Kevin Greene
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| Position: | Linebacker Defensive end | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 31, 1962 Schenectady, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | December 21, 2020 (aged 58) Destin, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| 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 (1983–1984) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985: 5th round, 113th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Kevin Darwin Greene (July 31, 1962 – December 21, 2020) was an American professional football player who 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 had 160 sacks in his career, which ranks third among NFL career sack leaders, and was voted to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
Greene played college football for the Auburn Tigers. He was a three-time All-Pro during his NFL playing career and was twice the league leader in sacks. He was later an outside linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers from 2009 through 2013 and the New York Jets from 2017 through 2018.