Former Hawk Dennis Green has died

[99topdawg]

Not a Viking fan, but I've always liked him for a lot of reasons. Seemed like a nice guy and from what I've heard, he was what I thought he was.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

He certainly left a positive legacy. One of the first black coaches in the league and he was universally respected for a long time. I'm too young to have seen him play for the Hawks but I think we should all be proud to have had him as a part of the Hawk family.

 

[imported_ankle23]

 

[docholihawk]

Sad,Dennis Green paved the way for a lot of minorities. He was successful in so many ways and for the most part did it with class and dignity. R.I.P. Coach Green.

 

[Joshbrown]

A good guy and accomplished human.

Green attended John Harris High School (now Harrisburg High School) in Harrisburg, and graduated cum laude from the University of Iowa with a BA in finance

 

[judzeehawk]

R.I.P. Coach Green. A Hawkeye forever.......

 

[RobHowe]

 

[longtimer]

69 was my first year at Iowa. Walked into the fieldhouse and saw Green working out. He was a big guy later on but in 69 the guy was all muscle Good running back and from what I knew an equally good person

 

[hawkeyebob62]

While he will never be credited as NWs "turnaround" coach, he DID help them see that it IS possible to recruit good players to Evanston, and started them on that road. They were atrocious. Dennis Green got good players to that program and can certainly be credited as "starting" their return to being able to win and compete in the Big 10/Big Ten/B1G