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Bobby Joe Green

Bobby Joe Green
No. 89, 88
Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: (1936-05-07)May 7, 1936
Place of birth: Vernon, Texas
Date of death: May 28, 1993(1993-05-28) (aged 57)
Place of death: Gainesville, Florida
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: Bartlesville (OK) College
College: Florida
NFL Draft: 1959 / Round: 9 / Pick: 102
Debuted in 1960 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Last played in 1973 for the Chicago Bears
Career history
 As player:
 As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 1973
Punting yards 41,317
Longest punt 74
Average distance 42.6
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Bobby Joe Green (May 7, 1936 – May 28, 1993) was an American college and professional football player who was a punter and running back in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1960s and early 1970s. Green played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Bears of the NFL.

Contents

  • Early life 1
  • College career 2
  • Professional career 3
  • Life after the NFL 4
  • See also 5
  • References 6
  • Bibliography 7

Early life

Green was born in Vernon, Texas in 1936.[1] He attended College High School in Bartlesville, Oklahoma,[2] and he played high school football for the College High Wildcats.

College career

Green accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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Bibliography

  1. ^ a b c d Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Bobby Joe Green. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Bobby Green. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 152–153, 181 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  4. ^ Tom McEwen, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, pp. 210–211 (1974).
  5. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  6. ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1959 National Football League Draft. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  7. ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Bobby Joe Green. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d Sam Dolson, " Ex-Gator Bobby Joe Green dies of heart attack, The Gainesville Sun, Sports Weekend, p. 2 (May 29, 1993). Retrieved June 25, 2010.

References

See also

Green died as a result of a heart attack in his Gainesville home on the morning of May 28, 1993; he was 57 years old.[8] He was survived by his wife Martha Jane and their son and daughter.[8]

Green returned to Gainesville, Florida after his professional football career ended, and started a specialty advertising business.[8] Green also served as a volunteer kicking coach for the Florida Gators under head football coaches Charley Pell and Galen Hall from 1979 to 1989.[8]

Life after the NFL

During his fourteen season NFL career, Green appeared in 187 games, kicking 970 punts for 41,317 yards (an average of 42.6 yards per kick).[1] He also completed six of ten passing attempts for 103 yards.[1]

Green was selected in the ninth round (102nd pick overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers,[6] and played fourteen seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Bears.[7] He played for the Steelers in 1960 and 1961, and then was traded to the Bears, for whom he played from 1962 to 1973.[7] Green was a member of the Bears' 1963 NFL Championship team, and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1970 season.[1]

Professional career

[5] as a "Gator Great."University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame team. He was later inducted into the Florida Gators track and field on the high jumper and sprinter Green was also a [3]

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