Gaston Green Explained

Gaston Green
Number:	44, 30, 28
Position:	Running back
Birth Date:	August 1, 1966
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lb:	189
College:	UCLA
Draftyear:	1988
Draftround:	1
Draftpick:	14
Pastteams:	Los Angeles Rams Denver Broncos Los Angeles Raiders London Monarchs (1996)
Highlights:	Pro Bowl (1991) First-team All-American (1987) Third-team All-American (1986) 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1986, 1987)
Statlabel1:	Rushing yards
Statvalue1:	2,136
Statlabel2:	Rushing average
Statvalue2:	3.9
Statlabel3:	Rushing touchdowns
Statvalue3:	6
Pfr:	GreeGa00

Gaston Alfred Green III^[1] (born August 1, 1966) is an American former professional football player. He was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Raiders. He also played college football for the UCLA Bruins, twice earning All-American honors.

Biography

Green was born in Los Angeles, California and played prep football at Gardena High School in Los Angeles^[2] and college football at the University of California, Los Angeles.

He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round (14th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft.^{[3] [4]} Green played at the running back position in the NFL for five seasons from 1988 through 1992.^[5] He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1991 with the Denver Broncos, rushing for 1,037 yards. Green also played a season in Europe for the London Monarchs.

Green returned to UCLA in 2011 to complete his college degree.^[6] His 3,731-yard career record at UCLA was surpassed on November 3, 2012 by tailback Johnathan Franklin.

Green and his family live outside of Atlanta.

NFL career statistics

Year	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	LAR	10	35	117	3.3	13	0	6	57	9.5	19	0
	LAR	6	26	73	2.8	9	0	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
	LAR	15	68	261	3.8	31	0	2	23	11.5	16	1
	DEN	13	261	1,037	4.0	63	4	13	78	6.0	13	0
	DEN	14	161	648	4.0	67	2	10	79	7.9	33	0
	LA	0
Career		58	551	2,136	3.9	67	6	32	232	7.2	33	1

External links

• Pro-Football-Reference.Com
• database Football.com
• NFL Enterprises LLC
• Los Angeles Times: Rams' Gaston Green Is Still Waiting To Deliver on That UCLA Promise

Notes and References

1. https://www.espn.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&page=dash0903&sportCat=ncf
2. Web site: Gaston Green . databaseFootball.com . December 3, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007212514/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GREENGAS01 . October 7, 2012 .
3. Web site: 1988 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-09-23 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
4. Web site: Gaston Green. Pro-Football-Reference.Com . December 3, 2012.
5. Web site: Gaston Green. NFL Enterprises LLC . December 3, 2012.
6. Web site: An Interview With Gaston Green . https://archive.today/20130205025247/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070511aad.html . dead . February 5, 2013 . UCLA Bruins.com . December 3, 2012 .