Kevin Greene (American football)
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Position: | Linebacker Defensive end | ||||||||||
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Born: | Schenectady, New York | July 31, 1962||||||||||
Died: | December 21, 2020 Destin, Florida | (aged 58)||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 247 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Granite City South (Granite City, Illinois) | ||||||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 5 / Pick: 113 | ||||||||||
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Kevin Darwin Greene (July 31, 1962 – December 21, 2020) was an American professional football player. He was a linebacker and defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 through 1999.
He was also an outside linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers from 2009 through 2013 and the New York Jets from 2017 through 2018.
He was a three-time All-Pro and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Greene died on December 21, 2020 in Destin, Florida, at the age of 58.[1]
References
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- "Kevin Greene, Former Pittsburgh Steelers LB And Hall Of Famer, Dies At 58". CBS News Pittsburgh. Associated Press. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- "Hall of Famer Greene, 3rd all-time in sacks, dies". ESPN. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- Martin, Jill (December 21, 2020). "Kevin Greene, NFL sack legend and Hall of Famer, has died at age 58". CNN. Retrieved December 22, 2020.