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  • Levon Kirkland takes a look back at his time in Pittsburgh
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  • @oldgrizz8720
    @oldgrizz8720 Před rokem +40

    I love Levon, he was such a great part of Steeler history. Wishing him health and happiness from a grateful fan.

  • @robertmarbella7715
    @robertmarbella7715 Před rokem +4

    Kirkland was an absolute MONSTER for the Steelers

  • @davidmitchell6873
    @davidmitchell6873 Před rokem +14

    A freak of nature player. I really wish the the guys on defense in that era could have won a Superbowl together.

  • @03Man11
    @03Man11 Před rokem +5

    Had the 90s teams won a SB, those defenses would’ve been thought of as legendary.

  • @kentsturgill5945
    @kentsturgill5945 Před rokem +33

    Quite possibly the most underrated lb ever ! This dude was a fucking monster

  • @rainfall7661
    @rainfall7661 Před rokem +7

    THANKS for being a steeler, ENJOYED you playing with us

  • @stevekosak8624
    @stevekosak8624 Před rokem +9

    Man everyone loved this man even other fans of other teams would always say how can he be so big and so fast!!!! one my all time favorite STEELERS!!!!!

  • @anthonyfesta7010
    @anthonyfesta7010 Před rokem +6

    Awesome player. Thanks 99!

  • @Steeleroneify
    @Steeleroneify Před rokem +12

    Levon, I loved watching you play. Incredible and powerful. No one could run on your defense. Thanks for all the great memories.

  • @jtstone7632
    @jtstone7632 Před rokem +9

    Loved that era’s defense…A true champion caliber defense that had good to great players at practically every position.

  • @AlBeQuirky
    @AlBeQuirky Před rokem +3

    Levon Kirkland is probably my favorite Steelers linebacker with the Steelers Franchise

  • @AB-iw4kw
    @AB-iw4kw Před rokem +4

    Levon had a great career with the Steelers. He was outstanding in SB XXX. One of my favorite Steelers for those 90s teams. Great interview Stan!

  • @raider61x
    @raider61x Před rokem +11

    this guy looked so intimidating on the field. those shoulder pads were so wide!
    a lot of fun to watch play. he was really all over the field.

  • @dionshare7103
    @dionshare7103 Před rokem +1

    As a Steeler fan I must say I've always admired our ability to find great linebackers.

  • @ardvarksimmons
    @ardvarksimmons Před rokem +2

    Levon was so fun to watch

  • @olandowilliams4055
    @olandowilliams4055 Před rokem +1

    He was definitely a beast one of my favorites of all time.

  • @vasilakiskosta
    @vasilakiskosta Před rokem +10

    what an amazing interview. I loved him as a player but knew nothing about him. WOW, a better than expected moment. ....positive energy. Thank you Levon

  • @diegosez4285
    @diegosez4285 Před rokem +2

    All-Time great Steeler! I met him a few years after he retired and he was still a HUGE man! I swear his neck was as big as my thighs! Centerpiece to the greatest 4 man LB Corps. Wonderful,thoughtful,humble man.

  • @jr.kendle7230
    @jr.kendle7230 Před rokem +4

    If the Steelers beat the Cowboys in SB XXX Kirkland probably gets the MVP. That’s how well he played.

  • @toddbowser9415
    @toddbowser9415 Před měsícem

    In my humble opinion you & Jack were the 2 best MLB’s in Steeler history!! He was soooo big,but soo fast!! That size didn’t slow him down at all

  • @joshhoward1289
    @joshhoward1289 Před měsícem

    What a great guy and a joy to watch on the field. Thanks for those great memories #99.

  • @joseramos3401
    @joseramos3401 Před rokem +3

    Kirkland is a soul reason why became a Steeler fan.

  • @korymacdowell3881
    @korymacdowell3881 Před rokem +1

    Big Boy Levon was a beast!

  • @dodoubleg2356
    @dodoubleg2356 Před rokem +8

    I have no problem referring to Cam Heyward as Levon Kirkland 2.0, ha. LK was 270lbs+ covering receivers 35-40yds downfield & on the next play sack the QB...absolute MACHINE. Only person I ever saw THAT BIG, run THAT FAST, was his teammate, TE Eric Green. Also, he was a consumate professional, just like Heyward. Loved watchin' him play. 🖤💛

