Green was born in
Miami Beach, Florida, and was Jewish. He was raised by Morris and Florence Green. He attended
Miami Beach High School, where Green played on the basketball team from 1960 to 1962, and was named All-City First Team. In 1964–65, the team won the
Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship. Green played professionally in the
Israel Basketball Premier League for
Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1970–71, averaging 14.1 points per game. He played on the
Israeli national basketball team, winning a silver medal with the team at the
1970 Asian Games. In addition, he played in the
Italian Professional League. Green suffered from a rare disease known as
multiple system atrophy. Green married Carol Litman, a high school English teacher, in 1983. She cared for him as MSA took his life. == References ==