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| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: October 12, 1954 | |
| Place of birth: Bradenton, Florida | |
| High School: Fort Meade High School Fort Meade, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: University of Florida | |
| NFL Draft: 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 29 | |
| Debuted in 1976 for the Seattle Seahawks | |
| Last played in 1980 for the Houston Oilers | |
| Career history | |
| * Seattle Seahawks ( 1976– 1979) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * First-team All-SEC (1975) | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 1980 | |
| Games played | 62 |
| Games started | 44 |
| Interceptions | 3 |
| Fumbles recovered | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Samuel Lee Green (born October 12, 1954) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons during the 1970s and early 1980s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and received All-American honors. A second-round pick in the 1976 NFL Draft, Green played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks and the Houston Oilers of the NFL.
Early life[]
Sammy Green was born in Bradenton, Florida in 1954.[1] He attended Fort Meade High School in Fort Meade, Florida,[2] where he played high school football for the Fort Meade Miners.
College career[]
Green received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Doug Dickey's Florida Gators football team from 1972 to 1975.[3] Memorably, as a sophomore in 1973, Green forced a critical fumble by Auburn Tigers tailback Sullivan Walker, which led to a touchdown and the Gators' margin of victory in a 12–8 upset of the Tigers at home—the Gators' first-ever win at Jordan-Hare Stadium. He was a team captain, a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, and a consensus first-team All-American in 1975.[3][4] Green was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2003.[5][6] In one of a series of articles published by The Gainesville Sun in 2006, the newspaper's sports editors ranked him as the No. 51 all-time greatest Gator among the top 100 players from the first century of the Florida football team.[7]
While a student at Florida, Green was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (Theta Sigma Chapter).
Professional career[]
The Seattle Seahawks selected Green in the second round (twenty-ninth pick overall) in the 1976 NFL Draft,[8] and he played for the Seahawks for four seasons from 1976 to 1979.[9] He had three interceptions during his time with the Seahawks, including one that he returned ninety-one yards for a touchdown in 1979.[9] Green played his final NFL season for the Houston Oilers in 1980.[9] He played in sixty-two NFL games in his five-season career, starting in forty-four of them.[1]
Life after football[]
Green completed his master's degree at Iowa State University, and as of 2010, is working to complete a doctorate. He teaches English, humanities and composition at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[10]
See also[]
- 1975 College Football All-America Team
- Florida Gators
- Florida Gators football, 1970–79
- List of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers
- List of Florida Gators football All-Americans
- List of Florida Gators football players
- List of Seattle Seahawks players
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Sammy Green. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Sammy Green. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 87, 91, 96, 124, 153, 173, 181 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ↑ 2012 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 8 & 14 (2012). Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Nine Inducted Into UF Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 11, 2003). Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ↑ Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, "No. 51 Sammy Green," The Gainesville Sun (July 14, 2006). Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ↑ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1976 National Football League Draft. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 National Football League, Historical Players, Sammy Green. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ↑ Gary White, "Polk's Former Pros Have No Regrets," The Ledger (August 28, 2010). Retrieved August 26, 2011.
Bibliography[]
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.
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