Don Greenwood (football player)

Don Greenwood
Position (s): Back	Jersey number (s): 85
born on February 18, 1921
died on March 21, 1983
Career information
Active : 1945 - 1947
College : Missouri , Illinois
Teams
Cleveland Rams (1945) Cleveland Browns (1946-1947)
Career statistics
Games	33
run up space gain	744 yards
run touchdowns	10
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
NFL winner ( 1945 ) 2 × AAFC winners (1946, 1947)

Donald Adams "Don" Greenwood (born February 18, 1921 in Detroit , Michigan , † March 21, 1983 in Princeville , Illinois ) was an American American football player and coach. He played on the position of backs for the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL) and for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference .

Career

In 1945 Greenwood, who played as a quarterback in college , was committed by the Cleveland Rams and retrained to fullback . There he helped the Rams win the championship. After the Rams moved to Los Angeles for the 1946 season , Greenwood and four other players refused to go with them. They argued that they had contracts with the Cleveland Rams, not the Los Angeles Rams, and went to court for it. The court ruled in favor of the players and released them from their contracts. All five then joined the newly formed Cleveland Browns from the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). With the Browns, Greenwood was AAFC champions in 1946 and 1947, but left the Browns after the 1947 season. In addition to the back position, he was also active as a holder at the Browns . The reason for the retirement was an injury. He then became the coach of the football team at Cuyahuga Falls High School . In 1951 he was head coach of the Toledo Rockets for seven games . He resigned after the game against the Bowling Green Falcons in protest against the unpunished overly harsh style of play of the Falcons.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ James C. Sulecki: The Cleveland Rams: The NFL Champs Who Left Too Soon, 1936-1945 . McFarland, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4766-2645-1 , pp. 130 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} James C. Sulecki: The Cleveland Rams: The NFL Champs Who Left Too Soon, 1936-1945 . McFarland, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4766-2645-1 , pp. 219 .
3. ↑ Andy Piascik: The Best Show in Football: The 19461955 Cleveland BrownsPro Football's Greatest Dynasty . Taylor Trade Publications, 2010, ISBN 978-1-58979-616-4 , pp. 26 .
4. ↑ Andy Piascik: The Best Show in Football: The 1946-1955 Cleveland Browns Pro Football's Greatest Dynasty . Taylor Trade Publications, 2010, ISBN 978-1-58979-616-4 , pp. 103 .
5. ↑ Andy Piascik: The Best Show in Football: The 1946-1955 Cleveland Browns Pro Football's Greatest Dynasty . Taylor Trade Publications, 2010, ISBN 978-1-58979-616-4 , pp. 105 .
6. ↑ Lou Groza, Mark Hodermarsky: The Toe: The Lou Groza Story . Gray & Company, 2003, ISBN 978-1-886228-80-1 , pp. 64 .
7. ^ Gary Webster: Just Too Good: The Undefeated 1948 Cleveland Browns . McFarland, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4766-2237-8 , pp. 41 .
8. ↑ John Robinson Block (Ed.): 100 Years of Toledo Football . Toledo Blade Company , 2017, ISBN 978-0-692-94023-5 , pp. 12 .