Gaston Green
 Green (with ball, right of center), during a UCLA game, 1986 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 1, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Gardena (Los Angeles) | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1988 / round: 1 / pick: 14 | ||||||||
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Gaston Alfred Green III[1] (born August 1, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, twice earning All-American honors.
Biography
[edit]Green was born in Los Angeles, California and played prep football at Gardena High School in Los Angeles[2] and college football at the University of California, Los Angeles.
He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round (14th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft.[3][4] Green played at the running back position in the NFL for five seasons from 1988 through 1992.[5] He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1991 with the Denver Broncos, rushing for 1,037 yards. Green also played a season in Europe for the London Monarchs.
Green returned to UCLA in 2011 to complete his college degree.[6] His 3,731-yard career record at UCLA was surpassed on November 3, 2012 by tailback Johnathan Franklin.
Green and his family live outside of Atlanta.
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
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| 1988 | LAR | 10 | 35 | 117 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAR | 6 | 26 | 73 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAR | 15 | 68 | 261 | 3.8 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 1 |
| 1991 | DEN | 13 | 261 | 1,037 | 4.0 | 63 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | DEN | 14 | 161 | 648 | 4.0 | 67 | 2 | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | LA | 0 | DNP | |||||||||
| Career | 58 | 551 | 2,136 | 3.9 | 67 | 6 | 32 | 232 | 7.2 | 33 | 1 | |
References
[edit]- ^ [1], ESPN.com, Pat Forde
- ^ "Gaston Green". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Gaston Green". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Gaston Green". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "An Interview With Gaston Green". UCLA Bruins.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.