Former Auburn Player Kevin Greene Elected To NFL Hall Of Fame
Former Auburn Player Elected To NFL Hall Of Fame
CANTON, OHIO – The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee met today in
San Francisco to hold its annual selection meeting. Eight Heroes of the Game were
elected to the Hall of Fame. The Class of 2016 consists of owner Edward DeBartolo,
Jr., coach Tony Dungy, quarterback Brett Favre, linebacker/defensive end Kevin
Greene, wide receiver Marvin Harrison, tackle Orlando Pace, quarterback Ken
Stabler, and guard Dick Stanfel.
Today’s annual selection meeting was held inside the Super Bowl 50 Media Center in
downtown San Francisco and capped a year-round selection process. The newly
elected Hall of Famers were chosen from a list of 18 finalists who had been determined
earlier by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee.
Representatives of the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche tabulated all votes during
Saturday’s meeting.
The Class of 2016 will be introduced for the first time as a group during “NFL Honors,” a
two-hour primetime awards special to air nationally tonight from 9-11 p.m. (ET and PT)
on CBS.
The Class of 2016 will be formally enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on
Saturday, Aug. 6. The Enshrinement Ceremony is held in Tom Benson Hall of Fame
Stadium in Canton and caps a spectacular Enshrinement Festival that celebrates the
newest enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
KEVIN GREENE
Linebacker/Defensive End … 6-3, 247 … Auburn … 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams,
1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco
49ers … 15 seasons, 228 games … Selected by Rams in 5th round (113th player
overall) in 1985 draft … Played primarily on special teams as rookie, only season he
didn’t register a sack … Did not have any starts in second season, but played in all 16
games and managed seven sacks … Added 6.5 sacks in 1987 and by fourth season
was bona fide pass rusher for Rams, registering career-high 16.5 sacks, including
career-best 4.5 sacks in win over 49ers in season finale that clinched playoff spot for
Rams … Following year matched his 16.5 sacks total … Had double-digit sack totals 10
times, second in record book at the time … Only time missed recording 10 sacks in any
of last eight seasons was 1995 when he had team-leading nine sacks for Steelers …
Named to Pro Bowl five times (once with the Rams, twice with Steelers and Panthers)
… Selected first-team All-Pro, 1989 with Rams, 1994 with Pittsburgh and 1996 with
Carolina… Captured league sack title twice, 1994 and 1996 … A member of NFL’s All-
Decade Team of 1990s … Played in six conference championship games and one
Super Bowl … Led team in sacks 11 times and amassed 160 total sacks, third all-time
at time of retirement … Also had three safeties, 26 opponent fumble
interceptions … Born July 31, 1962 in New York, New York.