    • @everettcarson1473
      @everettcarson1473 Před rokem

      We need more big and fast players. I'm from South Carolina too

  • @robfortes171
    @robfortes171 Před rokem +5

    My absolute favorite player of this era. I met him his rookie year when I traveled from Massachusetts to see them face the Giants in NJ. We stayed in the same hotel as the team and I met him in the gift shop looking for batteries for my camera. He was as humble as you could imagine. He actually came to the bar and had a drink with us. We had beers and he had a water..lol. Spent $380 to get an authentic Kirkland jersey straight from Pittsburgh (no internet sites back then). Best Steelers jersey ever, to this day. He encapsulated everything about that linebacker core. Great interview. #99

  • @mensahtalk2367
    @mensahtalk2367 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Greatest linebacker crew ever assembled

  • @Grimior00
    @Grimior00 Před rokem +4

    A big man with quick feet

    • @victoryasher1729
      @victoryasher1729 Před rokem +3

      Uhhh…that’s Bettis 😂😂😂
      Just kidding. I was always amazed at watching Levon play. Watching someone that big with speed covering someone downfield? Just mentally hit me different.

  • @johnnygold753
    @johnnygold753 Před rokem +6

    He Was my favorite linebacker in the 90z Man he could move! Always around the ball. I only wish we could go back in time and put him in the middle now cause he could cover which was NUTS!

    • @kentsturgill5945
      @kentsturgill5945 Před rokem +1

      I remember this guy covering wrs 30-40yds down field making over the shoulder picks. Incredible athlete

  • @marknethercutt3381
    @marknethercutt3381 Před rokem +3

    Levon Kirkland was a beast

  • @johnmachon6013
    @johnmachon6013 Před rokem +1

    Loved watching you play,miss that swagger y'all had

  • @Rattlesnake12
    @Rattlesnake12 Před rokem

    Truly a great Steeler and enjoyed watching him play! What a beast!!

  • @timking-iy9jw
    @timking-iy9jw Před měsícem

    #99 was incredible! Like seeing a DT play sideline to sideline. Crazy combo of talent & size.

  • @tigermachine6471
    @tigermachine6471 Před 4 měsíci

    One of my all time favs! Im partial to the LBs and the RBs while growing up in the 80’s and Kirkland was so much fun to watch! He was truly a clutch performer!

  • @infinity2z3r07
    @infinity2z3r07 Před rokem +4

    Levon was the jewel of that insane 1992 draft class (Leon Searcy, Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed, Darren Perry) that turned the Steelers around instantly.
    We need another Levon desperately lol

  • @NickY918
    @NickY918 Před rokem +4

    My high-school field was Kirkland field so I've always liked him as a player

  • @sch7194
    @sch7194 Před rokem +1

    Love 99...It killed me when he left the Burgh 🔥👊🔥🌗🌗🌗🌗

  • @ronniedudley2697
    @ronniedudley2697 Před rokem +2

    One of my favorites 😎

  • @roberttaylor6694
    @roberttaylor6694 Před 10 měsíci

    Levon Kirkland/BEAST ⚫🟡

  • @heritagecarpetcleaningrest309

    Levon is one of my favorites. Great to see this interview

  • @johnnierobles2304
    @johnnierobles2304 Před rokem +1

    Thank you so much for this very well done what a fabulous football player to watch. And a much better person

  • @ExPhysWithG
    @ExPhysWithG Před rokem +1

    My dad wore his jersey during my birth, today at 25, I found that same jersey and had to see some highlights

  • @band-t6881
    @band-t6881 Před rokem

    Loved watching Levon. He confessed on the mistake during SB XXX and Emmitt's big 20yrd+ run in the 1st qtr. #22 ended up with less than 50 yards for the whole game! What a testament to that defense going against arguably the greatest offensive line in history. Really miss those guys- including coach C.

  • @beatease5992
    @beatease5992 Před rokem +1

    I remember Levon making a diving interception in the rain on Monday night football, arguably the best interception I've ever seen.

  • @dagorilla5177
    @dagorilla5177 Před rokem +1

    You was so dope bro!
    Y’all ….! I thought needed/ should’ve gotten a ring!👏🏾🙌🏾🥇

  • @mileslenko3560
    @mileslenko3560 Před rokem +2

    I was such a huge fan of Levon's. Even bigger now after seeing this interview. Seems like a great guy.

