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rsdsharp

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1. His younger brother, Cornell Green, was treated far better than Pumpsie.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 02:36 PM

Jul 2019

Cornell was an All American basketball player at Utah State. His basketball coach recommended him to the Dallas Cowboys, even thought he had never played a down of college football. The Cowboys signed him as an undrafted free agent, and he spent 13 years with them as cornerback, and later strong safety.

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His younger brother, Cornell Green, was treated far better than Pumpsie. rsdsharp Jul 2019 #1

The More You Know. Thanx for the Cornell Green background. nt oasis Aug 2019 #2