Harold Green (American football)

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Harold Green
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1968-01-29) January 29, 1968 (age 57)
Ladson, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school: Stratford (Goose Creek, South Carolina)
College: South Carolina
NFL draft: 1990: 2nd round, 38th pick
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-South Independent (1989)
  • Second Team All-South Independent (1987)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:4,365
Average:3.8
Touchdowns:13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Harold Green Jr. (born January 29, 1968), is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL draft. [1] He attended Stratford High School in Goose Creek, SC. A 6'2", 222-lb running back, he played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, where he rushed for 2,617 yards, caught 76 passes for 661 yards, and scored 26 touchdowns in three seasons.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+12 in
(1.87 m)
216 lb
(98 kg)
31+58 in
(0.80 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.74 s1.64 s2.76 s4.25 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)
9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
16 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2]

Green played nine NFL seasons from 1990 to 1998. His best year as a pro came during the 1992 season as a member of the Bengals, rushing for 1,170 yards with 41 receptions. However, in 1993 Green averaged just 2.74 yards per carry, which is the record for lowest yards per carry among running backs with more than 200 rushing attempts in a season. [3]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGPAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1990 CIN 12833534.339112907.5221
1991 CIN 141587314.6752161368.5180
1992 CIN 162651,1704.4532412145.2190
1993 CIN 152155892.7250221155.2160
1994 CIN 14762232.9221272679.9341
1995 CIN 151716613.9232271826.7241
1996 STL 161275234.1354372466.6191
1997 ATL 1636782.22212936012.4470
1998 ATL 620371.96023417.0280
Career1241,1514,3653.875132131,6447.7474

References

  1. "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. "Harold Green, Combine Results, RB - South Carolina". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. "Lowest yards per carry, 1920-2014". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2014.