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Nov 13, 2022 · Joe Greene attended North Texas State from 1965 to 1968. He suited up for North Texas State Mean Green head football coach Odus Mitchell. Greene’s famous nickname, “Mean Joe Greene” originated during his college days.
Sep 24, 2012 · Checkout the latest stats for Joe Greene. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com.
Apr 30, 2024 · Joe Greene, American professional gridiron football player who is widely considered one of the greatest defensive linemen in NFL history. He played his entire career (1969–82) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was part of its famed ‘Steel Curtain’ defense.
Aug 26, 2021 · “Mean” Joe Greene swept into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, into the NFL’s two all-time teams and placed 14th in The Athletic’s top 100 players ever because of what he accomplished on ...
Greene was selected to the Pro Bowl 10 times, including eight straight years from 1969-76. He was a five-time first-team All-Pro selection, 11-time first-team All-AFC selection, NFL Defensive Player of the Year twice (1972 and 1974) and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1969.
During the three seasons Greene played defensive tackle for North Texas, the Mean Green posted a 23-5-1 record. In his 29 games at defensive tackle, North Texas State held the opposition to 2,507 yards gained on 1,276 rushes.
Jul 7, 2017 · Greene, the leader of the Steel Curtain defense for 13 seasons, the Hall of Fame defensive tackle who helped bring four Super Bowl championships to Pittsburgh, the two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, is the player who helped shape the franchise and he was honored for everything he did when his No. 75 was retired in 2014, only the second ...
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