- John Boozman
John Boozman (born December 10 1950), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 3rd District of Arkansas (map). He is currently the sole Republican member of Congress (in either House) from Arkansas. Bozzman was born in Arkansas and was an optometrist and rancher before entering the House. He is married to the former Cathy Marley. The couple has three daughters.
- Darren McFadden
Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987 in North Little Rock, Arkansas) is the 2006 All-American starting tailback for the University of Arkansas and the 2006 Doak Walker Award winner as the nation's top running back. He has two years of NCAA eligibility remaining.
- Houston Nutt
Houston Dale Nutt was born on 14 October 1957 at Little Rock, Arkansas. He is the son of Houston Dale Nutt, Sr. and Emogene Nutt and is the oldest of four children. His parents taught at the Arkansas School for the Deaf at Little Rock, Arkansas for 35 years. His father also served as athletic director and head basketball coach for the school. His father was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Brandon Burlsworth
Brandon Burlsworth was an offensive lineman for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1996-1998. He joined the team as a walk-on and eventually became an All-American. He was well known for his thick black glasses and his resemblance to comedian Drew Carey. Burlsworth graduated from the University of Arkansas with bachelors and masters degrees. Shortly after graduating, he was selected in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.
- Jimmy Johnson
James William Johnson (born August 14, 1943) is an American football coach and broadcaster. He was the first football coach whose teams won both a NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a Super Bowl. In 1987, Johnson wrote "Turning The Thing Around: My Life in Football" (ghostwritten by Ed Hinton). Johnson currently lives in Islamorada in the Florida Keys where he spends most of his time fishing.
- Jerry Jones
Jerrel Wayne "Jerry" Jones (Born on October 13, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise and the Dallas Desperados AFL franchise. Jones was born in Los Angeles, California. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to North Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a star running back at North Little Rock High School and eventually received a scholarship to play guard at the University of Arkansas.
- Tarvaris Jackson
Tarvaris Jackson (born April 21, 1983 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a current American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was the first Alabama State University quarterback drafted into the NFL since Ricky Jones in 1992. Tarvaris Jackson's name is commonly misspelled as 'Tavaris' or 'Tavarius'. Jackson's current jersey is number 7.
- Lance Alworth
Lance Dwight Alworth (born August 3, 1940 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football wide receiver. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. At the University of Arkansas, the six-foot (1.83 m), 180-pound (82 kg) Alworth was a running back who led all colleges in punt return yardage in 1960 and 1961. He also was a track star: running the 100 and 220 yard dashes (9.6 seconds and 21.3 seconds) and long jump.
- Barry Switzer
Barry Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is a former football coach, in the college and professional ranks, between 1962 and 1997. He has one of the highest winning percentages of any college football coach in history, and is one of only two head coaches to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl.
- Matt Jones
Matt Jones (born April 22, 1983) is a wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was selected by the team in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft as the 21st player chosen overall.
- Ken Hamlin
Ken "The Hammer" Hamlin (born January 20, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional football player, currently a safety for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted in 2003 with the tenth pick in the second round by the Seattle Seahawks. Hamlin is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
- George Wilson
George Wilson (born March 14, 1981 in Paducah, Kentucky) is a safety and wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL.
- Dan Hampton
Daniel Oliver Hampton (Born September 19, 1957 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a retired Hall of Fame American football defensive tackle who played twelve seasons for the Chicago Bears from 1979 to 1990 in the National Football League. The son of Robert and Joan Hampton.
- Wayne Harris
Carroll Wayne Harris (born May 4, 1938 in Hampton, Arkansas) is a retired American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1961 through 1972. Harris was a high school all-American who played collegiately for University of Arkansas from 1957 to 1960. In 1960, he was selected as the outstanding player in the Southwest Conference and played in the Cotton Bowl and the All-American Bowl.
- Mitch Mustain
Mitchell Mustain (born February 27, 1988 in Springdale, Arkansas, USA) is an American college football quarterback at the University of Southern California (USC). Mustain played his freshman year of college at the University of Arkansas in 2006 before transferring to USC in 2007. Under NCAA transfer rules, he will sit out the 2007 season and will be eligible to begin playing in the 2008 season.
- Butch Davis
Paul Hilton "Butch" Davis, Jr. is the current head football coach at the University of North Carolina. Previously, Davis was the head coach at the University of Miami and later the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
- Fred Akers
Fred Akers was the football coach of The University of Texas Longhorns from 1977 to 1986. His notable accomplishments include a Heisman Trophy for Earl Campbell in the 1977 season and national title chances in the 1978 and 1984 Cotton Bowls. In both of those years Texas went undefeated in the regular season only to lose in their bowl game. Akers received criticism because he failed to live up to the standard set by previous head coach Darrell Royal.
- David Barrett
David Barrett (born December 22, 1977 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the New York Jets. He played for the Arkansas Razorbacks, where he finished with 176 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 5 quarterback sacks. Barrett was drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
- Cedric Cobbs
Cedric Cobbs (born January 9, 1981) is a running back who is a free agent in the NFL. Cobbs was drafted in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. He attended college at the University of Arkansas, where he played football, starting for four years. He finished his collegiate football career with 3,027 rushing yards, good enough for 3rd place in school history. Cobbs was acquired by the Broncos in 2006, via free agency.
