Upper Iowa University Athletics

Green recieved an A.B. degree from Upper Iowa in 1922. In 1938 he received an M.S. from the University of Southern California.

At UIU, Green lettered three years in football and four years in baseball. In 1917 he was an All-Conference end in football. His baseball team was the conference champion in 1920. Also, Green was the captain of the baseball team in 1922.

Green's 38 years of teaching and coaching began with one year in Clermont, Iowa and four years in Elgin, IA., as superintendent and coach. During in these years his teams in football, basketball, and baseball won seven championships in Northeast Iowa, often against larger schools. Because of his outstanding record, in 1927 Green was selected by South Pasadena High School, California, as coach in football, basketball, and baseball. He remained in this school system until his retirement in 1960.

Green's coaching record at Clermont and Elgin was 158-42, with seven championships. At South Pasadena High School he had a record of 510-42 with 21 league titles and two C.I.F. championships.

Green coached outstanding players such as Hugh Stewart, a U.S. pro tennis star; and he was instrumental in signing Tom Hutton to the Dodgers, as a first baseman in 1956.

While coaching, Green received one of the highest honors of his career, the Freedom Foundation's Award, presented to him by the Valley Forge National Classroom Teachers Association.

Green was also a World War I veteran and a Legionnaire. He was involved with Legion baseball, youth work, church, and community activities. He held memberships in the Southern California Federation of Coaches, Masonic Lodge, and Kiwanis Club.

After his death in 1969, Green was honored by former athletes and friends' with a scholarship established in his name at South Pasadena High School.