The Pittsburgh Steelers are fortunate to have an abundance of examples of greatness, from players like Joe Greene to executives like Kevin Colbert. At times those sectors converge, and Colbert benefited from that during his years in the front office.
He brought it up recently on the Forever True to Thee podcast, discussing greatness in Pittsburgh sports. The conversation centered on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, and Colbert’s thoughts drifted to another. The topic: what is greatness?
“Joe Greene taught me that. Joe Greene was on our scouting staff after he retired and coaching. He said, ‘You want to be great, do it again’”, he said.