Talk:Joe Greene

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Birthplace? Elgin or Temple?

It seems, as a person born in modern times, it would not be that hard to determine where he was born, but there are sources online that state Elgin, TX and sources that state Temple, TX. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.147.113.66 (talk) 21:05, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

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"The Steelers chose with the first overall choice in the 1969 NFL draft." Is this true? NFL.com says that O.J. Simpson was selected 1st overall in that draft.

In reality, Joe Greene was selected in the first round by the Steelers, the Buffalo Bills did worse than the Steelers in 1968, so therefore, OJ was selected first, not Joe.

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After XLIII Joe Green should now have SIX super bowl rings for his continuing work with the Steelers...

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Somebody please review my Bettis commercial comment. Mapsax 19:27, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I thought Joe Greene gave the kid his cleats... not his jersey. Or... am I thinking of another commercial.

It was a jersey. Watch Youtube.

Needs Citations

Way too many opinions have been thrown into this entry which need citations, otherwise, throw them out. Also, I'm sensing some bias... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stev0supreemo (talk • contribs) 06:36, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Needs to mention that UNT renamed itself for him

The UNT Eagles are now officially the Mean Green, and it was named after Joe Greene. No mention? C'mon now. --Bobak (talk) 22:11, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Template:Ping I'm responding to this prehistoric comment to inform you that this is probably untrue. The article now reflects what I could find with my best efforts. It seems the Mean Green and Mean Joe most likely attained their nickname simultaneously. I'm not sure where the ESPN encyclopedia got their info, but I couldn't find any other reliable sources supporting its claim. Lizard (talk) 00:48, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Template:Ping Yup, in the ensuing 8 years I've learned it's the nickname of the unit he played for at UNT and, when he went pro, writers just gave him that as his pro nickname. --Bobak (talk) 03:55, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Split off commercial section

The section is about the Coke commercial is pretty extensive, and could probably be split off to its own article, leaving just a few lines here, WP:SUMMARY-style. Anyone have an opinion on this? --Elonka 21:01, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

I agree, it's probably one of the most famous commercials in American television. I think it deserves its own article. --Zzyxzaa26 (talk) 20:55, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Agreed, just my humble opinion here but I bulleted each of the ads/show references so it reads easier under "In popular culture", also I am here today because I just saw a Newhart rerun from 1983 where "Dick Louden" parodies the ad in the Boston Garden. Added it. Hholt01 (talk) 05:29, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Images would be nice

I've expanded the article a good bit, and there's still much more that could be added. If anyone can find some images to help split up the text a bit that'd be swell. Lizard (talk) 04:55, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi, I added the following photos to Commons: File:Joe Greene Locker Heinz Field Walk of Fame.jpg, File:Joe Greene Helmet LockerPlaque.jpg, File:Joe Greene Jersey BobbleHead.jpg, File:Joe Greene Trophy and Steel Cutrain Signatures.jpg

Hope these are helpful. I'm sorry for the glare - it's the best I could do. Perhaps the glare can be edited out by someone who is good at photo editing. I'll have to get a photo of Greene's section of the retired jerseys on my next trip to the stadium.

Cheers! - tucoxn\^talk 23:25, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Tucoxn. I'll definitely try to get some of these into the article. Lizard (talk) 18:55, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Requested move 2 August 2017

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Moved as proposed. bd2412 T 23:44, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Joe Greene (American football) → Template:No redirect – Of the Joe Greenes listed at Joseph Greene, the American football player is by far the primary topic of "Joe Greene". Over the past year, the page views for all Joe Greenes combined was 811 per day, with the American football player accounting for 788 of those views per day. See the pie graph representation of the page views over the past year. Lizard (talk) 22:16, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

• Support move as obvious primary topic.  ONR  (talk)  01:39, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Obvious primary topic as demonstrated by LW. - BilCat (talk) 01:46, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
• Support per nom. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 21:32, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

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Name

If his birth name was Charles Edward Greene, why was he called Joe? – PeeJay 18:36, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

This post is still here. Figured I'd respond. I think we all know now.

Template:Ping This is what his page says regarding -- Joe:

As for the “Joe” part of his nickname (since his given name was Charles, not Joseph), that came from one of his aunts.

During a 2014 interview with NFL Films, Greene said that his aunt nicknamed him Joe due to his resemblance to boxing legend Joe Louis, who at the time of Greene's birth was in the middle of his 12-year reign as heavyweight champion.

"She thought I was hefty and bulky enough to be called Joe Louis," Greene said. "She started calling me Joe, and it kind of stuck." Bringingthewood (talk) 06:15, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

birthdate year is?

why are two (2) birthdate years listed for mean joe greene? 47.186.165.211 (talk) 07:34, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

September 24, 1946 is stated in the article (lead and early life sections). Also the same is in the infobox.

Verified through pro-football-reference.com. Bringingthewood (talk) 06:12, 11 February 2023 (UTC)