- Kenoy Kennedy
Kenoy Kennedy (born November 15, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is a strong safety for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Kennedy played college football for the University of Arkansas before he entered the 2000 NFL Draft. He was drafted in the second round, 14th pick, by the Denver Broncos. He became a free agent in 2005, and was signed by the Detroit Lions. As of the end of the 2006 season, …
- Vickiel Vaughn
Vickiel Vaughn (born on October 24, 1983 in Plano, Texas) is a player in the National Football League, primarily playing free safety. Vaughn was most currently on the roster of the San Francisco 49ers, but did not play in any games in the 2006 season. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 7th round (254th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft, after finishing his college playing career with the University of Arkansas.
- Red Hickey
Howard Wayne "Red" Hickey was an American football player and coach who played for two teams and served as head coach for the San Francisco 49ers, where he was most famous for creating the shotgun formation in 1960.
- Casey Dick
Casey Dick (born June 27, 1986) is a college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.
- Kendall Trainor
Kendall Trainor, from Fredonia, Kansas was an All-American placekicker for the University of Arkansas in 1988. He led the nation in field goals per game as a senior in 1988 under head coach Ken Hatfield. Trainor, in addition to setting 5 school records was a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection in 1988 before the University of Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference. Trainor was also a letterman on the Razorback baseball team under legendary coach Norm Debryn.
- Quinn Grovey
Quinn Grovey was a quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1987 to 1990. Grovey led the team to Southwest Conference championships in 1988 and 1989. He has been named to the Arkansas All-Century team and Alltel Southeastern Conference Football Legends.. He currently co-hosts pregame and postgame shows on the Arkansas Razorbacks Sports Network radio broadcasts, and is a regional manager for Home Depot.
- Pat Summerall
George Allen "Pat" Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and well-known television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, FOX, and, briefly, ESPN. Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on CBS and FOX's NFL telecasts, and in 1999 he was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.
- Joe Ferguson
Joseph Carlton Ferguson, Jr. (born April 23, 1950 in Alvin, Texas) is a former professional American football quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played football collegiately at the University of Arkansas, breaking virtually all of the school's passing records and was named the Southwest Conference's Offensive Player of the Year in 1971. The Buffalo Bills selected Ferguson in the 3rd round of the 1973 NFL Draft.
- Ken Hatfield
Ken Hatfield is an American football head coach. His last position was at Rice University, where he compiled a 55-78-1 record before resigning on November 30, 2005, following a 1-10 season. A graduate of the University of Arkansas, where he starred at defensive back for the 1964 NCAA Division I-A national football championship team alongside such pro football luminaries as Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones, …
- Jamaal Anderson
Jamaal Anderson (born February 6, 1986 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American football defensive end that formerly attended the University of Arkansas. He is expected to be drafted within the first 10 picks of the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Steve Atwater
Stephen Dennis Atwater (born October 28, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football player who spent most of his career playing free safety for the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
- Maurice Britt
Maurice Lee "Footsie" Britt, Jr. (June 29, 1919 - November 26, 1995), was an American professional football player, World War II hero, businessman, and Republican politician from Arkansas. He played for the Detroit Lions, was awarded the Medal of Honor, and later served from 1967-1971 as Lieutenant Governor of his home state during the administration of Governor Winthrop Rockefeller.
- Sam Olajubutu
Sam Olajubutu (b. November 15, 1983 in LaGrange, GA) is an inside linebacker, signed on April 29, 2007, by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He attended University of Arkansas and played for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
- Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson (born April 18, 1961 in Columbia, Missouri) is a former professional American football running back who played in the NFL and the USFL from 1983 to 1993.
- Eddie Jackson
Eddie Jackson (born December 19, 1980 in Richardson, Texas) is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played collegiately at Arkansas.
- Shawn Andrews
Shawn Andrews (born December 25, 1982 in Camden, Arkansas) is an American football offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
- John Jenkins
John Jenkins was the head coach and general manager of the now defunct Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League. He was also head coach at the University of Houston from 1990 to 1992. Jenkins was a proponent of the run and shoot offensive scheme. He used this offense while being the offensive coordinator for the USFL's Houston Gamblers and the Toronto Argonauts. Jenkins played his college football at the University of Arkansas.
- Felix Jones
Felix Jones is a running back on the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
- Quinton Caver
Quinton Tyrone Caver (born August 22, 1978 in Anniston, Alabama) is a linebacker in the NFL. He has played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and Dallas Cowboys. He is a journeyman who usually contributes on special teams for the franchises with which he signs. Caver is currently on the roster of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Caver played college football for Arkansas.
- Tony Bua
Tony Bua (born February 11, 1980) is currently on the roster for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League that was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 5th round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
- Ahmad Carroll
Ahmad Raheem Carroll (born August 4, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football cornerback who was formerly a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and is now a free agent of the NFL. He was selected out of the University of Arkansas in the first round, with the 25th overall pick, of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Carroll attended Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia.