Nelson Raymond Greene (October 7, 1922 – October 2, 2004) was an
American football player who played at the
tackle
Tackle may refer to:
* In football:
** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football
** Tackle (gridiron football position), a position in American football and Canadian football
** Dump tackle, a forceful move in rugby of picking ...
position on both offense and defense. He played college football for
Tulsa and professional football for the
New York Yankees in 1949.
Early years
Greene was born in 1922 in
Yukno or
Shawnee, Oklahoma. He attended Shawnee High School in Oklahoma.
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College football and military service
Greene played college football at Tulsa in 1942, 1946, and 1947. His college career was interrupted by service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. In his final year of college football, he accepted an invitation to play in the 1948 East-West Shrine Game in San Francisco.
Professional football
He was drafted by the New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
in the fifth round (34th overall pick) of the 1947 NFL draft
The 1947 National Football League Draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.
The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick, a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago B ...
but did not play for the Giants. Instead, he played in the All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the ...
(AAFC) for the New York Yankees during their 1948 season, appearing in a total of 13 games.[
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Later years
He died in 2004 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at age 81.[
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References
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1922 births
2004 deaths
New York Yankees (AAFC) players
Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players
Players of American football from Oklahoma
Sportspeople from Shawnee, Oklahoma
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II