Thousands of Pittsburgh Steelers and NFL fans panicked on Friday. “Did ‘Mean’ Joe Greene die?” one of the them asked on social media after claims about the Super Bowl winner's passing surfaced. As ...

Concern swept through the football world on Friday regarding Pittsburgh Steelers legend “Mean” Joe Greene. In a turn of events for this particular case, it was thankfully all based on misinformation.

The Pittsburgh Steelers shut down a vile rumor that was spreading on social media that franchise legend and Hall of Famer Joe Greene had died at 79. The team told TMZ that the report is not accurate.

Despite what's being said online, Pittsburgh Steelers legend "Mean" Joe Greene has not passed away. Greene had an exceptional career with the Steelers from 1968-1981, winning four Super Bowls and ...

Hall of Fame defensive tackle Joe Greene has not died, the Pittsburgh Steelers told multiple outlets Friday, despite speculation to the contrary on social media. The Steelers told TMZ and other ...

'Mean' Joe Greene is alive, the Pittsburgh Steelers said, after a post circulating on social media had fans thinking he had died. The Steelers said in a statement to PEOPLE on Friday, March 20, that ...

Don’t close the curtain on “Mean” Joe Greene. The Steelers had to quell a rumor that the franchise legend and Hall of Famer had died at 79, telling TMZ the report is “not accurate.” Longtime NFL ...

The false reports claiming Greene had died began circulating Friday on social media Natasha Dye is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her work has also appeared in The New York Post and ...