Bubba Green
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 30, 1957 Cape May, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | June 21, 2019 (aged 61) Randallstown, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 278 lb (126 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Millville (Millville, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College: | NC State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 6 / pick: 149 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Anthony Wayne "Bubba" Green (September 30, 1957 – June 21, 2019) was a professional American football player who played defensive lineman for one season for the Baltimore Colts.[1]
Background
[edit]Green was born in Cape May, New Jersey and grew up in Woodbine.[2] He graduated from Millville High School. His father, who was a police officer, left the family when Green was 13 years old. Despite Green's dyslexia, he was accepted at North Carolina State University, where he played football.
College career
[edit]Green entered North Carolina State in 1976 and lettered in football for four years. At 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 278 pounds (126 kg), Green played defensive tackle and won several individual honors during his college career. He was also a member of the 1977 and 1978 NC State track teams.[3]
NFL
[edit]Green was picked in the 6th round of the NFL draft in 1981 by the Baltimore Colts. Green wore jersey #91 and played right defensive tackle. In his first season, he played in 15 games and started 10 of them with one interception, one fumble recovery and no sacks. Green suffered a knee injury and never played another game in the NFL.[4]
Personal
[edit]Green lived with his wife, Nancy (Arrington), in Randallstown, Maryland. Green's daughter, Deanna Camille Green died in an accident on May 5, 2006, when she made contact with a chain-link fence that had become electrified by the city's power grid. The fence was part of a softball field in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park where Deanna was playing. Deanna was stretching before her at-bat when she touched the electrified fence. Her death was instantaneous. The Greens subsequently petitioned the Maryland Public Service Commission and the Maryland State Legislature for stricter safety measures.[5] He died from cancer on June 21, 2019.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bubba Green Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Neufeld, Sara (May 6, 2007). "Fending off despair with lessons of hope". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ "Bubba Green athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ^ "Bubba Green Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Cook, Jim (February 23, 2011). "Anthony "Bubba" Green, wife Nancy file "Deanna's Rule," statewide regulation on contact voltage". nj.com.
- ^ Kemp, Micarie (June 22, 2019). "Anthony Bubba Green, former Baltimore Colts player, has passed away". WBFF.
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- People from Cape May, New Jersey
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- Players of American football from Cape May County, New Jersey
- American football defensive linemen
- Millville High School (New Jersey) alumni
- NC State Wolfpack football players
- NC State Wolfpack men's track and field athletes
- Baltimore Colts players
- Deaths from cancer in Maryland
- 20th-century American sportsmen
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