- Troy Aikman
Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California, USA) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. He is also a joint owner of the NASCAR Nextel Cup racing team, Hall of Fame Racing, along with fellow former Cowboys quarterback, Roger Staubach. He is considered one of the best NFL quarterbacks of his era, …
- Phil Savage
Phil Savage (born Phillip Savage Jr. April 7 1965 in Mobile, Alabama) was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Cleveland Browns on January 6 2005. Previously, Savage served as Director of Player Personnel for the Baltimore Ravens under General Manager Ozzie Newsome (ironically, a former Browns' player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame).
- Bruce Davis
Bruce Davis (born June 21, 1956, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina) is a former professional American football player. He played in the National Football League for 11 seasons as an offensive tackle with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders and the Houston Oilers. He was a starter in Super Bowl XVIII for the Raiders.
- Deshaun Foster
DeShaun Xavier Foster (born January 10, 1980, in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American football running back who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
- Dick Vermeil
Richard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles (1976-1982), St. Louis Rams (1997-1999) and Kansas City Chiefs (2001-2005). He has coached at every level; Vermeil owns the rare distinction of being named “Coach of the Year” on four levels: High School, Junior College, NCAA Division I and the NFL.
- Marcedes Lewis
Marcedes Alexis Lewis (born May 19, 1984 in Los Alamitos, California) is an American football tight end who plays for the National Football League Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted from UCLA as the 28th pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. He was UCLA's only tight end to win the John Mackey Award for the best tight end in college football when he won in 2005. He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. __TOC_
- Drew Bennett
Andrew Russell Bennett (born August 26, 1978 in Berkeley, California) is an American football player in the National Football League. Bennett plays wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams whom acquired him as an free agent on March 3, 2007. He signed a six-year deal worth $30 million with $10 million in guarantees. During the 2004 season he tied an NFL record by scoring eight touchdowns in a three game span.
- Marques Tuiasosopo
Marques Tuiasosopo (born March 22, 1979 in Woodinville, Washington) is a professional American football player for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He began his career in 2001 with the Oakland Raiders. Marques Tuiasosopo is the son of former NFL defensive lineman Manu Tuiasosopo, who played collegiately for UCLA, …
- Greg Robinson
Greg Robinson(b. in Los Angeles, California) is the current head coach of the Syracuse University football team. Robinson was awarded the job in January 2005 after the firing of coach Paul Pasqualoni, who had been head coach since 1991. Robinson had been the co-defensive coordinator at Texas during the 2004 season. Prior to that he was defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs under Dick Vermeil.
- Mike Flanagan
Michael Christopher Flanagan (born November 10, 1973 in Washington, D.C.) is an American Football center who currently plays for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Flanagan was forced to sit out all of the 2004 NFL season with a knee injury. He graduated from UCLA after playing collegiate football there.
- Rick Neuheisel
Richard Gerald "Rick" Neuheisel, Jr. (born February 7, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American football coach. Formerly a college head coach, he is currently the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, after being promoted from quarterbacks coach on January 15, 2007.
- Jim Colletto
Jim Colletto is the current offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was hired on January 29, 2007 after spending a year as the UCLA offensive line coach under Karl Dorrell. Colletto was previously the head coach at Purdue University from 1991 to 1996.
- Ricky Manning Jr.
Richard "Ricky" Manning, Jr. (born November 18, 1980 in Fresno, California) is a professional American football cornerback who plays for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He formerly played for the Carolina Panthers. He is also known for his arrest record for violence.
- Matt Ware
Matthew Jesse Ware (born December 2, 1982) is currently an National Football League defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived by the Philadelphia Eagles on September 2, 2006 and picked up by the Cardinals. Ware played college football at UCLA and attended Loyola High School of Los Angeles. He has played for the Eagles for both years of his NFL career.
- Mitch Johnson
Mitchell Allen Johnson (born March 1, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for four different teams. He played college football for UCLA and California State University, Los Angeles.
- Cade McNown
Cade McNown (born January 12 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is a quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers. Although McNown was an impressive quarterback during his early years, he may best be remembered for his disappointing NFL career.
- Bob Waterfield
Robert Bob Waterfield (July 26, 1920 - March 25, 1983) was an American football player. Waterfield attended Van Nuys High School, in Van Nuys, California and went on to play college football for UCLA. During his senior year at UCLA, he married actress Jane Russell, and led the Bruins to the Pacific Coast Conference football championship. Waterfield then began his NFL career with the Cleveland Rams with their 5th pick in 1944 in the NFL Draft.
- Gary Beban
Gary Joseph Beban (born August 5, 1946 in Redwood City, California) is a former American football player. Son of an Italian-born mother and a first generation Croatian-American father, Beban won the 1967 Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college football, and the Maxwell Award, while playing quarterback for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins. Beban, known as "The Great One", excelled in both academics and athletics, …
- Kenny Washington
Kenneth S. "Kingfish" Washington (born August 31, 1918, Los Angeles, California; died June 24, 1971) was a professional football player who was one of the first African-Americans to play in the National Football League's modern (post-World War II) era. He was a star running back at Abraham Lincoln High School in Los Angeles and in college at UCLA, rushing for 1,914 yards in his college career, a school record for 34 years.
- Tom Cable
Thomas Lee (Tom) Cable, Jr, (b. 1964) is an American football coach, currently the offensive line coach for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, under head coach Lane Kiffin. Tom Cable was previously the offensive line coach for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons during Jim Mora's coaching tenure, and before that was offensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins (2004-05) under head coach Karl Dorrell. He was the head coach at the University of Idaho, his alma mater, …
- Randy Cross
Randall "Randy" Laureat Cross (born April 25 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is a football analyst and former NFL offensive lineman.
