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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1924-09-15)September 15, 1924 Kent, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1981(1981-08-04) (aged 56) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 | Tulane |
| 1943–1945 | Army |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946 | Army (assistant) |
| 1954–1959 | Tulane (line) |
| 1960–1962 | Florida (assistant) |
| 1963–1966 | Vanderbilt |
| 1967 | Kansas (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–29–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1989 (profile) | |
John Green (September 15, 1924 – August 4, 1981) was anAmerican football player and coach. He playedcollege football atTulane University in 1942 and was then appointed to theUnited States Military Academy where he played from 1943 to 1945. At Army, Green was a two-timeAll-American and played on consecutivenational championship-winning teams in 1944 and 1945. Green served as the head football coach atVanderbilt University from 1963 to 1966, compiling a record of 7–29–4. He was elected to theCollege Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1989.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Commodores(Southeastern Conference)(1963–1966) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Vanderbilt | 1–7–2 | 0–5–2 | 10th | |||||
| 1964 | Vanderbilt | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1965 | Vanderbilt | 2–7–1 | 1–5 | T–9th | |||||
| 1966 | Vanderbilt | 1–9 | 0–6 | T–th | |||||
| Vanderbilt: | 7–29–4 | 2–20–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–29–4 | ||||||||
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