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Joe Greene
Charles Edward Greene (Mean Joe)
Position: DT
Height: 6-4 Weight: 275 lbs.
Born: September 24, 1946 in Temple, TX
College: North Texas (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 123 (34th overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987
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| All-Time Rank: #60. Yale Lary… #61. Gene Upshaw… #62. Fran Tarkenton… #63. JOE GREENE… #64. Mike Singletary… #65. Jim Taylor… #66. Willie Brown… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1969*+ | 23 | PIT | LDT | 72 | 14 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1970* | 24 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 14 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1971* | 25 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1972*+ | 26 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1973*+ | 27 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1974*+ | 28 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| 1975* | 29 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 10 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 1976* | 30 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 14 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 1977+ | 31 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1978* | 32 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1979* | 33 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 15 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | 34 | PIT | LDT | 75 | 15 | 15 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 35 | PIT | ldt | 75 | 14 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 181 | 172 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 162 | ||||||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1971 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1971 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1974 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1975 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1975 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1975 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1975 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1976 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1976 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1976 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1977 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1978 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1978 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1979 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1979 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
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