Kevin Greene Dies at 58

[Vitamike]

Pass-rushing great, Hall of Famer Kevin Greene dead at 58

One of the most prolific pass rushers to ever grace the gridiron, Pro Football Hall of Famer Kevin Greene has died. He was just 58.

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[Vitamike]

Man I thought the worst day for the Rams this year, and there have been many, was yesterday.

But this news outweighs the failures of yesterday by far as awful as that performance was!

Dude is the same age as me, and one of my favorite Rams of all time.

Too young to be gone!

 

[Retroram52]

Yea likewise Vita!

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

He was one of my all time favorite Rams and always hoped he would end up a coach with us...2020 sucks SO badly!!!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

RIP

Hall of Famer Greene, 3rd all-time in sacks, dies

Kevin Greene, the longtime NFL star who terrorized opposing quarterbacks throughout his 15-year career, died Monday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame said.

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"The entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family mourns the passing of Kevin Greene," Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker said in a statement Monday. "I regarded him as a personal friend and a true Hall of Famer in every sense. He possessed the most incredible can-do attitude of anyone I ever met. He was a great player, but more than that, he was a great man."

Known for his long blond locks, his relentless pursuit of the quarterback and his omnipresent charisma -- which helped him in his brief career as a professional wrestler -- Greene made the most of his skills.

"I wasn't the biggest [and] I wasn't fastest,'' Greene once said. "But as long as you have a motor, you have heart ... that will overcome any physical limitations.''

Greene regularly used film study to search for an opponent's weakness.

"I figured out how to pass rush,'' Greene said. "I figured out how to put a guy, an offensive tackle three to four inches taller, 80 pounds heavier, put him in a position of failure, and I did that.''


A two-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection, Greene finished his career with 160 sacks, which ranks third in league history behind only Bruce Smith (200) and Reggie White (198). He also had 23 forced fumbles and five interceptions.

He played 15 seasons in the NFL for four teams: the Los Angeles Rams (1985-1992), Pittsburgh Steelers (1993-1995), Carolina Panthers (1996, 1998-99) and San Francisco 49ers. He was All-Pro in 1994 and 1996.