- Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. He attended the University of Michigan and led Michigan to an Orange Bowl victory in the 1999 season. In the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (199th overall). Widely regarded as one of the best playoff quarterbacks of his era, …
- Ladainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson is an American football player who currently plays running back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. Tomlinson, frequently called "LT", set several records during the 2006 NFL season by scoring a league-leading 186 points through 31 touchdowns. He received additional honors by winning the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award and the Associated Press’ Offensive Player of the Year Award.
- Clinton Portis
Clinton Earl Portis (born September 1, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers (born December 8, 1981 in Decatur, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. In the 2004 NFL Draft, Rivers was obtained in a draft-day trade with the New York Giants -- the Chargers drafted quarterback Eli Manning (despite a statement that he would not play for them) with the first overall pick, …
- Brian Urlacher
Brian Keith Urlacher (born May 25, 1978) is an American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. Urlacher, a five-time Pro Bowl player, has established himself as one of the NFL's most productive linebackers. He is regarded as one of the best defensive players in the NFL, winning the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2000 and the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2005, …
- Joey Porter
Joey Eugene Porter (born March 22 1977 in Bakersfield, California) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (73rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Colorado State.
- Drew Bledsoe
Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972) is a former National Football League quarterback known best for his almost eight years of starting for the New England Patriots. During the 1990s and early 2000s, he was perceived to be the face of the Patriots franchise. Bledsoe, an All-American for the Washington State Cougars and former #1 overall draft pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, announced his retirement from the sport on April 11, 2007.
- Tony Stewart
Tony Alexander Stewart (born August 9, 1979 in Lohne, Germany) is a tight end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Stewart was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round of the 2001 NFL draft out of Penn State. He now plays with the Oakland Raiders.
- Alge Crumpler
Algernon Darius "Alge" Crumpler (born December 23, 1977) is an American football player in the National Football League, currently playing for the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted out of the University of North Carolina by the Falcons with the fourth pick of the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Through time, he has emerged as one of Falcons QB Michael Vick's favorite targets.
- Corey Dillon
Corey Dillon (born October 24, 1974 in Seattle, Washington) is a American football running back who recently asked to be released by the New England Patriots making him a free agent. Dillon attended the University of Washington and wears the number 28.
- Jim Brown
Jim Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. He is universally acclaimed as one of the best running backs of all time, and in 2002 was named by "The Sporting News" as the greatest professional football player ever.
- Matt Millen
Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958 in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania) is an American professional football executive in the National Football League, where he is President and CEO of the Detroit Lions. Prior to assuming leadership of the Detroit Lions in 2001, Millen was a professional football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Rod Smith
Roderick "Rod" Smith (born May 15, 1970, in Texarkana, Arkansas) is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. He was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 1994 and is the only undrafted free agent ever to have 10,000 career receiving yards. He is ranked 15th in NFL history in career receptions and 16th all time in receiving yards.
- Darrent Williams
Darrent Williams (September 27 1982 - January 1 2007), was an American football player for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Williams was also the owner and CEO of independent record label RYNO Entertainment in Fort Worth, Texas.
- David Lee
David Allen Lee (born 1943) played football for the former Baltimore Colts and subsequently retired from a career as a General Motors executive in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish, in northwestern Louisiana. He accumulated several sports records in punting for the Colts in a 12-year career from 1966 until 1978. Lee was born to Roy Lee (1916-1994) and the former Hazel Braley (1919-2007). He grew up in the small town of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish, …
- Laron Landry
LaRon Louis Landry (born October 14, 1984 in Ama, Louisiana) is a American football safety who currently plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Landry was a four-year starting safety for the Louisiana State University Tigers. His parents are Frank and Rhonda Landry, and he has two siblings, Derik and Dawan, who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 5th round of the 2006 draft. He now starts at strong safety for the Ravens.
- Corey McIntyre
Corey McIntyre (born January 25, 1979 in Stuart, FL) is an American football fullback who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. McIntyre played in 44 games at West Virginia, primarily as a defensive end and linebacker. He rushed three times for four yards as a fullback, and returned five kickoffs for 36 yards. McIntyre, while growing up, attended Indiantown Middle School and South Fork High School.
- Tim Massaquoi
Arnold Timothy Massaquoi (born July 8, 1982 in New York City) is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round (244th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Michigan.
- Mike Vanderjagt
Michael "Mike" Vanderjagt (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville, Ontario), is a Canadian professional gridiron football placekicker who has played in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League. Currently a free agent, he most recently played with the Dallas Cowboys. He was once the most accurate field-goal kicker in NFL history (229 of 265, 86.4% as of November 20 2006).
