From Omaha, With a Batman Logo in His Haircut
Ahman Rashad Green was born February 16, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska. Long before the NFL, he was a comic book kid and a gamer. He has been a Batman superfan since childhood; at twelve he had the Batman logo cut into his hair, and his Pop Warner coaches started calling him “Batman.” The nickname stuck, and so did the love of games. His dad worked in IT, so the Green house always had video games, and father and son played everything from Tecmo Bowl to Oregon Trail together.
Nebraska: Two National Titles
At the University of Nebraska, Green rushed for 3,880 yards and 42 touchdowns from 1995 to 1997 and was part of two national championship teams (1995 and 1997). He capped his college career as MVP of the 1998 Orange Bowl and a second-team All-American. He later returned to finish his degree, earning a BA in geography from Nebraska in 2003.
The NFL: A Record That Still Stands
Drafted in the third round by the Seattle Seahawks in 1998, Green was traded to the Green Bay Packers in 2000, and that is where he became one of the most productive running backs of his era. Over twelve NFL seasons he rushed for 9,205 yards and 60 touchdowns. His 8,322 rushing yards in green and gold remain the most in Green Bay Packers history, and his 1,883 yards in 2003 are still the franchise single-season record. He was selected to four straight Pro Bowls (2001 to 2004), spent 2007 and 2008 with the Houston Texans, and returned to Green Bay in 2009 to finish his career where it flourished. In 2014 he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Career Timeline
- Born in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Freshman season at Nebraska; wins his first national championship.
- Second national title; named second-team All-American and 1998 Orange Bowl MVP.
- Drafted in the third round (76th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks.
- Traded to the Green Bay Packers.
- Begins a run of four consecutive Pro Bowl selections.
- Sets the Packers single-season rushing record with 1,883 yards.
- Signs with the Houston Texans.
- Returns to Green Bay and retires as the Packers’ all-time leading rusher.
- Inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
- Named head esports coach at Lakeland University, building the program from scratch.
- Joins the University of Nebraska to teach and coach esports.
The Second Career
When football ended, gaming was waiting. Green became one of the first NFL veterans to move into collegiate esports, building Lakeland University’s program from the ground up starting in 2020, then joining the University of Nebraska in 2023 to teach courses on esports careers and coach the next generation. He streams on Twitch, hosts a weekly podcast, designs youth esports camps, and runs the Ahman Green Foundation, which he founded back in 2001.
Today Ahman lives in the Houston, Texas area with his family, still plays fantasy football every season, and still has the Batman memorabilia collection to prove some things never change. See everything he is working on right now on the Projects page.