“As I and the rest of my Pittsburgh Steelers teammates prepared that week in late December 1974, we knew one thing: The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC went through Oakland. To achieve your dreams as a team, you had to slay the Oakland Raiders. They were the barometer of what it took to be a championship team.” DreamOne ThingWeekTeamAchieveLatePreparedYour DreamsBowlsChampionshipTeammateDecemberSuper BowlPittsburghBarometerAchieving Your DreamsOaklandRaidersChampionship TeamSteelersOakland RaidersPittsburgh Steelers Author:Joe Greene
“Over a 10-season stretch from 1967 to 1976, eight Super Bowl champions either were the Raiders or had to beat the Raiders in the playoffs. The Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Baltimore Colts, Miami, the Steelers each of the first two times... we all had to deal with the Raiders.” FirstsTwoDealsCitiesBeatsSeasonsEightChiefsChampionBowlsJetSuper BowlMiamiKansasBaltimorePlayoffsKansas CityRaidersSteelersColts Author:Joe Greene
“Winning the Super Bowl was obviously a great one, but the joy I felt of going to the Super Bowl, it was what I felt about the Pittsburgh Steelers and where we came from, the history of us to that point.” JoyWinningFeltBowlsSuper BowlGreat OnesPittsburghWhere We CameSteelersPittsburgh Steelers Author:Joe Greene
“Even when I was playing, I never thought much about the individual honors. I wanted to go to the Super Bowl.” WantedIndividualHonorBowlsSuper Bowl Author:Joe Greene
“You can go to the bank and borrow money, but you can't go to the bank and borrow a Super Bowl ring. The ring is like a crown.” RingsCrownsBowlsSuper Bowl Author:Joe Greene
