David Green (football player)

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David Green was an award winning running back in the Canadian Football League.

Born September 7, 1953 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, he attended Richlands High School and Chowan Junior College (in Murfreesboro, North Carolina).

He played his university football at Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Playing in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in 1975 and 1976, Green was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press and to the Conference all star team. In 19 games he had a career average 104 rushing yards per game at Edinboro. He was inducted into the Edinboro Hall of Fame on April 30, 1988.

Green played with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL for 3 seasons. He played 5 games in 1978, 16 games in 1979 and 14 games in 1980. He also played in 2 Grey Cup games. His best year was 1979, when he rushed 287 times for 1,678 yards and he had nine 100 yard plus rushing games. His best day came on October 27, 1979, against the Ottawa Rough Riders, when he rushed 29 times for 212 yards. He also scored 3 touchdowns against the Toronto Argonauts on October 22, 1979. He was the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award and an All Canadian all star that season. He was an All East division all star in 1980.

His best Grey Cup game was the 67th Grey Cup against the Edmonton Eskimos, when he rushed for 142 yards (the third highest single game total) in a close loss. He won the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award for this performance.

In 1982 Green played one game for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL, during the strike shortened season, returning a kickoff for 13 yards.