felt that the loss to Chicago and ensuing tirade had already sealed Green's fate. On January 1, 2007, the Cardinals fired Green with a year left on his contract. Green's tirade is still used heavily in NFL media coverage today, often comically, to describe the obvious flaws of an opponent and the failure to capitalize on that knowledge. It was featured in a Coors TV advertisement. In August 2007, the Westwood One radio network announced that it had hired Green to serve as a color analyst on their Thursday night NFL broadcasts. California Redwoods On March 11, 2009, it was announced that Green would be the head coach of the San Francisco franchise for the United Football League's inaugural season. Green's first game as California Redwoods coach was a 30–17 loss to the Las Vegas Locomotives. Sacramento Mountain Lions Beginning with the 2010 season, the Redwoods moved to Sacramento and were renamed the Mountain Lions. Green remained as head coach for the 2011 seasons as well, his final season with the Mountain Lions. After leaving the team, Green sued the league for lack of payment on a $1.5 million contract for the 2011 season. (The United Football League suspended play in October 2012 amid lawsuits alleging unpaid debts.) An arbitrator awarded Green $990,000 for the 2011 season, and the award was upheld in February 2014 by a San Francisco Superior Court judge. Death On Thursday July 21, 2016, Green died at the age of 67 due to complications from cardiac arrest. He was survived by his four children. After his death, the Vikings team released a statement saying, "He mentored countless players and served as a father figure for the men he coached. He took great pride in helping assistant coaches advance their careers. His tenure as one of the first African American head coaches in both college and the NFL was also transformative. Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Green family." Head coaching record College NFL *Only coached 15 games United Football League See also List of National Football League head coaches with 50 wins References External links 1949 births 2016 deaths American football running backs Arizona Cardinals head coaches BC Lions players Dayton Flyers football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football players Minnesota Vikings head coaches Northwestern Wildcats football coaches Sacramento Mountain Lions coaches San Francisco 49ers coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches National Football