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Hugh Green
October 13, 1979
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Title
Hugh Green
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
October 13, 1979
Identifier
FTBL36.UA
Description
Hugh Green sacks Cincinnati quarterback Tony Kapetanis in their 1979 meeting at Pitt Stadium. Green played defensive end for the Panthers from 1977-1980 and was a three time All-American during his years at Pitt. During his senior year Green won the Lombardi Award as the best lineman in the nation and finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting, the highest placing ever for a pure defensive player. He was also the first defensive player to win the Maxwell and Walter Camp Player of the Year awards. Green was selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Miami Dolphins. Hugh Green is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Green, Hugh D., 1959-
Football teams
College football players
College sports
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh --Football
Pitt Panthers (Football team)
Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Athletics
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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