Defensive end, Pittsburgh, 1977–80
Hugh Green
Lettered 1977–80 (school media guide)
- Born
- Jul 27, 1959, in Natchez, Mississippi
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Hugh Green played defensive end at Pittsburgh (1977–80). He won the 1980 Lombardi Award, the 1980 Maxwell Award and the 1980 Walter Camp Award. He finished second in the 1980 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1978, 1979 and 1980. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Green in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1996College Football Hall of Fame
- 1978, 1979, 1980Consensus All‑American
- 1980Lombardi Award
- 1980Maxwell Award
- 1980Walter Camp Award
- 1980Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1980UPI Lineman of the Year
- 1980UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1980Second in the Heisman vote
All-America: consensus 1978, 1979 and 1980; AP second team 1977
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 2 (1982–83) · First-team All-Pro: 2 (1982–83) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1982–83)
All-Pro teams: AP second team 1982–83; Pro Football Writers first team 1982; Sporting News first team 1983; Pro Football Weekly first team 1982; NEA second team 1982–83.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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