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Matt Spaeth is a tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Spaeth was selected in the 2007 NFL Draft. Spaeth was a four year starter from 2003–2006 at the University of Minnesota. He is the winner of the 2006 John Mackey Award, presented annually to college football's best tight end and was regarded as one of the top blocking tight ends in college football. - Blake Hoffarber
Blake Hoffarber (6 foot, 4 inch, 200 lbs) is a Hopkins, Minnesota native who gained fame by way of a highlight reel shot during the 2005 Minnesota State High School Basketball Tournament against Eastview High School. With his Hopkins High School Royals trailing by two in the waning seconds of the state championship game, Hoffarber had a loose ball fall into his hands after he was knocked to the ground. While sitting on the floor of the Target Center, … - John Stocco
John Stocco (born June 14, 1983 in Richfield, Minnesota) is an American football quarterback. Stocco played football for the University of Wisconsin, starting at quarterback for the Badgers during his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. He was not drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. In high school, Stocco teamed with current NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald at the Academy of Holy Angels in Minnesota. - 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, … - Asad Abdul-Khaliq
Asad Tajmmal Abdul-Khaliq (born August 4, 1980 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an arena football quarterback, currently playing for the Fort Wayne Fusion of the af2. He was the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 2000 to 2003. He also briefly played for the Chicago Rush of the AFL. - Bruce Smith
Bruce P. Smith (February 8, 1920 - August 28, 1967), nicknamed "Boo", was an American football player best known for winning the Heisman Trophy in 1941. Smith was born in Faribault, Minnesota where he excelled in prep football under legendary football coach Win Brockmeyer and then attended the University of Minnesota. He played halfback for the back to back national champions Gophers in 1940 and 1941. He received the Heisman two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. - Bernie Bierman
Bernie Bierman (March 11, 1894, Springfield, MN - March 7, 1977, Laguna Hills, CA) is best remembered as a college football coach. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except during World War II where he served in the US armed forces. He coached at the University of Montana, Mississippi State University and Tulane University before coaching at the University of Minnesota. - Neal Broten
Neal LaMoy Broten (born November 29, 1959 in Roseau, Minnesota) is a former American professional ice hockey player who played 1,099 NHL regular season games in 1981-1997 for the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. His younger brothers Aaron Broten and Paul Broten are also former NHL players. - Aaron Hosack
Aaron Hosack (born November 28, 1981 in Walnut, California) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He graduated from Chino High School in Chino, California and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Hosack played with the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe before the 2006 season. The team won World Bowl XIV and he was named to the All-NFL Europe team. - Wyatt Smith
Wyatt Smith (February 13, 1977, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays center for the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild. From 1995 to 1999, he played at the University of Minnesota. In 1997, during his collegiate career, he was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round with the 233rd overall pick. He has also played on the Nashville Predators and New York Islanders. - John Mariucci
John Mariucci (May 8, 1916 - March 23, 1987) was an American hockey player, administrator and coach. Mariucci was born in Eveleth, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota where he played both for the hockey and football teams. He was named an All-American in hockey in 1940. Mariucci played for the Chicago Black Hawks for 5 seasons. He followed that up with playing in both the American Hockey League and the United States Hockey League. - John Thomas
John Thomas (born September 8 1975 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player. He was the captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers team that advanced to the 1997 NCAA Final. Selected by the New York Knicks with the 25th pick in the 1997 NBA Draft although he never played a game with them as he was traded, along with Dontae' Jones, … - Ben Clymer
Ben Clymer (born April 11, 1978 in Bloomington, Minnesota) is a winger with the Washington Capitals of the NHL. He attended and played hockey for Bloomington Jefferson High School and the University of Minnesota. He was formerly with the Tampa Bay Lightning and was part of the 2004 Stanley Cup Championship team. He also played one season with the EHC Biel in the second Swiss division. - Paul Giel
Paul Giel (September 29, 1932 - May 22, 2002) was a football and baseball player from Winona, Minnesota. Giel attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a star quarterback for the Gophers. His career totals were 2,188 yards rushing, 1,922 yards passing. Giel received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player twice, in 1952 and 1953, was named All-American twice, … - Sam Jacobson
Samuel Ryan Jacobson (born July 22 1975 in Cottage Grove, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player. He formerly played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and Minnesota Timberwolves. He attended the University of Minnesota, for whom he helped lead the Golden Gophers to the 1997 NCAA Final Four as a junior and a National Invitation Tournament title as a senior. As a high school player at Park High School in Cottage Grove, … - Willie Middlebrooks
Willie Middlebrooks (born February 12, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is an NFL free agent cornerback. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was the 24th overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft. He began his career with the Broncos, then played for the San Francisco 49ers before returning to Denver in 2006. The Broncos released him on August 30, 2006. Middlebrooks is considered to be a draft bust, playing only five seasons, and making just one start. - Clarence Spears
Dr. Clarence Wiley Spears (born July 24, 1894 in DeWitt, Arkansas - died February 1, 1964 in Jupiter, Florida) was the coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1925-1929. He led the Gophers to a 6-0-2 record in 1927, making them the Co-Big Ten Champions for that year. He had a 28-9-3 record at Minnesota. He went on to coach the Maryland Terrapins football team from 1943-1944. He compiled a 5-12-1 record there. - Darrell Thompson
Darrell Thompson (born November 23, 1967 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a retired NFL running back. After graduating from John Marshall High School in Rochester, he played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, where he became the school's all time leader in career rushing yards. Thompson would go on to be selected 19th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 1990 NFL Draft. During his NFL career, he played in 60 games, gained 1640 rushing, 330 yards receiving, … - Derrick Lapoint
Derrick LaPoint is an American born hockey player. He currently is playing for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. The defensemen has also committed to play for the University of North Dakota in the WCHA. In the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, LaPoint was selected by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round with the 116th overall pick. LaPoint attended high school at North High School (Eau Claire, Wisconsin). - Greg Frey
Greg Frey (born January 29, 1968) is a former American football player, starting at quarterback for three years with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is currently a high school football assistant coach. Frey is best remembered for leading the Buckeyes in two remarkable come-from-behind wins. On September 24, 1988, he rallied Ohio State from a 33-20 deficit in the final four minutes for a 36-33 victory over the ninth-ranked LSU Tigers. - Richard Coffey
Richard Lee Coffey (born September 2 1965, in Aurora, North Carolina) is an American former professional basketball player who had a brief stint with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. Coffey, a 6'6", 212 guard who played collegiately for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, averaged 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 52 games for the Timberwolves during the 1990-91 NBA season. - Harold Paulsen
Harold W. "Babe" Paulsen (born March 1919 in Virginia, Minnesota) is a former collegiate ice hockey player and head coach. Paulsen played hockey at the University of Minnesota from 1938-41 and was an All-American in 1940 at left wing alongside fellow teammate John Mariucci. He was team captain as a senior in 1940-41 finishing his career as Gopher hockey's all-time leading scorer, a record that would hold for the next 25 years. - Damola Ogundipe
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