William Green (American football)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 17, 1979 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Absecon (NJ) Holy Spirit | ||||||||||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 46 |
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| Games started: | 29 |
| Rushing yards: | 2,109 |
| Rushing attempts: | 568 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 9 |
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William Green (born December 17, 1979) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Boston College, and received consensus All-American honors. The Cleveland Browns chose him in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft and he appeared in 46 games for Cleveland between 2002-2005./.
Green was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His father was a heroin addict who died of AIDS when Green was 13 years old. His mother died of the disease a year later after being infected by his father. After his parents' deaths, Green was separated from his four siblings.
Green attended Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey, where he played for the Holy Spirit Spartans high school football team and received multiple high school All-American honors.
Green received an athletic scholarship to attend Boston College, and played for the Boston College Eagles football team from 1998 to 2001. In two years as a starting running back, he compiled over 2,700 yards rushing and 32 touchdowns. He was a first-team All-Big East Conference selection in 2000 and 2001, was honored as the Big East Offensive Player of the Year, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2001, after receiving first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), The Sporting News, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Football News and Pro Football Weekly.
In the 2002 NFL Draft, Green was a top-rated player. However, two college suspensions for marijuana use hurt his stock on draft day.
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