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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | October 2, 1955||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Sam Houston (TX) | ||||||||
College: | Baylor | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 1 / pick: 10 | ||||||||
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Gary Francis Green (born October 2, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1977 NFL draft with the 10th overall pick. He played in the NFL from 1977 to 1985 and intercepted 33 passes over the course of his career. Green was selected to four Pro Bowls and five All-Pro teams during his career. He was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2015. [1]
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