Andrew Greene
{{Short description|Jamaican gridiron football player (born 1969)}}
{{For|people with similar names|Andrew Green (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{no footnotes|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| name = Andrew Greene
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|09|24}}
| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team =
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| import = no
| position1 = Guard
| position2 = Offensive tackle
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 315
| college = Indiana
| high_school = Pickering
| CFLDraftedYear = 1994
| CFLDraftedRound = 2
| CFLDraftedPick = 18
| CFLDraftedTeam = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| NFLDraftedYear = 1995
| NFLDraftedRound = 2
| NFLDraftedPick = 53
| NFLDraftedTeam = Miami Dolphins
| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|1995}}
| playing_team1 = Miami Dolphins
| playing_years2 = {{NFL Year|1996}}
| playing_team2 = Miami Dolphins*
| playing_years3 = {{NFL Year|1997}}
| playing_team3 = Seattle Seahawks*
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|1997}}
| playing_team4 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years5 = {{NFL Year|1998}}
| playing_team5 = Seattle Seahawks
| playing_years6 = {{NFL Year|1998}}
| playing_team6 = Jacksonville Jaguars*
| playing_years7 = {{CFL Year|1999|2006}}
| playing_team7 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years8 = {{CFL Year|2007}}
| playing_team8 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| playing_years9 = {{CFL Year|2008}}
| playing_team9 = Toronto Argonauts
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| career_highlights =
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award ({{CFL Year|2003}})
- 2× DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy ({{CFL Year|2000}}, {{CFL Year|2003}})
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1994)
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2000}}, {{CFL Year|2003|2005}}
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|2000}}, {{CFL Year|2001}}, {{CFL Year|2003|2005}}
| awards =
| CFL-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20111109101004/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show?id=27
| DatabaseFootball-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20160421203710/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GREENAND01
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Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League (CFL) veteran, spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The four-time CFL all-star was named the league's top offensive lineman in 2003.
Early life
At Pickering High School in Ajax, Ontario, Greene lettered in football, basketball, rugby, and track & field.
College career
At Indiana University Bloomington, Greene was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter. He was named twice named "Indiana's Outstanding Offensive Lineman", and as a senior, also won first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors and was a second-team All-American.
Professional career
Greene joined the Roughriders in 1997 after spending time with the Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. He has appeared in 116 regular season games, nine playoff games and one Grey Cup. On February 21, 2007, Greene signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, starting all 18 games for them. He went on to play for the Bombers in the 95th Grey Cup in Toronto, only to lose to his former team, the Roughriders. On September 17, 2008, Greene signed with the Toronto Argonauts and was assigned to their practice roster. At the time of his signing, he became the oldest active player in the CFL.
On January 26, 2009, Greene was released by the Argonauts.
On May 25, 2009, the Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Greene after which he promptly announced his retirement showing his desire to retire as a Roughrider. Saskatchewan Roughrider Club President/CEO Jim Hopson stated, "When a player such as Andrew wants to end a long successful career in Green and White, we gladly do our part to help. It's our way of showing appreciation for all the years of dedication and hard work he put into this organization."
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121106104843/http://cfl.ca/roster/show?id=53 Canadian Football League profile]}} (archived)
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Category:Black Canadian players of Canadian football
Category:Black Canadian sportsmen
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:Indiana Hoosiers football players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:Players of American football from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:Gridiron football people from Ontario
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players