NATA Hall of Fame Inductee for 2004
Al Green has been serving the Athletic Training Profession on the national, district and state levels since attending his first NATA convention in 1970 as a freshman college student. Al received his BS degree from the University of Michigan and his MEd from the University of Arizona. Highlights of Mr. Green's service includes: Chairperson for the NATA public relations committee, member of the Board of Certification and convention registration committee, Chair Dist 9 public relations committee, President and Vice President of the Kentucky Athletic Trainers Society. Al started his career as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Michigan then spent 17 years as head athletic trainer at the University of Kentucky. Al volunteered with the USOC and worked two Olympic Sports Festivals and the 2003 Pan American Games. Mr. Green was the 2001 recipient of the NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. Al served his community as Medical Director of the Blue Grass State Games and as a volunteer firefighter and EMT. He received the Certificate of Valor in 1994 from the Kentucky Department of Fire Prevention for saving two people from their burning home. Al is married to fellow NATA Hall of Fame recipient, Sue Stanley-Green. They are the first husband and wife NATA members to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Al Green Hall of Fame Video
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