Gary Green (American football)

For others of the same name, see Gary Green (disambiguation).

Gary Green

No. 24

Position:

Cornerback

Personal information

Date of birth:

October 2, 1955

Place of birth:

San Antonio, Texas

Career information

College:

Baylor

NFL draft:

1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10

Career history

Kansas City Chiefs (1977-1983)
Los Angeles Rams (1984-1985)

Career highlights and awards

4× Pro Bowl selection (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985)
5× All-Pro selection (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)

Career NFL statistics

INT:	33
INT yards:	502
Touchdowns:	2
Player stats at NFL.com

Gary Francis Green (born October 2, 1955) is a former American football cornerback. A star at Baylor, he played nine professional seasons as a cornerback from 1977-1985 in the National Football League and intercepted 33 passes over the course of his career. Green was selected to 4 Pro Bowls and 5 All-Pro Teams during his career.

1976 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Tommy Kramer RB Ricky Bell RB Tony Dorsett RB Rob Lytle WR Larry Seivers TE Ken MacAfee OT Mike Vaughan OT Chris Ward G Mark Donahue G Joel Parrish C Derrel Gofourth

Defense	DL Ross Browner DL Bob Brudzinski DL Joseph Campbell DL Gary Jeter DL Al Romano DL Wilson Whitley LB Robert Jackson LB Jerry Robinson DB Bill Armstrong DB Dave Butterfield DB Gary Green DB Dennis Thurman

Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs first-round draft picks

Haynes Holub Bull Buchanan E. Budde Beathard Sayers Brown Trosch Moorman Daney Marsalis Smith Wright Kinney W. Green Walters G. Green Still Bell Fuller B. Budde Scott Hancock Blackledge Maas Alt Horton Jozwiak Palmer Smith Thomas Snow Williams Carter Hill Jenkins Woods Gonzalez Riley Tait Morris Sims L. Johnson D. Johnson Hali Bowe Dorsey Albert Jackson Berry Baldwin Poe Fisher Ford Peters

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

1977 NFL draft first-round selections

Ricky Bell Tony Dorsett Eddie Edwards Marvin Powell Gary Jeter Warren Bryant Joe Campbell Wilson Whitley Mike Butler Gary Green Morris Towns Phil Dokes A. J. Duhe Steve August Ted Albrecht Raymond Clayborn Robert Jackson Steve Schindler Steve Pisarkiewicz Wilson Faumuina Robin Cole Mike Cobb Bob Brudzinski Bob Rush Stanley Morgan Randy Burke Tommy Kramer Ezra Johnson

Was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Ring of Honor January 3, 2016

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