David Greenwood (American football)

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David Greenwood
No. 31, 30, 49, 41
Position:Safety
Punter
Personal information
Born: (1960-03-25) March 25, 1960 (age 64)
Park Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College:Wisconsin
NFL draft:1983 / Round: 8 / Pick: 206
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:5
Fumble recoveries:1
Sacks:6.0
Player stats at PFR

David Mark Greenwood (born March 25, 1960) is a former American football safety who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Considered by many to be the greatest high school athlete in the history of Wisconsin, Greenwood excelled in track and basketball as well as football in high school. He still holds the Wisconsin prep high jump record (7'2") He went on to become a four-year starter at both safety and punter for the Wisconsin Badgers. Previously, he played in the United States Football League also as a punter for the Michigan Panthers and the Oakland Invaders. Before joining the USFL, he was expected to be a 1st-round-quality NFL draft pick, a strong hitter and blitzer who performed poorly at man-to-man coverage.[1] He played in all 16 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1985, starting 10, but was cut early in training camp the next year due to inconsistency. He blamed this on burnout, having started in the Buccaneers' season opener only one week after leaving the Invaders.[2]

Awards

The Sporting News All-League Team, 1983[3]

References

  1. ^ Flanagan, Mike. "Ron Holmes gets his first start: is he ready to show his stuff?". St. Petersburg Evening Independent. 14 Sep 1985
  2. ^ "Bucs cut USFL star". The Boca Raton News. 13 Aug 1986
  3. ^ [1] USFL at oursportscentral.com. Accessed 03 Jun 2009

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