It really was a cool ad.............I was like 8 or 9 at the time....................The Rams lost to the Steelers..........despite leading at the half.......................I remember Lynn Swan jumping like 10 feet in the air.........catching the football.......landing on his back..............and still maintaining possession...................we all talked about that play the next day at school.........what it must have took to still hold on.......I think after that play.......they took out Lynn Swann.........b/c he was injured.............and Terry B...........mainly threw to John Stallworth............and they came back to win.......

I thought there were several versions of this ad.............but my memory isn't perfect.............

This Super Bowl ad still makes everyone cry, even 40 years later - The ...

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Jan 28, 2016 - Nearly 40 years after it first aired during a Super Bowl, the commercial featuring a battered and exhausted “Mean” Joe Greene and a kid with a bottle of Coke continues to be one of the all-time favorites. This one had it all. A big, ferocious football player, a young adoring fan and a subliminal message about ...

Commercial Appeal: 'Mean' Joe Greene Reflects on the Iconic 1979 ...

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Commercial Appeal: 'Mean' Joe Greene Reflects on Iconic Coca-Cola Ad That Changed His Life. By: Jay Moye | Jan 16, 2014 .... They were carrying Coke bottles, saying, 'Mean Joe, Mean Joe, will you sign my bottle?' And I thought, my goodness, times have changed.” The ad was praised by people from all walks of life ...

'Mean' Joe Greene's commercial co-star looks back - LoHud.com

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Feb 3, 2016 - Yonkers resident Tommy Okon reminisces about the iconic "Mean" Joe Greene Coke commercial he co-starred in.