Roy Green
Roy Calvin Green
Born: June 30, 1957
Magnolia, AR USA
Position: WR-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
College: Henderson St.
High School: Magnolia (AR)
Career: 1979-1992
Drafted: 1979 in Round 4, #89 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Roy Green played from 1979 to 1992 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals. Green caught 559 passes for 8,965 yards and 66 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 39.6 |
| 1990 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 1 | 9 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 44 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 140 | 6.1 | 44 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 708 | 21.5 | 60 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 453 | 14.2 | 42 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 1227 | 15.7 | 71 | 14 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 1555 | 19.9 | 83 | 12 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 693 | 13.9 | 47 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 517 | 12.3 | 48 | 6 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 43 | 731 | 17.0 | 57 | 4 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 68 | 1097 | 16.1 | 52 | 7 |
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 44 | 703 | 16.0 | 59 | 7 |
| 1990 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 53 | 797 | 15.0 | 54 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 29 | 364 | 12.6 | 42 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 559 | 8965 | 16.0 | 83 | 66 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 168 | 10.5 | 57 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 230 | 8.5 | 57 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 1005 | 24.5 | 106 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 745 | 23.3 | 37 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 89 | 2002 | 22.5 | 106 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 6 |
| 1981 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 15 |
| 1984 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 13 |
| 1986 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 10 |
| 1987 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1990 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 3 |
| 1992 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 0 |
Honors
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
