Former Steelers defensive lineman
Lloyd Voss died on Thursday at the age of 65. Voss reportedly died of liver and
kidney failure.
Voss was drafted by the Green Bay
Packers in the first round in 1964, the 13th overall pick. He was
traded to the Steelers in 1966 and played for the black and gold for six
seasons, playing alongside Joe Greene during that time.
"When I was a rookie Lloyd was
the left defensive end and I was the left tackle," said Greene, who started on
the defensive line that year with Voss, Chuck Hinton and Ben McGee.
Greene, a current Steelers scout who
spoke during a break from draft meetings on Thursday, last saw Voss a year ago
at the Steelers offices.
"He was tough," said
Greene. "I always felt when I was standing next to him that I should have been
the end and he should have been the tackle because I was probably about 2 inches
taller than him. He was a run-stopper. He was physical.
"Lloyd helped me out a lot.
He was the guy who helped me run the stunts and I taught L.C.
(Greenwood), and then we kind of got together.
A lot of the stuff we learned from Lloyd."
Voss, who remained in the
Pittsburgh area in Scott, is survived by three
children.