Woody Green

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Personal information

Born:

June 20, 1951 (age 71)
Warren, Oregon, U.S.

Career information

College:

NFL Draft:

1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16

Career history

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Woodrow Green, Jr. (born June 20, 1951) is a former American football running back who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Green was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft.^[1] He is an alumnus of, set many rushing records, and was a first-team AP all-American while at Arizona State University. 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

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

References

v t e 1972 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Bert Jones RB Otis Armstrong RB Woody Green RB Greg Pruitt WR Johnny Rodgers TE Charle Young OT Paul Seymour OT Jerry Sisemore G John Hannah G Ron Rusnak C Tom Brahaney
Defense	DL Bruce Bannon DL Dave Butz DL Rich Glover DL Willie Harper DL Greg Marx LB Randy Gradishar LB John Skorupan DB Cullen Bryant DB Randy Logan DB Robert Popelka DB Brad Van Pelt

v t e 1973 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB David Jaynes RB John Cappelletti RB Woody Green RB Kermit Johnson WR Lynn Swann TE Dave Casper OT John Hicks OT Booker Brown G Buddy Brown G Bill Yoest C Bill Wyman
Defense	DL Tony Cristiani DL John Dutton DL Dave Gallagher DL Lucious Selmon LB Randy Gradishar LB Rod Shoate LB Richard Wood DB Dave Brown DB Artimus Parker DB Randy Rhino DB Mike Townsend

v t e 1974 NFL Draft first-round selections
Ed "Too Tall" Jones Bo Matthews John Hicks Waymond Bryant John Dutton Carl Barzilauskas J. V. Cain Ed O'Neil Wilbur Jackson Bill Sandifer John Cappelletti Barty Smith Rick Middleton Randy Gradishar Don Goode Woody Green Fred McNeill Reuben Gant Henry Lawrence Dave Gallagher Lynn Swann Charley Young Bill Kollar Roger Carr Steve Riley Donald Reese

Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962)

v t e Kansas City Chiefs 1974 NFL draft selections
Woody Green Charlie Getty David Jaynes Matt Herkenhoff Jim Washington Leroy Hegge Jim Jennings Tom Condon Bob Thornbladh Carl Brown Norm Romagnoli Frank Pomarico Len Burnham Barry Beers David Langner