MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2014 By: Senator(S) Jones, Browning, Burton, Butler (38Th), Carmichael, Clarke, F
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2014 By: Senator(s) Jones, Browning, Burton, To: Rules Butler (38th), Carmichael, Clarke, Frazier, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Jolly, Kirby, Lee, Longwitz, Simmons (12th), Simmons (13th) SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 509 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION MOURNING THE LOSS OF FORMER 2 PITTSBURGH STEELERS' STAR DEFENSIVE END L.C. GREENWOOD OF CANTON, 3 MISSISSIPPI. 4 WHEREAS, L.C. Greenwood of Canton, Mississippi, the 5 relentless defensive end who made up one-quarter of the Pittsburgh 6 Steelers' "Steel Curtain" defense of the 1970s, passed away on 7 September 29, 2013, at the age of 67; and 8 WHEREAS, L.C. Greenwood played for the Steelers from 1969 to 9 1981 and earned four Super Bowl rings. Selected to the Pro Bowl 10 six times, he registered over 73 career sacks, which ranks second 11 in franchise history. Greenwood, who was born September 8, 1946, 12 in Canton, Mississippi, became widely respected for his 13 consistency and his knack of avoiding major career-threatening 14 injuries; and 15 WHEREAS, L.C. Greenwood teamed up with Hall of Famer 16 defensive linemen Joe Greene, Dwight White and Ernie Holmes to 17 form the dominant defensive front four in the NFL in the 1970s. S. C. R. No. 509 *SS01/R210* ~ OFFICIAL ~ N1/2 14/SS01/R210 PAGE 1 (tb\tb) 18 Many football historians consider it to be the best front four of 19 all time; and 20 WHEREAS, L.C. Greenwood was one of several players the 21 Steelers drafted or signed from small historically black colleges 22 in the 1970s.
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