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• Kevin Abrams
  Kevin Abrams
  Kevin R. Abrams is a former professional American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse...
  
  
• Ernie Adams
  Ernie Adams
  Ernie Adams is the Football Research Director for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He is a longtime friend of head coach Bill Belichick. With Adams, the Patriots have won three Super Bowls...
  
  
• Blue Adams
  Blue Adams
  Danny L. "Blue" Adams is a professional American football cornerback free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Abraham Addams
• Dave Ahrens
  Dave Ahrens
  Dave Ahrens is a former American Football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League.-References:...
  
  
• Anthony Aiello
• Ikaika Alama-Francis
  Ikaika Alama-Francis
  Ikaika Alama-Francis is an American football outside linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Grady Alderman
  Grady Alderman
  Grady Alderman was an offensive lineman who played sixteen seasons in the NFL. He played most of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, and he played in three Super Bowls and was selected to five Pro Bowls...
  
  
• Allen Aldridge
  Allen Aldridge (linebacker)
  Allen Ray Aldridge Jr. is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Bruce Alexander
• Gerald Alexander
  Gerald Alexander
  Gerald Alexander is an American football safety who plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was selected from Boise State in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft as the 61st overall selection.-Early years:...
  
  
• Stephen Alexander
  Stephen Alexander
  Stephen Todd Alexander is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.Alexander was selected to the Pro Bowl while with the Redskins in 2000...
  
  
• Mike Alford
• Jimmy Allen
  Jimmy Allen
  James Allen is a former American football player who was drafted in the 4th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1974 NFL Draft. A 1970 graduate of Los Angeles High School, Allen played college football at Pierce College and UCLA. Allen was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in their...
  
  
• Nate Allen
• Kurt Allerman
  Kurt Allerman
  Kurt Allerman is a former American Football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League.He played college football at Penn State, where he was an All-American in 1976....
  
  
• Walt Ambrose
  Walt Ambrose
  Walt Ambrose was a guard in the National Football League. He was a member of the Portsmouth Spartans during the 1930 NFL season.-References:...
  
  
• Stanley Andersen
• Courtney Anderson
  Courtney Anderson
  Courtney Jerome Anderson is a former American football tight end. Born in Greenville, Texas, Anderson attended high school in Richmond, California and played college football at Contra Costa College and San Jose State University. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the...
  
  
• Gary Anderson
  Gary Anderson (running back)
  Gary Wayne Anderson is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, the United States Football League and the Canadian Football League from 1983 to 1995.-USFL:...
  
  
• Gary Anderson
  Gary Anderson (offensive lineman)
  Gary Allan Anderson is a retired American football guard in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1977 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Scotty Anderson
  Scotty Anderson
  Scotty Anderson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League and the Arena Football League...
  
  
• Eric Andolsek
  Eric Andolsek
  Eric Thomas Andolsek was an offensive lineman with college football's LSU Tigers and the NFL's Detroit Lions, who died in a freak accident at the age of 25.-College career:...
  
  
• Charley Ane
  Charley Ane
  Charles "Charley" Teetai Ane, Jr. was an American football offensive lineman.-High school:Ane excelled in baseball, basketball and track as well as football at the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii...
  
  
• Leo Araguz
  Leo Araguz
  Leobardo Jaime Araguz is a former professional American football punter and kicker in the National Football League and the XFL. He has played since 1996 with the Oakland Raiders, the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL and with the New York/New Jersey Hitmen...
  
  
• Anthony Arena
• Jim Arnold
• John Arnold
• Richard Ashcom
• George Atkins
• James Atkins
  James Atkins (offensive tackle)
  James Curtis Atkins is a former professional American football offensive lineman playing seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Detroit Lions....
  
  
• Alexander Atty
  Alex Atty
  Alexander George Atty was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Cleveland Rams. He played one season in 1939, and was drafted out of West Virginia in 1939. He is also listed on the all-time roster of the Detroit Lions as a guard in 1941. He was born in...
  
  
• James Austin

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• Jeff Backus
  Jeff Backus
  Jeff Backus is an American football offensive tackle with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. Backus played football for the University of Michigan. He was drafted with the 18th pick in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Boss Bailey
  Boss Bailey
  Rodney "Boss" Bailey is a American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Byron Bailey
  Byron Bailey
  Byron "By" Ladare Bailey born to Rollin Edward and Cora Helen . Bailey, was a professional American and Canadian football player, primarily as a fullback and defensive back with the Canadian Football League BC Lions. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of...
  
  
• Robert Bailey
  Robert Bailey
  Robert Martin Bailey is a former American football cornerback who played eleven seasons for six teams, the Los Angeles Rams, the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions, and the Baltimore Ravens from 1991 to 2001 in the National Football League.Bailey played college football at...
  
  
• Al Baker
  Al Baker
  Al "Bubba" Baker is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the NFL. He went to three Pro Bowls during his career. He was named 1978 Defensive Rookie of the Year....
  
  
• John Baker, Jr.
• Karl Baldischwiler
  Karl Baldischwiler
  Karl Baldischwiler is a former National Football League tackle who played nine seasons in the NFL from 1978-1986. He has a son and a daughter both in their 20's. He has two stepchildren, Whitney and Jared Sulak....
  
  
• Johnny Baldwin
  Johnny Baldwin
  Johnny Baldwin is a professional American and Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Jerry Ball
  Jerry Ball
  Jerry Ball is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the NFL who played primarily as a nose tackle. During his career he went to three Pro Bowls. In the NFL for 13 seasons, Ball recorded 32.5 sacks during his career, most of them coming as a nose tackle with the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Larry Ball
  Larry Ball
  Larry Lavern Ball is a retired American football linebacker.Ball was drafted out of University of Louisville in the 1972 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions. During his National Football League career, he participated in 79 games...
  
  
• Reggie Ball
  Reggie Ball
  Reginald Lewis Ball is an American football Quarterback who currently plays for the Bricktown Brawlers of the Indoor Football League He was originally signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
  
  
• Vince Banonis
  Vince Banonis
  Vincent Joseph Banonis was an American football center and defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Cardinals from 1942–1950 and the Detroit Lions from 1951–1953. He attended the University of Detroit. Banonis was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in...
  
  
• Bradford Banta
  Bradford Banta
  Dennis Bradford Banta, is a retired American football tight end and long snapper in the National Football League.-Professional career:...
  
  
• Lem Barney
  Lem Barney
  Lemuel Joseph "Lem" Barney is a former American Football cornerback who played for the Detroit Lions. He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.-College years:...
  
  
• Terry Barr
  Terry Barr
  Terry Albert Barr was an American football wide receiver. He played for nine seasons in the NFL, all with the Detroit Lions....
  
  
• Scott Barrows
  Scott Barrows
  Scott Barrows is a former offensive lineman in the NFL for the Detroit Lions. He was drafted in the 1986 NFL Draft out of West Virginia.-External links:...
  
  
• Idrees Bashir
  Idrees Bashir
  Idrees Bashir is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.-NFL career:Bashir, a defensive back out of Memphis, was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. Bashir played in 51 games over 4 seasons with the Colts, amassing...
  
  
• Mike Bass
  Mike Bass
  Michael Thomas Bass is a former professional American football player who played defensive back for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins...
  
  
• Charlie Batch
  Charlie Batch
  Charles "Charlie" Batch is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Mario Bates
  Mario Bates
  Mario Doniel Bates was an American football running back in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions. His brother, Michael also played in the NFL.-References:...
  
  
• Stan Batinski
  Stan Batinski
  Stanley Batinski was an American football offensive lineman who played eight years in the NFL....
  
  
• Tony Beckham
  Tony Beckham
  Antonio "Tony" Dwight Beckham is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin–Stout....
  
  
• Tom E. Beer
  Tom E. Beer
  Thomas E. Beer was an NFL player who played at Wayne State University and professionally for the Detroit Lions. He was not related to the earlier NFL player named Tom Beer.-External links:* at databasefootball.com...
  
  
• Alexander F. Bell
• Anthony Bell
  Anthony Bell
  Anthony Bell is a retired American football linebacker that played at Michigan State University and for the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL....
  
  
• Bob Bell
  Bob Bell (American football)
  Robert Francis Bell is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati.-External links:*...
  
  
• Marcus Bell
  Marcus Bell
  Marcus Bell is an American football defensive lineman in the NFL who is currently a free agent. He has previously played for the Arizona Cardinals, the Detroit Lions, and the New York Giants.-College career:...
  
  
• Tatum Bell
  Tatum Bell
  Tatum Antoine Bell is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Ronald Bellamy
• Tommy Bennett
  Tommy Bennett
  Tommy Bennett is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He has an afro.Bennett was arrested for possession of cocaine and was suspended by the NFL for violating no-steroid use policies....
  
  
• Chuck Bernard
  Chuck Bernard
  Joseph Charles "Chuck" Bernard was a professional American football center who played for the Detroit Lions in 1934 and was a two-time All-American at the University of Michigan. He was born in Chicago, Illinois....
  
  
• Matt Bernstein
  Matt Bernstein
  Matt Bernstein is a former American football standout at University of Wisconsin–Madison, who is currently a free agent of the Arena Football League after a stint in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions. Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006...
  
  
• Ed Berrang
  Ed Berrang
  Edward Patrick Berrang was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Villanova University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1949 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Connie Mack Berry
  Connie Mack Berry
  Connie Mack Berry was an American who played professional football, baseball, and basketball....
  
  
• Eric Beverly
  Eric Beverly
  Eric Beverly was an American football tight end who played for the Detroit Lions and the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. He played collegiately at Miami .-On the Field:...
  
  
• Les Bingaman
  Les Bingaman
  Lester Alonza Bingaman was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. Bingaman played seven seasons with the Detroit Lions, starting in 1948. He earned trips to the Pro Bowl in 1951 and 1953...
  
  
• Bennie Blades
  Bennie Blades
  Horatio Benedict "Bennie" Blades Sr. is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami.-University of Miami:...
  
  
• Greg Blue
  Greg Blue
  Gregory B. Blue, Jr. is a safety in the Canadian Football League who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Matt Blundin
  Matt Blundin
  Matthew Brent Blundin is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was a back-up quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions during the 1990s.-College career:...
  
  
• Dré Bly
  Dré Bly
  Donald André "Dré" Bly is a former American football cornerback who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League. After playing college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Bly was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Shaun Bodiford
  Shaun Bodiford
  Shaun Bodiford is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
  
  
• Patrick Body
  Patrick Body
  Patrick Body is a professional American and Canadian football cornerback and safety free agent. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
  
  
• Russ Bolinger
  Russ Bolinger
  Russell Dean Bolinger is a former American football offensive lineman who played for nine seasons in the National Football League from 1976 to 1985.-External links:*...
  
  
• Cloyce Box
  Cloyce Box
  Cloyce Kennedy Box was an American football end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, where he was voted into two Pro Bowls. He played college football at Louisiana Tech in 1944 and then at West Texas A&M University. He was drafted in the 20th round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the...
  
  
• Stephen Boyd
• Thomas Boyd
  Thomas Boyd (American football)
  Thomas Boyd is a former linebacker in the National Football League. Boyd was originally drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1982 NFL Draft. He would later play with the Detroit Lions during the 1987 NFL season....
  
  
• Corey Bradford
  Corey Bradford
  Corey Lamon Bradford is a former American football wide receiver. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, and Detroit Lions.-High school years:...
  
  
• Jon Bradley
  Jon Bradley
  Jon Bradley is an American football defensive tackle for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He spent his first years in the league as a defensive tackle before switching to fullback in 2007 Lions mini-camp....
  
  
• Luther Bradley
  Luther Bradley
  Luther Bradley is a former professional American football player who played four seasons for the Detroit Lions. He later played with the Chicago Blitz, Arizona Wranglers and Houston Gamblers of the USFL...
  
  
• Charlie Bradshaw
• Carl Brettschneider
  Carl Brettschneider
  Carl Brettschneider is a former All-Pro linebacker in the NFL. He played for the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada....
  
  
• Mike Brim
  Mike Brim
  Michael Brim was a cornerback who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Brim attended Virginia Union University....
  
  
• Lou Brock Jr.
  Lou Brock Jr.
  Louis Clark Brock, Jr. is a former American football cornerback/safety in the NFL.-Professional career:He played for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks in his brief career...
  
  
• Barrett Brooks
  Barrett Brooks
  Barrett Charles Brooks is a former American football offensive tackle. He recently played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...
  
  
• Kevin Brooks
  Kevin Brooks (American football)
  Kevin Craig Brooks is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round of the 1985 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Michael Brooks
• Mark Brown
  Mark Brown (linebacker)
  Mark Anthony Brown is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins and the Detroit Lions .-External links:*...
  
  
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• Corwin Brown
  Corwin Brown
  Corwin Brown is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive backs coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League...
  
  
• Howie Brown
  Howie Brown
  Howie Brown was a guard in the National Football League. He played three seasons with the Detroit Lions....
  
  
• J. B. Brown
  J. B. Brown
  J. B. Brown is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for eleven seasons for the Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, and Detroit Lions....
  
  
• Lomas Brown
  Lomas Brown
  Lomas Brown, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League for eighteen seasons in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Brown played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played...
  
  
• Ray Brown
• Reggie Brown
  Reggie Brown (linebacker)
  Reginald Wayne "Reggie" Brown is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played with the Detroit Lions for his short career, which ran throughout the 1996 and 1997 seasons.- NFL career :...
  
  
• Roger Brown
• Anthony Bryant
• Fernando Bryant
  Fernando Bryant
  Fernando Antoneyo Bryant is a former American football cornerback of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars 26th overall in the 1999 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Shawn Bryson
  Shawn Bryson
  Adrian Shawn Bryson is an American football running back in the NFL who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was one of the four team Captains on the 1998 National Championship team. Shawn was later drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third...
  
  
• Daniel Bullocks
  Daniel Bullocks
  Daniel Bullocks is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska....
  
  
• Dan Bunz
  Dan Bunz
  Dan Bunz is a former American Football linebacker who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in an eight year career that lasted from 1978 to 1985 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Sam Busich
  Sam Busich
  Samuel Busich was an American football end in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins, the Cleveland Rams, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Ohio State University....
  
  
• Dexter Bussey
  Dexter Bussey
  Dexter Manley Bussey is a former American football running back for the Detroit Lions . He attended Oklahoma and Texas-Arlington.-References:...
  
  
• Paul Butcher Sr.
  Paul Butcher Sr.
  Paul Butcher Sr. is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for eleven years, until he retired from the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, and he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft. He played...
  
  
• Kelly Butler
  Kelly Butler
  Kelly Don Butler is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of CFL. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
  
  

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• Ernie Caddel
  Ernie Caddel
  Ernest Wiley Caddel was an American football running back. He played college football for Glenn "Pop" Warner at Stanford University from 1930 to 1932 and later played six seasons in the National Football League for the Portsmouth Spartans and Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Brian Calhoun
  Brian Calhoun
  Brian Calhoun is a gridiron football running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin....
  
  
• Jim "J.R." Callahan
• Bill Callihan
  Bill Callihan
  Not to be confused with Bill Callahan.William Earl Callihan was a professional American football running back in the National Football League. A 9th round selection out of Nebraska in the 1939 NFL Draft, Callihan played for six seasons for the Detroit Lions .-References:...
  
  
• Dan Campbell
  Dan Campbell
  Daniel Allen Campbell is a former American football tight end and currently a tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins. He played tight end for four teams in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at...
  
  
• Stan Campbell
  Stan Campbell
  Stanley Hugh Campbell was an American collegiate and professional football player. He played professionally for the NFL's Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles, and ended his football career with the American Football League's Oakland Raiders in 1962.-Personal:After his football career, Campbell...
  
  
• Anthony Cannon
  Anthony Cannon
  Anthony Devon Cannon is a gridiron football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
  
  
• David Capelli
• Lloyd Cardwell
  Lloyd Cardwell
  Lloyd Raymond Cardwell was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and professionally for the Detroit Lions for seven seasons. After his playing days, Cardwell coached the track & field and football teams at Omaha University and the University...
  
  
• Lew Carpenter
  Lew Carpenter
  Lewis Glen "Lew" Carpenter was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and professionally for ten seasons in the NFL as a halfback and fullback with the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers...
  
  
• Mark Carrier
• Darren Carrington
  Darren Carrington
  Darren Carrington was a safety who played 8 seasons in the National Football League for five different teams. He started in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Diego Chargers and was the Denver Broncos kick returner in Super Bowl Super Bowl XXIV...
  
  
• Anthony Carter
• Marty Carter
  Marty Carter
  Marty Carter is a retired safety in the NFL. He played from 1991-2001 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, and Detroit Lions....
  
  
• Pat Carter
  Pat Carter
  Pat Carter was an American football player, active from 1988 to 1998. After graduating from Florida State University, Carter played tight end for the Detroit Lions, the Los Angeles and St. Louis Rams, the Houston Oilers, and the Arizona Cardinals....
  
  
• Stoney Case
  Stoney Case
  Stoney Jarrod Case is a quarterback in the Arena Football League, and a former National Football League quarterback with four teams.-High school and college:...
  
  
• Chris Cash
• Aveion Cason
  Aveion Cason
  Aveion Marquel Cason is a former American football running back and kick returner who played in the NFL from 2001 - 2009. He was originally signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2001...
  
  
• Howard "Hopalong" Cassady
• Toby Caston
  Toby Caston
  Toby Caston was a professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons for the Houston Oilers and Detroit Lions. He was killed in a road accident.-References:...
  
  
• John Cavosie
  John Cavosie
  John Cavosie was a fullback in the National Football League. He played with the Portsmouth Spartans.-References:...
  
  
• Jeff Chadwick
  Jeff Chadwick
  Jeffrey Allan Chadwick , is a former professional American football player. A 6'3", 185-lb. wide receiver from Grand Valley State University, Chadwick was never drafted by a National Football League team, but did play in 10 NFL seasons from 1983 to 1992 for the Detroit Lions, the Seattle Seahawks,...
  
  
• Ike Charlton
  Ike Charlton
  Isaiah "Ike" Charlton is a professional Canadian football linebacker, who most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Raphel Cherry
  Raphel Cherry
  -References:...
  
  
• Frank Christensen
  Frank Christensen
  Frank Langton Christensen was an American athlete. After receiving all-state honors at Granite High School in baseball, football, and basketball, Christensen played fullback at the University of Utah. "Crashing Chris" was the university’s first three-time All-American...
  
  
• George Christensen
• Jack Christiansen
  Jack Christiansen
  -External links:*Pro Football Hall of Fame: *...
  
  
• Chris Claiborne
  Chris Claiborne
  Christopher Ashone Claiborne is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent.-High school career:...
  
  
• Dutch Clark
• Jessie Clark
  Jessie Clark
  Jessie Clark is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, and Minnesota Vikings....
  
  
• Robert Clark
  Robert Clark (American football)
  Robert James Clark is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played for the New Orleans Saints , the Detroit Lions , Miami Dolphins and the Baltimore Stallions ....
  
  
• Willie Clay
  Willie Clay
  Willie James Clay , is a former American football Defensive back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints....
  
  
• Ollie Cline
  Ollie Cline
  Oliver M. "Ollie" Cline was a college and professional American football player in the 1940s and '50s. He was nicknamed the Blond Bomber.-College career:...
  
  
• Garry Cobb
  Garry Cobb
  Garry Wilbert Cobb is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League and current radio personality on WIP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the author of a book entitled Don't Be Clueless: 7 Keys to Life in the Real World, which is targeted to the challenges of urban youth...
  
  
• Avon Cobourne
  Avon Cobourne
  Avon Cobourne is a football running back in the Canadian Football League. He currently plays for the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
  
  
• Shaun Cody
  Shaun Cody
  Shaun Michael Cody is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.-Early years:Cody attended Los Altos High School in...
  
  
• Michael Cofer
  Mike Cofer (linebacker)
  Michael Lynn "Mike" Cofer is a former American Football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.Cofer was a Pro Bowl selection in 1988...
  
  
• Gail Cogdill
  Gail Cogdill
  Gail Ross Cogdill is a former American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions , the Baltimore Colts , and the Atlanta Falcons . He attended Washington State.-College career:...
  
  
• Tommy Colella
  Tommy Colella
  Thomas Anthony Colella was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League....
  
  
• Andre Collins
  Andre Collins
  Andre Pierre Collins is a former American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXVI for the Washington Redskins...
  
  
• Harry Colon
  Harry Colon
  Harry Lee Colon is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. After playing college football at Missouri, Colon was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 8th round of the 1991 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Mike Compton
• Jack Concannon
  Jack Concannon
  John Joseph "Jack" Concannon, Jr. was an American football quarterback in the National Football League.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Scott Conover
  Scott Conover
  Kelsey Scott Conover is a former professional football player.A native of Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Scott graduated from Freehold Borough HS and went on to attend and play football for Purdue University in Indiana. While at Purdue Scott was a defensive lineman for his first three seasons...
  
  
• Gene Cook
  Gene Cook (American football)
  Gene Cook is a former player in the National Football League. He was a member of the Detroit Lions during the 1959 NFL season....
  
  
• Ted Cook
  Ted Cook (American football)
  Ted Cook was a player in the National Football League. He played one season with the Detroit Lions and three with the Green Bay Packers....
  
  
• George Cooper
  George Cooper (American football)
  George Fitzgerald Cooper is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
  
  
• Chip Cox
  Chip Cox
  Chip Cox is a Canadian football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.-High school career:...
  
  
• Lou Creekmur
  Lou Creekmur
  Louis Creekmur was an NFL left offensive tackle/guard for the Detroit Lions from 1950-59. He was also used as a defensive lineman in critical situations...
  
  
• Ted Cremer
  Ted Cremer
  Theodore Roosevelt Cremer "Ted" Cremer is a former played in the National Football League.-Career:Cremer played two seasons with the Detroit Lions before splitting the 1948 NFL season between the Lions and the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at Auburn University.-References:...
  
  
• Ray Crockett
  Ray Crockett
  Donald "Ray" Crockett is a former American football player in the National Football League. He earned two Super Bowl rings with the Denver Broncos as a cornerback. Ray played his high school football at Duncanville High School...
  
  
• Gene Cronin
  Gene Cronin
  Gene Edward Cronin is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Washington Redskins, and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of the Pacific and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1956 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Larry Croom
  Larry Croom
  Larry Croom is an American Football running back who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Croom played for Long Beach Polytechnic High School and then attended UNLV before joining the NFL. Originally signed as a free agent for the Arizona Cardinals, he saw little playing time before being...
  
