Woody Green
American football player (born 1951)
American football player
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | (1951-06-20) June 20, 1951 (age 72) Warren, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Jefferson (OR) | ||||||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||||||
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Woodrow Green, Jr. (born June 20, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Green was selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 1974 NFL draft.[1] Playing college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, he set many rushing records and was a first-team AP All-American. Green appeared on the front cover of the Sports Illustrated November 18, 1974 issue. His NFL career was shortened because of multiple knee injuries/surgeries.[2]
College statistics
- 1971: 208 for 1,209 and 9 TD
- 1972: 209 for 1,363 and 15 TD, 9 catches for 115, consensus All-American
- 1973: 184 for 1,182 and 9 TD, 22 catches for 328 and 5 TD, consensus All-American, finished eight in Heisman Trophy voting
References
- ^ Woody Green at Pro Football Reference
- ^ ""The Rookies (Cover Story)." Sports Illustrated, November 18, 1974 (Volume 41, Issue 21) – Sports Illustrated Vault". Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
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1972 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
- QB Bert Jones
- RB Otis Armstrong
- RB Woody Green
- RB Greg Pruitt
- WR Johnny Rodgers
- TE Charle Young
OT Paul Seymour- OT Jerry Sisemore
- G John Hannah
- G Ron Rusnak
- C Tom Brahaney
- DL Bruce Bannon
- DL Dave Butz
- DL Rich Glover
- DL Willie Harper
- DL Greg Marx
LB Randy Gradishar- LB John Skorupan
DB Cullen Bryant- DB Randy Logan
- DB Robert Popelka
- DB Brad Van Pelt
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