Gaston Green
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Green (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
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
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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

Biography

Green was born in Los Angeles, California. He played prep football at Gardena High School in Los Angeles,[2] and played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles.

He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.[3][4] He was a 5'10", 189-lb. running back from UCLA. Green played in the NFL for five seasons, from 1988 through 1992.[5] He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1991 as a Bronco, rushing for 1,037 yards.

Green returned to UCLA in 2011 to complete his college degree.[6] Green's 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, GA.

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGPAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1988LAR 10351173.31306579.5190
1989LAR 626732.8901-5-5.0-50
1990LAR 15682613.831022311.5161
1991DEN 132611,0374.063413786.0130
1992DEN 141616484.067210797.9330
1993LA 0DNP
Career585512,1363.9676322327.2331

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 2023-09-23.
  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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