Kevin Greene was one of the NFL’s great pass rushers in the late 1980s and the 1990s, including a few years with the Carolina Panthers. Greene died today at the age of 58.
He played for Carolina during the 1996, 1998 and 1999 seasons. In 47 games, he racked up 41.5 sacks and 149 combined tackles. Before he came into the league, Greene played his college football at Auburn, where he won SEC Defensive Player of the Year and the Zeke Smith Award.
After that, Greene was picked in the fifth round of the 1985 draft by the Rams. He spent eight years there, followed by three with the Steelers before his first stint in Carolina. All in all, Greene totaled 160 career sacks, third-most all time. He made five Pro Bowls and two All-Pro teams.
Greene was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the class of 2016 along with Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace and Brett Favre.
