Top 5 moments of Dennis Green’s career
By Hunter Cooke
Former NFL head coach Dennis Green passed away today at the age of 67. He leaves behind a storied legacy. Here are the top 5 moments of his career.
Dennis Green’s most infamous moment might be his “We are who we thought they were” rant as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. While that rant can sum up the intense personality of Green, it doesn’t truly do the man justice. Green did more with less, getting the absolute best out of everyone playing for him, despite never hoisting the Lombardi trophy. His 1998 Vikings were one of the best teams to never play in a Super Bowl, and his version of the West Coast offense helped jumpstart the career of Randy Moss, another NFL legend. He didn’t pan out as planned with the Arizona Cardinals, but as the illustrious coach knows, it’s completely impossible to win them all.
The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania native never backed down from a challenge in his life, routinely taking on some of the toughest coaching jobs in the country. He attempted to turn around Northwestern. He turned around Stanford. He brought the Minnesota Vikings one of their most successful seasons in history. It’s easy to condense him down to one rant, but Dennis Green broke boundaries on the field in terms of success with teams not meant to succeed and off the field in terms of race.
Here are the five greatest moments from his career.
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