{{Short description|American football player (born 1957)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Marcellus Greene | number = 21, 25 | position = Defensive back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|12|12}} | birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 185 | high_school = Shortridge (Indianapolis) | college = Arizona | draftyear = 1981 | draftround = 11 | draftpick = 296 | pastteams = * Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1981}})* * Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|1981}}) * Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|1982}}) * Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|1983}}) * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1984}}) * Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|1985}}–{{CFL Year|1987}}) | highlights = * Grey Cup champion (1983) * 2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (1979, 1980) | pfr = G/GreeMa21 }}
'''Marcellus Lamont Greene''' (born December 12, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for one season with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and Arizona Wildcats. Greene was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 11th round of the 1981 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==Early life== Greene attended Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.
==College career== Greene first played college football in 1977 for the Cincinnati Bearcats of the University of Cincinnati.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/marcellus-greene-1.html | title=Marcellus Greene | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=sports-reference.com | accessdate=October 9, 2015}}</ref>
He transferred to play for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona from 1979 to 1980, earning Second-team All-Pac-10 honors both seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2013/08/01/ranking-the-top-transfers-into-the-arizona-wildcats-football-program/ |title=UPDATED: Ranking the top transfers into the Arizona Wildcats football program |publisher=tucsoncitizen.com |date=August 1, 2013 |accessdate=October 9, 2015 |author=Gimino, Anthony |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010002402/http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2013/08/01/ranking-the-top-transfers-into-the-arizona-wildcats-football-program/ |archivedate=October 10, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/marcellus-greene-2.html | title=Marcellus Greene | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=sports-reference.com | accessdate=October 9, 2015}}</ref>
==Professional career== Greene was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 296th pick in the 1981 NFL draft.<ref name="dbF">{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&lg=nfl&yr=1981 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409175414/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&lg=nfl&yr=1981 |title=1981 Los Angeles Rams |website=databaseFootball.com |archive-date=April 9, 2007 |url-status=usurped |access-date=July 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/gree09400.html | title=MARCELLUS GREENE | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=October 9, 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910043859/http://www.profootballarchives.com/gree09400.html | archivedate=September 10, 2015 }}</ref> He played in thirteen games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1981.<ref name="A">{{cite web | url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=greenmar001 | title=Marcellus Greene | publisher=StatsCrew.com | accessdate=October 9, 2015}}</ref> He played in sixteen games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the 1982 season.<ref name="A"/>
Greene played in twelve games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1983.<ref name="A"/> He played in fourteen games for the Minnesota Vikings during the 1984 season.<ref name="A"/> He played in 21 games for the Toronto Argonauts from 1985 to 1987.<ref name="A"/>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=greenmar001 Stats Crew profile]
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