Question 1

True or false: Greene won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award twice in his career.

Accepted Answer

True. He won it in 1972 and 1974, becoming the first defensive player to earn the honor multiple times.

Question 2

True or false: Mean Joe Greene's real first name is Charles.

Accepted Answer

False. His given name is Charles Edward Greene. 'Mean Joe' was a nickname he disliked but became iconic.

Question 3

True or false: Greene's famous Coca-Cola commercial was filmed in one continuous take with no editing.

Accepted Answer

True. The 1979 ad where a kid gives Greene a Coke was shot live in a single take, as the director wanted raw emotion.

Question 4

True or false: Mean Joe Greene was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Accepted Answer

False. He was inducted in 1987, but it wasn't his first year of eligibility; he had to wait five years after retirement.

Question 5

True or false: Greene was the first player ever drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL Draft.

Accepted Answer

False. The Steelers drafted him fourth overall in 1969, but they had earlier first-round picks in franchise history before him.

Question 6

True or false: Mean Joe Greene wore jersey number 75 for the entire duration of his NFL career.

Accepted Answer

False. He wore number 75 only with the Steelers. In college at North Texas, he wore number 74.

Question 7

True or false: Mean Joe Greene intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown in Super Bowl IX.

Accepted Answer

True. Greene, a defensive tackle, famously intercepted a Terry Bradshaw pass and rumbled for a touchdown during the 1974 season, not in the Super Bowl.

Question 8

True or false: Mean Joe Greene once threw a punch at a fan during a game, but the fan was later arrested.

Accepted Answer

True. In a 1975 game, Greene punched a fan who had grabbed him; the fan was charged with disorderly conduct.

Mean Joe Greene Trivia Questions