Greg Lloyd Sr.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 26, 1965 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Fort Valley State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1987 / Round: 6 / Pick: 110 | ||||||||
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Gregory Lenard Lloyd Sr. (born May 26, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was named to five Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams.
College career
Lloyd attended Fort Valley State University, where he was a three time All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) selection, a three time team Defensive MVP, and as a senior, he was the SIAC Player of the Year, and a first team Sheridan All-American selection. He was also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
NFL career
Lloyd was injured his first year (1987), and most of the 1988 season, but became a starter during the 1989 season at outside linebacker where he excelled. He became the emotional and fiery leader of the Steelers defense after the retirement of inside linebacker David Little. Lloyd teamed with cornerback Rod Woodson to give the Steelers two of the most dynamic and dominating defensive players in the game. Both Lloyd and Woodson were drafted in 1987 by then Steelers coach Chuck Noll.
Later career
Lloyd remained the starter through the 1997 season, missing almost the entire 1996 season with a knee injury and several games in 1997 due to a staph infection. He was named to five Pro Bowls and 3 NFL All-Pro teams during this time. Lloyd left the Steelers in 1998 and played for the Carolina Panthers before retiring. A true leader and student of the game, Lloyd continued to impact the Steelers defense while injured from the sideline by teaching young linebackers Chad Brown and Jason Gildon the finer points of Steelers linebacking tradition.
Notoriety beyond football
Lloyd has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, which he currently teaches.[1] Lloyd is 6'2" and weighs 234 pounds. He played in Super Bowl XXX. He is also 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.
Lloyd's son Greg Lloyd Jr. was a linebacker for the University of Connecticut football team, and he wears #95 like his father,[2] but the two do not have any contact with each other. The younger Lloyd was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. In 2001, Lloyd was accused of sticking a gun in his son's mouth due to the 12-year old's bad grades in school, but two trials in 2004 ended in hung juries and a third was not pursued. In 2002, Lloyd pointed a gun at ex-wife Rhonda Lloyd's head, and he pleaded no contest to simple battery in 2004.