- Dermontti Dawson
Dermontti Farra Dawson (born July 17, 1965 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a former American NFL center, who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He attended Bryan Station High School in Lexington, where he was a nationally-ranked track and field performer in the discus and shot put. During his junior year, he joined the football team as a favor to his friends, where he was successful as a guard.
- Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the 38th President (1974–1977), and 40th Vice President (1973–1974) of the United States. Ford was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment. Upon succession to the presidency, Ford became the only person to hold that office without having been elected either President or Vice President.
- Jim Otto
James Edwin Otto (born January 5, 1938 in Wausau, Wisconsin) was an American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League.
- Dave Rimington
Dave Brian Rimington (born May 22, 1960) is a former American football center. He attended the University of Nebraska, where he won the Outland Trophy, given to the nation's top offensive lineman, in 1981 and 1982. In addition, he won the Lombardi Award in 1982, and placed fifth in balloting for the Heisman Trophy that same year. He made First-Team All-America in 1981 and 1982. Rimington was also a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
- Lecharles Bentley
LeCharles Vernon Bentley (born November 7, 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a National Football League center for the Cleveland Browns. He played high school football at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland and went on to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes under head coach John Cooper. Bentley won the 2001 Rimington Trophy as college football's best center.
- Dick Butkus
Dick Butkus (born December 9, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football player and actor. Butkus starred as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He was best known for his punishing tackles. Terry Bradshaw once claimed Butkus to be "a killer on the field, but an angel sent by God from heaven above off the field".
- Nick Mangold
Nick Mangold (born January 13, 1984 in Centerville, Ohio) is an American football center with the New York Jets, drafted 29th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft from Ohio State. Mangold was considered to be the best prospect at center in the last 15 years according to NFL draft expert Mike Mayock.
- Al Johnson
Al Johnson (born January 27, 1979 in Brussels, Wisconsin) is an American football center for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He was selected with the sixth pick of the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He missed all of the 2003 season due to a knee injury, but came back to be a rare highlight of the Cowboys' 6-10 2004 season. In 2005 Johnson regressed, he was often over-powered at the line, …
- Mike Webster
Michael Lewis Webster (March 18, 1952 - September 24, 2002) was an American football player who played center in the National Football League from 1974 to 1990. He played his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "Iron Mike" anchored the Steelers offensive line in their dynasty era and is considered by some as the best center in NFL history.
- Jeff Faine
Jeff Faine (born April 6, 1981) is an American football center currently playing for the New Orleans Saints. He graduated from Notre Dame and was selected by the Browns in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. During the 2006 NFL Draft, Jeff was traded to the New Orleans Saints. Faine was a Pro Bowl alternate for the 2007 game behind Olin Kreutz.
- Jeff Saturday
Jeffrey Bryant Saturday (born June 8, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is the starting Center of the NFL team Indianapolis Colts and ranks as one of most underrated players at his position in the NFL. He wears number 63. Saturday played college football at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but went undrafted out of college. He has since been the anchor of the Colts' offensive line for several years. He stands six feet, two inches tall and weighs 295 pounds.
- Barret Robbins
Barret Robbins (born August 26, 1973 in Houston, Texas) is a former American Football center for the National Football League Oakland Raiders where he played for nine seasons between 1995 to 2004. After playing for Texas Christian University, he was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 2nd round. He became one the NFL's best centers, being elected to the Pro Bowl in 2002 and 2003. While being the leader of the Raiders offensive line that led them to Super Bowl XXXVII, …
- David Baas
David Andrew Baas (born September 28, 1981 in Bixby, Oklahoma) is an American football center who plays for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted by the 49ers in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.
- Andre Gurode
Andre Gurode (born March 6, 1978 in Houston, Texas) is an American football center for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He was selected with the fifth pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Colorado. On October 1, 2006, in the third quarter of a game against the Tennessee Titans, Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth stomped on Gurode's head, after removing Gurodes's helmet.
- Justin Hartwig
Justin Hartwig (born November 21, 1978 in Mankato, Minnesota) is an American football player who currently plays center for the Carolina Panthers.
- Jeff Christy
Jeffrey Allen Christy (born February 3, 1969) was an American football center for the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He now helps coach for the Freeport Senior High School football team.
- Chuck Bednarik
Charles Philip Bednarik (born May 1, 1925 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a former professional football player, known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player (excluding Deion Sanders who played offense and defense for the Dallas Cowboys in 1996, he filled in for the suspended Michael Irvin) in the National Football League.
- George Trafton
George Edward Trafton (December 6, 1896 - September 5, 1971) was an American football center for the Decatur Staleys (now known as the Chicago Bears) of the NFL from 1920-1921 and 1923-1932. He was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League from 1951-1953. He attended the University of Notre Dame. He is credited as being the first center to snap the ball with one hand. Trafton is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Chris Spencer
Christopher Clarks Spencer (born March 28, 1982, in Madison, Mississippi) is an American football center for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He was selected with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Mississippi. In his first season with the Seattle Seahawks, he played 7 games.