  • @racer7x498
    @racer7x498 Před rokem

    Big Kirk was like the first Giant that lined up as a linebacker. All time Steeler legend

  • @danielhathaway43
    @danielhathaway43 Před rokem +3

    Best player on the field in SB 30.. NO DOUBT

  • @playamadetx
    @playamadetx Před rokem

    Loved this guy

  • @JokerJ.
    @JokerJ. Před rokem +2

    Love Levon! So good to see him again

  • @dustingoulding9320
    @dustingoulding9320 Před rokem +1

    99 you was awesome!
    Big man in the middle....,?
    You should of been on the line! Lol
    Love you 99!
    Big influation in me..!
    Thank you

  • @TattooVO
    @TattooVO Před rokem +1

    The Good Reverend Doctor. Man he was great. An unsung member of those great 90s Steelers defenses

  • @truthhandler3460
    @truthhandler3460 Před 2 měsíci

    This man, Levon Kirkland, along with Greg Lloyd, should be in the pro football hall of fame.

  • @JoeBrown
    @JoeBrown Před rokem

    Great player

  • @xycid
    @xycid Před rokem +1

    Levon Kirkland is the reason I became a Steelers fan for life

    • @mikegiles9702
      @mikegiles9702 Před rokem

      I'm proud of you great move becoming a Steelers fan

  • @elbob17
    @elbob17 Před rokem +2

    I had a Kirkland jersey back in the 90s.

  • @erikyoung256
    @erikyoung256 Před 8 měsíci

    Good dude!

  • @NickY918
    @NickY918 Před rokem +4

    #99

  • @mattroberts9569
    @mattroberts9569 Před 6 měsíci

    Wow! This i think is a great question. Much as i loved jack lambert i also loved watching kurtland! But which was better? Both were freaken great!!!! Kirkland's size and speed was unheard of. Let's hear everyone's choice

  • @sillysausage72
    @sillysausage72 Před rokem +1

    #steelers 🏈💪

  • @jamesrandolph6021
    @jamesrandolph6021 Před 3 měsíci

    He makes that chair look like a kiddie chair.

  • @elbob17
    @elbob17 Před 9 dny

    The widest ILB you'll ever see.

  • @TheBlaster54
    @TheBlaster54 Před rokem +1

    I still have Levon Kirkland poster hanging on my wall.

  • @steelspike5619
    @steelspike5619 Před 7 měsíci

    Disappointed that the Myron Cope call on Levon's over-the-shoulder INT wasn't included, "A 300 LB MAN RUNNING LIKE A GAZELLE!!!"

  • @rainfall7661
    @rainfall7661 Před rokem +4

    along with lloyd

  • @richardmusserii5392
    @richardmusserii5392 Před rokem +2

    I have his number 99 jersey.

  • @gilbogilbo79
    @gilbogilbo79 Před rokem

    Why the music in the background ? I wanna hear the conversation, not music.

  • @aaronmelton1374
    @aaronmelton1374 Před 6 dny

    Imagine him in today's game... probably be a nose like Aaron Donald or an end in 3-4....although it's all hybrid shit now he was a freak of nature and would find a spot

  • @nickg7708
    @nickg7708 Před rokem +2

    He deserves to win that super bowl in 95'. Coach Cowher should have benched Neil O' Donald for Cordell Stewart. What a shame...

    • @jwsteelers1
      @jwsteelers1 Před rokem

      Yes insert a rookie with 7 pass attempts on the season against that Dallas D. Great plan. O'Donnell blew the game but we wouldn't have been close with Kordell

    • @MrBeyondbelief
      @MrBeyondbelief Před rokem +1

      Actually Cowher planned to use all the tricks in the bag, and he didn;t!! Then strategy changed after falling behind 13-0. If not for those 2 INT's that O'DONNELL threw straight to Larry Brown, the Steelers would have won 17-13. THe great EMMITT Smith got only 47 yards???? Half of it on one play.
      LOVED that sack by Levon on Aikman and I thought the Steelers would pull it out after that.

  • @thegoouch
    @thegoouch Před rokem

    Two things I believe
    1) Jesse James caught that ball!!!
    2) Levon Kirkland never missed a tackle, ever, not once!!!!

    • @jwsteelers1
      @jwsteelers1 Před rokem

      Unfortunately both lies. By rule at the time that wasn't a catch and he missed plenty of tackles. LOL

  • @rainfall7661
    @rainfall7661 Před rokem +1

    motor always running

  • @everettcarson1473
    @everettcarson1473 Před rokem

    Ryan Shazier was too small for middle linebacker,but he was fast too. Should've been outside like Taylor. Devin

  • @aaronmorris6321
    @aaronmorris6321 Před měsícem

    South Carolina's own.

  • @robertwhitten265
    @robertwhitten265 Před 6 měsíci

    Levon likes his money

  • @jasonconroy9582
    @jasonconroy9582 Před rokem +1

    limb from limb

  • @noir1rock
    @noir1rock Před 3 dny

    i have his jersey i guy i work with found it at a goodwill and it looks great go steelers....