Experience 28 / Wing 03

Hall of Fame & Honors

The trophy case — Canton, two championships, seven Pro Bowls, and a number that will never be worn again.

2008

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Inducted in Canton, Ohio, in his first year of eligibility — and presented for enshrinement by his eldest son, the pastor Jared Green. His class included longtime Washington teammate Art Monk.

“I belong here. I belong here because I know what to do with it — God's fame, God's visibility, God's influence and relationships.”

Darrell GreenHall of Fame enshrinement speech · August 2, 2008
The trophy case

Every Honor

2×

Super Bowl Champion

Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXVI — both won with Washington.

7×

Pro Bowl Selection

Honored among the NFL's best across three different decades.

4×

All-Pro

First-team in 1986, 1987 and 1991; second-team in 1990.

'90s

All-Decade Team

Named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1990s.

100

NFL All-Time Team

Selected to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.

1996

NFL Man of the Year

The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year — the league's highest honor for excellence and service.

1997

Bart Starr Award

Honored for character and leadership on and off the field.

2004

College Football HOF

Inducted for his career at Texas A&I — now Texas A&M–Kingsville.

2024

Number 28 Retired

Washington retired Green's jersey number — honored in the rafters forever.

Seven trips

Pro Bowl Seasons

1984198619871990199119961997

Thirteen years separate his first Pro Bowl from his last — selected as a 24-year-old, and again at 37.

The biggest stage

Three Super Bowls

Green started in three Super Bowls and walked away with two rings.

Jan 1984XVIII
Super Bowl XVIII

Raiders 38 — Washington 9

The rookie started against the Raiders. A title would have to wait — but a 34-yard punt return hinted at what was coming.

Jan 1988XXII
Super Bowl XXII · Champions

Washington 42 — Denver 10

Green's first ring, capping the 1987 season — and the playoff run that produced his legendary 52-yard punt-return touchdown.

Jan 1992XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI · Champions

Washington 37 — Buffalo 24

A second title for the 1991 season — and Green added an interception in the championship game itself.

Darrell Green honored at a Washington Ring of Fame ceremony
Ring of
FameHonored at Home
Honored everywhere he played

More Walls,
More Halls

81
Sporting News 100 Greatest
RoF
Washington Ring of Fame
D-II
NCAA Division II Hall of Fame
TX
Texas Sports Hall of Fame

Also honored by the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor and the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelina Hall of Fame — and a stretch of Virginia's Route 28 carries the name "Darrell Green Boulevard."

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