Super Bowl-winning defensive tackle L.C. Greenwood has advanced to the next stage for possible enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2026 class.
Greenwood, who played thirteen seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is among thirty-four former players whose professional football careers began before 2020 that continue to be considered by the Hall’s Seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee. Greenwood died in 2013 and was a key member of the “Steel Curtain” defense. He was named first-team AP NFL All-Pro twice and was selected six times for the Pro Bowl.
The Seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee was established to review candidates from previous generations. An initial list of fifty-two players was created, which has now been narrowed down as part of this process toward selecting nine semifinalists and then three finalists.
Greenwood joined the Steelers’ inaugural Hall of Honor class in 2017. That group included twenty-three existing Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinees and three others. Donnie Shell, another member who was not yet enshrined at that time, entered the Hall in 2021.
The Steelers’ all-time team includes Greenwood, who also appeared on the National Football League’s 1970s All-Decade Team. Ten members from the franchise’s successful teams in that decade are already enshrined in Canton, including five from its defense: Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, Mel Blount and Donnie Shell.
The committee will narrow its list further before final decisions are announced regarding possible enshrinement for Greenwood and other candidates.
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