Names & Faces Nov 16, 2009
Article:Names :/c/a/2009/11/15/SPQ91AK2NI.DTL Article:Names :/c/a/2009/11/15/SPQ91AK2NI.DTL advertisement. Monday, November 16, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Mean Joe Green finally gets Coke ad award Nov 16, 2009
Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 2:13 AM EST PITTSBURGH (AP) Mean Joe Greene already had his four Super Bowl rings. Now, 30 years later, he also has his CLIO for one of TV s most famous commercials. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Dungy clarifies Vick comments Nov 14, 2009
On a side note, Dan asked Dungy if his former teammate Joe Greene was really mean. "By the time I got there, he wasn't," Dungy said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Steelers-Broncos rivalry endures Nov 9, 2009
In a 1977 playoff game in Denver in which the Broncos ended the Steelers' quest for an unprecedented third Super Bowl title, Hall of Fame defensive tackle Joe Greene was so frustrated during a 34-21 Broncos victory that he punched guard Paul Howard in the stomach, claiming he was being held all the time. Greene was ejected from the game and later fined $5,000. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Some of the top games in Steelers-Broncos feud: Nov 9, 2009
The game likely is best remembered for defensive tackle Joe Greene punching guard Paul Howard in the stomach because he was continually being held. Dec. 30, 1978. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Gridiron Grump: Clear! Search for better seats on life support Oct 2, 2009
Mean Joe Greene For Congress 26, Bolts 21. Green Bay at Minnesota: Have ya heard. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Alex Dees MemphisHall of Fame inductee Sep 17, 2009
He and Joe Greene of North Texas State and later the Pittsburgh Steelers were the only unanimous picks. He was also on the watch list for All-America honors. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
MICHAEL WEBER: Football teams on the move Aug 17, 2009
Forty years that have included Johnny Unitas, Fran Tarkenton, Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady; Walter Payton, Franco Harris, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson, Emmitt Smith and LaDainian Tomlinson; Jerry Rice, Lynn Swan, Steve Largent, Charlie Joiner and Randy Moss; Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary, Ronnie Lott, Ray Lewis, and Mean Joe Greene; Tom Landry, Bud Grant, Don Schula, Chuck Noll, and the Big Tuna; the Steel Curtain, the Purple People Eaters, the Orange... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Woodson inducted into Hall of Fame Aug 9, 2009
He joins nine other players who were drafted by Noll in the Hall of Fame -- Bradshaw (1989), Joe Greene (1987), Jack Ham (1988), Mel Blount (1989), Franco Harris (1990), Jack Lambert (1990), Mike Webster (1997), Lynn Swann (2001) and John Stallworth (2002). Noll was inducted in '93, a year after he retired. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Steelers bring the crowds to Saint Vincent College Aug 6, 2009
Mr. Mrkich, who grew up in West Mifflin, said he remembers the days of Mean Joe Greene and Terry Bradshaw, when it was possible to watch practice while actually sitting on the practice field and not from a camp chair on the hillside. "You could kick field goals with Roy Gerela back in those days; it was a lot more fun for the kids," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Steelers training camp 2009 forecast: Hot sticky summer Jul 26, 2009
Noll, during his time on the stand, was forced to acknowledge that he would include four of his own players as part of the league's criminal element: Mel Blount, Joe Greene, Ernie Holmes and Glenn Edwards. That so upset Blount that he filed his own $5 million lawsuit against his coach and held out that summer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Heat Index: Today's nicknames stink Jul 16, 2009
" Phillips also mentioned political correctness and free agency. But we're convinced great nicknames have declined simply because no guidelines exist to help those involved. In that regard, we're here to help: Rule 1: No player is allowed to give himself a nickname or is authorized to change an existing nickname. Henceforth, this shall be known as the Stoudemire Rule. Rule 2: Initials do not a nickname make. Therefore, TO does not suffice for Terrell Owens, just as LB, as popular as it is in the... (AZCentral -- Sports)
And it’s a flying start to this pivotal Hawks’ offseason Jun 26, 2009
To borrow a description once made of Mean Joe Greene vis-a-vis a lesser defensive tackle: Al Horford would knock B.J. Mullens down and stand on him. The Hawks loaded up at the place they could conceivably have been understaffed, and now the emphasis shifts: Marvin Williams becomes a greater priority than Bibby (or Flip), and that s another bit of good fortune/great planning. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Rooney a hit on Capitol Hill Jun 25, 2009
Mr. Specter noted that it was "the era of [Terry] Bradshaw and Mean Joe Greene and," he paused as he turned to the expert next to him. "Who would you supplement with, Dan?". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bouchette on Steelers: Soon Joe Greene will have an unequaled six rings May 31, 2009
Joe Greene cannot predict if he ever will try on all six of his Super Bowl rings at the same time ... To meet this president was special coming from where Joe Greene came, and not just on football fields. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Calculating the mean May 29, 2009
In Steelers lore, he is right up there with the meanest, including Mean Joe Greene, Greg Lloyd and Jack Lambert. S, Indianapolis Colts: He's a missile playing safety. (CBS News)
Steelers' Sepulveda getting no kicks over recovery May 23, 2009
The only two-time winner of the Ray Guy award as the nation's best collegiate punter won the Joe Greene Great Performance Award, which is given every year to the Steelers' top rookie. The team had plenty of reasons to assume that they were set at the position for years to come. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Obama puts Steelers to work May 22, 2009
Mr. Obama told of how, when he first started watching football while growing up in Hawaii, "it was guys like Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris and the Steel Curtain and Mean Joe Greene, who is here. Where's Mean Joe? There he is, right there.". Mr. Greene, the Hall of Fame defensive tackle who earned his fifth and sixth Super Bowl rings as a Steelers scout, said later that he told the new president he became emotional on election night when Mr. Obama was declared the victor. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Too Small, Too Slow, Blah, Blah, Blah May 6, 2009
In the same draft in which they selected defensive tackle Joe Greene with the fourth overall pick, the Pittsburgh Steelers used the 238th to choose defensive end L.C. Greenwood. The Duo would help propel the Steel Curtain defense to four Super Bowl titles. (BroncoCountry.com)
The best NFL draft picks of all time Apr 28, 2009
(1979) and Joe Greene (1969) -- tie. The best quarterback and the best defensive tackle in our ranking system. (ESPN -- Football)
Steelers Notebook: Super Sonic draft pick hails from Texas, too Apr 28, 2009
Like Joe Greene in 1969, their first-round draft choice is from Texas -- Amarillo, to be precise. He will wear No. 96, the eighth player, according to the Steelers, to hold that number. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
TV's best sports commercials Apr 18, 2009
Coke Mean Joe Greene. Premise: Steelers defensive tackle Joe Greene hobbles down the tunnel and is offered a Coca-Cola to heal ... Coke -- Mean Joe Greene. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Mike Tomlin: He considers himself a Western Pa. guy (Yesterday) Mar 30, 2009
The pantheon includes, clockwise from the upper left corner: Billy Conn, Ralph Kiner, Terry Bradshaw, Mario Lemieux, Suzie McConnell-Serio, Willie Stargell, Joe Greene, Arnold Palmer, Roberto Clemente, Tony Dorsett, Sidney Crosby, John Michelosen, Dave Parker, Agnus Berenato, Stan Musial, Bill Cowher, Johnny Majors, Lauryn Williams, Ben Howland, ElRoy Face, Dan Marino, Swin Cash, Dick Groat, Joe Paterno, Danny Murtaugh and Chuck Noll. Conn was the first Dapper Dan sportsman of the year recipient... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
