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Harold Green (American football)

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Harold Green
No. 28, 30
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1968-01-29) January 29, 1968 (age 56)
Ladson, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Stratford (Goose Creek, South Carolina)
College:South Carolina
NFL draft:1990 / round: 2 / pick: 38
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-South Independent (1989)
  • Second Team All-South Independent (1987)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:4,365
Average:3.8
Touchdowns:13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Harold Green Jr. (born January 29, 1968), is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL draft.[1] He attended Stratford High School in Goose Creek, SC. A 6'2", 222-lb running back, he played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, where he rushed for 2,617 yards, caught 76 passes for 661 yards, and scored 26 touchdowns in three seasons.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+12 in
(1.87 m)
216 lb
(98 kg)
31+58 in
(0.80 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.74 s 1.64 s 2.76 s 4.25 s 32.0 in
(0.81 m)
9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
16 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Green played nine NFL seasons from 1990 to 1998. His best year as a pro came during the 1992 season as a member of the Bengals, rushing for 1,170 yards with 41 receptions. However, in 1993 Green averaged just 2.74 yards per carry, which is the record for lowest yards per carry among running backs with more than 200 rushing attempts in a season.[3]

NFL career statistics

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Year Team GP Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1990 CIN 12 83 353 4.3 39 1 12 90 7.5 22 1
1991 CIN 14 158 731 4.6 75 2 16 136 8.5 18 0
1992 CIN 16 265 1,170 4.4 53 2 41 214 5.2 19 0
1993 CIN 15 215 589 2.7 25 0 22 115 5.2 16 0
1994 CIN 14 76 223 2.9 22 1 27 267 9.9 34 1
1995 CIN 15 171 661 3.9 23 2 27 182 6.7 24 1
1996 STL 16 127 523 4.1 35 4 37 246 6.6 19 1
1997 ATL 16 36 78 2.2 22 1 29 360 12.4 47 0
1998 ATL 6 20 37 1.9 6 0 2 34 17.0 28 0
Career 124 1,151 4,365 3.8 75 13 213 1,644 7.7 47 4

References

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  1. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Harold Green, Combine Results, RB - South Carolina". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lowest yards per carry, 1920-2014". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2014.