  
• Germane Crowell
  Germane Crowell
  Germane L. Crowell is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Detroit Lions from 1998-2002. He is the older brother of Buffalo Bills linebacker Angelo Crowell....
  
  
• Curley Culp
  Curley Culp
  Curley Culp is a former professional American football player. An offensive and defensive lineman, he played college football at Arizona State University, was the NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion while at ASU, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs...
  
  
• Donté Curry
  Donté Curry
  Donté Lamont Curry is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Morris Brown College...
  
  

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• Ken Dallafior
  Ken Dallafior
  Kenneth Ray Dallafior is a former American college and professional football offensive tackle who played eight seasons in the NFL....
  
  
• Gary Danielson
  Gary Danielson
  Gary Danielson is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the National Football League . He played for the Detroit Lions from 1976 to 1984 and for the Cleveland Browns in 1985, 1987, and 1988...
  
  
• James David
  James David
  James Theodoric David was an American football defensive back for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He attended Colorado A&M.-College career:...
  
  
• A. J. Davis
  A. J. Davis (American football)
  A. J. Davis is an American football cornerback currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Ben Davis
• Buster Davis
• Eric Davis
• Frank Davis
• Glenn "Jeep" Davis
• James Davis
• Mike Dawson
  Mike Dawson (American football)
  Michael Daniel Dawson was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round of the 1976 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 256 lb...
  
  
• Tony Daykin
  Tony Daykin
  Tony Daykin is a former player in the NFL. He played for the Detroit Lions and the Atlanta Falcons. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team. He is also an Eight grade math teacher at Simpson MMiddle School....
  
  
• Bill DeCorrevont
  Bill DeCorrevont
  William John DeCorrevont was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Chicago Cardinals, and the Chicago Bears. He also played quarterback for the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Bob DeFruiter
  Bob DeFruiter
  Robert Albert DeFruiter was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions, and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Nebraska....
  
  
• Marcus Demps
  Marcus Demps
  Marcus L. Demps is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at San Diego State.He is the younger brother of free agent safety Will Demps.-High school career:...
  
  
• Rick DeMulling
  Rick DeMulling
  Rick Elwood DeMulling is an American football guard in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Jerry DePoyster
  Jerry DePoyster
  Jerry Dean DePoyster is a former American football placekicker and punter who also played in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
  
• John Deraney
  John Deraney
  John Deraney is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at North Carolina State....
  
  
• John Derby
  John Derby
  John Derby is a former linebacker in the National Football League . Derby was a member of the Detroit Lions during the 1992 NFL season....
  
  
• Chuck DeShane
  Chuck DeShane
  Charles Frederick DeShane was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions from 1945 to 1949.-Career:...
  
  
• Ty Detmer
  Ty Detmer
  Ty Hubert Detmer is a former National Football League and NCAA quarterback. He starred at Brigham Young University, where he set many records and won the Heisman Trophy in 1990...
  
  
• Jared DeVries
  Jared DeVries
  Jared Jay DeVries [] is an American football defensive end who played for the Detroit Lions in NFL. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa...
  
  
• Dorne Dibble
  Dorne Dibble
  Dorne Allen Dibble is a former American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions . He attended Michigan State....
  
  
• Kori Dickerson
  Kori Dickerson
  Kori Markese Dickerson is an American football tight end for the Canadian Football League Hamilton Tiger-Cats.-Professional career:...
  
  
• Chris Dieterich
  Chris Dieterich
  Christian Jeffrey Dieterich is a retired American football player who played his entire career with the Detroit Lions from 1980 to 1986.-Early life and college career:...
  
  
• Don Doll
  Don Doll
  Donald LeRoy Doll , formerly Don Burnside, was an American football player and coach.Doll played college football for the USC Trojans and professional football in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions , Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams...
  
  
• Jim Doran
  Jim Doran
  James Robert Doran is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at Iowa State University. He was a two-way player, playing both on offense and defense...
  
  
• Keith Dorney
  Keith Dorney
  Keith Robert Dorney is a former offensive lineman for the National Football League's Detroit Lions.-High school and college career:...
  
  
• Bob Dove
  Bob Dove
  Robert Leo Patrick "Grandpappy" Dove served as an All-America end at the University of Notre Dame and went on to play for eight seasons in the National Football League. Following his retirement as a professional player, Dove embarked on a 37-year coaching career at the professional and collegiate...
  
  
• D. J. Dozier
  D. J. Dozier
  William Henry "D.J." Dozier Jr. is a retired American National Football League running back and Major League Baseball outfielder. He played five seasons with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions from 1987 to 1991, and played one season with the MLB's New York Mets in 1992...
  
  
• Shane Dronett
  Shane Dronett
  Shane Dronett was an American football defensive lineman, who played for the NFL's Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons between 1992 and 2002.-Early years:...
  
  
• Reuben Droughns
  Reuben Droughns
  Reuben Droughns is an American football running back who is currently the head coach for the Serbian team Vukovi Beograd, the two-time champions of the Central European Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Eddie Drummond
  Eddie Drummond
  Edward Matthew Drummond is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who is currently with the Las Vegas Locomotives in the United Football League. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
  
  
• T. J. Duckett
• Bill Dudley
  Bill Dudley
  William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and...
  
  

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• Blaine Earon
  Blaine Earon
  Blaine Allen Earon is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League . After playing college football Duke University, Earon was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 19th round of the 1952 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Harry Ebding
  Harry Ebding
  Harry Joseph Ebding was a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Portsmouth Spartans and the Detroit Lions . He was named All-Pro in 1933....
  
  
• Nick Eddy
  Nick Eddy
  Nicholas Matthew Eddy was raised in Tracy, California. A broad-shouldered 6 feet, 195 lbs, he attended the University of Notre Dame on a football scholarship. Eddy was a standout running back and kick returner. Eddy was an All-American halfback, leading Notre Dame to the 1966 National...
  
  
• Dovonte Edwards
  Dovonte Edwards
  Dovonte Edwards is a American and Canadian football cornerback for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
  
  
• Kalimba Edwards
  Kalimba Edwards
  Kalimba Edwards is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina.Edwards has also played for the Oakland Raiders.-College career:Edwards played...
  
  
• Stan Edwards
  Stan Edwards
  Stanley Edwards is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played six total seasons in the league, five for the Houston Oilers and one for his hometown Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Troy Edwards
  Troy Edwards
  Troy Edwards , is a professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round of the 1999 NFL Draft. A wide receiver from Louisiana Tech University, Edwards led the nation in receiving during his senior year in college with 140 receptions for 1,996 yards and...
  
  
• Joe Ehrmann
  Joe Ehrmann
  Joe Ehrmann is a former National Football League defensive lineman, originally drafted as the 10th pick in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft out of Syracuse University to the Baltimore Colts. Ehrmann played with Baltimore for eight years, and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1978...
  
  
• Edmund Eiden
• Cleveland Elam
  Cleveland Elam
  Cleveland Elam is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions in an injury-shortened five year career that lasted from 1975 to 1979 in the National Football League.Had 14.5 sacks in 1976 and 17.5 in 1977, leading the team in 1977.Elam...
  
  
• Donnie Elder
  Donnie Elder
  Donald Elder is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for six seasons for the New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Diego Chargers. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida....
  
  
• Homer Elias
  Homer Elias
  Homer Cary Elias was a former American football guard who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football LeagueHomer Elias died on October 3, 2001 of an apparent heart attack. He was 46 years old....
  
  
• Gary Ellerson
  Gary Ellerson
  Gary Tobius Ellerson is a former American football player with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Devale Ellis
  Devale Ellis
  Devale Ellis is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
  
  
• Ken Ellis
  Ken Ellis
  Kenneth Alfonzo Ellis is an athlete who played in the National Football League from 1970 to 1979.Ellis's football career began at Ralph Johnson Bunche High School in Woodbine, Georgia. He was one of the best high school running backs in the state of Georgia...
  
  
• Lawrence Ellis
• Luther Elliss
• Bert Emanuel
  Bert Emanuel
  Bert Tyrone Emanuel is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Robert Emerick
• Ox Emerson
  Ox Emerson
  Gover Conner “Ox” Emerson was an American football player.Born and raised in rural East Texas, Emerson played high school football at Orange High School. He later played starting left guard on the Texas Longhorns team of 1929 and 1930 under coach Clyde Littlefield. He garnered all-Southwest...
  
  
• Paul Engebretson
• Greg Engle
• Doug English
  Doug English
  Lowell Douglas English is a former American football Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Fred Enke
• Russell Erxleben
  Russell Erxleben
  Russell Erxleben is a former American football player and currency investor. He shares the record for the longest field goal in NCAA history, originally set in 1977 while playing for the University of Texas. Erxleben was a three-time All-America punter...
  
  
• Doug Evans
  Doug Evans (American football)
  Douglas Edwards Evans is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 6th round of the 1993 NFL Draft out of Louisiana Tech. Evans also played for the Carolina Panthers, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Detroit...
  
  
• Leon Evans
• Murray Evans
• Dick Evey
  Dick Evey
  Richard Theodore Evey was an offensive tackle and defensive tackle in the NFL. He played most of his career with the Chicago Bears....
  
  

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• Terry Fair
  Terry Fair
  Terrance Delon Fair is a former National Football League cornerback for the St. Louis Rams. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He has been out of the league since the 2002 NFL season, with a brief comeback attempt with the Rams.Fair is the current co-host...
  
  
• Mike Fanning
  Mike Fanning
  Michael LaVern Fanning is a retired American football player. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame. He was a defensive tackle for ten seasons in the National Football League...
  
  
• Ken Fantetti
  Ken Fantetti
  Ken Fantetti is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions from 1979 through 1985....
  
  
• Andy Farkas
  Andy Farkas
  Andrew Geza Farkas was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions.-Early life:Farkas was born in Clay Center, Ohio of Hungarian origins, and attended St...
  
  
• Mel Farr
  Mel Farr
  Melvin Farr is a former American football player.-Early life:As a youth, Farr played football, baseball, track and basketball. He graduated from Hebert High School in 1963, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track...
  
  
• Mike Farr
  Mike Farr
  Michael Anthony Farr known as the Third Down Receiver because of his many clutch catches on Third Down. He is a former American football wide receiver who played a total of four seasons, three with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League and one with the New England Patriots...
  
  
• Miller Farr
  Miller Farr
  Miller Farr Jr. was an American football cornerback who played for ten seasons in the AFL and NFL.He attended Wichita State University, lettering in football and track. In his senior year, he led the nation in kickoff and punt returns...
  
  
• Joe Ferguson
  Joe Ferguson
  Joseph Carlton Ferguson, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he still holds the school's single game record for most completions and in that same season was named the Southwest Conference's Offensive...
  
  
• Keith Ferguson
• Jason Fife
  Jason Fife
  Jason Fife is an American football quarterback with the Dallas Desperados in the Arena Football League. He was originally signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions in 2004...
  
  
• Travis Fisher
  Travis Fisher
  Travis Lamon Fisher is an American football cornerback who is a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Bill Fisk
  Bill Fisk
  William G. Fisk was an American football offensive and defensive end who played in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference from 1940 to 1948. He served as head coach of Mt...
  
  
• Casey FitzSimmons
  Casey FitzSimmons
  Casey FitzSimmons is a former National Football League tight end. He played his whole career for the Detroit Lions.-High school years:...
  
  
• Dick Flanagan
  Dick Flanagan
  Richard E. Flanagan is a former American football center who played eight seasons in the National Football League. He also played RB in college and his first year with the Bears, LB until his last 2 years in the game, and OG also....
  
  
• Ed Flanagan
• Jamar Fletcher
  Jamar Fletcher
  Jamar Mondell Fletcher is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent and lives in south Florida. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins 26th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin...
  
  
• Roman Fortin
  Roman Fortin
  Roman Brian Fortin is a former NFL player from 1991-2000. He played center, guard, offensive tackle, tackle, and tight end through the course of his career. He was the quarterback for his high school team at Ventura High School...
  
  
• George Foster
  George Foster (American football)
  George Foster was an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos 20th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Amos Fowler
  Amos Fowler
  Amos Emanuel Fowler was a former American football center who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League....
  
  
• Vernon Fox
  Vernon Fox
  Vernon Lee Fox, III is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent after the 2002 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Bill Fralic
  Bill Fralic
  William P. Fralic, Jr. is a former professional American football offensive guard in the NFL.-Early years:...
  
  
• Eric Frampton
  Eric Frampton
  Eric Ulyssee Frampton is a safety for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League.-College career:Known as a big hitter with a motor that never stops, Frampton received the Washington State Ironman Award in 2004. Frampton was a two-year starter and was awarded All-Pac 10 honors as a senior...
  
  
• Dennis Franklin
  Dennis Franklin
  Dennis Franklin is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League in the 1975 NFL Draft. Prior to playing for in the NFL he played quarterback of the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1971-1974. He served as the...
  
  
• Todd Franz
  Todd Franz
  Stephen Todd Franz was a defensive back in the National Football League who played for five different teams. He played in 46 games over a 6 year career. He played college football at the University of Tulsa. He is a Real Estate Professional in Oklahoma City Metro Area since 2006....
  
  
• Rob Fredrickson
  Rob Fredrickson
  Rob Fredrickson is a former American football linebacker. Michigan State University and was drafted in the 1st round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Raiders....
  
  
• Rockne Freitas
  Rockne Freitas
  Rockne Crowningburg "Rocky" Freitas is a former American Football offensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an eleven-year career that lasted from 1968 to 1978 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Gus Frerotte
  Gus Frerotte
  Gustave Joseph "Gus" Frerotte is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa....
  
  
• William Frizzell
  William Frizzell
  William Jasper Frizzell is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1984 to 1993. He played college football at North Carolina Central University and was drafted in the tenth round of...
  
  
• Steve Furness
  Steve Furness
  Stephen Robert "Steve" Furness was an American defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions of the National Football League, and a member of the Steelers' famed Steel Curtain defense...
  
  
• Mike Furrey
  Mike Furrey
  Michael Thomas Furrey is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Northern Iowa and Ohio State University.Furrey has also played for the...
  
  

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• Bob Gagliano
  Bob Gagliano
  Robert Frank "Bob" "The Goose" Gagliano , is a former professional American football player. He began his career playing quarterback for Glendale Community College. He then played for United States International University in San Diego, and Utah State University...
  
  
• Frank Gallagher
  Frank Gallagher (American football)
  Frank Gallagher is a former professional American football player who played guard in the National Football League for eight seasons for the Detroit Lions, the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings....
  
  
• Billy Gambrell
  Billy Gambrell
  William Edward Gambrell is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 12th round of the 1963 American Football League Draft, Gambrell played for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Lions ....
  
  
• Jeff Garcia
  Jeff Garcia
  Jeffrey Jason "Jeff" Garcia is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at San Jose State University....
  
  
• Olandis Gary
  Olandis Gary
  Olandis Gary is a former American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos from 1999 through 2002 and the Detroit Lions in 2003 and 2004...
  
  
• Frank Gatski
  Frank Gatski
  Frank Gatski was an American football player.Gatski was born on March 18, 1919 in Farmington, West Virginia....
  
  
• William Gay
• Gene Gedman
  Gene Gedman
  Eugene William Gedman was a National Football League running back from 1953 through 1958. He died August 9, 1974....
  
  
• Jim Gibbons
• Aaron Gibson
  Aaron Gibson
  Aaron Gibson is a professional American football offensive tackle. He holds the record for heaviest NFL player ever, at 410 lbs, weighing over 440 lbs in high school.-High school career:...
  
  
• Dennis Gibson
  Dennis Gibson
  Dennis Michael Gibson is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League from 1987-1995 for the Detroit Lions and the San Diego Chargers...
  
  
• Jimmie Giles
  Jimmie Giles
  Jimmie Giles, Jr. ; , was a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the third round of the 1977 NFL Draft. A 6'3", 238 lbs. tight end from Alcorn State University, Giles played in 13 NFL seasons from 1977-1989...
  
  
• Sloko Gill
  Sloko Gill
  Sloko Gill was a standout center at Youngstown State University under coach Dwight "Dike" Beede in the late 1930s and early 1940s...
  
  
• Harry Gilmer
  Harry Gilmer
  Harry Vincent Gilmer, Jr. is a former American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.-Early life:...
  
  
• Earl Girard
  Earl Girard
  At 5'11" and 175 pounds, Earl Francis "Jug" Girard was a multi-talented American football player who played ten seasons in the National Football League as an end, punter and kick-off returner, mainly for the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions from 1948 to 1957...
  
  
• Bill Glass
  Bill Glass
  William Sheppeard Glass is a former American football defensive end who played eleven seasons in the National Football League, beginning with the Detroit Lions and finishing his career as a standout with the Cleveland Browns...
  
  
• Kevin Glover
  Kevin Glover
  Kevin Glover is a former American football Center for the Detroit Lions , and Seattle Seahawks . He attended the University of Maryland.-College career:...
  
  
• Jerry Golsteyn
  Jerry Golsteyn
  Jerry Mark Golsteyn was a former professional American football player. A 12th round drafted quarterback from Northern Illinois University, Golsteyn played in 8 NFL seasons from 1977-1984 for 5 different teams...
  
  
• John Gonzaga
  John Gonzaga
  John Louis Gonzaga was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played for the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, and the Detroit Lions. Gonzaga also played in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos...
  
  
• Jeff Gooch
  Jeff Gooch
  Jeffrey Lance Gooch is a linebacker who played for 10 seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions in the National Football League....
  
  
• André Goodman
• Lamar Gordon
  Lamar Gordon
  -Miami Dolphins:In 2004 Gordon was traded to the Miami Dolphins for a third round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.-References:...
  
  
• John Gordy
  John Gordy
  John Gordy was an American Football offensive guard who played for the Detroit Lions in an eleven year career that lasted from 1957 to 1967 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Kent Graham
  Kent Graham
  Kent Douglas Graham is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Graham played quarterback at the University of Notre Dame before transferring to Ohio State University...
  
  
• Mel Gray
• Don Greco
  Don Greco
  Donald Greco Donald Greco Donald Greco (born April 1, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League. Greco was selected in the third round by the Detroit Lions out of Western Illinois University in the 1981 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Barrett Green
  Barrett Green
  Barrett Nicholas Green is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for West Virginia and was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Lions in the 2000 NFL Draft.-Early years:Green was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and...
  
  
• Curtis Green
  Curtis Green
  Curtis Green is a former American football defensive end. Green was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Lions out of Alabama State University in the 1981 NFL Draft. He played nine seasons for the Lions....
  
  
• Donnie Green
  Donnie Green
  Donnie Gerald Green is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Purdue University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1971 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Jacquez Green
  Jacquez Green
  D'Tanyian Jacquez Green is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver and punt returner in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...
  
  
• Willie Green
  Willie Green (American football)
  Willie Aaron Green is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Detroit Lions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Carolina Panthers, and the Denver Broncos in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Mississippi....
  
  
• John Greene
• Donovan Greer
  Donovan Greer
  Donovan Orlando Greer is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Texas A&M University....
  
  
• Terry Greer
  Terry Greer
  Terry Greer is a former professional American and Canadian football player who played wide receiver with the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts and the NFL Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers...
  
  
• James Griffin
• Matt Grootegoed
  Matt Grootegoed
  Matt Grootegoed is a professional gridiron football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
  
  
• Brock Gutierrez
  Brock Gutierrez
  Brock Gutierrez is a National Football League offensive lineman who played for nine seasons in the NFL.-High School Years:...
  
  
• Ace Gutowsky
  Ace Gutowsky
  LeRoy Erwin "Ace" Gutowsky was an American football fullback. He played professional football for eight years from 1932 to 1939 and set the NFL career rushing record in October 1939. He held the Detroit Lions' career and single-season rushing records until the 1960s.-Early years:Gutowsky was...
  
  

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• Elmer Hackney
  Elmer Hackney
  Elmer Loyd Hackney ) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League. Hackney was an 11th round selection by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1940 NFL Draft out of Kansas State University. Hackney played seven seasons for the Eagles , the Pittsburgh Steelers , and...
  
  
• Az-Zahir Hakim
  Az-Zahir Hakim
  Az-Zahir Ali Hakim is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
  
  
• James Hall
• Ron Hall
• Tom Hall
• Ty Hallock
  Ty Hallock
  Ty Hallock is a former professional American football player who played fullback for seven seasons for the Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Chicago Bears. He played for Greenville H.S., Yellow Jackets. In Greenville, MI....
  
  
• Paris Hamilton
  Paris Hamilton
  Paris Hamilton is an American football player, a wide receiver, who attended the University of Minnesota.-College career:...
  
  
• Gene Hamlin
  Gene Hamlin
  Eugene Robert Hamlin is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Chicago Bears, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Western Michigan University....
  
  
• Larry Hand
  Larry Hand
  Larry Thomas Hand is a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions in a thirteen year career that lasted from 1965 to 1977 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Charles Hanneman
• Jason Hanson
  Jason Hanson
  Jason Douglas Hanson is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, where he has spent his entire 20 year career. He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Jim Harbaugh
  Jim Harbaugh
  James Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Harbaugh agreed to a five-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on January 7, 2011. Previously, he was the head coach at...
  
  
• Pat Harder
  Pat Harder
  Marlin M. "Pat" Harder was a college and professional football player, playing fullback and kicker. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993....
  
  
• Roger Harding
  Roger Harding
  Roger Harding is a former center in the National Football League.-Career:Harding was drafted in the fifth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and played with the team for two seasons, including during the franchise's move to Los Angeles, California...
  
  
• Jim Hardy
  Jim Hardy
  James Fred Hardy is a retired American football quarterback.-High school career:Hardy attended and played high school football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles.-Professional career:...
  
  
• Dwayne Harper
  Dwayne Harper
  Dwayne Harper is a former professional American football cornerback who played 12 seasons in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Diego Chargers....
  
  
• James Harrell
• Joey Harrington
  Joey Harrington
  John Joseph "Joey" Harrington, Jr. is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions third overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, where he played for most of his professional career. He ranks third all-time in Detroit history in pass completions, with 986...
  
  
• Claude Harriott
  Claude Harriott
  Claude Harriott is an American football defensive end for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.-Early years:...
  
  
• Arlen Harris
  Arlen Harris
  Arlen Quincy Harris is a former NFL running back played for the St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the University of Virginia and Hofstra University. He won a PIAA State Championship at Downingtown High School...
  
