Star Running Back Stevie Green: Man of Few Words
posted by Areanna Nixon | October 19, 2016 | In SportsAlthough he is a man of few words, running back Stevie Green exhibits his personality through his performance on field.
“He don’t say much,” commented head football coach Richard Hayes, Jr. “But he takes his glasses off, and I think he turns into Superman.”
But Stevie Green’s silent nature has never been a deterrent to his productivity as a football player.
“[In] high school, I was pretty much a quiet guy, like I am now,” said Green.
Despite this, he has always remained an essential piece to his team.
“Stevie was their main guy,” an opposing coach commented the season following his high school graduation.
As a key piece to his football team at Washington High School, Stevie Green managed an explosive 16 touchdowns during his senior year, averaging 7.82 yards per carry.
But this year marked a beginning of struggle and doubt for the star running back.
“My last high school football game, in the fourth round, we were one game away from the state championship, and we lost pretty bad,” said Stevie. “At that moment, I didn’t think I’d be playing football again.”
And after dealing with a disappointing loss, his collegiate choices were few.
“I only had one option out of high school as far as football, that was Elizabeth City [State University].”
Despite his lack of desire to attend, Stevie went anyways.
“I really didn’t want to go there to begin with,” and after going, his expectations were affirmed. “It wasn’t the right fit for me.”
As he left Elizabeth City State University, then taking a year off of school, Green received the opportunity to join Fayetteville State’s football team.
“I came here, then I had to sit out another year,” he said.
But this didn’t mean the exclusion of football completely from his life completely during this time.
“Flag football is football,” said Green. “We started the team since we couldn’t play on the team last year.”
Through this, Green forged friendships with players such as defensive back Kane Little.
“You go from being one of the top athletes in your high school to no one knowing your name,” Little commented on the uphill adjustment for Green.
And among 5 other running backs, showing distinction would be no easy task. But Green capitalized immediately as the opportunity presented itself.
At fall camp, “he started standing out,” said coach Hayes, “that’s when we started realizing, we had something special in Stevie Green.” Hayes went on to say, “But we let another RB start the first game, then Stevie got in.”
During the season opener, Green rushed 136 yards against Chowan.
“From then on, we said, ‘that’s our starting running back,” remarked Hayes.
This debut performance won Green the award as CIAA Offensive Back of the Week.
“It was a great honor, even in a loss to get the award. It made me feel like I’m on the right track,” which is important to him, as his primary motivation is to set a good example for his 7-year-old brother.
“Anything I do, he wants to do. I have to stay on the right path in order for him to.”
Football, while it may mean various things to different people, Stevie Green uses it as an outlet.
“He thinks about football all the time,” commented Little. “If he isn’t here [on the football field], he’s playing Madden or watching film.”
“Football to me, is what writing is to other people. Just a way express myself. But I’m a quiet guy,” he said.
“I’m still trying to figure him out, I try to get him to talk more,” said coach Hayes.
Green’s response? “I don’t really do that, coach.”
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