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Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman L.C. Greenwood was named one of nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 in the Seniors category.
Senior candidates are players whose careers ended at least 25 years ago. A blue-ribbon committee shaved the list down, and only three finalists will advance to voting that takes place before the Super Bowl in February.
Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, Henry Ellard, Joe Jacoby, Eddie Meador, Stanley Morgan, Steve Tasker and Otis Taylor are the others included in the semifinalist group.
The Steelers drafted Greenwood in the 10th round (No. 238 overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played 13 seasons under head coach Chuck Noll, becoming a starter in his third and, alongside Joe Greene, Dwight White and Ernie Holmes, was a key cog in the Steelers’ four Super Bowl wins during the 1970s.
Greenwood was named a first-team Associated Press All-Pro in 1974 and 1975 and reached six Pro Bowls (1973-76, 1978-79). He was also tabbed as a member of the Steelers’ All-Time Team, as well as the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team. In 2017, he was a member of the inaugural Steelers Hall of Honor class.
Sacks didn’t become an official NFL statistic until 1983, but research by Pro Football Reference credits Greenwood with 78 in his career. He retired in 1981 and died from kidney failure in 2013 at the age of 67.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Legend Inches Closer to Pro Football Hall of Fame
