Orange legend Tim Green (third from right) will be Syracuse's honorary captain for the game against Illinois this Saturday.
Green Selected as Orange Football Honorary Captain
9/12/2007 12:24:10 PM | Football
Former Orange All-American Tim Green will represent the history and tradition of Syracuse University football by serving as the honorary captain for Syracuse's September 15th game against Illinois (12:00 p.m., ESPNU). A success on and off the football field, Green enjoyed an eight-year career in the National Football League with the Atlanta Falcons, who selected him in the first round of the 1986 draft. A New York Times bestselling author, Green has written 12 novels and is also an accomplished lawyer and television analyst for the NFL on Fox. In 2006, Green was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
Tickets for the game are available online (click here) and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (888-DOMETIX). Fans can use the 'Print at Home' option when ordering online to avoide waiting in line at the Dome.
Tickets for the game are available online (click here) and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (888-DOMETIX). Fans can use the 'Print at Home' option when ordering online to avoide waiting in line at the Dome.
As an honorary captain, Green will address the team, participate in the Quad Walk and accompany the Orange captains Jameel McClain and Taj Smith for the coin toss.
Green, a Liverpool, N.Y. native, was a defensive tackle for the Orange from 1982 to 1985 and earned All-America accolades his senior season. The three-time All-East member set three SU records for most sacks in a career (45.5), a season (15) and a game (4). He tallied 341 career tackles. In 1985 he was a co-captain and was named Co-Player of the Year in the ECAC.
Green's accomplishment transcended the football field. A 1985 Rhodes Scholar candidate, he graduated in 1986 with an English degree and obtained a law degree with honors from Syracuse in 1994. He received a National Football Foundation Scholarship for academic excellence, was a Rossman Scholar for Humanities, a Syracuse University Scholar, an NCAA Top Six Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa and co-valedictorian of his class.
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