Allen Green (American football)
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| Position: | Punter / Placekicker | ||||
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| Date of birth: | February 15, 1938 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Hanceville, Alabama | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Hanceville (AL) | ||||
| College: | Mississippi | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1961 / Round: 8 / Pick: 109 | ||||
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| Games played: | 14 |
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Allen Leiden Green (born February 15, 1938) is a former American football punter and placekicker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Mississippi.
Green attended Hanceville High School before moving on to the University of Mississippi. He played as a center, but got an opportunity to start kicking field goals as a senior.
On October 26, 1960, he was named Lineman of the Week by the Associated Press, after making his first field goal in an official game and contributing to a last second upset of the University of Arkansas 10-7. Against Louisiana State University, he made another last second field goal to tie the game 6-6.
He contributed to the team finishing with a 10–0–1 record, with the lone blemish the 6-6 tie against an inferior LSU squad (the Tigers went 5-4-1 after winning 20 of 22 games in 1958 and 1959). They also won the 1961 Sugar Bowl, defeating Rice University 14-6, the SEC championship and were recognized as national champions by the Football Writers Association of America.
Allen was selected by the New York Giants in the eighth round (109th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
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