George Green (Track & Field)

George Green competed for Old Dominion from 1961-1965 in track andfieldand cross country, under the tutelage of Hall of Fame coaches ScrapChandler and LouPlummer. In his four years in outdoor track, the team was undefeated andwon 29straight dual meets.

As a senior in 1965, Green won three events in the Little EightConference Championships.He took first in the half-mile in 1:57.8, the mile in 4:28.7 and two milein 9:43.4. Greenestablished school records in the half-mile and mile. His mile time of 4:19brokeHall of Famer Buzz Sawyer's existing mark.

In dual competition over four years with indoor and outdoor track,Green lost onlythree times in the 880, mile and two-mile events. Green was five-timeconference crosscountry champion in the Little Eight and Mason-Dixon Conferences.

As a senior, Green received the Tom Scott Award from the NorfolkSports Clubas the school's outstanding senior athlete. That year he co-captained thecross countrysquad and won the Little Eight title, losing only once in dual competition.In outdoortrack, Green set the school record in the mile and the 880 (1:57.4). Inthe two-mile, histime of 9:48.7 was one-tenth of a second off the school record. Hegraduated from OldDominion with a B.S. degree in geology.

After graduation, Green went through Basic UnderwaterDemolition/SEAL trainingin Coronado, CA, and served in Vietnam as a Navy Frogman. After four yearsin theNavy he acquired MBA degrees from National University in both accountingandcomputer information systems.