_Kellum" title="Marv Kellum">Marv Kellum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Mansfield" title="Ray Mansfield">Ray Mansfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wolf_(American_football)" title="Jim Wolf (American football)">Jim Wolf</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Holmes" title="Ernie Holmes">Ernie Holmes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. 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Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Oldham" title="Ray Oldham">Ray Oldham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Ron Johnson (cornerback)">Ron Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Deloplaine" title="Jack Deloplaine">Jack Deloplaine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Rick_Moser" title="Rick Moser">Rick Moser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">40 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Reutershan" title="Randy Reutershan">Randy Reutershan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">47 <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Winston" title="Dennis Winston">Dennis Winston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Robin_Cole" title="Robin Cole">Robin Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Fry" title="Willie Fry">Willie Fry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Beasley" title="Tom Beasley">Tom Beasley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/wiki/Ted_Petersen" title="Ted Petersen">Ted Petersen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Dunn" title="Gary Dunn">Gary Dunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Fred Anderson (American football)">Fred Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Mullins" title="Gerry Mullins">Gerry Mullins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Pinney" title="Ray Pinney">Ray Pinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">75 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/wiki/John_Banaszak" title="John Banaszak">John Banaszak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Courson" title="Steve Courson">Steve Courson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">79 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(tight_end,_born_1949)" title="Larry Brown (tight end, born 1949)">Larry Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">82 <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">83 <a href="/wiki/Theo_Bell" title="Theo Bell">Theo Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Grossman" title="Randy Grossman">Randy Grossman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jim Smith (wide receiver)">Jim Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">87 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mandich" title="Jim Mandich">Jim Mandich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">88 <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Head coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Coaches:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Dotsch" title="Rollie Dotsch">Rollie Dotsch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Hoak" title="Dick Hoak">Dick Hoak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Moore_(American_football_coach,_born_1938)" title="Tom Moore (American football coach, born 1938)">Tom Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Riecke" title="Louis Riecke">Louis Riecke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Uram" title="Paul Uram">Paul Uram</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Walker_(American_football)" title="Dick Walker (American football)">Dick Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Woody_Widenhofer" title="Woody Widenhofer">Woody Widenhofer</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Pittsburgh_Steelers_Super_Bowl_XIV_champions2045" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #000000 !important; 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Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Hawthorne" title="Greg Hawthorne">Greg Hawthorne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Ron Johnson (cornerback)">Ron Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">33 <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Anderson_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Anderson (American football)">Anthony Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Deloplaine" title="Jack Deloplaine">Jack Deloplaine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Rick_Moser" title="Rick Moser">Rick Moser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">45 <a href="/wiki/Russell_Davis_(running_back)" title="Russell Davis (running back)">Russell Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">47 <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">49 <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Woodruff" title="Dwayne Woodruff">Dwayne Woodruff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">50 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Graves_(American_football)" title="Tom Graves (American football)">Tom Graves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Winston" title="Dennis Winston">Dennis Winston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Zack_Valentine" title="Zack Valentine">Zack Valentine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Robin_Cole" title="Robin Cole">Robin Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Fry" title="Willie Fry">Willie Fry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/Thom_Dornbrook" title="Thom Dornbrook">Thom Dornbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Beasley" title="Tom Beasley">Tom Beasley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/wiki/Ted_Petersen" title="Ted Petersen">Ted Petersen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Dunn" title="Gary Dunn">Gary Dunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. 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Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Emmitt Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Steve Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Lance Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Raymond Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Fitzgerald" title="Larry Fitzgerald">Larry Fitzgerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Marvin Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Elroy Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Don Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Steve Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Randy Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Paul Warfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike 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title="Larry Allen">Larry Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Dan Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">John Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Bruce Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">Randall McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">Jim Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Gene Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Mel Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Jim Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Dwight Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Doug Atkins</a></li> <li><a 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football)">Randy White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Chuck Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bobby Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Derrick Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Dick Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Ted Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Willie Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Ray Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Joe Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Junior Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">Lawrence 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<li>Formerly the <b>Pittsburgh Pirates</b> (1933–1939)</li> <li>Based and headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important;">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="History of the Pittsburgh Steelers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team">All-Time Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team_(50th_Season)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season)">50th Season</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Legends_team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team">Legends team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seasons" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers">Logos and uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_head_coaches" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster">All-time roster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster_(A%E2%80%93K)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (A–K)">A–K</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster_(L%E2%80%93Z)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (L–Z)">L–Z</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_records" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh Steelers records">Records</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Home fields: <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_Stadium" title="Pitt Stadium">Pitt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Acrisure_Stadium" title="Acrisure Stadium">Acrisure Stadium</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Training facilities: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Rooney_Athletic_Field" title="Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field">Rooney Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Stadium" title="Point Stadium">Point Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UPMC_Rooney_Sports_Complex" title="UPMC Rooney Sports Complex">UPMC Rooney Sports Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_College#Pittsburgh_Steelers_training_camp" title="Saint Vincent College">Chuck Noll Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania" title="American football in Western Pennsylvania">Football in Western Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rooney_family" title="Rooney family">Rooney family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myron_Cope" title="Myron Cope">Myron Cope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelmark" title="Steelmark">Steelmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steeler_Nation" title="Steeler Nation">Steeler Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrible_Towel" title="Terrible Towel">Terrible Towel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain" title="Steel Curtain">Steel Curtain</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Sunday_(1977_film)" title="Black Sunday (1977 film)">Black