Tim Green


Timothy John Green is a retired professional American football player, a radio and television personality, and a best-selling author. He was a linebacker and defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, a commentator for National Public Radio, and the former host of the 2005 revival of A Current Affair produced by 20th Television. In November 2018, Green announced that he was diagnosed with ALS.

Biography

Green graduated from Liverpool High School in 1982 and attended nearby Syracuse University. He graduated summa cum laude in 1986, and from SU's College of Law in 1994. He was named a two-time Academic All-American. Green was a first round selection in the 1986 NFL Draft, taken 17th overall by the Atlanta Falcons. Following his eight-year playing career, he was a commentator for the NFL on Fox and a co-host of Find My Family with Lisa Joyner on ABC Television in 2009.
In 1985, Green was a contestant of the Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship.
In December 2011, Green was named a winner of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given annually to six former NCAA student-athletes for distinguished career accomplishment on the 25th anniversary of their college graduation.
Green's book Football Genius made The New York Times best-seller list of children's chapter books. He serves on the National Writer's Project Writing Council and has written over thirty novels in the adult suspense and youth sports genres.
As an attorney, Green has been counsel with the law firm Barclay Damon LLP in New York State since February 1999. He has assisted in growing and developing the firm's client base focusing in energy and intellectual property. In May 2014, Green partnered with former Assistant District Attorney Scott Brenneck. Their firm, Team Green Lawyers, PLLC, is composed of former prosecutors that are now working privately and offering criminal defense services.
Green lives in Upstate New York with his wife, Illyssa, five children, and three dogs.
On November 14, 2018, Green announced in a Facebook post that he has a slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. On November 18, he was featured on 60 Minutes, discussing his life and struggles with the disease.

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