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American football player (born 1966)

American football player
Gaston Green
refer to captionGreen (with ball, right of center), during a UCLA game, 1986
No. 44, 30, 28
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1966-08-01) August 1, 1966 (age 58)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Gardena (Los Angeles)
College:UCLA
NFL draft:1988 / round: 1 / pick: 14
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:2,136
Rushing average:3.9
Rushing touchdowns:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Gaston Alfred Green III (born August 1, 1966) is an American former professional football player. He was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Raiders. He also played college football for the UCLA Bruins, twice earning All-American honors.

Biography

Green was born in Los Angeles, California and played prep football at Gardena High School in Los Angeles and college football at the University of California, Los Angeles.

He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round (14th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft. Green played at the running back position in the NFL for five seasons from 1988 through 1992. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1991 with the Denver Broncos, rushing for 1,037 yards. Green also played a season in Europe for the London Monarchs.

Green returned to UCLA in 2011 to complete his college degree. His 3,731-yard career record at UCLA was surpassed on November 3, 2012 by tailback Johnathan Franklin.

Green and his family live outside of Atlanta.

NFL career statistics

Year Team GP Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1988 LAR 10 35 117 3.3 13 0 6 57 9.5 19 0
1989 LAR 6 26 73 2.8 9 0 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0
1990 LAR 15 68 261 3.8 31 0 2 23 11.5 16 1
1991 DEN 13 261 1,037 4.0 63 4 13 78 6.0 13 0
1992 DEN 14 161 648 4.0 67 2 10 79 7.9 33 0
1993 LA 0 DNP
Career 58 551 2,136 3.9 67 6 32 232 7.2 33 1

References

  1. , ESPN.com, Pat Forde
  2. "Gaston Green". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  3. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  4. "Gaston Green". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  5. "Gaston Green". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  6. "An Interview With Gaston Green". UCLA Bruins.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

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1988 NFL draft first-round selections
Los Angeles Rams first-round draft picks
Formerly the Cleveland Rams (1936–1945) and St. Louis Rams (1995–2015)
Los Angeles Rams 1988 NFL draft selections
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