While attending South Gwinnett High School in Snellville, Georgia, David Greene was a two-sport standout as a quarterback in football, and as a right fielder in baseball. In football, he led his team to two consecutive playoff appearances and as a senior, he completed 134 passes out of 227 pass attempts (59.0 completion percentage) for 2,102 yards, and 19 touchdowns, and earned USA Today All-USA Honorable Mention honors, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 honors, Super Southern 100 honors, Top 75 in Georgia honors, Class AAAA All-State honors, Georgia Sports Writers Association AAAA All-State honors, was named the Gwinnett County co-Offensive Player of the Year, Atlanta Touchdown Club Quarterback of the Year, Gwinnett Touchdown Club All-Star quarterback, and Atlanta Club Quarterback of the Year. After his senior season, he participated in the Georgia-Florida All-Star game.
College careerEdit
Greene played quarterback at the University of Georgia in college. He began his career as a redshirt freshman in 2001, being named the starter before the season. His most notable freshman game occurred at #5 Tennessee on October 6, known as the "Hobnail Boot" game. This phrase was coined by Georgia's famous play-by-play announcer Larry Munson. After Tennessee took the lead in the fourth quarter on a successful screen pass with :44 left, Greene led the Bulldogs back down the field with an inspiring series of quick passes. The winning touchdown pass went to fullback Verron Haynes in a now famous play known as "P-44 Haynes" or the "Hobnail Boot" play with just five seconds remaining on the clock. Upon Greene's completion to Haynes in the endzone for the winning touchdown, announcer Munson made this fateful call: "We just stepped on their face with a hobnail boot and broke their nose. We just crushed their face!"
This play marked the beginning of Greene's record-setting career at Georgia, highlighted by guiding the team to a Sugar Bowl victory in 2002. The same season he led the Bulldogs to their first SECchampionship since 1982. He was named SEC Offensive Rookie of the Year after the 2001 season, and was the 2002 Offensive Player of the Year for The Southeastern Conference. In 2004, Greene made 214 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, a record that stood until broken by Andre Woodson from Kentucky in 2007.[1]
At Georgia, one of Greene's roommates was friend and future Cincinnati Bengalsdefensive linemanDavid Pollack, who was drafted 17th in 2005. The two played football together when they were younger in Snellville, though they went to different high schools.
Greene finished his college career as the winningest quarterback in NCAA Division I history with 42 wins in four years, eclipsing the record previously held by Peyton Manning. However, on November 21, 2009, University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy broke his record with a win over University of Kansas. Greene finished his college career as the Southeastern Conference all-time career leader in yards gained with 11,270 until that record was broken by Aaron Murray on October 5, 2013 against Tennessee.[1][2]
Greene was drafted in the third round, 85th overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft.[4] He spent 2006 #3 on the Seahawks' depth chart, behind Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca Wallace. He had been expected to compete with Seneca Wallace to be #2 on the Seahawks' depth chart for the 2007 NFL Season, but disappointed with his play during the preseason. At one point, coach Mike Holmgren expressed his dissatisfaction with Greene's progress as a quarterback. In September 2007, Greene was released by the Seahawks.
New England PatriotsEdit
Greene was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad on September 19, 2007, only to be released on November 20, 2007. [3]
Kansas City ChiefsEdit
Greene was then signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs, and eventually promoted to the active roster on December 29, 2007. He was waived by the team on July 18, 2008.
In January 2009, Greene told the Gwinnett Daily Post that he was retiring from professional football.[5] He returned to Atlanta in September 2008 and joined an insurance brokerage firm, Sterling Seacrest Partners, along with fellow former Bulldog Matt Stinchcomb.[6]
Greene appeared on MLB Network's "The Next Knuckler", in which the winner received a chance to go to spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks as a knuckleball pitcher. Greene finished second to Josh Booty.
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^"Georgia Bulldogs QB Aaron Murray sets SEC record for passing yards". October 5, 2013.
