Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976 Rose Bowl Games
2019 Inductee
Quarterback Cornelius Greene is in a small fraternity of football players who played in four Rose Bowl Games. Greene played for Ohio State in the 1973 Rose Bowl Game, then started in the 1974, 1975 and 1976 games.
In the 1974 game, Greene was named MVP of the Buckeyes’ 42–21 victory over USC. The sophomore threw for 129 yards and ran for 45 yards and a touchdown. Legendary Buckeyes head coach Woody Hayes described the 1974 Rose Bowl Game as “the best game we’ve ever, EVER played.” Greene’s third quarter touchdown run broke a 21–21 tie and gave the Buckeyes a lead they would not relinquish.
Greene accumulated 454 yards of offense and scored two touchdowns in the 1975 and 1976 games. The 1975 Chicago Tribune Silver Football award winner as the Big Ten’s best player, Greene was 31–3–1 as a starter and was an 11th-round pick of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1976 NFL Draft.
