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Hugh Green

Retired

Miami Dolphins · LB

Hugh Green recorded 136 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

6

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

136

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Hugh Green's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1982
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 18, 1990

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1990

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
MIAMIDOLPHINS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 1, 1989

Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1989

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 14, 1986

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 14, 1986

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1985
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 24, 1985

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1985

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Hugh Green's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1990
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 18, 1990

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1990

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 20, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Hugh Green's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1982

01
TBGREEN—Hugh Green
TBSELMON—Lee Roy Selmon
TBWILLIAMS17Doug Williams

A defense gives the creamsicles credibility

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

After losing its first 26 games, Tampa Bay reached the 1979 NFC Championship Game behind Selmon and one of the league's best defenses.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBGREEN—Hugh Green
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

03
MIAGREEN—Hugh Green
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1982, 1983Pro Bowl selection · 1982, 198311 NFL seasons136 career games34 career sacksJersey: 06 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1981Most recent: Dec 22, 1991

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history