  
• Clark Harris
  Clark Harris
  Clark Harris is an American football long snapper and tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Corey Harris
  Corey Harris (American football)
  Corey Lamont Harris is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League. Over a 12 season career, Harris won a Super Bowl ring with the Baltimore Ravens after a victory in Super Bowl XXXV. Harris is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.-External links:*...
  
  
• Marcus Harris
• Nick Harris
  Nick Harris
  Nicholas John Harris is an American football punter for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Leon Hart
  Leon Hart
  Leon Joseph Hart was an American football tight end and defensive end. He was raised in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh....
  
  
• Jeff Hartings
  Jeff Hartings
  Jeffrey Alan Hartings is a former professional American football center who is best known for his six-season tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-High School Years:...
  
  
• George Hekkers
  George Hekkers
  George Hekkers was a player in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, and the Baltimore Colts from 1947 to 1949 as a tackle. Previously, he played with the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference in 1946...
  
  
• Jack Helms
  Jack Helms
  John Ancel "Jack" Helms was an American football player in the National Football League. He played for the Detroit Lions. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team....
  
  
• John Henderson
  John Henderson (wide receiver)
  John William Henderson is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings . He started in Super Bowl IV for the Vikings and was the games leading receiver with 7 catches for 111 yards....
  
  
• Ralph Heywood
  Ralph Heywood
  Ralph Alvin Heywood was an American football player. He was the only National Football League player to serve in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, serving as a Marine Corps officer for 32 years. Born in Los Angeles, California, he was an All-American for USC in 1943.Heywood died...
  
  
• Donnie Hickman
  Donnie Hickman
  Donald J. Hickman is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Southern California....
  
  
• LaMarcus Hicks
  LaMarcus Hicks
  LaMarcus Hicks is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Iowa State.-External links:*...
  
  
• Wally Hilgenberg
  Wally Hilgenberg
  Walter Hilgenberg was a professional American football player.Hilgenberg was born in Marshalltown, Iowa in 1942. His family moved to Wilton where he grew up and graduated from Wilton High School....
  
  
• Rusty Hilger
  Rusty Hilger
  Rusty Hilger is a former professional National Football League American football player who played quarterback eight seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders , Detroit Lions , Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks .He attended Southeast High School where he was a standout football and baseball...
  
  
• David Hill
  David Hill (tight end)
  David Earl Hill is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He played for twelve seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He was selected to two Pro Bowls while playing for the Lions...
  
  
• Greg Hill
  Greg Hill (American football)
  Gregory Lamonte' Hill is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League from 1994 to 1999.-High school:Hill attended David W...
  
  
• Harlon Hill
  Harlon Hill
  Harlon Junius Hill was a standout player at Lauderdale County High School and later as an offensive end at Florence State Teachers College, now known as the University of North Alabama, being named an NAIA All-American in his senior year...
  
  
• J. D. Hill
  J. D. Hill
  J. D. Hill is a retired American football wide receiver who played seven seasons in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. Hill played college football at Arizona State University. His son Lonzell Hill also played wide receiver in the NFL...
  
  
• Jimmy Hill
  Jimmy Hill (American football)
  Jimmy "Iron Claw" Hill is a former professional American football player for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He ended his professional career with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in their AFL Championship year of 1966.-External...
  
  
• Rod Hill
  Rod Hill
  Rodrick Hill is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, the Buffalo Bills, the Detroit Lions, and the Los Angeles Raiders. After his NFL career he played five seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and still holds the career interception...
  
  
• John Hilton
• Eric Hipple
  Eric Hipple
  Eric Ellsworth Hipple is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 1980 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 198 lbs. quarterback from Utah State, Hipple played in 9 NFL seasons for the Lions from 1980–1986 and 1988-1989...
  
  
• Robert Hoernschemeyer
  Robert Hoernschemeyer
  Robert James "Bob" "Hunchy" Hoernschemeyer , was a former American football Running Back for the Chicago Rockets , Brooklyn Dodgers , Chicago Hornets , Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Darius Holland
  Darius Holland
  Darius Jerome Holland is a former American football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the US National Football League. He went to Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico and the University of Colorado at Boulder. His nickname with the Packers was 'Dirty D'....
  
  
• Vernon Holland
  Vernon Holland
  Vernon Edward "Vern" Holland was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Detroit Lions, and the New York Giants...
  
  
• John Hollar
  John Hollar
  John Henry Hollar was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Appalachian State University and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals....
  
  
• Rodney Holman
  Rodney Holman
  Rodney Holman is a former professional American football player who played tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals , and the Detroit Lions . Holman graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1978 where he starred on the football team and was an all-state wrestler...
  
  
• Earl Holmes
  Earl Holmes
  Earl Holmes is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 4th round of the 1996 NFL Draft 126th overall out of Florida A&M University. While attending Florida A&M, Holmes became a member of the Alpha Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in the...
  
  
• Jerry Holmes
  Jerry Holmes
  Jerry Holmes is an American football coach and former defensive back. He played ten seasons in the National Football League, mainly for New York Jets but also with the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. He also played in the USFL for the New Jersey Generals and the Pittsburgh Maulers...
  
  
• Terrence Holt
  Terrence Holt
  Terrence DaQuay Holt is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State....
  
  
• Mitch Hoopes
  Mitch Hoopes
  Mitchell Kent Hoopes is a retired American basketball and football player. He had a three-year career in the National Football League from 1975 to 1977 as a punter. He played in Super Bowl X as a member of the Dallas Cowboys....
  
  
• Tyrone Hopson
  Tyrone Hopson
  Tyrone Hopson is an American football offensive guard who played in the National Football League. He graduated from Daviess County High School in Owensboro, Kentucky. He played college football for the Eastern Kentucky University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the San...
  
  
• Desmond Howard
  Desmond Howard
  Desmond Kevin Howard is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989–1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991...
  
  
• Marv Hubbard
  Marv Hubbard
  Marvin "Marv" Hubbard was an American college and professional American football player. Originally from Randolph, New York, Hubbard attended Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. He played for the Hartford Knights of the Atlantic Coast Football League...
  
  
• Chuck Hughes
  Chuck Hughes
  Charles Frederick "Chuck" Hughes was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League from 1967 to 1971. He is, to date, the only NFL player to die on the field during a game.-Early years:...
  
  
• James Hunter
  James Hunter (American football)
  James Edward Hunter was an American football defensive back who played for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Hunter was the 10th player picked in the 1976 NFL Draft. He led the Lions in interceptions in 1976, 1977, and 1980. Hunter is 7th all-time for interceptions in Lions...
  
  
• Scott Hunter
  Scott Hunter (American football)
  James Scott Hunter is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers, the Buffalo Bills, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Richard Huntley
  Richard Huntley
  Richard Earl Huntley is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Atlanta Falcons , the Pittsburgh Steelers , the Carolina Panthers , and the Detroit Lions . He played college football at Winston-Salem State University....
  
  

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• Corvey Irvin
  Corvey Irvin
  Corvey Irvin is an American football defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia....
  
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• LeRoy Irvin
  Leroy Irvin
  Leroy Irvin was a member of the Los Angeles Rams from 1980 to 1989. He played cornerback. He played in the Pro Bowl in 1985 and 1986. He currently holds the record for most punt return yards in a single game against the Atlanta Falcons in 1981. Irvin is one of only a few players in NFL history...
  
  
• Sedrick Irvin
  Sedrick Irvin
  Sedrick Irvin is the running backs coach for the University of Memphis.-Early years:Irvin played high school football at Miami High School where he was named a USA Today All-American in 1995...
  
  
• Ralph Isselhardt
• Bob Ivory
• Chidi Iwuoma
  Chidi Iwuoma
  Chidi Iwuoma is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at California....
  
  
• George Izo
  George Izo
  George William Izo is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, as well as the St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers...
  
  

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• Ernie Jackson
  Ernie Jackson
  Earnest Jackson is a former professional American football cornerback for eight seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Duke University....
  
  
• Tyoka Jackson
  Tyoka Jackson
  Tyoka Jackson is a former professional American football player. He played 12 seasons in the NFL as a defensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, and Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Garry James
  Garry James
  Garry Malcolm James is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Detroit Lions ....
  
  
• John James
• Tommy James
• George Jamison
  George Jamison
  George R. Jamison, Jr. is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Detroit Lions. Previously, he played in the United States Football League for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars for two seasons ....
  
  
• Paul Janus
  Paul Janus (American football)
  Paul Janus Paul Janus Paul Janus (born Paul Scott Janus is a former player in the National Football League. He played with the Carolina Panthers during the 1998 NFL season. The following year he was a member of the Detroit Lions, but did not see any playing time during the regular season.-References:...
  
  
• Ray Jarvis
  Ray Jarvis
  Leon Raeminton Jarvis is a retired American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, and the New England Patriots. He played college football at Norfolk State University. He is now living in Wisconsin with his wife Ahdea and...
  
  
• Dick Jauron
  Dick Jauron
  Richard Manuel Jauron is the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was the head coach for the Buffalo Bills from 2006 until November 2009. Jauron has previously held head coaching positions with the Chicago Bears and, on an interim basis, with the...
  
  
• Shawn Jefferson
  Shawn Jefferson
  Shawn Jefferson , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 9th round of the 1991 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Greg Jeffries
• Ken Jenkins
• Leon Jenkins
  Leon Jenkins
  Leon Jenkins is a former defensive back in the NFL. He played for the Detroit Lions. He was drafted in the 1972 NFL Draft out of West Virginia.-External links:...
  
  
• Melvin Jenkins
  Melvin Jenkins
  Melvin Jenkins is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, and Atlanta Falcons....
  
  
• Ron Jessie
  Ron Jessie
  Ron Ray Jessie was a professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League from 1971 through 1981. His best season came in 1976 with the Los Angeles Rams, when he was named to the Pro Bowl. Jessie died after suffering a heart attack in his Huntington Beach home.-External...
  
  
• John Jett
  John Jett
  John Jett is a former American football punter in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for East Carolina University. Jett won two Super Bowl rings with the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII and Super Bowl XXX...
  
  
• Andre Johnson
  Andre Johnson (offensive lineman)
  Andre T. Johnson is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins , the Miami Dolphins , and the Detroit Lions . He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Calvin Johnson
  Calvin Johnson (American football)
  Calvin Johnson, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech....
  
  
• Jimmie Johnson
  Jimmie Johnson (American football)
  James Olden Johnson, Jr. is a former professional American football tight end for ten seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles....
  
  
• John Henry Johnson
  John Henry Johnson
  John Henry Johnson was an American football fullback. He played from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League...
  
  
• Kevin Johnson
• Keshon Johnson
  Keshon Johnson
  Keshon Johnson is a former defensive back in the National Football League.-Career:Johnson was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He spent his first season with the team before splitting the 1994 NFL season with the Bears and the Green Bay Packers...
  
  
• Kyle Johnson
• Levi Johnson
  Levi Johnson
  Levi Johnson was a cornerback who played five seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League....
  
  
• Mike Johnson
  Mike Johnson (linebacker)
  Michael Johnson is a former American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Cleveland Browns...
  
  
• Pepper Johnson
  Pepper Johnson
  Thomas "Pepper" Johnson is a former American football linebacker, and the current defensive line coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.-College:...
  
  
• Richard Johnson
  Richard Johnson (American football)
  Richard LaVon Johnson is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League for three seasons for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. Previously, he played with the Denver Gold and the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League...
  
