No wonder he was called “Mean Joe” Greene. Directors of the famed 1979 TV commercial had him drink 18 bottles of Coca-Cola.
“In the clip, which was shot for the upcoming Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2016 special on CBS, the NFL legend and the all-grown-up Tommy Okon meet at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas,” notes People.com. “As the two reminisce about filming the Clio Award-winning commercial, which debuted in October 1979 and was notably aired again during Super Bowl XIV in 1980, Greene recalls the 18 bottles of Coke he had to drink to get it right.”
Greene was asked by people connected with the spot.
Greene pointed at Okon.
“I don’t know about that,” Okon said. “I think the people that created it wrote a great commercial that really tells a story … that commercial’s kind of what Joe is: tough, football player, who’s a nice guy.”
“Hey Kid, Catch!” #Steelers “Mean” Joe Greene reunites with @CocaCola kid nearly 40 yrs after Super Bowl commercial. https://t.co/tLSVbLSUsa
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Remember the kid from the “Mean” Joe Greene Coke commercial?
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— THECOUNT.COM (@THECOUNTnews) January 28, 2016
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