Johnny Green
John Edward Green
Born: October 12, 1937
West Point, MS USA
Deceased: April 24, 2019
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 198
College: Tenn-Chattanooga
Career: 1959-1963
Drafted: 1959 in Round 21, #247 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Johnny Green played from 1959 to 1963 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, New York Titans and Toronto Argonauts. Green threw for 3,983 yards in his career, completing 283 of 638 passes with 26 touchdowns and 37 interceptions. He also ran for 77 yards in 56 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 62 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 27 | 8.8 |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 228 | 89 | 39.0 | 1267 | 5.6 | 10 | 4.4 | 10 | 4.4 | 70 | 54.1 |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 126 | 56 | 44.4 | 903 | 7.2 | 6 | 4.8 | 5 | 4.0 | 61 | 68.3 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 258 | 128 | 49.6 | 1741 | 6.7 | 10 | 3.9 | 18 | 7.0 | 63 | 55.4 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 6 | 2.8 |
| CFL | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 62 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 27 | ||
| AFL | 618 | 275 | 44.5 | 3921 | 6.3 | 26 | 4.2 | 34 | 5.5 | 70 | ||
| Totals | 638 | 283 | 44.4 | 3983 | 6.2 | 26 | 4.1 | 37 | 5.8 | 70 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 21 | 29 | 1.4 | 11 | 2 |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 14 | 15 | 1.1 | 14 | 1 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 17 | 35 | 2.1 | 8 | 3 |
| CFL | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| AFL | 52 | 79 | 1.5 | 14 | 6 | |
| Totals | 56 | 77 | 1.4 | 14 | 6 |
Receiving:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 460 | 38.3 | 43 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 55 |
| CFL | 12 | 460 | 38.3 | 43 | |
| AFL | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 55 | |
| Totals | 15 | 581 | 38.7 | 55 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| AFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 6 |
| 1961 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 5 |
| 1962 | AFL | New York Titans | 11 | 8 |
| 1963 | AFL | New York Jets | 1 | 0 |
