Curtis Greer was born on November 10,1957 and is a former American football player.
18 Facts About Curtis Greer
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Curtis Greer played college football as a defensive tackle for the University of Michigan from 1976 to 1979.
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Curtis Greer was selected by the St Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft.
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Curtis Greer was a top pass rusher in the early 1980s before his career was curtailed by knee problems, missing an entire year in 1986.
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Curtis Greer played high school football at Detroit's Cass Technical High School, graduating in 1975.
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Curtis Greer enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1975 and played college football as a defensive tackle for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1976 to 1979.
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Curtis Greer had been planning to attend Michigan State University, but decided to follow several of his high school teammates to the University of Michigan.
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Curtis Greer had 11 sacks his sophomore and junior year.
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Curtis Greer set a Michigan record for tackles-for-a-loss in a season and career.
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Curtis Greer was a two-time First-team All-Big Ten Conference selection and helped lead the Wolverines to three conference championships and four bowl games.
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Curtis Greer was the first pick from the Cardinals in the 1980 NFL Draft.
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Curtis Greer had 4.5 sacks in the final game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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In 1984 Curtis Greer was named a second-team All-NFC selection by UPI and finished third in the league with 14 sacks while starting in 52 consecutive games.
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Curtis Greer played the final five games of the 1985 season with swelling in his right knee, and led his team in sacks the first six years in the league.
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Curtis Greer underwent knee surgery prior to the start of the 1986 season and was expected to miss the first six weeks of the season.
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Curtis Greer developed early signs of rheumatoid arthritis in his good knee, ligament damage in his other knee and fluid in his ankle.
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Curtis Greer was expected to retire by the Cardinals staff prior to the start of the 1987 season, but he decided to return for a final year, despite doctors warnings about his knee.
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Curtis Greer was among the players who crossed the picket line during the 1987 NFL strike.