Cornell Green, Cowboys star with no college football experience, dies at 86
Cornell Green, a key member of the Dallas Cowboys’ original Doomsday Defense, has died at 86. A former Utah State basketball star who had never played college football, he spent 13 seasons with Dallas, earned five Pro Bowl selections and helped the team win its first Super Bowl before later scouting for the Cowboys and Denver Broncos.
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About Cornell Green
Cornell M. Green, was an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He did not play college football at Utah State University, but was a two-time All-American as a basketball player for the Aggies, selected in the 1962 NBA draft, but not in the NFL draft.
Everything about Cornell Green →- Occupation
- basketball player, American football player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 10, 1940
- Died
- October 21, 2026