When Joe Greene was first told that his former school, the University of North Texas, was going to name a residence hall after him, he was taken back a bit.

“Who would have thought that? That is what it is, wow,” said Greene. “It is wow.”

That ‘wow’ has become a reality as Joe Greene Hall was officially dedicated on Saturday, Aug. 31 at North Texas, offering the most advanced student living opportunity to those on campus.

Joe Greene Hall offers double occupancy rooms to undergraduates with a focus on having multiple common areas, so students don’t just have to spend time in their rooms.

Greene is considered the best football player in North Texas history, going on to be the Steelers No. 1 draft pick in 1969, a four-time Super Bowl champion, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and one of only two Steelers players to have their jersey retired.

North Texas honored Greene last year as well, building an eight-foot bronze statue, on a four-foot pedestal, of Greene at the main entrance of Apogee Stadium.

Greene, the first African-American member of North Texas’ Board of Regents, is thrilled to know that not just athletes, but students of all walks of life will be staying in the dormitory.

“I am very, very pleased about it,” said Greene. “It’s something that…while playing football at North Texas I can say I never thought and pursued being an All-American, playing in the NFL and making it to the Hall of Fame. But if I am in the arena that means the possibility is there for those things to happen.

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