Early Years
Green was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His early life was fraught with problems. His father was a heroin addict who died of AIDS when William was 12. His mother died of the disease a year later.
Green attended Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey, where he played for the Holy Spirit Spartans high school football team and received multiple high school All-American honors.
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