- Chris Spencer
Christopher Clarks Spencer (born March 28, 1982, in Madison, Mississippi) is an American football center for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He was selected with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Mississippi. In his first season with the Seattle Seahawks, he played 7 games. In the 2006 season, he played in all 16 games for Seattle, starting 13 of them, most at the guard position, …
- Bruce Matthews
Bruce Rankin Matthews (born August 8 1961) is an American former NFL offensive lineman.
- Nick Hardwick
Nick Hardwick is an American football center for the San Diego Chargers. Hardwick joined the Purdue University football team in 2002 as a defensive tackle on the scout team. The next year, he became the team’s starting center and earned all-conference honors. He said that part of the reason he joined the Purdue football team was due to the team's 2001 Rose Bowl appearance. Hardwick's former Charger teammate Drew Brees was the quarterback of that team.
- Doug Datish
Doug Datish (born August 1, 1983 in Warren, Ohio) is an American football center who plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. The Falcons selected him in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Datish played collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
- Ethan Albright
Lawrence Ethan Albright (born May 1, 1971 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American football center who currently plays for the Washington Redskins. He is nicknamed the "Red Snapper" in reference to his red hair and his specialization as a long snapper.
- Samson Satele
Samson Satele (born November 29, 1984 in Kailua, Hawaii) is an American football center who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the second round (60th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Hawaii and played offensive lineman blocking for Nate Illoa and WAC record -setting quarterback Colt Brennan and wide receiver Davone Bess.
- Mel Hein
Melvin Jack Hein (August 22, 1909 - January 31, 1992) was a professional football player for the New York Giants. Hein played fifteen seasons for the Giants (1931-45) and never missed a down due to injury. He is the only offensive lineman to win the NFL MVP award (1938) and he helped the Giants win the championship that season. Mel was in the first inductee class into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. In 1969, he was named the center on the NFL 50th Anniversary Team, …
- Frank Gatski
Frank Gatski was an American football player. Gatski was born on March 13, 1919 in Farmington, West Virginia. Gatski attended Marshall University and Auburn University and played as a center and linebacker. In the 1940s and 1950s he played center for the NFL teams Cleveland Browns (1946–56) and Detroit Lions (1957). In 12 seasons, Gatski's teams played for the league title 11 times.
- Dwight Stephenson
Dwight Stephenson (Born November 20, 1957, in Murfreesboro, North Carolina) is a former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 1998. He played from 1980 until 1987, when his left knee sustained an injury in a play involving New York Jets Marty Lyons and Joe Klecko. Stephenson was an All-American at the University of Alabama, under coach Bear Bryant. Bryant called Stephenson the best player he ever coached, …
- Sean Mahan
Sean Christopher Mahan (born May 28, 1980) is an American football player who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- John Wade
Robert John Wade (born January 25, 1975) is a National Football League center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Rex Hadnot
Jonathan Rex Hadnot, Jr. (born January 28, 1982 in Lufkin, Texas) is an American football offensive guard who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Houston.
- Tom Nalen
Thomas (Tom) Andrew Nalen (born May 13, 1971) was raised in Foxborough, Massachusetts and is an football player for the Denver Broncos.
- Al Demao
Albert Marcellus DeMao (born February 29, 1920 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania) was an American football center in the NFL for the Washington Redskins from 1945 to 1953. He attended Duquesne University.
- Alex Wojciechowicz
Alexander Francis Wojciechowicz (August 12, 1915 - July 13, 1992) was a professional American football player. He was an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles.
- Tom Ackerman
Tom Ackerman (September 6, 1972) was a center in the NFL. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 5th round. He played for the Saints for the next 6 seasons. After the Saints, he signed with the Tennessee Titans and played for them for the next two seasons.
- Jeff Hartings
Jeffrey Alan Hartings (born September 9, 1972 in St. Henry, Ohio) is a former professional American football center who is best known for his six-season tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Olin Kreutz
Olin Kreutz (Born June 9, 1977 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American football player. He is a starting center and current member of the Chicago Bears.
- Rudy Niswanger
Rudy Niswanger is an American football center for the Kansas City Chiefs. After playing for the LSU Tigers in college, he signed as an undrafted free agent prior to the 2006 NFL season. He is a native of Monroe, Louisiana, where he attended Ouachita Christian School. Niswanger said he would attempt to play in the NFL before turning his attention to medical school. Niswanger, who graduated from LSU with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, …
- Greg Eslinger
Greg Eslinger (born April 23, 1983) is a center for the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was a four-year starter. As a senior, he was awarded the Outland Trophy, which is given to college football's best interior lineman, as well as the Dave Rimington Trophy, awarded to college football's top center. A Bismarck, North Dakota native, Eslinger was also two-time Associated Press All-American (2003, …
- Bulldog Turner
Clyde Douglas (Bulldog) Turner (March 10, 1919 - October 30, 1998) was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears.