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JOE GREENE

Greene, Charles Edward (Mean Joe)
Height: 6-4 Weight: 270
Born: September 24, 1946 Elgin, TX
High School: Dunbar-Meredith (Temple, TX)
YearCollegeStatus
1965North Texas
1966North TexasLettered
1967North TexasLettered
1968North TexasLettered
Draft: 1st round (4th overall) 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1969 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1969 PIT NFL75LDT1414
1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL75LDT1414
1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL25LDT1414
1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL75LDT1414
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL75LDT1413
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL75LDT1414
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL75LDT109
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL75LDT1414
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL75LDT1313
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL75LDT1616
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL75LDT1515
1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL75LDT1515
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL75LDT147
13 Years (NFL)13 Years NFL181172
TransactionDateTeam
Draft1/28/19691969 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1969 PIT NFL
Signed1969 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1969 PIT NFL
Pro Draft3/18/19741974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL
Retired1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL
AWARDS
1970 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1970 United Press International All-AFC
1970 The Sporting News All-AFC
1971 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1971 Assoiciated Press All-AFC
1971 United Press International All-AFC
1971 The Sporting News All-AFC
1971 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1972 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1972 Pro Football Weekly NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1972 Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1972 Associated Press All-NFL
1972 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1972 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1972 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1972 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1972 Assoiciated Press All-AFC
1972 United Press International All-AFC
1972 The Sporting News All-AFC
1973 Associated Press All-NFL
1973 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1973 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1973 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1973 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1973 Assoiciated Press All-AFC
1973 United Press International All-AFC
1973 The Sporting News All-AFC
1973 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1974 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1974 Pro Football Weekly NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1974 Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1974 Associated Press All-NFL
1974 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1974 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1974 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1974 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1974 Assoiciated Press All-AFC
1974 United Press International All-AFC
1974 The Sporting News All-AFC
1974 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1975 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1975 Assoiciated Press All-AFC
1975 United Press International All-AFC
1975 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1976 Assoiciated Press All-AFC
1976 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1977 Associated Press All-NFL
1977 United Press International All-AFC
1978 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1978 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1979 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1979 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1979 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1979 United Press International All-AFC
1979 The Sporting News All-AFC
1979 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1987 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
INTERCEPTIONSNOYDSAVGLGTD
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL12626.0260
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL12626.0260
SACKSNOYDS
1970 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1970 PIT NFL8.0
1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL5.5
1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL11.0
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL4.0
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL9.0
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL3.0
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL6.0
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL4.0
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL4.538.0
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL5.032.0
1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL4.031.0
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL5.538.5
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL69.5
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1971 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1971 PIT NFL0003330
1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL0001100
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL0011200
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL104470
1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL0001100
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL0005500
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL1011516100
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