Few players in NFL history — and especially in the illustrious history of the Pittsburgh Steelers — can stake a claim to greatness like one Charles Edward Greene.
Known better as “Mean” Joe Greene, the North Texas product altered the history of the Steelers’ franchise forever after being the first-ever draft pick in the Chuck Noll era, rewriting the record books in the NFL while setting a foundation of a culture in Pittsburgh that has carried on for generations and remains in place to this day.
Despite being a defensive tackle and playing in an era that didn’t officially start to track sacks as a true defensive statistic until 1982, which happened to be the first year after Greene retired from the NFL.