Greg Lloyd was named to five Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams.
19 Facts About Greg Lloyd
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Greg Lloyd was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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Greg Lloyd did not receive an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine, but did play in the Heritage Bowl.
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Greg Lloyd was the 28th linebacker drafted in 1987 by then Steelers coach Chuck Noll.
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On July 28,1987, it was reported that Greg Lloyd had suffered a sprained left knee in training camp, which sidelined him for his entire rookie season in 1987 and most of the 1988 season.
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Greg Lloyd was a starter during the 1989 season as an outside linebacker and he excelled.
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Greg Lloyd became the emotional and fiery leader of the Steelers defense after the retirement of inside linebacker David Little.
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Greg Lloyd teamed with cornerback Rod Woodson, whom he got drafted with, to give the Steelers two of the most dynamic and dominating defensive players in the game.
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Greg Lloyd missed the entire 1996 season due to another knee injury.
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Greg Lloyd then returned as a starter in the 1997 season but missed several games due to a staph infection.
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Greg Lloyd was named to five Pro Bowls and three NFL All-Pro teams during this time.
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Greg Lloyd left the Steelers in 1998 and played for the Carolina Panthers before retiring.
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Greg Lloyd was born in Miami, Florida, and was raised by his mother there until the age of two.
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In 1967, Greg Lloyd's mother drove him and five of his eight siblings to Fort Valley, Georgia, and left them with his Aunt Bertha Mae.
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Greg Lloyd has never met his father and was raised in a two-bedroom apartment along with nine other children.
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Greg Lloyd grew up in poverty and had two outfits to wear throughout the week.
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Greg Lloyd began playing football at the age of six and played fullback and linebacker in high school.
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Greg Lloyd has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, which he currently teaches.
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Greg Lloyd is well known for using an expletive in a nationally televised interview with NBC's Jim Gray after Pittsburgh defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the 1995 AFC Championship.