2011 Inductee Joe Green, 1983
A natural born leader both on and off the field, Joe Green earned a total of eight letters for the Red and White of Bellevue Senior High School, coming from a tradition-rich sports family and background. Joe graduated in 1983.
Joe earned two letters in basketball, a two-year starter and letter winner as a junior and senior. In both of those years he was named Best Defensive Player for the Redmen, was captain his senior year, and helped to lead the team to the Northern Ohio League title during his senior season in 1982-83.
In baseball, Joe earned three letters, playing three years as catcher for the Redmen. He was named Honorable Mention All Northern Ohio League his junior season and was captain of the squad during his senior campaign. That year, the team went 15-5 overall and won the Sectional Title. Joe was named to the First Team All Northern Ohio League that season, hit .417 his senior season and ended his career by hitting over .400.
But it was in the sport of football where Joe really excelled, earning three letters and starting 21 consecutive games as quarterback. During those 21 games, Joe led the team to a 20-1 record.
During Joe’s junior year in 1981, the team won the Northern Ohio League title and became the first team in school history to make the playoffs.
During his senior season, Joe led the team to a 10-0 record and the Northern Ohio League championship. That team was the first in school history to go 10-0. The squad also hosted the first-ever playoff game at BAF Stadium in Bellevue.
During his senior year, Joe passed for 1,136 yards and eight touchdowns while running for 304 yards and seven TD’s. He was team MVP in 1982, captain, First Team All League quarterback, Second Team All Northwest District, Honorable Mention All-Ohio, and was inducted into the National Football Foundation’s Hall of Fame for leadership, scholarship and athletics. Joe also graduated in the Top 10 of his class and was inducted into the Alfred Ross Chapter of the National Honor Society.
Joe then attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on a football scholarship, eventually transferring to the University of Toledo where he made the football squad as a walk-on.
Joe and his wife, Lori, reside in Bellevue. They are parents of two daughters, Emily and Olivia. Joe is a professor of psychology at The Ohio State University Department of Psychology.