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Happy 80th birthday to 10-time Pro Bowler, four-time First Team All-Pro, two-time Defensive Player of the Year and four-time Super Bowl champion, \u201cMean\u201d Joe Greene<\/a>! <\/p>\n Playing his college football at North Texas (appropriately known as the Mean Green), Greene was the fourth-overall pick of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>. He\u2019d go on to become known as one of the most intimidating defensive lineman of all-time, winning Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1969 and never looking back.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n While he played in the era before sacks were officially tracked as a sack, Football Reference credits him with 77.5 sacks over the course of his 13-year NFL career. He was a key part of the famous \u201cSteel Curtain,\u201d defense of the 1970s, winning four Lombardi Trophies with the Terry Bradshaw-led Steelers.<\/p>\n He was also known for his role in a famous Coca-Cola commercial, where he tosses a game-worn jersey on a young fan who offers him a Coke and in 1979 was named the NFL Man of the Year (now known as the Walter Payton Man of the Year) for his charitable works.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Which brings us to today\u2019s quiz. How many of the players to be named the NFL\u2019s Man of the Year since 1970 can you name in seven minutes?<\/p>\n Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n Did you like this quiz? Are there any quizzes you\u2019d like to see us make in the future? Let us know your thoughts at quizzes@yardbarker.com, and make sure to subscribe to our Quiz of the Day Newsletter for daily quizzes sent right to your email!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n