Edwin Regur Sweetland (January 10, 1875 - October 21, 1951) was a coach and athletic administrator at several universities, including Syracuse, Ohio State, Colgate, Kentucky, Miami University, West Virginia, Tulane, and Alfred University. During his career he has been head coach of football, basketball, track and field and crew. He is best known for being the first paid coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team and founding the Syracuse University Crew.

Kevin Boothe (born July 5, 1983) is an American football offensive guard for the National Football League Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Cornell University, and was selected in the sixth round (176th overall) by the Oakland Raiders in the 2006 NFL Draft. He was the first player taken from Cornell since 1997. At Cornell, he also held membership in the Quill and Dagger society. Kevin attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, …

Allen Edward Dekdebrun (born May 11, 1921 in Buffalo, New York, died March 29, 2005) was an American Football quarterback in the All-America Football Conference, National Football League, and Canadian Football League. He played college football at Cornell University, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society.

Gary F. Wood (February 5, 1942 - March 2, 1994) played professional football in the NFL from the year 1964 until the year 1969. The 5'11<nowiki&gt;</nowiki&gt; quarterback was drafted out of Cornell University in 1964 by the New York Giants in the eighth round of the NFL Draft.

Seth Copeland Payne (born February 12, 1975) is a National Football League defensive tackle free agent. He attended Cornell University, Victor Senior High School and played with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1997 through 2001. Payne was selected by the Houston Texans in the Expansion Draft in 2002. He was selected along with Jaguar teammates Tony Boselli and Gary Walker. The move allowed the Jaguars to be under the salary cap.

Glenn Scobey Warner was an American football coach, also known as Pop Warner. During his 44-year career as a head coach (1895–1938), Warner had 319 major NCAA college football wins. The 319 wins listed does not include 18 wins at Iowa State University. He also helped start the popular youth American football organization, Pop Warner Little Scholars. Glenn Scobey Warner was born in Springville, New York.

Peter Kornel Gogolak (born April 18, 1942 in Budapest, Hungary) is a retired American football kicker. Gogolak was signed out of Cornell University by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1964, becoming another example of innovation in the AFL, as professional football's first "soccer style" (as opposed to "conventional" kicker. Prior to Gogolak, placekickers approached the ball straight on, with the toe making first contact with the ball.

Clair Sprague Tappaan (May 14 1878 - November 30 1932) was an American lawyer, professor and jurist who was on the faculty of the University of Southern California Law School from its formation as an official school of the university in 1904 until 1928, and served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court and California Court of Appeal from 1927 until his death.

"Winchester Dana Osgood" was a prominent American college athlete in the late 1800s at both Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania. Osgood volunteered for the Cuban forces during Cuba’s fight for Independence from Spain. He was commissioned a major in artillery in Cuban Army and was killed in combat.

Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950 in New York City) is an American actor and former football player. Ed played his high school football in New Milford, New Jersey for the New Milford High School Knights. Marinaro played college football at Cornell University where he set over 16 NCAA records. He was the first running back in NCAA history to have over 4,000 career rushing yards. He was runner up to Pat Sullivan for the Heisman Trophy in 1971.

Irvin 'Bo' Roberson (Jul 23 1935, Philadelphia - Apr 19 2001, Pasadena) was an American track and field athlete and football player. At Cornell University he excelled in basketball, football and track and field. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he won the silver medal in the long jump, a centimeter short of the 8.12 m gold medal jump by Ralph Boston. Bo Roberson had a seven year career in professional football after the Olympics.