Cornell Green (defensive back)

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Cornell M. Green (February 10, 1940 – October 21, 2026) was an American professional football player and scout who was a defensive back for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Utah State University, but did not play college football. Rather, he was a leading scorer and rebounder in the Skyline Conference and a two-time honorable mention All-American as a basketball player for the Aggies; where he also was named to the West Region All-Star team in the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament. Green was selected in the fifth round of the 1962 NBA draft, but not selected in the NFL draft; and was signed by scout Gil Brandt of the Cowboys in 1962 as a free agent. During Green's NFL career, he started in two NFL championship games before the merger of the American Football League with the NFL; and then started in two Super Bowls, winning with the Cowboys in Super Bowl VI. He was chosen to play in the Pro Bowl five times, and was a...

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