Green was born in Liverpool, New York. He was adopted (and later wrote about this in his book A Man and His Mother: An Adopted Son's Search). He graduated from Syracuse University in 1986 with a degree in English, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He was the Atlanta Falcons' first-round draft selection in 1986 and played for them through 1993. Finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship in 1987.

Green graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 1994. He has written suspense novels and other books and has served as a commentator for the NFL on Fox. His book Football Genius made The New York Times best-seller list of children's chapter books. [1]

Green has been reported to be considering a run for elective office in 2008...a campaign for the New York State Senate seat in the Syracuse area currently held by Republican John DeFrancisco. [2]

Tim Green is a practicing lawyer with the firm Hiscock & Barclay in New York State. He recently co-hosted "Find My Family" with Lisa Joyner on ABC Television. [3]

In January 2010, Green was named the varsity football coach at Skaneateles high school in New York. [4]

Fiction

• 1996 Outlaws
• 2000 The Letter of The Law (Warner Books)
• 2002 The Fourth Perimeter (Warner Books)
• 2003 The Fifth Angel
• 2004 The First 48
• 2005 Exact Revenge
• 2006 Kingdom Come
• 2009 American Outrage
• 2007 Football Genius
• 2009 Football Hero
• 2009 Football Champ
• 2009 Above The Law
• 2009 Baseball Great
• 2010 False Convictions
• 2010 "Rivals" [A Baseball Great book]

Non-fiction

• 1997 A Man and His Mother: An Adopted Son's Search
• 1997 The Dark Side of the Game: My Life in the NFL
• 2003 The Road To The NFL

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