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 a former American football running back who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Green was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft.[1] He is an alumnus of, set many rushing records, and was a first-team AP all-American while at Arizona State University. 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
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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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