- Freeman McNeil
Freeman McNeil (born April 22, 1959 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Jets in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 214 lbs. running back from UCLA, McNeil played in 12 NFL seasons for the Jets from 1981-1992. He currently ranks second in Jets team history in rushing yards. In 1982, McNeil led the NFL in rushing with 786 yards.
- Tom Fears
Thomas Jesse Fears (December 3, 1923 - January 4, 2000) was an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League, playing nine seasons from 1948 to 1956. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Fears was the son of an American mining engineer who had married a Mexican woman, and moved with his family to Los Angeles at the age of six. There, he began to display his ample work ethic by unloading flowers for 25 cents an hour, …
- Kenyon Coleman
Kenyon Octavia Coleman (born April 10, 1979 in Fontana, California) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the NFL. He was selected with the 12th pick of the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Los Angeles by the Oakland Raiders. On March 6, 2007, the Jets signed Coleman to a contract, reportedly worth $20M over 5 years.
- Norm Johnson
Norman Douglas Johnson (born May 31, 1960, Garden Grove, California) is a former professional American Football placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League. During that time, he played for the Seattle Seahawks (1982-1990), Atlanta Falcons (1991-1994), Pittsburgh Steelers (1995-1998), and the Philadelphia Eagles (1999). Before his NFL career, he played for UCLA.
- Kenny Easley
Kenny Mason Easley Jr. (born January 15, 1959) is a former American football strong safety who played seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks from 1981 to 1987 in the National Football League. He is considered as one of the greatest Seahawks players of all-time and one of the greatest safeties in NFL history. Easley played college football at UCLA and was drafted in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft.
- Terry Donahue
Terry Donahue '67, M.S. '77 former head coach for UCLA Bruins football and former general manager of the San Francisco 49ers, has been named the 2008 Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Year. Donahue built his team into one of the top programs in the country. During his 20-year career with UCLA, he became the coach with the most wins in Pac-10 (98 league victories) and UCLA (151 wins) history.
- Ben Emanuel
Benjamin F. Emanuel (born on June 18, 1982 in Texas City, Texas) is a player in the National Football League. He plays the free safety position. He went to UCLA. He attended Clear Brook High School.
- Woody Strode
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (born July 28, 1914, Los Angeles, California; died December 31, 1994) was a decathlete and football star at UCLA before becoming a pioneering African-American film actor. Strode and fellow UCLA alumnus Kenny Washington were two of the first African-Americans to play in the National Football League, playing for the Los Angeles Rams in 1946. In 1948 and 1949, he played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
- Wendell Mathis
Wendell Mathis, Jr. (born September 28, 1983 in Merced, California) is an American Football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was an undrafted free agent out of Fresno State University. He transferred to Fresno State University from UCLA. He was a practice squad member for on the Minnesota Vikings during the 2006 NFL season.
- Jerry Robinson
Jerry Dewayne Robinson (born December 18, 1956 in San Francisco, California) is a former professional American football linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the NFL. He played in Super Bowl XV with the Philadelphia Eagles and went to the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season. Robinson starred at UCLA, where he was an All-American. In 1996 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- Mel Farr
Melvin Farr (born November 3, 1944 in Beaumont, Texas) is a former American football player. As a youth, Farr played football, baseball, track and basketball. He earned a chance to play football for UCLA, and was an All-American at the school from 1963 to 1967. In 1967, Farr joined the Detroit Lions, and won the year's NFL Rookie of the Year Award. He spent his entire injury-plagued career with the Lions, and earned trips to the Pro Bowl in 1967 and 1970.
- Manu Tuiasosopo
Manu'ula Asovalu Tuiasosopo (born August 30, 1957 in Los Angeles, California) was a defensive lineman in the NFL. He is the father of Leslie Tuiasosopo, Marques Tuiasosopo, Zach Tuiasosopo, Matt Tuiasosopo and Ashley Tuiasosopo. He attended St. Anthony High School and UCLA.
- Steve Bono
Steven Christopher Bono (born May 11, 1962 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former National Football League quarterback.
- Dave Dalby
David Merle Dalby (October 19, 1950 - August 30, 2002) was a former American football Center who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League, all with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He was the starting center in all three of the Raiders Super Bowl victories and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1977 season. Dalby attended UCLA. On August 30, 2002, he was killed when the van he was driving hit a tree.
- Mike Seidman
Michael Andrew Seidman (born February 11, 1981 in Westlake, California) is an American football tight end who plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
- Dave Ball
David Stewart Ball (born January 4, 1981 in Fairfield, California) is a National Football League defensive end for the Carolina Panthers.
- Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper (born in Keystone, Pennsylvania) is an American football coach. Tepper has been the head coach at the University of Illinois (1991-1997), Edinboro University (2000-2005), and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2006-present). Tepper also served as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana State University from 1997 to 1999. Tepper was named the head coach at the University of Illinois in the 1991 season. Hired by John Mackovic as defensive coordinator in 1988, …
- Darryl Henley
Darryl Keith Henley (born October 30, 1966) was a cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1989 draft from UCLA. In his career he played in 76 games, he amassed 12 interceptions. Currently, Henley is serving a 41 year sentence for trafficking cocaine and for attempting to get a contract for hire murder on the judge from his cocaine trial.
- Ron Pitts
Ron Pitts (born October 14, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American sportscaster. He works for Fox Sports on its NFL coverage. Pitts is one of the network's play-by-play announcers, working alongside former National Football League and college football head coach Terry Donahue. He also co-hosts "Under the Helmet", a weekly E/I program full of NFL-related segments for younger viewers.