Mean Green Nickname Article (North Texas/ Unt)

[All About UNT]

Arm yourself.....arm yourself so that the next time someone asks you will know what to say!

Original Article in 1967

I just noticed that FFR posted this same story in 2008. A Good refresher for all to look at though.

FFR's thread in 2008

[foutsrouts]

Those were some pretty big linemen for the day. For the most part, they would have dwarfed the small line that started on UT-Austin's '69 National Championship team.

[Daddy Dumpsalot]

We're named after Mean Joe Greene right?

[forevereagle]

We're named after Mean Joe Greene right?

[glick1980]

James Ivy was my football coach in Sanger. He was a heck of a coach!

[Green P1]

Aren't moderators supposed to protect us from duplicate threads?

[All About UNT]

Aren't moderators supposed to protect us from duplicate threads?

True....so very true. I guess everyone who has joined in the last 3 years has already seen that post. You have trumped me....yet again.

[NCMeanGreen]

Man I wish I could read that fine print.....

Thanks for posting again, though...

[UNTLifer]

James Ivy was my football coach in Sanger. He was a heck of a coach!

When did you graduate from Sanger?

[glick1980]

When did you graduate from Sanger?

1998

[UNT 90 Grad]

We're named after Mean Joe Greene right?

I thought Athletics took on the "Mean Green" nickname as a tip of the hat to the "We Mean Green" UNT sustainable living initiative.

[wardly]

On 4/12/2011 at 5:33 PM, Daddy Dumpsalot said:

We're named after Mean Joe Greene right?

No, the wife of one of out assistant coaches came up with that nickname for our defense. This was post Joe Green, who was not "mean" until he got to Steelers.

[Got5onIt]

What??? I thought the name came from Hayden Fry’s lucky underwear????

[SilverEagle]

9 hours ago, wardly said:

No, the wife of one of out assistant coaches came up with that nickname for our defense. This was post Joe Green, who was not "mean" until he got to Steelers.

Wife of the (then) SID, Fred Graham......Sydney.

 

9 hours ago, Got5onIt said:

What??? I thought the name came from Hayden Fry’s lucky underwear????

Ok, that was funny......gross, but funny,

 

[wardly]

14 hours ago, Got5onIt said:

What??? I thought the name came from Hayden Fry’s lucky underwear????

Pee Green wouldn't fly

[Mean Green 93-98]

19 hours ago, wardly said:

No, the wife of one of out assistant coaches came up with that nickname for our defense. This was post Joe Green, who was not "mean" until he got to Steelers.

What in the world compelled you to respond to a 6 1/2-year-old post?

[keith]

19 hours ago, Got5onIt said:

What??? I thought the name came from Hayden Fry’s lucky underwear????

You're probably thinking of the flying worm...common mistake.

[wardly]

3 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

What in the world compelled you to respond to a 6 1/2-year-old post?

Well, I didn't notice it was  6 1/2 years old. I am 75 and can't see shit. I drive a white Dodge Charger with Hemi, so beware.

[THOR]

9 minutes ago, wardly said:

Well, I didn't notice it was  6 1/2 years old. I am 75 and can't see shit. I drive a white Dodge Charger with Hemi, so beware.

you sir are awesome!!!!

 

 

[greenminer]

6 hours ago, wardly said:

Well, I didn't notice it was  6 1/2 years old. I am 75 and can't see shit. I drive a white Dodge Charger with Hemi, so beware.

You see well enough to navigate to a thread that’s buried 6 years deep.

or, if I had to guess, you got here as a result of a forum search result.

[wardly]

9 hours ago, greenminer said:

You see well enough to navigate to a thread that’s buried 6 years deep.

or, if I had to guess, you got here as a result of a forum search result.

It's the 9th listing on the front page of topics .My car doesn't have a navigation system and neither do I.

[Cerebus]

26 minutes ago, wardly said:

It's the 9th listing on the front page of topics .My car doesn't have a navigation system and neither do I.

At the top of the front page of topics you should see a button labeled "Sort By".

Click on that button and select "latest updated".

That will show you the most recent conversations.

[wardly]

Thanks. When it comes to I pads,X boxes, and computers my 7 year old grandson refers to me as "the dumb grandpa".