Timothy R. "Timmy" Tebow (born August 14, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the Florida Gators. A highly-touted quarterback known for his ability to run and pass, Tebow chose Florida over Alabama, Michigan, USC and LSU. He is from St. Augustine, Florida, and played quarterback for Allen D. Nease Senior High School, where he became a highly touted Division I-A recruit and ranked among the top quarterback prospects in the nation.

Marcus Thomas (born on September 23, 1985) is a football defensive tackle who plays on the Denver Broncos. He was formerly part of the University of Florida football team until November 2006 when he was kicked off the team for violating the terms of his reinstatement from a drug suspension. He missed curfew, went on an unapproved out of town trip, and skipped a mandatory drug counseling session. While he played for Gators during the 2006 football season, …

Jarvis Moss (born August 3, 1984) is an American football player for the Denver Broncos. Moss was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round (17th pick) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Moss had a "character flag" on his record stemming from a team suspension during his collegiate career. He was a defensive end on the Florida Gators football team before declaring for the 2007 NFL Draft following the Gators' victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game.

Dallas Leon Baker (born November 10, 1982 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In college, he played for the Florida Gators.

Earl Everett (born December 10, 1984 in Bartow, FL) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Greg Mattison (born November 15, 1949 in Madison, WI, USA) is an American football coach, currently serving as co-defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators football team. Prior to his time at Florida, he coached at Notre Dame as the defensive coordinator until the Ty Willingham era (during which he served as defensive line coach), and as the coordinator at Michigan from 1995-1996.

Charlie Strong (born August 2, 1960 in Batesville, Arkansas), is a college football coach currently serving as co-defensive coordinator, assistant head coach, and linebacker position coach of the Florida Gators. After lettering for four years (1980-83) at University of Central Arkansas, Strong joined the Gator coaching staff after college as a graduate assistant in 1983. His first full-time coaching job was at Southern Illinois in 1986, where he coached wide receivers.

Harold L. "Tom" Sebring (1898-July 26, 1968) was a Florida Supreme Court judge, a judge at the Nuremberg Trials and, while in law school, was the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Born in Olathe, Kansas, Sebring spent 22 months fighting in World War I. He was honorably discharged in 1919 with military decorations from both the U.S. and French governments.

Michael Wayne (Mike) Pearson (born August 22, 1980 in Tampa, Florida) is an gridiron football player, presently with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He signed with the team on June 12, 2007, and made the starting line-up as Left Tackle, and previously played in the National Football League. He was drafted 40th (Second Round) in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he played from 2002-2005.

Deon D'Marquis Grant (born March 14, 1979) is a cornerback/safety for the Seattle Seahawks. Grant attended Josey High School in Augusta, Georgia and then attended the University of Tennessee from 1997-1999. Grant was selected as an All-American in 1999 after he tied for the NCAA lead with nine interceptions for 167 return yards. Grant finished the 1999 campaign with 69 tackles and eight pass breakups.

John Capel (born November 27, 1978 in Brooksville, Florida, United States of America) is a sprint athlete. John attended the University of Florida in Gainesville and played for their american football team the Gators but left there in 2000 to concentrate on his athletics career. John's major athletic highlight came in winning the 200 m gold medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, Paris, France.

Donald Denver Fleming (June 11, 1937 - June 4, 1963) was an American football defensive back who played for the University of Florida and the Cleveland Browns. The Florida Gators' captain in 1958, Fleming was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the 28th round of the 1959 NFL draft. He did not see any action that year and successfully urged Chicago to trade him to the Browns before the 1960 season.

Lewie R. Hardage was a football player at Vanderbilt University and the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1932 to 1934. Hardage was a two-year letterman on Vanderbilt Commodores football team (1911, 1912). In his senior year in 1912, Hardage was the captain of the team. After graduating from Vanderbilt, Hardage took several coaching jobs. He was head coach at The McCallie School, boys’ college-preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, …

Fran Curci was an all-american quarterback at the University of Miami in 1959. He also served as head coach at his alma mater from 1971 to 1972 and the University of Kentucky from 1973 to 1981. During his tenure at University of Kentucky he compiled a record of 46-52-2. He is known to have had one of the shortest fuses as a head coach. During a game against Florida he went after Gators head coach Doug Dickey.

Tommy Banks is a former American football fullback. Born in West Monroe, Louisiana, he starred at West Monroe High School before earning a scholarship to Louisiana State University where he played from 1997 to 2000. Banks cemented his place in LSU lore by scoring a touchdown in an upset win over the top ranked and defending national champion Florida Gators in 1997. On the play, he dove into the end zone with a defender draped on him, …