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^Chris Gay, Bulldogs' visit thrills two devoted alumni, Augusta Chronicle, February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009
External linksEdit
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources David Greene American football news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message David Norman Greene born June 22 1982 is a former American football quarterback He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft He played college football at Georgia David GreeneGreene in 2006 No 8 14 11Position QuarterbackPersonal informationBorn 1982 06 22 June 22 1982 age 41 Snellville Georgia U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 226 lb 103 kg Career informationHigh school Snellville GA South GwinnettCollege GeorgiaNFL Draft 2005 Round 3 Pick 85Career historySeattle Seahawks 2005 2006 New England Patriots 2007 Kansas City Chiefs 2007 Indianapolis Colts 2008 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL comGreene has also been a member of the New England Patriots Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts He retired following the 2008 season having never played in a regular season game Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2 1 Statistics 2 2 Awards and honors 3 Professional career 3 1 Seattle Seahawks 3 2 New England Patriots 3 3 Kansas City Chiefs 3 4 Indianapolis Colts 4 Post Retirement 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly years EditWhile attending South Gwinnett High School in Snellville Georgia David Greene was a two sport standout as a quarterback in football and as a right fielder in baseball In football he led his team to two consecutive playoff appearances and as a senior he completed 134 passes out of 227 pass attempts 59 0 completion percentage for 2 102 yards and 19 touchdowns and earned USA Today All USA Honorable Mention honors The Atlanta Journal Constitution Super 11 honors Super Southern 100 honors Top 75 in Georgia honors Class AAAA All State honors Georgia Sports Writers Association AAAA All State honors was named the Gwinnett County co Offensive Player of the Year Atlanta Touchdown Club Quarterback of the Year Gwinnett Touchdown Club All Star quarterback and Atlanta Club Quarterback of the Year After his senior season he participated in the Georgia Florida All Star game College career EditGreene played quarterback at the University of Georgia in college He began his career as a redshirt freshman in 2001 being named the starter before the season His most notable freshman game occurred at 5 Tennessee on October 6 known as the Hobnail Boot game This phrase was coined by Georgia s famous play by play announcer Larry Munson After Tennessee took the lead in the fourth quarter on a successful screen pass with 44 left Greene led the Bulldogs back down the field with an inspiring series of quick passes The winning touchdown pass went to fullback Verron Haynes in a now famous play known as P 44 Haynes or the Hobnail Boot play with just five seconds remaining on the clock Upon Greene s completion to Haynes in the endzone for the winning touchdown announcer Munson made this fateful call We just stepped on their face with a hobnail boot and broke their nose We just crushed their face This play marked the beginning of Greene s record setting career at Georgia highlighted by guiding the team to a Sugar Bowl victory in 2002 The same season he led the Bulldogs to their first SEC championship since 1982 He was named SEC Offensive Rookie of the Year after the 2001 season and was the 2002 Offensive Player of the Year for The Southeastern Conference In 2004 Greene made 214 consecutive pass attempts without an interception a record that stood until broken by Andre Woodson from Kentucky in 2007 1 At Georgia one of Greene s roommates was friend and future Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman David Pollack who was drafted 17th in 2005 The two played football together when they were younger in Snellville though they went to different high schools Greene finished his college career as the winningest quarterback in NCAA Division I history with 42 wins in four years eclipsing the record previously held by Peyton Manning However on November 21 2009 University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy broke his record with a win over University of Kansas Greene finished his college career as the Southeastern Conference all time career leader in yards gained with 11 270 until that record was broken by Aaron Murray on October 5 2013 against Tennessee 1 2 Statistics Edit Passing RushingYEAR CMP ATT CMP YDS TD INT RAT ATT YDS TD2000 DNP Redshirt2001 192 324 59 3 2 789 17 9 143 3 47 41 12002 218 379 57 5 2 924 22 8 137 3 65 52 22003 246 438 60 3 3 307 13 11 128 5 69 180 12004 175 299 58 5 2 508 20 4 148 4 23 67 1Totals 849 1 440 59 0 11 528 72 32 138 3 204 258 5 3 Awards and honors Edit SEC Freshman of the Year 2001 SEC Championship Game MVP 2002 First team All SEC 2002 Second team All SEC 2003 Citrus Bowl MVP 2004 Second team All SEC 2004 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist 2004 Professional career EditSeattle Seahawks Edit Greene was drafted in the third round 85th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft 4 He spent 2006 3 on the Seahawks depth chart behind Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca Wallace He had been expected to compete with Seneca Wallace to be 2 on the Seahawks depth chart for the 2007 NFL Season but disappointed with his play during the preseason At one point coach Mike Holmgren expressed his dissatisfaction with Greene s progress as a quarterback In September 2007 Greene was released by the Seahawks 1 New England Patriots Edit Greene was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad on September 19 2007 2 only to be released on November 20 2007 3 Kansas City Chiefs Edit Greene was then signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs and eventually promoted to the active roster on December 29 2007 He was waived by the team on July 18 2008 Indianapolis Colts Edit Greene was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts on September 25 2008 after the team released quarterback Josh Betts The Colts released Greene on November 14 2008 Post Retirement EditIn January 2009 Greene told the Gwinnett Daily Post that he was retiring from professional football 5 He returned to Atlanta in September 2008 and joined an insurance brokerage firm Sterling Seacrest Partners along with fellow former Bulldog Matt Stinchcomb 6 Greene appeared on MLB Network s The Next Knuckler in which the winner received a chance to go to spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks as a knuckleball pitcher Greene finished second to Josh Booty See also EditList of Division I FBS passing yardage leadersReferences Edit a b Archived copy Archived from the original on August 26 2007 Retrieved January 15 2007 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link SEC Football Record Book Georgia Bulldogs QB Aaron Murray sets SEC record for passing yards October 5 2013 David Greene Sports Reference College Football Retrieved March 5 2012 2005 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 7 2023 Archived copy Archived from the original on March 9 2020 Retrieved January 23 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Chris Gay Bulldogs visit thrills two devoted alumni Augusta Chronicle February 19 2009 Retrieved February 19 2009External links Edit Seattle Seahawks profile Archived from the original on October 18 2006 Retrieved March 26 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Greene American football amp oldid 1165634965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
