Johnny Green | |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1937 |
Birth Place: | West Point, Mississippi, U.S. |
Position: | Quarterback |
College: | Chattanooga |
Draftyear: | 1959 |
Draftround: | 21 |
Draftpick: | 247 (by the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
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Pfr: | G/GreeJo00 |
Statleague: | NFL |
Statlabel1: | Passing attempts |
Statvalue1: | 618 |
Statlabel2: | Passing completions |
Statvalue2: | 275 |
Statlabel3: | Completion percentage |
Statvalue3: | 44.5% |
Statlabel4: | TD–INT |
Statvalue4: | 26–34 |
Statlabel5: | Passing yards |
Statvalue5: | 3,921 |
Statlabel6: | Passer rating |
Statvalue6: | 56.7 |
John Edward Green (October 12, 1937 – April 24, 2019)[1] was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for four American Football League (AFL) seasons from 1960 to 1963 for the Buffalo Bills and the New York Titans and one season in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts. He played college football for the Chattanooga Mocs.
Green was the second starting quarterback in the history of the Buffalo Bills. He started six games of the season, which ranged from the 5th-9th game alongside the 12th game. He won three of the games.[2]