Cornell Green enters his 31st year scouting in the NFL and his 24th season doing so for the Denver Broncos in 2010. Responsible for scouting the Southwest area, Green also has served as a scouting consultant for the Broncos after evaluating the Southwest, South, East and Midwest regions earlier in his career with the club.
Before his involvement with the Broncos’ organization, Green scouted for the Dallas Cowboys during and after his illustrious playing career. He began scouting for the Cowboys in 1970 while still an active player and continued scouting through 1979, at which time he entered private business until coming to the Broncos in 1987.
Cornell Green enters his 31st year scouting in the NFL and his 24th season doing so for the Denver Broncos in 2010. Responsible for scouting the Southwest area, Green also has served as a scouting consultant for the Broncos after evaluating the Southwest, South, East and Midwest regions earlier in his career with the club.
Before his involvement with the Broncos’ organization, Green scouted for the Dallas Cowboys during and after his illustrious playing career. He began scouting for the Cowboys in 1970 while still an active player and continued scouting through 1979, at which time he entered private business until coming to the Broncos in 1987.
Green, 70, was signed by the Cowboys as a free agent and went on to play for Dallas from 1962-75, seeing time at cornerback for 10 years before moving over to safety for his last four seasons. Green earned Pro Bowl honors seven times, winning that accolade at both cornerback and safety. He recently was named the 10th-best undrafted player of all-time by NFL.com.
Green did not play college football but was a two-time All-American basketball player (1959-60 and 1961-62) at Utah State University, where he averaged 23 points per game at forward for the Aggies from 1959-62. Green is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame in both the states of Oklahoma and Utah. His brother, Pumpsie Green, had a lengthy career in major league baseball.
A native of Boley, Okla., Cornell and his wife, Betty, have two children, Randy and Ronney, and make their home in Dallas.
