Woody Green
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | June 20, 1951 Warren, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Jefferson (OR) | ||||||||||||
| College | Arizona State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1974: 1st round, 16th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Woodrow Green Jr. (born June 20, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Green was selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 1974 NFL draft. Playing college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, he set many rushing records and was a first-team AP All-American. Green appeared on the front cover of the Sports Illustrated November 18, 1974 issue. His NFL career was shortened because of multiple knee injuries/surgeries.