  
• Gordon Jolley
  Gordon Jolley
  Gordon Harold Jolley is a former professional American football player who played in 7 NFL seasons from 1971-1977 for the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. He was an inaugural member of the Seattle Seahawks...
  
  
• David Jones
  David Jones (offensive lineman)
  David Jeffrey Jones is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Denver Broncos, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Texas and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1984 NFL Draft....
  
  
• James Jones (RB)
• James Jones (DL)
  James Jones (defensive lineman)
  James Alfie Jones is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League . He played college football at Northern Iowa, then he played ten professional seasons as a defensive tackle for four teams from 1991-2000. Jones never missed a game in his 10-year career.-References:...
  
  
• Kevin Jones
  Kevin Jones (American football)
  Kevin S. Jones is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions 30th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Matt Joyce
  Matt Joyce (American football)
  Matt Joyce is a former American football guard and tackle who played ten seasons in the National Football League from 1994–2004.-External links:*...
  
  
• Steve Junker
  Steve Junker
  Steven Norbert Junker is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Xavier University and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1957 NFL Draft....
  
  

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• Vyto Kab
  Vyto Kab
  Vyto J. Kab is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Eagles...
  
  
• Rick Kane
  Rick Kane
  Richard James Kane was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. Kane rushed for 1,486 yards during his NFL career. He played college football at the University of Oregon and San Jose State University. Following his...
  
  
• Carl Karilivacz
  Carl Karilivacz
  Carl Karilivacz was an American football safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League.He died on Christmas Day in 1969 of a heart attack....
  
  
• Rich Karlis
  Rich Karlis
  Richard John Karlis is a former American Football placekicker who played nine seasons for the Denver Broncos, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Detroit Lions in the National Football League from 1982 to 1990...
  
  
• Alex Karras
  Alex Karras
  Alexander George "Alex" Karras , nicknamed "The Mad Duck", is a former football player, professional wrestler, and actor, best known for his stint with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1958–1962 and 1964-1970 and for his role as Mongo in the film Blazing Saddles...
  
  
• Theodore Karras
  Theodore Karras
  Theodore George Karras was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for four different teams. He played college football for Indiana University. His son, Ted Karras, played for the Washington Redskins in 1987. His brother is Alex Karras....
  
  
• Kevin Kasper
  Kevin Kasper
  Kevin Joseph Kasper was an American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Jim Kearney
  Jim Kearney
  James Lee Kearney is a former American football safety who played twelve seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League from 1965-1976. He started in Super Bowl IV for the Kansas City Chiefs. In 1972 he tied an NFL record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns. ...
  
  
• Kenoy Kennedy
  Kenoy Kennedy
  Kenoy Kennedy is a professional American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Greg Kent
  Greg Kent
  Greg Kent was a player in the American Football League and the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders and Detroit Lions in 1966 and 1968 as a tackle and defensive end. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Utah and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-Biography:Kent was...
  
  
• John Kidd
  John Kidd (American football)
  Max John Kidd is a former professional American football punter in the National Football League. He played fifteen seasons for the Buffalo Bills, the San Diego Chargers, the Miami Dolphins, the Detroit Lions and the New York Jets. John Kidd was the highest selected punter in Bills history...
  
  
• Horace King
• Matt Kinzer
  Matt Kinzer
  Matthew Roy Kinzer, , is a former NFL punter and MLB pitcher. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. During 1987 NFL strike, he served one game as a punter for the Detroit Lions. He recorded seven punts for a 34.0 yard average...
  
  
• David Kircus
  David Kircus
  David Kircus is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft after playing college football at Grand Valley State University....
  
  
• Travis Kirschke
  Travis Kirschke
  Travis Kirschke is a former American football defensive end. He was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 1997...
  
  
• Jon Kitna
  Jon Kitna
  Jon K. Kitna is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1996...
  
  
• Ed Klewicki
  Ed Klewicki
  Edward Leonard Klewicki was an American football player. He is in the National Polish-American Hall of Fame.Edward L. Klewicki was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Hamtramck, Michigan with his family at a young age. At the time, Hamtramck was an enclave of Polish immigrants in the...
  
  
• Jeff Komlo
  Jeff Komlo
  William Jeffrey "Jeff" Komlo was an American professional football quarterback who played for the Detroit Lions, the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was born in Cheverly, Maryland.-Football career:...
  
  
• David Kopay
  David Kopay
  David Marquette Kopay is a former American football running back in the National Football League who in 1975 became one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay....
  
  
• Joe Kopcha
  Joe Kopcha
  Joseph Edwards "Joe" Kopcha is a former professional American football player....
  
  
• Kyle Kosier
  Kyle Kosier
  Kyle Blaine Kosier is an American football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.He was originally selected with the 37th pick of the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University. He has also played for the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco...
  
  
• Mike Kostiuk
  Mike Kostiuk
  Michael A. Kostiuk is a former National Football League offensive lineman. He was born in Krydor, Saskatchewan, Canada.He grew up in Hamtramck, Michigan, United States, an enclave of Ukrainian immigrants in the Detroit area. He attended Hamtramck High School from 1934–1937, where he made All-City...
  
  
• Bob Kowalkowski
  Bob Kowalkowski
  Robert Kowalkowski was a former American Football offensive guard who played for the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers in a twelve year career that lasted from 1966 to 1977 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Scott Kowalkowski
  Scott Kowalkowski
  Scott Thomas Kowalkowski is a former American football linebacker who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions in a ten year career that lasted from 1991 to 2001 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Erik Kramer
  Erik Kramer
  William Erik Kramer , is a former American football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA. After attending Los Angeles Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Carolina State University where he finished a successful college football...
  
  
• Ron Kramer
  Ron Kramer
  Ronald J. Kramer was a multi-sport college athlete and professional American football player. Before embarking on a career in the National Football League, he lettered in football, basketball, and track at the University of Michigan in the 1950s...
  
  
• Dave Krieg
  Dave Krieg
  David Michael Krieg is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He attended Milton College and made the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent...
  
  
• Clint Kriewaldt
  Clint Kriewaldt
  Clint Kriewaldt is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Joe Krol
  Joe Krol
  Joe "King" Krol was a Canadian football quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker/punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955...
  
  
• Ray Krouse
  Ray Krouse
  Raymond Francis Krouse was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants , the Detroit Lions , Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins .He attended Western High School before going on to the University of Maryland .He...
  
  
• Bert Kuczynski
  Bert Kuczynski
  Bernard Carl "Bert" Kuczynski was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics of the MLB and an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended the University of Pennsylvania...
  
  

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• Antwan Lake
  Antwan Lake
  Antwan Lake is an American football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
  
  
• Greg Landry
  Greg Landry
  Gregory Paul Landry is a former American football player and coach who played quarterback in the National Football League from 1968 to 1981 and again in 1984...
  
  
• Dick Lane
• Bill Larson
  Bill Larson
  William Harry Larson is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Colorado State University....
  
  
• Yale Lary
  Yale Lary
  Robert Yale Lary is a former American football player.After graduating from North Side High School in 1949, he attended Texas A&M University, where he was a standout in football and baseball...
  
  
• Jim Laslavic
  Jim Laslavic
  Jim Laslavic is a former American Football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League. He is currently a sportscaster for KNSD in San Diego and a Radio announcer for KIOZ. He lives in Coronado, California with his wife, Susan, and two kids, Hayley and James. Laslavic is a...
  
  
• Donald Laster
  Donald Laster
  Anthony Donald Laster is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Tennessee State University and was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1982 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Burton Lawless
  Burton Lawless
  Richard Burton Lawless is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1970s and 1980s...
  
  
• Bobby Layne
  Bobby Layne
  Robert Lawrence "Bobby" Layne was an American football quarterback who played for 15 seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1948, the New York Bulldogs in 1949, the Detroit Lions from 1950–1958, and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1958–1962...
  
  
• Dick LeBeau
  Dick LeBeau
  Charles Richard “Dick” LeBeau is a National Football League Hall of Fame defensive back. He is currently the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator and is considered to be one of the greatest defensive coordinators of all time. He spent 14 years in the NFL as a player with the Detroit Lions and...
  
  
• Gary Lee
  Gary Lee (American football)
  Gary DeWayne Lee is a former American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team....
  
  
• Larry Lee
• Teddy Lehman
  Teddy Lehman
  Teddy Lehman is an American football linebacker for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Paris Lenon
  Paris Lenon
  Paris Michael Lenon is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2000...
  
  
• Alex Lewis
  Alex Lewis
  Alex Lewis is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin where he currently holds the record for most sacks in a game with 6.5 on October 18, 2003 vs. Purdue...
  
  
• Danny Lewis
• Jeremy Lincoln
  Jeremy Lincoln
  Jeremy Arlo Lincoln is an American football cornerback who played eight seasons in the NFL.Lincoln played football and ran track at DeVilbiss High School , where he was part of the 1987 Ohio High School state championship track team, and the University of Tennessee....
  
  
• Augie Lio
  Augie Lio
  Agostine "Augie" Salvatore Lio was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Boston Yanks, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Baltimore Colts...
  
  
• David Little
  David Little (tight end)
  David Gene Little is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for eight seasons for four different teams. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University....
  
  
• Chris Liwienski
  Chris Liwienski
  Chris Liwienski is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Dave Lloyd
• Antonio London
  Antonio London
  Antonio Monte "Stick" London is a former professional American football player. He was an outstanding linebacker who earned a national championship ring while playing with the University of Alabama in 1992. Professionally, he played linebacker for six seasons for the Detroit Lions and Green Bay...
  
  
• Chuck Long
  Chuck Long
  Chuck Long is an American football coach. He played quarterback in college at Iowa for Hayden Fry and professionally with the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. In the January 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine he was chosen as one of...
  
  
• Joe Don Looney
  Joe Don Looney
  Joe Don Looney was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and the New Orleans Saints. He attended Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida and Paschal High School in Ft...
  
  
• Gary Lowe
  Gary Lowe
  Gary Richard Lowe is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1956 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Mike Lucci
  Mike Lucci
  Mike Lucci is a former National Football League player for the Cleveland Browns for 3 seasons from 1962 to 1964 and 9 seasons with the Detroit Lions from 1965 to 1973. Lucci played collegiately at the University of Tennessee and for one year at the University of Pittsburgh.He was a 6'2", 230-pound...
  
  
• Roy Lumpkin
  Roy Lumpkin
  Roy Lee Lumpkin was a National Football League player for the Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions and the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team....
  
  
• David Lutz
  David Lutz
  David Lutz is a former NFL offensive lineman who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Kansas City Chiefs....
  
  
• Todd Lyght
  Todd Lyght
  Todd William Lyght , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 191-lb. cornerback from the University of Notre Dame and Flint Powers Catholic High School, Lyght played in 12 NFL seasons from 1991 to 2002...
  
  

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• Milton Mack
  Milton Mack
  Milton Jerome Mack was an American football cornerback in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Alcorn State University....
  
  
• Elmer Madarik
  Elmer Madarik
  Elmer Laurence Madarik was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy and was drafted in the 18th round of the 1944 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Dante Magnani
  Dante Magnani
  Dante Alfred Magnani was an American football player who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Magnani, a running back, played college football for the St. Mary's College Galloping Gaels in Moraga, California.-External links:* The New York Times obit...
  
