Cornelius Greene

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Cornelius Greene (born January 21, 1954) is a former American football quarterback who played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and professionally in the Canadian Football League. He played under legendary coach Woody Hayes. He was the first African American Quarterback to start at Ohio State, and received many death threats from organizations like the Ku Klux Klan. However, these threats subsided when Greene proved himself to be an amazing player, both on and off of the football field.

Preceded by Archie Griffin	Big Ten Football MVP 1975	Succeeded by Rob Lytle
Preceded by Archie Griffin	Ohio State Buckeyes Football Season MVP 1975	Succeeded by Bob Brudzinski
Preceded by Sam Cunningham	Rose Bowl MVP 1974	Succeeded by Pat Haden & John McKay, Jr.
Preceded by Greg Hare	Ohio State Buckeyes Starting Quarterbacks 1973-1975	Succeeded by Rod Gerald