The NFL suffered another loss Monday when the news broke of former linebacker Kevin Greene’s passing. Greene, who was just 58 years old at the time of his death, had enjoyed a long-substantiated career as headman for several defensive linebacking corps, including the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers.
No cause of death has been released at this time.
Greene was renowned for a number of trademark qualities including his overtly charismatic personality, profusely woven blonde locks, and dashing bright smile. But no signature was more emblematic of Greene than the limb-crunching hits he doled out to antagonist quarterbacks, and he collected more sacks than most men in league history (save for two, Bruce Smith and Reggie White) with 160.