  
• Bruce Maher
  Bruce Maher
  Bruce David Maher is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy and was drafted in the 15th round of the 1959 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Gil Mains
  Gil Mains
  Gilbert Lee Mains was an American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions . He attended Murray State University. Gil Mains performed as a pro wrestler during the off-season in the late 50's and early 60's, wrestling such stars as Lou Thesz and other Detroit area grapplers...
  
  
• Don Majkowski
  Don Majkowski
  Donald Francis Vincent Majkowski, "Majik", is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions.-College career:...
  
  
• Bill Malinchak
  Bill Malinchak
  William John Malinchak is a former American football wide receiver and special teams ace in the National Football League in the 1960s and 1970s. He attended suburban Pittsburgh's Monessen High School...
  
  
• Pete Mandley
  Pete Mandley
  William "Pete" H. Mandley , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 2nd round of the 1984 NFL Draft. A 5'10" 191 lbs. wide receiver from Northern Arizona, Mandley played in 7 NFL seasons from 1984-1990...
  
  
• Bob Mann
  Bob Mann (American football)
  Robert "Bob" Mann was an American football end. A native of New Bern, North Carolina, Mann played college football at Hampton Institute in 1942 and 1943 and at the University of Michigan in 1944, 1946 and 1947. He broke the Big Ten Conference record for receiving yardage in 1946 and again in 1947...
  
  
• Errol Mann
  Errol Mann
  Errol Denis Mann is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League from 1968-1978. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI winning team...
  
  
• Brock Marion
  Brock Marion
  Brock Elliot Marion is a former American football free safety in the National Football League who played twelve seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, the Miami Dolphins, and the Detroit Lions from 1993 to 2004. Marion was a three-time Pro Bowler in 2000, 2002 and 2003 with the Dolphins...
  
  
• Amos Marsh
  Amos Marsh
  Amos Marsh, Jr. was a professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Oregon State University. Amos attended, and graduated from high school at Wallowa High School in Wallowa, Oregon, as did...
  
  
• Jim Martin
  Jim Martin (American football)
  Jim Richard "Jungle Jim" Martin was an American football linebacker and placekicker who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League, from 1950–1961 and 1963–1964, mainly for the Detroit Lions. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1961 season. In 1962 he was an assistant coach...
  
  
• Robbie Martin
  Robbie Martin
  Robbie Lance Martin is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Martin was drafted out of California Polytechnic State University by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He played for the Detroit Lions from 1981–1984 and the...
  
  
• Glenn Martínez
  Glenn Martinez
  Glenn Martínez is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
  
  
• Robert Massey
  Robert Massey
  Robert Lee Massey is a former American football cornerback who played for five teams in the NFL from 1989 to 1997. Massey was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1992. He played college football at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.-References:...
  
  
• Riley Matheson
  Riley Matheson
  Riley Matheson was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for ten seasons for the Cleveland Rams, the Detroit Lions, the Los Angeles Rams, and the San Francisco 49ers....
  
  
• Trevor Matich
  Trevor Matich
  Trevor Anthony Matich Serbian-American. A former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1985 through 1996. He played college football at Brigham Young University where he was a two-time all-conference offensive lineman in the Western Athletic...
  
  
• Ollie Matson
  Ollie Matson
  Ollie Genoa Matson II was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, in 1952 and from 1954 to 1966...
  
  
• Aubrey Matthews
  Aubrey Matthews
  Aubrey Matthews , is a former professional football player in the National Football League.-Career:...
  
  
• Earl Maves
  Earl Maves
  Earl Maves is a former player in the National Football League. He was a member of the Detroit Lions during the 1948 NFL season.-References:...
  
  
• Vernon Maxwell
  Vernon Maxwell (American football)
  Vernon Leroy Maxwell is a retired American professional football player who played linebacker in the National Football League for three different teams. He was awarded as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1983.-External links:**...
  
  
• Vince Mazza
  Vince Mazza
  Vincent L. Mazza was an all star Canadian Football League player. He was a two-way player, playing offensive and defensive line, and sometimes tight end....
  
  
• Reese McCall
  Reese McCall
  Reese McCall is a former American football tight end, who played eight seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at Auburn University....
  
  
• Dee McCann
  Dee McCann
  Alton "Dee" McCann is a professional American and Canadian football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, but also played for the Minnesota Vikings...
  
  
• Willie McClung
  Willie McClung
  William Albert "Willie" McClung was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers , the Cleveland Browns , and the Detroit Lions .-References:...
  
  
• Darris McCord
  Darris McCord
  Darris McCord is a former American football Defensive End for the Detroit Lions . He attended the University of Tennessee...
  
  
• Josh McCown
  Josh McCown
  Joshua Treadwell McCown is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Sam Houston State.McCown has played for the Detroit Lions, Oakland...
  
  
• Mike McCoy
  Mike McCoy (defensive tackle)
  Michael Patrick McCoy played for the Green Bay Packers, the Oakland Raiders, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a unanimous first-team All-American and Heisman Trophy candidate in 1969...
  
  
• Earl McCullouch
  Earl McCullouch
  Earl R. McCullouch is a retired American football wide receiver. McCullouch was the world record holder for the 110 meter mens high hurdle sprint from July 1967 to July 1969...
  
  
• Les McDonald
  Les McDonald
  Lester Bruce McDonald was an American football end in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and was drafted in the first round of the 1937 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Mike McDonald
• Shaun McDonald
  Shaun McDonald
  Shaun Terrance McDonald is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Stockar McDougle
  Stockar McDougle
  Stockar McDougle is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions 20th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Hugh McElhenny
  Hugh McElhenny
  Hugh Edward McElhenny is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played from 1952–1964, for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. He was noted for his explosive, elusive running style and was frequently called "The...
  
  
• Jon McGraw
  Jon McGraw
  Jon Michael McGraw is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League...
  
  
• Thurman "Fum" McGraw
• Lynn McGruder
  Lynn McGruder
  Lynn McGruder is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League...
  
  
• Sean McHugh
  Sean McHugh
  Sean McHugh is an American football tight end/fullback who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League.-Early years:...
  
  
• Don McIlhenny
  Don McIlhenny
  Donald Brookes McIlhenny is a former American football halfback in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Southern Methodist University and was drafted in the third round of the 1956 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Bill McKalip
  Bill McKalip
  William 'Bill' Ward McKalip is a former American football end and half back who played four seasons in the NFL with the Portsmouth Spartans and later, the Detroit Lions.-College career:...
  
  
• Dennis McKnight
  Dennis McKnight
  Dennis Neal McKnight is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, and the Philadelphia Eagles. McKnight played college football at Drake University.McKnight is currently the running back coach of the Edmonton Eskimos....
  
  
• Tim McKyer
  Tim McKyer
  Timothy Bernard McKyer is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 174-lb. cornerback from the University of Texas at Arlington, McKyer played in 12 NFL seasons for 7 different teams from 1986 to 1997...
  
  
• Mike McMahon
• Ryan McNeil
  Ryan McNeil (American football)
  Ryan Darrell McNeil is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami....
  
  
• Bruce McNorton
  Bruce McNorton
  Bruce McNorton was an American football player who played cornerback for the Detroit Lions....
  
  
• R. W. McQuarters
  R. W. McQuarters
  Robert William McQuarters, II, born December 21, 1976 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an American football cornerback who most recently played for the New York Giants. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Mike Meade
  Mike Meade
  Mike Meade is a former running back in the National Football League.-Career:Meade was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1982 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the team before playing two seasons with the Detroit Lions. He played at the collegiate level at Pennsylvania...
  
  
• Leland D. Melvin
  Leland D. Melvin
  Leland Devon Melvin is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122, and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129...
  
  
• John Mendenhall
  John Mendenhall
  John Rufus Mendenhall is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Grambling State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1972 NFL Draft.Played in 116 games in 9 seasons...
  
  
• Pete Metzelaars
  Pete Metzelaars
  Peter Henry Metzelaars is a former American football tight end who played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, and Detroit Lions in a sixteen-year career in the National Football League...
  
  
• Brandon Middleton
  Brandon Middleton
  Brandon Anthony Middleton is a professional gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Houston....
  
  
• Dave Middleton
  Dave Middleton
  David Middleton was an American football wide receiver, who played for the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football at Auburn University....
  
  
• Steve Mike-Mayer
  Steve Mike-Mayer
  Istvan "Steve" Mike-Mayer is a former American football placekicker in the NFL from 1975-1980 for the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, and the Baltimore Colts. His brother Nick Mike-Mayer also played in the NFL. Mike-Mayer played college football at the University of...
  
  
• Andrew Miketa
• Glyn Milburn
  Glyn Milburn
  Glyn Curt Milburn is a former American football player. He was the General Manager and the Director of Player Personnel for the Austin Wranglers in the Arena Football League...
  
  
• Joe Milinichik
• Bob Miller
• Chris Miller
• Rick Mirer
  Rick Mirer
  Richard Franklin Mirer is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. After a successful collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, Mirer was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the second pick in the 1993 NFL Draft. Mirer was traded to the Chicago Bears during...
  
  
• Jim Mitchell
  Jim Mitchell (defensive lineman)
  James Halcot Mitchell is a former American football defensive end who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions.-External links:*...
  
  
• Pete Mitchell
  Pete Mitchell (American football)
  Peter Clark Mitchell is a former professional American football player who played tight end for eight seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Giants. He was a two time All-American at Boston College...
  
  
• Scott Mitchell
• Shirdonya Mitchell
  Shirdonya Mitchell
  Shirdonya Chablis Mitchell is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
  
  
• Alex Molden
  Alex Molden
  Alex M. Molden is a former American football defensive back who was drafted 11th in the 1996 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints...
  
  
• Greg Montgomery
  Greg Montgomery
  Greg Montgomery is a former National Football League punter from for three teams. In his 9 NFL seasons, he led the NFL in yards per punt average three times , was selected to one Pro Bowl and finished his career with 22,831 punting yards and 120 punts inside the opponents 20 yard line...
  
  
• Wilbert Montgomery
  Wilbert Montgomery
  Wilbert Montgomery is a former American football player in the National Football League for nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Mike Montler
  Mike Montler
  Michael R. Montler was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston/New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, and the Detroit Lions.-University of Colorado:...
  
  
• Derrick Moore
  Derrick Moore
  Derrick Moore is a former professional American football running back for three seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Carolina Panthers. Moore currently serves as the team chaplain for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team...
  
  
• Herman Moore
  Herman Moore
  Herman Joseph Moore is a former American National Football League wide receiver. At George Washington High School in Danville he played mostly as a kicker and also as a tight end. He went to the University of Virginia, where he was a 2-sport athlete...
  
  
• Langston Moore
  Langston Moore
  Langston Moore is an American football defensive tackle for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Earl Morrall
  Earl Morrall
  Earl Edwin Morrall is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. Morrall, who also occasionally punted, played 21 seasons in the National Football League as both a starter and reserve. In the latter capacity, he became known as the greatest backup quarterback in NFL...
  
  
• Jon Morris
  Jon Morris
  Jon Morris is a former American college and professional football player. At Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC, he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball. After Gonzaga he played center and linebacker for three seasons at the College of the Holy Cross...
  
  
• Don Morrison
• Johnnie Morton
  Johnnie Morton
  Johnnie James "Big Play" Morton, Jr. is a former NFL wide receiver. Originally drafted by the Lions in the 1st round in the 1994 NFL Draft, he played in Detroit until 2002. He subsequently signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he played for three seasons. In 2005, he signed with the San...
  
