A standout in both baseball and basketball for the Blue Hens, Green (Delaware '56) followed with a 13-year major league baseball career and even more success as a big league manager. At Delaware, Green posted a pitching record of 6-0 with a school record 0.88 ERA in 1955. As a 6-5 center in basketball, Green averaged 9.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in two seasons. He played in 185 major league games over 13 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, and New York Mets and went on to manage the Phillies to the 1980 world title and later managed the New York Yankees and Mets. He received UD's highest honor, the Medal of Distinction, in 1992 and was inducted into the statewide Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 and Delaware Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.
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