John Green (September 15, 1924 – August 4, 1981) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

player and coach. He played college football at

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...

in 1942 and was then appointed to the

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where he played from 1943 to 1945. At Army, Green was a two-time All-American and played on consecutive

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-winning teams in 1944 and 1945. Green served as the head football coach at

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

from 1963 to 1966, compiling a record of 7–29–4. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1989.

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* 1924 births 1981 deaths People from Jefferson County, Indiana People from Shelby County, Kentucky Sportspeople from the Louisville metropolitan area Players of American football from Kentucky American football guards Tulane Green Wave football players Army Black Knights football players All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Coaches of American football from Kentucky Army Black Knights football coaches Tulane Green Wave football coaches Florida Gators football coaches Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches Kansas Jayhawks football coaches {{1940s-collegefootball-coach-stub