John Green (guard) explained

John Green
Birth Date:15 September 1924
Birth Place:Kent, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Player Years1:1942
Player Team1:Tulane
Player Years2:1943–1945
Player Team2:Army
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Years1:1946
Coach Team1:Army (assistant)
Coach Years2:1954–1959
Coach Team2:Tulane (line)
Coach Years3:1960–1962
Coach Team3:Florida (assistant)
Coach Years4:1963–1966
Coach Team4:Vanderbilt
Coach Years5:1967
Coach Team5:Kansas (assistant)
Overall Record:7–29–4
Championships:
Awards:
Cfbhof Year:1989
Cfbhof Id:1666

John Green (September 15, 1924 – August 4, 1981) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Tulane University in 1942 and was then appointed to the United States Military Academy where he played from 1943 to 1945. At Army, Green was a two-time All-American and played on consecutive national championship-winning teams in 1944 and 1945. Green served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University from 1963 to 1966, compiling a record of 7–29–4. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1989.