Dondell Green

An integral part of the first-ever state championship football team as a senior running back for Thomas County Central in 1992, Dondell Green would rush for over 1,000 yards in that magical season for the Yellow Jackets. He was the leading rusher for Central in the title game against Peach County, which Central won 14-13. Green would be named All-Region and All-State Honorable Mention for his efforts.

The accolades for Green were not limited to the gridiron, as he was the first TCCHS region champion in wrestling, and would go on to place in the state AAA wrestling championship in his weight class in his junior and senior years at Central.

He would continue his football career as a scholarship player at Georgia Southern University, where he would be a part of the Eagles’ Southern Conference Championship team in 1993. A knee injury would cut his football career short.

After working in retail for a decade, Green was called to mentor young people. After starting a career as a personal trainer and mentor for COGI in Thomasville in 2006, he founded Joshua’s Promise, Inc. in 2009, which is dedicated to implementing positive changes in the lives of at-risk children in Meigs.

Dondell is married to wife Jennifer, and they have four children, Quantavious, Christopher, Quanese, and Dondell, Jr.