Ken Greene

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1956)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ken Greene

| image = 1986 Jeno's Pizza - 16 - Eddie Lee Ivery (Ken Greene crop).jpg

| caption = Greene with the Cardinals in 1982

| number = 37, 28

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|5|8}}

| birth_place = Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 203

| high_school = Omak (Omak, Washington)

| college = Washington State (1974–1977)

| draftyear = 1978

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 19

| pastteams =

St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1978|1982}})
San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1983|1984}})

| pastcoaching =

Vallivue HS (1994; assistant)
Fresno State (1995–1999; GA / DB / LB)
Purdue (2000–2002; DB)
Washington State (2003–2006; DB)

| highlights =

PFWA All-Rookie Team (1978)
Second-team All-Pac-8 (1977)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 15

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 6

| statlabel3 = Sacks

| statvalue3 = 2.0

| pfr = G/GreeKe20

}}

Kenneth Edward Greene (born May 8, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1982 and San Diego Chargers from 1983 to 1984.

Early life

Born in Lewiston, Idaho, Greene graduated from Omak High School in 1974 and played college football at Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference. He was selected in the first round of the 1978 NFL draft (19th overall), the Cougars' first selection in the first round in thirteen years.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bvZLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6924%2C742982 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Coug Greene first-round draftee |date=May 3, 1978 |page=20}}

Coaching career

Greene began coaching football in 1994, at Vallivue High School in southwestern Idaho. Greene later coached at Fresno State University, Purdue University, and Washington State University.{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2003718196_coug23.html |title=WSU cornerbacks coach Greene fired |author=Craig Smith |date=May 23, 2007 |publisher=The Seattle Times Company |work=www.seattletimes.com |access-date=December 3, 2013}}

Personal life

File:Kenneth Greene and Christina Greene.jpg

He appeared in the 13th season of The Amazing Race. His partner was his wife, Tina Greene.{{cite web|author=var authorId = "" by IGN TV |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/900/900078p10.html |title=The Amazing Race 13: Meet the Cast – TV News at IGN |publisher=Tv.ign.com |access-date=2012-06-18}} The goal on the race was to try to mend their broken marriage. They finished the race in second place, but agreed to give their marriage another try.{{cite web |author=var authorId = "" by St. Petersburg Times |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/tampas-ken-and-tina-greene-dont-win-amazing-race-land-better-prize |title=Tampa's Ken and Tina Greene don't win The Amazing Race, but land a better prize |publisher=tampabay.com |access-date=2013-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221446/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/media/content/tampas-ken-and-tina-greene-dont-win-amazing-race-land-better-prize |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

[http://www.wsucougars.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30400&ATCLID=208261293 Washington State Coach]
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Category:1956 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football safeties

Category:Sportspeople from Lewiston, Idaho

Category:San Diego Chargers players

Category:St. Louis Cardinals (football) players

Category:Washington State Cougars football players

Category:Fresno State Bulldogs football coaches

Category:Purdue Boilermakers football coaches

Category:Washington State Cougars football coaches

Category:Players of American football from Idaho

Category:Participants in American reality television series

Category:20th-century American sportsmen