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Gaston Green

Gaston Green

Green (with ball, right of center), during a UCLA game, 1986
No. 44, 30, 28
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1966-08-01) August 1, 1966 (age 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Gardena (Los Angeles)
College:	UCLA
NFL draft:	1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (1988–1990) Denver Broncos (1991–1992) Los Angeles Raiders (1993)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (1991) First-team All-American (1987) Third-team All-American (1986) 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1986, 1987)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 2,136 Rushing average: 3.9 Rushing touchdowns: 6
Player stats at PFR

Gaston Alfred Green III^[1] (born August 1, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, twice earning All-American honors.

Green was born in Los Angeles, California and played prep footballatGardena High School in Los Angeles^[2] and college football at the University of California, Los Angeles.

He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round (14th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.^[3][4] Green played at the running back position in the NFL for five seasons from 1988 through 1992.^[5] He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1991 with the Denver Broncos, rushing for 1,037 yards.

Green returned to UCLA in 2011 to complete his college degree.^[6] His 3,731-yard career record at UCLA was surpassed on November 3, 2012 by tailback Johnathan Franklin.

Green and his family live outside of Atlanta.

• Pro-Football-Reference.Com
• database Football.com
• NFL Enterprises LLC
• Los Angeles Times: Rams' Gaston Green Is Still Waiting To Deliver on That UCLA Promise