Green served as the Murray State head rifle coach from 1981-99, winning NCAA National Championships in 1985 and 1987. Two other times – 1986 and 1988 – the Racers finished the season as national runners-up. Green’s teams qualified for the NCAA Championships 18 consecutive years and he coached five individual air rifle national champions and an individual smallbore national champion. Green mentored five Olympians (including 1984 Gold Medalist Pat Spurgin), 49 first-team All-American, 49 second-team All-Americans and 14 honorable mention All-Americans. He also helped organize and host six NCAA Rifle Championships (1984, 1984. 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998).
Green was named OVC Coach of the Year three times (1994, 1995, 1999) and NCAA Coach of the Year in 1997. His teams claimed OVC Championships six consecutive years from 1994 through 1999. Green was a member of the NCAA Rifle Committee from 1987-93, serving as chair of the committee for one year. Green has received numerous awards and honors, including the National Rifle Association (NRA) Shooting Sports Service Award (1986) and the NRA Distinguished College Coach award (1999). He was inducted into the Murray State Hall of Fame in 2004.
A native of Francisco, Ala., Green was a member of the United States Army from 1959 through 1985 and retired with the rank of Sergeant Major. He has been awarded numerous military awards including the Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star (with oak left cluster and V device), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with 1st oak leaf cluster), Good Conduct Medal eight award, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze star and Vietnamese Staff honor medal second class.