There are a lot of improbable runs to getting a Super Bowl Ring, but you might be hard-pressed to find a more unlikely one than Cornell Green.
Green was a star at Utah State, but it was in basketball. He never even played college football, and the Chicago Zephyrs of the NBA drafted him. The Dallas Cowboys would, however, express interest after hearing great things about his overall athletic ability from the Aggies Head Coach, and he was offered a spot in training camp. Green thought it was just a chance to earn $1,000 for participating, but he not only made the team; he also started cornerback in his third game and went on to the All-Rookie Team.
Green was a natural football player. In 1965, he went to what would be his first of five Pro Bowls, and a First Team All-Pro selection came his way on three occasions. A member of the Cowboys’ first Super Bowl win (Super Bowl VI), Green would ball hawk on 34 times, including a pair of seven-pick campaigns. While he doesn’t receive Hall of Fame consideration in most circles, would an induction conclude one of the more improbable careers gridiron ever?
It would have to be!
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