Dave Green (American football)

American football player (born 1949) Not to be confused with David Green (American football) or David Green (Canadian football).

American football player

Dave Green

No. 11, 41, 4

Position:

Punter, Placekicker

Personal information

Born:

(1949-09-21) September 21, 1949 (age 75)
Mason City, Iowa, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

206 lb (93 kg)

Career information

High school:

Athens (OH)

College:

Ohio

NFL draft:

1972 / round: 17 / pick: 418

Career history

Career NFL statistics

Punts:	446
Punting yards:	17,883
Punting average:	40.1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dave Green (born September 21, 1949) is a former punter and placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Houston Oilers, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats.

Green was the last NFL player, along with the Cleveland Browns' Don Cockroft, to serve as his team's primary kicker and punter over the course of a season, when he led the Buccaneers in both categories in 1976. He was the first player to score for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their franchise history.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Punting
Year	Team	GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1973	HOU	4	22	868	714	61	39.5	32.5	0	-	2
1974	CIN	14	66	2,701	2,044	53	40.9	31.0	0	-	10
1975	CIN	14	68	2,655	2,189	57	39.0	31.7	1	-	4
1976	TAM	14	92	3,619	2,805	56	39.3	30.5	0	12	3
1977	TAM	14	98	3,948	3,026	70	40.3	30.6	1	16	6
1978	TAM	16	100	4,092	3,385	61	40.9	33.2	2	20	13
Career		76	446	17,883	14,163	70	40.1	31.5	4	48	38

Playoffs

Year	Team	Punting
Year	Team	GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1975	CIN	1	6	215	-	44	35.8	-	0	-	0
Career		1	6	215	-	44	35.8	-	0	-	0

References

"Dave Green Stats, News and Video - P". NFL.com.

v t e Cincinnati Bengals 1972 NFL draft selections
Sherman White Tommy Casanova Jim LeClair Bernard Jackson Tom DeLeone Steve Conley Dan Kratzer Stan Walters Brian Foster Kent Pederson Frederick Wegis James Hamilton Steve Porter Hosea Minnieweather John Wiegman David Green

v t e Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 inaugural season roster
Tom Alward Larry Ball Joe Blahak Cedric Brown Louis Carter Bert Cooper Mark Cotney Mike Current Charlie Davis Ricky Davis Parnell Dickinson Freddie Douglas Jimmy DuBose Howard Fest Dave Green Jimmy Gunn Isaac Hagins Terry Hanratty Charlie Hunt Larry Jameson Essex Johnson Curtis Jordan Vince Kendrick Larry Lawrence Mike Lemon Everett Little Don Martin Ed McAleney Lee McGriff J. K. McKay Rod McNeill Bob Moore Manfred Moore Maulty Moore Jack Novak Frank Oliver Morris Owens Fred Pagac Dave Pear Cal Peterson Jim Peterson Reggie Pierson Dave Reavis Danny Reece Steve Reese Glenn Robinson Mirro Roder Council Rudolph Dan Ryczek Dewey Selmon Lee Roy Selmon Jimmy Sims Barry Smith Steve Spurrier Ken Stone Pat Toomay John Ward Mike Washington Ed Williams Steve Wilson Richard Wood Roscoe Word Randy Young Steve Young
Head coach: John McKay
Assistant coaches: Tom Bass Willie Brown Wayne Fontes Jerry Frei Dennis Fryzel Abe Gibron Phil Krueger John Rauch Harry Smith Dick Voris

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