Van Harold Green (born April 21, 1951) is a former
American football defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
who played four seasons in the
National Football League (NFL) with the
Cleveland Browns and
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...
. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the
1973 NFL Draft. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Shaw University
Shaw University is a private Baptist historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in ...
and attended
Auburndale High School
Auburndale High School is a four-year public high school located in Auburndale, Florida, United States, and a part of Polk County Public Schools. The school serves about 1,600 students from ninth through twelfth grades. In 2012, construction was c ...
in
Auburndale, Florida.
References
External links
Just Sports StatsNFL trading card
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Living people
1951 births
American football defensive backs
Buffalo Bills players
Cleveland Browns players
People from Auburndale, Florida
Shaw Bears football players
Players of American football from Polk County, Florida
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople