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Dave Green (American football)

Not to be confused with David Green (American football) or David Green (Canadian football).

Dave Green
No. 11, 41, 4
Position:Punter, Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1949-09-21) September 21, 1949 (age 75)
Mason City, Iowa, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Athens (OH)
College:Ohio
NFL draft:1972 / round: 17 / pick: 418
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Punts:446
Punting yards:17,883
Punting average:40.1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dave Green (born September 21, 1949[1]) is a former punter and placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Houston Oilers, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats.

Green was the last NFL player, along with the Cleveland Browns' Don Cockroft, to serve as his team's primary kicker and punter over the course of a season, when he led the Buccaneers in both categories in 1976. He was the first player to score for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their franchise history.

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1973 HOU 4 22 868 714 61 39.5 32.5 0 - 2
1974 CIN 14 66 2,701 2,044 53 40.9 31.0 0 - 10
1975 CIN 14 68 2,655 2,189 57 39.0 31.7 1 - 4
1976 TAM 14 92 3,619 2,805 56 39.3 30.5 0 12 3
1977 TAM 14 98 3,948 3,026 70 40.3 30.6 1 16 6
1978 TAM 16 100 4,092 3,385 61 40.9 33.2 2 20 13
Career 76 446 17,883 14,163 70 40.1 31.5 4 48 38

Playoffs

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1975 CIN 1 6 215 - 44 35.8 - 0 - 0
Career 1 6 215 - 44 35.8 - 0 - 0

References

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  1. ^ "Dave Green Stats, News and Video - P". NFL.com.


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