He played college football for the Florida Gators, receiving consensus All-American honors in 1975.
[3] Memorably, as a sophomore in 1973, Green forced a critical fumble by Auburn Tigers tailback Sullivan Walker, which led to a touchdown and the Gators' margin of victory in a 12–8 upset of the Tigers at home—the Gators' first-ever win at Jordan–Hare Stadium.
[3][4] Green was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2003.
[5][6] In one of a series of articles published by The Gainesville Sun in 2006, the newspaper's sports editors ranked him as the No.
51 all-time greatest Gator among the top 100 players from the first century of the Florida football team.