Football Jersey worn by Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers
date: label: date made
content: 1979
name: label: associated person
content: Greene, Joe
label: associated institution
content: Pittsburgh Steelers
notes: label: Description
content: Pittsburgh Steelers jersey worn by defensive lineman Joe Greene in Superbowl XIV (1980).
label: Description
content: Defensive tackle “Mean” Joe Greene played professional football for the National Football League’s (NFL) Pittsburgh Steelers from 1969-1981. A four-time Super Bowl Champion (IX, X, XII, XIV), Greene was the anchor of Pittsburgh’s vaunted “Steel Curtain” defensive line, earning two NFL Defensive Player of the Year trophies (1972, 1974) and ten Pro Bowl invitations.
label: Description
content: Prior to being named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1969, Greene had earned All-American honors at North Texas State University. In the NFL he had 77.5 sacks and 16 fumble recoveries in 181 games. Inducted into both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, Greene was named to the NFL’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Pittsburgh Steelers Football Team (through Daniel M. Rooney)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0131.07
label: accession number
content: 1980.0131
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0131.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: football jersey
label: Object Name
content: Jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, nylon (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 1/2 in x 31 1/2 in; 95.25 cm x 80.01 cm