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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty AV Awards
1969 23 PIT NFL LDT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 0 7 PB,AP DRoY-1
1970 24 PIT NFL LDT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 0 9 PB
1971 25 PIT NFL LDT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 5.5 0 10 PB
1972 26 PIT NFL LDT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.0 0 18 PB,AP-1,AP DPoY-1
1973 27 PIT NFL LDT 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 0 15 PB,AP-1,AP DPoY-3
1974 28 PIT NFL LDT 14 14 1 26 0 26 1 4 7 0 9.0 0 16 PB,AP-1,AP DPoY-1
1975 29 PIT NFL LDT 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 10 PB,AP-2,AP DPoY-5
1976 30 PIT NFL LDT 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 0 14 PB,AP-2
1977 31 PIT NFL LDT 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 0 12 AP-1
1978 32 PIT NFL LDT 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4.5 0 12 PB
1979 33 PIT NFL LDT 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 0 9 PB,AP DPoY-8
1980 34 PIT NFL LDT 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 0 7
1981 35 PIT NFL LDT 14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 0 4
13 Yrs 181 172 1 26 0 26 1 16 10 0 77.5 0 143
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 2 0 26 0 2 1 0 7.3 0 13
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1972 26 PIT NFL LDT 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1973 27 PIT NFL LDT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1974 28 PIT NFL LDT 3 3 1 10 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0
1975 29 PIT NFL LDT 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1976 30 PIT NFL LDT 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0
1977 31 PIT NFL LDT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
1978 32 PIT NFL LDT 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0
1979 33 PIT NFL LDT 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0
8 Yrs 17 17 1 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 7.0 2 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 1 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 7.0 2 0
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How old is Joe Greene?

Joe Greene is 78 years old.

When was Joe Greene born?

Joe Greene was born on September 24, 1946.

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Joe Greene weighed 275 lbs (124 kg) when playing.

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Joe Greene was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1987.

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Joe Greene had 77.5 sacks over his career.

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