The ‘Walter Payton Man of the Year’ quiz

Completely satisfied eightieth birthday to 10-time Professional Bowler, four-time First Workforce All-Professional, two-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months and four-time Tremendous Bowl champion, “Imply” Joe Greene!

Enjoying his school soccer at North Texas (appropriately often called the Imply Inexperienced), Greene was the fourth-overall choose of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He’d go on to develop into often called one of the vital intimidating defensive lineman of all-time, successful Defensive Rookie of the 12 months in 1969 and by no means trying again. 

Whereas he performed within the period earlier than sacks have been formally tracked as a sack, Soccer Reference credit him with 77.5 sacks over the course of his 13-year NFL profession. He was a key a part of the well-known “Metal Curtain,” protection of the Nineteen Seventies, successful 4 Lombardi Trophies with the Terry Bradshaw-led Steelers.

He was additionally identified for his position in a well-known Coca-Cola business, the place he tosses a game-worn jersey on a younger fan who gives him a Coke and in 1979 was named the NFL Man of the 12 months (now often called the Walter Payton Man of the 12 months) for his charitable works. 

Which brings us to at present’s quiz. How most of the gamers to be named the NFL’s Man of the 12 months since 1970 are you able to title in seven minutes?

Good luck!

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