[2] A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 230 lb center, Green was CSU's first-ever NCAA All-American when he was named to the consensus second team in 1963.

[3] After Green's collegiate career ended and he graduated from CSU in the spring of 1963, the Boston Celtics selected him in the first round (8th overall) of the 1963 NBA draft.

[3] The fear had emerged gradually throughout his college career, and after a rough flight back to CSU from Utah during his senior year he realized how terrified he really was of flying.

[3] Professional help did not work, and Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach allowed him to take a bus out to St. Louis, Missouri for a preseason game on the condition that Green flew back.

[6] Realizing that any future as a professional athlete was out of the question, Green earned a master's degree from Brooklyn College.

[3] He enacted stringent rules that made students earn certain grades and reach specified numbers of "class points" to be able to even attend the school's basketball games, let alone play in them.