Curtain Calls: Hall of Famers highlight top Steelers picks
PITTSBURGH (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: DT Joe Greene. Before Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Troy Polamalu, Ben Roethlisberger, there was Joe Greene. The origins of a half-century of almost metronome-like success began in 1969 when first-year head coach Chuck Noll advocated for the perennial also-rans to take Greene fourth overall. “Mean Joe” served as the anchor of the “Steel Curtain” defense that helped the franchise win four Super Bowls by the end of the 1970s.
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