The passing of Dennis Green has resulted in many notable NFL figures sharing some of their favorite stories about the former NFL coach. Green was part of the San Francisco 49ers coaching staffs in the 80s that sprouted a huge tree of head coaches. Naturally, some of those big names have great memories about Green.
ESPN’s Mike Sando had a chance to speak with Mike Holmgren, and the former Packers and Seahawks head coach had a great story about Green. I’ve embedded Sando’s Facebook post down below, but the general gist of the story is this: Dennis Green took over at Stanford late in the 49ers 1988 season.