[3] As a senior in 1959, he kicked fifty-four punts for an average distance of 44.9 yards—still the Gators' single-season record.
[3] Green was also a sprinter and high jumper on the Florida Gators track and field team.
[6] Green was selected in the ninth round (102nd pick overall) of the 1959 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers,[7] and played fourteen seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Bears.
[8] Green was a member of the Bears' 1963 NFL Championship team, and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1970 season.
[1] Green returned to Gainesville, Florida after his professional football career ended, and started a specialty advertising business.