Like many great fishing exhibitions that lead to tall tales, the story of “Mean” Joe Greene’s dominance of the Houston Oilers on Dec. 10, 1972 inside the Houston Astrodome is the stuff of legend.
Though I believe I have a pretty deep, vast knowledge of Steelers’ history, I was tipped off to an otherworldly performance by Greene by a Steelers Depot reader last week after highlighting L.C. Greenwood’s four-sack game in Super Bowl X against the Dallas Cowboys. Kudos to Ray Hunt for bringing Greene’s performance to my attention in the comments section of that article. Of course, there was a bit of a stretch to what Hunt asked, claiming he had heard that Greene had 10 sacks in a game once.