Posted on 12/21/2020 4:43:31 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene, considered one of the fiercest pass-rushers in NFL history, has died. He was 58.
Greene died Monday, the family confirmed, as did the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
No cause of death was given.
"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."
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Diabetes? CTE?
Lead poisoning?
This sucks. RIP.
Steroids
RIP.
I was thinking Shawn Green. Pretty impressive to lead in sacks when you play first base,
It’s not over, yet.
I was a hard core Packers fan and I loved to watch Kevin Greene play at any time. He was also a great guy to have on the Packers defensive staff. He was the only player who I thought would be a perfect compliment to Ray Nitscke. Both of those men were real football players.
He will be missed as is Ray.
Bender2! You have company!
No cause of death given.
But ... not to blame him ... but he was much more likely to cause CTE, no?
Yes
But it doesn’t have much time left.
It better hurry!
“To play as long as Greene did required many physical sacrifices. He once estimated to The Observer that he had 20-30 concussions during his career.”
“I’ve had issues,” he told The Observer in January. “I’ve had both hips replaced, ended up having four shoulder surgeries, I had two stents put in my heart and I lost count of how many concussions I had when I played. But I wouldn’t change anything. It is what it is.... I think I did something that not a lot of people can do, which is play your passion out, all your passion for this game of football that I truly loved.”
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article248014745.html
Liked him better as a Steeler than with the Packers coaching staff. Rest In Peace, Kevin, your like will me sorely missed.
RF, but point taken.
RIP.
f**king 2020 just won’t quit.
Remember him from the Rams more than the Steelers. He was a terrific all around guy. I’m always sad when somebody doesn’t make it to my age. RIP Kevin. Vaya con Dios.
Have a bad feeling about this. He was a one man MASH unit. Lots of pain.
Hell.... I was thinking “Mean” Joe Greene.
Heard it was a heart attack but this needs to be verified.
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