Merritt Green

Merritt William "Tim" Green II (December 30, 1930 – May 7, 2016) was an American football player, lawyer, and judge.

Green played college football for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1950 to 1952 and was the captain of the 1951 team. He also won the Meyer Morton Award in 1951.

Green later became a lawyer, practicing in Ohio and Michigan, and representing labor unions and civil rights groups.

Early life Green was born on December 30, 1930, in Ohio. He grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where his father Merritt W. Green, Sr., was a lawyer in the city law department and later in private practice. Both of his parents were Ohio natives, and he had a younger brother, Dennis. He played at the halfback position for the DeVilbiss football team.

University of Michigan Green enrolled in the University of Michigan in 1949 and played for the freshman football team that fall. His speed also made him a valuable player on kickoff and punt plays. On November 27, 1951, at the end of his junior season, Green's teammates voted him as the captain of the 1952 Michigan Wolverines football team. He suffered an ankle injury before Big Ten season opener, but was able to "hobble through" the Indiana game. He also blocked a punt the following week against Northwestern.

Family and later years After graduating from Michigan, Green returned to Toledo. He was married in approximately 1950 to Anna M. Green; they were divorced in January 1968. He later married to a second wife, Marilyn and a third wife, Patti. He had two sons and two daughters with his first wife, Anna.