- Nick Kaczur
Nicholas Jesse "Nick" Kaczur (born July 28,1979 in Brantford, Ontario) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Chad Brown
Chad Brown is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 1992 NFL season. Brown serves as an umpire and has officiated in one Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, and served as an alternate (standby) official for Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999. He uniform number is 31. Prior to his career as an NFL game official, Brown played football and was a Kodak All-American at East Texas State (now Texas A&M University-Commerce), …
- Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American athlete and a former multi-sport professional. Jackson played at the highest level of sports in the United States in both American football and baseball. In football, Jackson played running back for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League. In baseball, Jackson played left field and designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox, …
- Shaun Suisham
Shaun Suisham (December 29, 1981 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada) is an American football placekicker. He is currently signed with the Washington Redskins of the NFL. Prior to college, Suisham helped Wallaceburg District Secondary School win a Kent County championship in 1999 by kicking a 58-yard field goal in the final. He then attended Bowling Green State University and attended training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker (born March 3, 1962, in Wrightsville, Georgia) is a former professional American football player in the United States Football League and the National Football League.
- Chris Chandler
Chris Chandler was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
- Andre Reed
Andre Darnell Reed (born January 29, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in the NFL for 16 seasons, 15 with the Buffalo Bills (1985-1999) and one with the Washington Redskins (2000). He is widely considered one of the best wide receivers to ever play the game. During his NFL career, Reed was known as a highly durable, …
- Mike Carey
Michael "Mike" Carey is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 1990 NFL season. He began officiating football in 1972 working Pop Warner football games in the San Diego, California area. Later in 1985, he joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Carey was hired by the NFL in 1990 as a side judge before being promoted to referee for the start of the 1995 NFL season.
- Daniel Koppen
Dan Koppen (born September 12, 1979 in Dubuque, Iowa) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- 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.
- Ed McCaffrey
Edward T. McCaffrey (born August 17, 1968 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the New York Giants (1991-1993), San Francisco 49ers (1994) and the Denver Broncos (1995-2003) of the National Football League.
- Craig Morton
Larry Craig Morton (born February 5, 1943 in Flint, Michigan) was a quarterback in the National Football League for three teams: the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos. Morton played college football at University of California, Berkeley. Morton is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl (Dallas in 1970 and Denver in 1977). He would later serve as head coach of the USFL's Denver Gold.
- Oshiomogho Atogwe
At Stanford: A starter the past two seasons and 22 consecutive games, Atogwe enters the 2004 campaign as one of the best safeties in college football and a legitimate honors candidate ... He was the Cardinal's starter at strong safety in 2002 and team's starter at free safety in 2003 ... He is an active, aggressive, …
- Colin Cole
Colin Anthony Cole (born June 24, 1980 in Toronto, Canada) is a Defensive Tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. When he was only 3 years old he moved to Florida. He attended South Plantation High School, where he excelled in football and wrestling. He was named second-team all-state in football, and won the state wrestling title as a senior. He went to the University of Iowa on a football scholarship.
- Kevin Kaesviharn
Kevin Robert Kaesviharn (born August 29, 1976 in Paramount, California), is a safety with the National Football League's New Orleans Saints. Kevin is of Thai descent, his father having been born in Thailand. At 6' 1" and 200 pounds, he can play both free safety and strong safety, as well as cornerback. His fan-given nickname is "Keanu" for his resemblance to actor Keanu Reeves, …
- Michael Koenen
Michael Koenen (born July 13, 1982 in Ferndale, Washington) is an American football Punter and Kicker in the NFL, currently playing with the Atlanta Falcons.
- Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson (born July 10, 1982 in Flint, Michigan) is an American football defensive end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He previously played for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent two years. He played college football for Northwood University. Wilson was part of BC's defensive line in their 2006 Grey Cup victory.
- Adrian Awasom
Adrian Awasom (Born October 25, 1983) is a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
- Ollie Matson
Oliver Adrian Matson (born May 1, 1930 in Trinity, Texas) is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966. He graduated from George Washington High School in San Francisco in 1948.
- Burl Toler
Burl Toler is a former American football official in the National Football League (NFL) for 24 seasons from 1965 to 1989. He served as a field judge and head linesman throughout his career and is most notable for being the first African-American official in the NFL. Toler officiated in one Super Bowl, Super Bowl XIV in 1980 and wore the uniform number 37. Toler attended the University of San Francisco and played football for the school as a linebacker.
- Joe Gilliam
Joe Gilliam was an American football player. =Biography= Joseph Gilliam, Jr. (born December 29, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia) was the third of four children for Ruth and Joe Gilliam Sr. He grew up on the campus of Tennessee A&I State University (as the college was known prior to 1968). His father was a defensive coordinator at TSU. The younger Gilliam displayed his own athletic abilities at a young age, …