Donnie Green
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Washington, D.C., U.S.
Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born | July 12, 1948 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||
| Died | August 28, 2019 (aged 71) Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 272 lb (123 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Crestwood (Chesapeake, Virginia) | ||||||
| College | Purdue | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1971: 5th round, 107th overall pick | ||||||
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Donnie Gerald Green (July 12, 1948 – August 28, 2019)[1] was an American professional football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Purdue University and was selected in the fifth round of the 1971 NFL draft.
Donnie Green was the sixth of nine children of Irene and James Green in Annapolis, Maryland, where he attended elementary school. At age 10, his mother died and Green moved to live with his father in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he played football and basketball at Crestwood High School.[2]
College career
Green was recruited by Purdue out of Crestwood high school in Virginia. Green was an AP and UPI All-American in 1970, and also was named a team captain during his senior year. The previous season, Green's blocking played a role in the team finishing with an 8–2 record under head coach Jack Mollenkopf.[3] The quarterback on that team was Mike Phipps, who would be the first round draft choice of the Cleveland Browns in the next NFL draft. That 1969 team finished the season ranked number 18 in the AP poll. While at Purdue, Green majored in Physical Education.[4] In Green's senior year, Purdue went 4–6 under head coach Bob DeMoss, with one of the highlights of the season being an upset 26–14 win over Stanford.[5] Some of Green's teammates on that Purdue squad that would go on to play in the NFL include quarterback Gary Danielson, Running back Otis Armstrong and wide receiver Darryl Stingley.
