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Woody Green

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Woody Green
No. 27
Position:Running back
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:Jefferson (OR)
College:Arizona State
NFL draft:1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:375
Rushing yards:1,442
Receptions:58
Receiving yards:562
Total TDs:11
Player stats at PFR

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[edit]

  • 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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