Sunday</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Back:_The_Rocky_Bleier_Story" title="Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story">Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evening_Shade" title="Evening Shade">Evening Shade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chief_(play)" title="The Chief (play)">The Chief</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Polka" title="Pennsylvania Polka">"Pennsylvania Polka" (song)</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Renegade_(Styx_song)" title="Renegade (Styx song)">Renegade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_(Steelers_song)" title="Here We Go (Steelers song)">Here We Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_and_Yellow" title="Black and Yellow">Black and Yellow</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/YinzCam" title="YinzCam">YinzCam</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Us" title="This Is Us">This Is Us</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain_(roller_coaster)" title="Steel Curtain (roller coaster)">Steel Curtain Roller Coaster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_sports_lore" title="Pittsburgh sports lore">Steelers lore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.P._Rooneys" title="J.P. Rooneys">J.P. Rooneys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Keystoners" title="Pennsylvania Keystoners">Pennsylvania Keystoners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Polka_(American_football)" title="Pennsylvania Polka (American football)">Pennsylvania Polka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steagles" title="Steagles">Steagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Card-Pitt" title="Card-Pitt">Card-Pitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelerettes" title="Pittsburgh Steelerettes">Steelerettes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immaculate_Reception" title="Immaculate Reception">Immaculate Reception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1975 AFC Championship Game">1975 AFC Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1995 AFC Championship Game">Immaculate Deflection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis_trade" title="Jerome Bettis trade">Jerome Bettis trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_AFC_Divisional_playoff_game_(Pittsburgh%E2%80%93Indianapolis)" title="2005 AFC Divisional playoff game (Pittsburgh–Indianapolis)">Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3:16_game" title="3:16 game">3:16 game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_B%27s_(Pittsburgh)" title="Killer B's (Pittsburgh)">Killer B's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ravens%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Ravens–Steelers rivalry">Baltimore Ravens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengals%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Bengals–Steelers rivalry">Cincinnati Bengals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browns%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Browns–Steelers rivalry">Cleveland Browns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowboys%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Cowboys–Steelers rivalry">Dallas Cowboys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Broncos–Steelers rivalry">Denver Broncos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiders%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Raiders–Steelers rivalry">Las Vegas Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriots%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Patriots–Steelers rivalry">New England Patriots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagles%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Eagles–Steelers rivalry">Philadelphia Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelers%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Steelers–Titans rivalry">Tennessee Titans</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_broadcasters" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDKA-TV" title="KDKA-TV">KDKA-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPKD-TV" title="WPKD-TV">WPKD-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SportsNet_Pittsburgh" title="SportsNet Pittsburgh">SportsNet Pittsburgh</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Batch" title="Charlie Batch">Charlie Batch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hoke" title="Chris Hoke">Chris Hoke</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Radio_Network" title="Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network">Radio Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDVE" title="WDVE">WDVE-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBGG_(AM)" title="WBGG (AM)">WBGG-AM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hillgrove" title="Bill Hillgrove">Bill Hillgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunch_Ilkin" title="Tunch Ilkin">Tunch Ilkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Wolfley" title="Craig Wolfley">Craig Wolfley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_figures_in_broadcasting" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers figures in broadcasting">Steelers figures in broadcasting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (24)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2007 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2014 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (8)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_AFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 AFC Championship Game">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1975 AFC Championship Game">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX">1974 (IX)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">1975 (X)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">1978 (XIII)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">1979 (XIV)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL" title="Super Bowl XL">2005 (XL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII" title="Super Bowl XLIII">2008 (XLIII)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">70</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">75</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Hall of Fame members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Players: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Bradshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">Woodson</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Coaches and administration: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">Art Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_M._Rooney" title="Dan M. 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C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a></dd> <dt>DT</dt> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Greene</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Ernie Stautner</a></dd> <dt>LB</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Andy_Russell_(American_football)" title="Andy Russell (American football)">Andy Russell</a></dd> <dt>CB</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">Jack Butler</a></dd> <dt>S</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Mike Wagner</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFB612 !important; 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color: #000000 !important;">Offense:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>QB</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a></dd> <dt>RB</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Jerome Bettis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a></dd> <dt>FB</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></dd> <dt>WR</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hines_Ward" title="Hines Ward">Hines Ward</a></dd> <dt>TE</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elbie_Nickel" title="Elbie Nickel">Elbie Nickel</a></dd> <dt>T</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(tight_end,_born_1949)" title="Larry Brown (tight end, born 1949)">Larry Brown</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tunch_Ilkin" title="Tunch Ilkin">Tunch Ilkin</a></dd> <dt>G</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Alan Faneca</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></dd> <dt>C</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">Dermontti Dawson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a><br /></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important;">Defense:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>DE</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a></dd> <dt>DT</dt> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joe Greene</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Casey_Hampton" title="Casey Hampton">Casey Hampton</a></dd> <dt>LB</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Ernie Stautner</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Greg_Lloyd" title="Greg Lloyd">Greg Lloyd</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Joey_Porter" title="Joey Porter">Joey Porter</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Andy_Russell_(American_football)" title="Andy Russell (American football)">Andy Russell</a></dd> <dt>CB</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Mel Blount</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">Jack Butler</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">Rod Woodson</a></dd> <dt>S</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carnell_Lake" title="Carnell Lake">Carnell Lake</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Troy Polamalu</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a><br /></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFB612 !important; 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McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Motley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">Nagurski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" title="Ernie Nevers">Nevers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(American_football)" title="Joe Perry (American football)">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Pollard" title="Fritz Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">Riggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">B. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">E. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers /<br />ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">C. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Sharpe" title="Sterling Sharpe">St. Sharpe</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gates" title="Antonio Gates">Gates</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sh. Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era<br />two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jared_Allen" title="Jared Allen">J. Allen</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eric_Allen" title="Eric Allen">E. Allen</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. 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