Joe Greene

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Joe Greene is a legendary Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle who anchored the Pittsburgh Steelers' dominant "Steel Curtain" defense in the 1970s.

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Joe Greene canonical 14
Mean Joe Greene 4
"Mean" Joe Greene 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
Pro Football Hall of Famer
defensive tackle
human
allProSelections multiple All-Pro selections
awardReceived NFL Defensive Player of the Year
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
birthDate 1946-09-24
birthPlace Temple, Texas
surface form: Temple, Texas, United States
careerEnd 1981
coachedFor Arizona Cardinals
Miami Dolphins
Pittsburgh Steelers
collegeAttended University of North Texas
surface form: North Texas State University
collegeTeam North Texas Mean Green
surface form: North Texas Mean Green football
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
draftedBy Pittsburgh Steelers
draftPickOverall 4
draftRound 1
draftYear 1969
fullName Charles Edward Greene
hallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1987
inductedInto College Football Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 75
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Pittsburgh Steelers
knownFor Coca-Cola commercial "Hey Kid, Catch!"
dominant defensive line play
leadership on the Steel Curtain defense
league National Football League
memberOf Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s
surface form: Steel Curtain
nflDebutSeason 1969
nflDebutTeam Pittsburgh Steelers
nickname Joe Greene self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mean Joe Greene
playedFor Pittsburgh Steelers
playedIn Super Bowl IX
Super Bowl X
Super Bowl XIII
Super Bowl XIV
positionPlayed defensive tackle
proBowlSelections 10
roleAfterRetirement assistant coach
scout
sport American football
teamEra Pittsburgh Steelers
surface form: 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
wonChampionship Super Bowl IX
Super Bowl X
Super Bowl XIII
Super Bowl XIV

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NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team hasNotablePlayer Joe Greene
this entity surface form: Mean Joe Greene
Chuck Noll draftedKeyPlayers Joe Greene
Joe Greene nickname Joe Greene self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mean Joe Greene
Super Bowl IX notablePlayer Joe Greene
Ernie Holmes associatedWith Joe Greene
this entity surface form: Mean Joe Greene
Donnie Shell notableTeammate Joe Greene
Coca-Cola commercial "Hey Kid, Catch!" featuresActor Joe Greene
subject surface form: Hey Kid, Catch!
Coca-Cola commercial "Hey Kid, Catch!" featuresCharacter Joe Greene
subject surface form: Hey Kid, Catch!
this entity surface form: "Mean" Joe Greene
Charles Edward Greene nickname Joe Greene
this entity surface form: Mean Joe Greene
Charles Edward Greene nickname Joe Greene