Cornelius Greene

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cornelius Greene
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 21, 1954(1954-01-21)
Age	70
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Capricorn

Cornelius Greene Biography

Cornelius Greene is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on January 21, 1954 in Washington, D.C., United States. Cornelius Greene (born January 21 1954) is an former American football player who played for the college team of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Greene is the only African American quarterback to start at Ohio State.

After his stint playing in the Canadian Football League, he played semi-pro football at Columbus, Ohio. He relocated back home to his home city in Washington, D.C., to be employed by the city and run the recreation center. He is a professor as well as a multi-sports coach St. Albans High School.

Green compiled a 31–2–1 record in the regular season, played in four Rose Bowls, three as the starting quarterback, won the 1974 Rose Bowl against USC, won three Big Ten championships, and led the 1973 team to an undefeated season.

The year 1977 was the first time he was signed by his team the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. His release date was the 13th of June.

Cornelius Greene Net Worth

Cornelius Greene is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cornelius Greene 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded the football scholarship offered by Ohio State University to play under the head coach Woody Hayes. In his sophomore year He was named the quarterback’s starter ahead of Greg Hare. He was awarded the Big Ten Conference MVP for the season in 1975, after which his co-player Archie Griffin became the first to win the Heisman Trophy twice.

Green was picked for the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round (318th overall) of the 1976 NFL draft to be used as a wide receiver. On August 24 Green was transferred for the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for future considerations. He was released September 7.

In 1998, he was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Cornelius Greene height 5 ft 11 in Cornelius weight 77 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Cornelius Greene Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Cornelius Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cornelius Greene celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.

Where is Cornelius Green?

Green has since returned to DC , coaching basketball at St. Albans School, paying it forward by helping motivate young athletes.

Who was the first black quarterback at Ohio State?

Cornelius Green , first Black quarterback at Ohio State, discusses racism. Cornelius Green encountered incredible resistance from white Ohio State fans when he became the first Black quarterback for the Buckeyes.

Who was the first black football player at Ohio State?

Bill Willis The first African-American All-American in Ohio State athletics history, the native of Columbus was a member of the 1942 Football National Championship team and played both offense and defense. He later went on to became a member of both the college football and pro football halls of fame.

How old is Cornelius Green?

68 years (January 21, 1954)

Who won Heisman twice?

Archie Griffin was born on August 21, 1954. He became one of the greatest running backs in college football and the only player to win the Heisman Trophy twice. Griffin played football for The Ohio State University from 1972 to 1975. He started as running back all four years that he played at OSU.