Former NFL Head Coach Denis Green joins the United Football League as Head Coach of the California franchise.  Green amassed a regular season record of 113 – 94 as the Head Coach of the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals.  His best season as Head Coach was in 1998; leading the Vikings to an amazing 15-1 season and setting the NFL record for most points in a season (since broken by the 2007 New England Patriots).  Green was an Assistant Coach for Bill Walsh at both Stanford and at the San Francisco 49ers, where he held this post for four seasons, earning a Super Bowl ring in 1988-89.

Green also found success on the collegiate level, holding assistant coaching positions at the University of Iowa (his alma mater) and the University of Dayton.  Green was the 1982 Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year when he was the Head Coach of Northwestern University, and he was also the Head Coach of Stanford University from 1989 - 1992.  

Green, who recently turned 60, is currently President of Dennis Green Sports Marketing and Greenlight Sports Marketing.  This past year, Green completed his first year teaching an MBA Sports Management Class at San Diego State University.  In addition, for the past two seasons, Green has worked for Westwood One Radio as a color analyst for its Thursday night NFL broadcasts as well as for the playoff games.  

Green and his wife Marie have two children, Vanessa (12) and Zach (10).  They reside in San Diego, California.  Green also has two adult children, Patti, a director of marketing, and Jeremy, a football information specialist.