Super Bowl-winning Cowboys legend Cornell Green dies at 86

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 23:32 · Archive

Cornell Green, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive back who won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys, has died at 86.

Cornell Green, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive back, died on Wednesday, the Dallas Cowboys announced. Green spent his entire 13-year career with the Cowboys from 1962 to 1974, appearing in two Super Bowls and winning one in 1972 against the Miami Dolphins.

Green was a two-time All-Pro First Team member who was part of the Cowboys' famed 'Doomsday Defense'. Despite playing just one season of high school football and never playing college football, he was invited to the Cowboys' training camp in 1962 and offered a spot on the team. He had been drafted by the NBA's Chicago Zephyrs earlier that year after being a two-time All-American basketball player for Utah State.

In his 13 seasons with Dallas, Green did not miss a game, starting 167 of 168 contests. He led the Cowboys in interceptions four times and finished with 34 career interceptions, tying him for fifth in team history. The Cowboys said Green was 'a true trailblazer' who became a multi-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro despite his unconventional path to professional football.

How it is being reported

• Cornell Green, legendary Cowboys defensive back, dead at 86Across his 13 seasons, he did not miss a game, starting 167 of 168 contests.New York Post · 21 Oct, 23:23
• Super Bowl winner Cornell Green dead at 86 as Dallas Cowboys pay tribute to 'true NFL trailblazer'Remarkably, Green was initially drafted into the NBA in 1962 by the Chicago Zephyrs. But that year he was also invited to join the Cowboys' training camp. Green earned a spot on the team.Daily Mail Sport · 21 Oct, 22:08

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