Donnie Gerald Green was an American professional football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Detroit Lions.
10 Facts About Donnie Green
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Donnie Green played college football at Purdue University and was selected in the fifth round of the 1971 NFL draft.
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Donnie Green was the sixth of nine children of Irene and James Green in Annapolis, Maryland, where he attended elementary school.
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At age 10, his mother died and Green moved to live with his father in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he played football and basketball at Crestwood High School.
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Donnie Green was recruited by Purdue out of Crestwood high school in Virginia.
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Donnie Green was an AP and UPI All-American in 1970, and was named a team captain during his senior year.
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Donnie Green started all 14 games that year, eleven in 1976.
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Donnie Green played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1977 as a back-up, and spent 1978 seeing spot duty for the Detroit Lions.
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Donnie Green soon separated from his wife and battled drug use.
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Donnie Green lost the lease on the home he was in and ended up living for a time in a shelter in Hagerstown, Maryland and worked there as a night monitor.