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'''Jacob Carl Green''' (born January 21, 1957) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M Aggies]]. |
'''Jacob Carl Green''' (born January 21, 1957) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M Aggies]]. |
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Green was an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] selection in [[1979 College Football All-America Team|1979]] after compiling 134 [[Tackle (football move)|tackles]] and was a then school-record 20 [[quarterback sacks]]. |
Green was an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] selection in [[1979 College Football All-America Team|1979]] after compiling 134 [[Tackle (football move)|tackles]] and was a then school-record 20 [[quarterback sacks]]. Green's 37 career sacks still rank second in A&M history behind [[Aaron Wallace]]’s 42 career sacks. Green owns school records for career [[fumbles]] caused (12) and season fumbles caused (six in 1978). |
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Green was a first-round [[Draft (sports)|draft]] pick (10th overall) in the [[1980 NFL draft]] by the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. In his 13-year career in the NFL, Green played 12 seasons for the [[Seattle Seahawks]], as number 79, and one season for the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. Green recorded 97.5 career sacks for the Seahawks (unofficially 115.5; sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, Green's third season),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seahawks.com/Team/Records.aspx?id=13034 |title=seahawks.com |access-date=2008-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115043141/http://www.seahawks.com/Team/Records.aspx?id=13034 |archive-date=2007-11-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a team record and at the time of his retirement good for number three on the all-time sacks leaderboard behind only [[Reggie White]] and [[Lawrence Taylor]]. |
Green was a first-round [[Draft (sports)|draft]] pick (10th overall) in the [[1980 NFL draft]] by the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. In his 13-year career in the NFL, Green played 12 seasons for the [[Seattle Seahawks]], as number 79, and one season for the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. Green recorded 97.5 career sacks for the Seahawks (unofficially 115.5; sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, Green's third season),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seahawks.com/Team/Records.aspx?id=13034 |title=seahawks.com |access-date=2008-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115043141/http://www.seahawks.com/Team/Records.aspx?id=13034 |archive-date=2007-11-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a team record and at the time of his retirement good for number three on the all-time sacks leaderboard behind only [[Reggie White]] and [[Lawrence Taylor]]. |
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Pasadena, Texas, U.S. | January 21, 1957||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Kashmere (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 / round: 1 / pick: 10 | ||||||||
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Jacob Carl Green (born January 21, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.
Green was an All-American selection in 1979 after compiling 134 tackles and was a then school-record 20 quarterback sacks. Green's 37 career sacks still rank second in A&M history behind Aaron Wallace’s 42 career sacks. Green owns school records for career fumbles caused (12) and season fumbles caused (six in 1978).
Green was a first-round draft pick (10th overall) in the 1980 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. In his 13-year career in the NFL, Green played 12 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks, as number 79, and one season for the San Francisco 49ers. Green recorded 97.5 career sacks for the Seahawks (unofficially 115.5; sacks became an official NFL statistic in 1982, Green's third season),[1] a team record and at the time of his retirement good for number three on the all-time sacks leaderboard behind only Reggie White and Lawrence Taylor.
References
- ^ "seahawks.com". Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
External links
- Green on Seahawk page
- Green's statistics for the Seahawks at the Wayback Machine (archived August 26, 2003)
- 1957 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- Players of American football from Houston
- Players of American football from Texas
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- American football defensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs