L.C. Greenwood was part of the four Super
Bowl teams from the 1970's.
He was also one of the original "Steel Curtain"
members. L. C. was a
10th-round draft choice out of Arkansas AM&N
in 1969 and became a
starter in 1971 when he led the team in QB
sacks with 8-1/2, the first of
four times he accomplished this feat. He was
second on the Steelers
career sack list with 73-1/2. He was
exceptionally quick and at 6' 6-1/2"
was very difficult to block and with DT Joe
Greene and LB Jam Ham
formed an impregnable left side of the Steel
Curtain. L. C. was a great
big game player in Supper Bowl IX against
Minnesota where he knocked
down three of Fran Tarkenton's passes. In
Super Bowl X, he sacked
Roger Staubach three times. Greenwood was
named to the 1970's NFL
Team of Decade and was voted to more all NFL
teams in the 1970's than
any other DE. L. C. was named to the Pro Bowl
6 times, a member of
the 75th Silver Anniversary Super Bow Team,
spent 13 years with the
Pittsburgh Steelers and was nominated to the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
16 times.
L.C. was often seen sitting along the Steeler
bench with the infamous
towel over his head. But the thing that really
made L.C. as a stand out
other than his shear tenacity on the field was
his "Steeler gold shoes!"
You could pick him out anywhere on the
playing field. By the NFL rules,
a player cannot wear anything other than the
team issued shoes. L.C.
told me, back in the day, Nike paid the fines so
he could wear those
famous shoes.
This is a commission piece that I did for Art
Rooney, Jr., owner of the
Steelers. The painting was made into a
collector card which is a limited
edition of 1000.
The painting is traditional oils on Museum-
grade Masonite. The overall
size is 16" x 20".
This piece is SOLD.
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