  
• Jim Moscrip
  Jim Moscrip
  James Henderson "Monk" Moscrip was an American football player. Born in Adena, Ohio, attended The Kiski Prep School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania before enrolling at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California...
  
  
• Zefross Moss
  Zefross Moss
  Zefross Moss is a former NFL offensive guard and offensive tackle who played eleven seasons in the NFL from 1989 to 1999. After retiring from football, Zefross moved to Madison, Alabama...
  
  
• Don Muhlbach
  Don Muhlbach
  Don Muhlbach is an National Football League long snapper for the Detroit Lions.-High school career:Muhlbach attended Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas and was a good student and a football player...
  
  
• Edwin Mulitalo
  Edwin Mulitalo
  Edwin Moliki Mulitalo is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona....
  
  
• Bill Munson
  Bill Munson
  William Alan Munson was a professional American football quarterback who played in 16 NFL seasons from 1964 through 1979 for five different teams. He was 6'2" and weighed 203 lbs. He was best known for his years as a starter for the Detroit Lions in the mid-1970s...
  
  
• Matt Murphy
  Matt Murphy (American football)
  Matthew "Matt" Jarrid Murphy is an American football player in the National Football League. Murphy was selected in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He is currently a free agent.-Early life:...
  
  
• Eddie Murray

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• Richard Nardi
• Paul Naumoff
  Paul Naumoff
  Paul Naumoff is a former American Football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions in a twelve year career that lasted from 1967 to 1978 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Reed Nelson
• Robert Nelson
• Mark Nichols
  Mark Nichols (American football)
  Mark Nichols is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Nichols was selected in the first round by the Detroit Lions out of San Jose State University in the 1981 NFL Draft.-External links:*...
  
  
• Jim Ninowski
  Jim Ninowski
  James Ninowski, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the fourth...
  
  
• Bob Niziolek
• Niko Noga
  Niko Noga
  Falaniko Noga is a former football linebacker who played eight seasons in the NFL.-Family Links:Brothers Pete and Al played at the University of Hawai'i and later in the NFL.-References:...
  
  
• Ben Noll
  Ben Noll
  Benjamin Richard Noll is an American football guard who is a practice squad player for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
  
  
• John Noppenberg
• Reino Nori
• Ulysses Norris
  Ulysses Norris
  Ulysses Norris, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played tight end for seven seasons for the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills....
  
  
• Doug Nott
  Doug Nott
  Douglas N. Nott was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He attended the University of Detroit Mercy....
  
  
• Tom Nowatzke
  Tom Nowatzke
  Thomas Matthew "Tom" Nowatzke was a National Football League running back from 1965 through 1972. He scored a touchdown for the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V. He was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.-References:...
  
  

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• Brad Oates
  Brad Oates
  Brad Oates is a former NFL American Football player for five different teams. Oates played collegiate football at BYU....
  
  
• Duncan Obee
• Jim O'Brien
  Jim O'Brien (American football)
  Jim O'Brien is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League. He played for the Baltimore Colts from 1970 to 1972 and the Detroit Lions in 1973. He also played wide receiver, catching the bulk of his career passes during the 1972 season while still performing his kicking...
  
  
• William O'Brien
• Phil Odle
• Anthony Office
• Rick Ogle
• Chris Oldham
  Chris Oldham
  Christopher Martin Oldham is a former professional American football cornerback for twelve seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New Orleans Saints. Oldham graduated from Highlands High School in 1986....
  
  
• Ray Oldham
  Ray Oldham
  Donnie Ray Oldham was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Mitchell Olenski
• Brock Olivo
  Brock Olivo
  James Brockman Olivo is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Detroit Lions .-High school career:Raised in Hermann, Missouri, Brock Olivo attended St...
  
  
• Johnny Olszewski
  Johnny Olszewski
  John Peter Olszewski was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. He also played with the American Football League's Denver Broncos in 1962...
  
  
• Ed O'Neil
• Bill O'Neil
• Kevin O'Neill
• Edward Opalewski
• Dan Orlovsky
  Dan Orlovsky
  Daniel John Orlovsky is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. The Detroit Lions drafted Orlovsky in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Greg Orton
  Greg Orton
  Gregory Carlton Orton was an American football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Denver Broncos. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
  
  
• Herb Orvis
  Herb Orvis
  Herbert Vaughn Orvis is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts in a ten year career that lasted from 1972 to 1981 in the National Football League....
  
  
• J. T. O'Sullivan
• Don Overton
• Dan Owens
  Dan Owens
  Dan Owens is a retired National Football League defensive lineman.-Professional career:Owens played for the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons between 1990 and 1999 and amassed 33 career sacks....
  
  
• John Owens
• Steve Owens

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• Tony Paige
  Tony Paige
  Anthony Ricardo Paige is a former professional American football player who played running back for nine seasons for the New York Jets, Detroit Lions, and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. Paige went professional in 1984 as a sixth round selection of the New York Jets. He led the...
  
  
• Paul Palmer
  Paul Palmer (American football)
  Paul Woodrow Palmer is a former professional American football running back. He played in the National Football League for three seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Detroit Lions, and the Dallas Cowboys. He was the runner-up to Vinny Testaverde for the 1986 Heisman Trophy and holds rushing...
  
  
• Don Panciera
  Don Panciera
  Donald Matthew Panciera is a former American football quarterback, halfback, and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played for the New York Yankees , the Detroit Lions, and the Chicago Cardinals...
  
  
• Buddy Parker
  Buddy Parker
  Raymond "Buddy" Parker is a former football player and coach in the National Football League who served as head coach for three teams: the Chicago Cardinals, the Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers....
  
  
• Willie Parker
  Willie Parker (offensive lineman)
  William Nolen Parker is a former American football center who played for eight seasons in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions.-San Francisco 49ers:...
  
  
• Eddie Payton
  Eddie Payton
  Edward Payton is a former American football running back and kick returner who played five seasons in the NFL from 1977 to 1982 for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings. He also played in the Canadian Football League...
  
  
• Dave Pearson
  Dave Pearson (American football)
  Dave Pearson is an American football offensive lineman who played for the Detroit Lions in 2006.-References:...
  
  
• Lindy Pearson
  Lindy Pearson
  Lindy Pearson was a former player in the National Football League. He played with the Detroit Lions for two seasons before splitting the 1952 NFL season between the Lions and the Green Bay Packers.-References:...
  
  
• Rodney Peete
  Rodney Peete
  Rodney Peete is a former American football quarterback from the University of Southern California who played in the National Football League for 16 years. He retired in 2004 and is now in broadcasting.-Early life:...
  
  
• Brett Perriman
  Brett Perriman
  Brett Perriman is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints , the Detroit Lions , the Kansas City Chiefs , and the Miami Dolphins...
  
  
• Gerry Perry
  Gerry Perry
  Gerry Perry was a defensive lineman and placekicker in the National Football League....
  
  
• Lawrence Pete
  Lawrence Pete
  Lawrence Pete is a former American football nose tackle. He played five in the NFL for the Detroit Lions who selected him with the 115th pick in the 1989 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Stephen Peterman
  Stephen Peterman
  Stephen Frederick Peterman is an American football guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League....
  
  
• Nick Pietrosante
  Nick Pietrosante
  Nick Pietrosante was an All-Pro fullback in the National Football League. Raised in Ansonia, Connecticut, he attended Notre Dame High School of West Haven, Connecticut, graduating with the Class of 1954. He was the first All State athlete at Notre Dame High School...
  
  
• John Pingel
  John Pingel
  John Spenser Pingel was an American football halfback. He played for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected as a first-team All-American in both 1937 and 1938. He holds the all-time NCAA record for most punting yards in a season with 4,138 yards in 1938...
  
  
• Cleveland Pinkney
  Cleveland Pinkney
  Cleveland Pinkney is an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He currently plays for the Detroit Lions....
  
  
• Artose Pinner
  Artose Pinner
  Artose Deonce Pinner is an American football running back who is currently a free-agent. He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Milt Plum
  Milt Plum
  Milton Ross Plum was an American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns , Detroit Lions , Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants of the National Football League.-Career:...
  
  
• Marcus Pollard
  Marcus Pollard
  Marcus LaJuan Pollard is a former American football tight end.-College career:Pollard attended Bradley University, where he played basketball. Bradley did not have a football program at the time he matriculated there...
  
  
• Robert Porcher
  Robert Porcher
  Porcher is perhaps best recognized as a standout with the Detroit Lions. A 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive-end, Porcher was a dominant pass-rush specialist and defensive leader on Detroit teams that were perennial Super Bowl contenders in the 1990s....
  
  
• Daryl Porter
  Daryl Porter
  Daryl Maurice Porter is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League...
  
  
• Ron Powlus
  Ron Powlus
  Ronald Lee Powlus is a former American football quarterback, former quarterbacks coach for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, and current quarterbacks coach for the University of Akron Zips football team....
  
  
• Matt Prater
  Matt Prater
  Matt Prater is an American football placekicker who plays for the Denver Broncos. He was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at the University of Central Florida, where he majored in psychology.-High school career:Prater attended...
  
  
• Merv Pregulman
  Merv Pregulman
  Mervin Pregulman is a former All-American football tackle and center who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines and in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers , Detroit Lions , and New York Bulldogs ....
  
  
• Glenn Presnell
  Glenn Presnell
  Glenn Emery "Press" Presnell was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He set the NFL single-season scoring record in 1933 and led the league in total offense. He was the last surviving member of the Detroit Lions inaugural 1934 team and helped lead the team to...
  
  
• Kelvin Pritchett
  Kelvin Pritchett
  Kelvin Pritchett was an American football defensive tackle.Pritchett was a first round selection by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1991 NFL Draft out of the University of Mississippi. However, Pritchett was traded to the Detroit Lions, who he played for, during 10 years and two stints with the team. He...
  
  
• Cory Procter
  Cory Procter
  Cory Procter is an American football guard who is currently a member of the Miami Dolphins. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
  
  
• Etric Pruitt
  Etric Pruitt
  Etric Pruitt is an American football defensive back for the Mobile Bay Tarpons. Pruitt played for the Seattle Seahawks in 2005 as a special teams player and 3rd string safety...
  
  
• Alfred Pupunu
  Alfred Pupunu
  Alfred Sione Pupunu is a former professional American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League from 1992 to 2000.-High school career:...
  
  
• Dave Pureifory
  Dave Pureifory
  Dave Pureifory was a professional American football defensive lineman for three teams in an eleven-year career in the National Football League.-Early life:...
  
  
• Jim Pyne
  Jim Pyne
  James M. Pyne is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League...
  
  

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• Warren Rabb
  Warren Rabb
  S. Warren Rabb was a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who played for the Detroit Lions of the NFL and the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League. He was selected in the second round of the 1960 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University...
  
  
• Mike Rabold
  Mike Rabold
  Michael Rabold was an American football offensive guard who played eight years in the National Football League....
  
  
• Wali Rainer
  Wali Rainer
  Wali Rainer is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Dominic Raiola
  Dominic Raiola
  Dominic Raiola is an American football center with the Detroit Lions; his younger brother, Donovan Raiola, plays center for the Washington Redskins.-High school career:...
  
  
• Manuel Ramirez
• Derrick Ramsey
  Derrick Ramsey
  Derrick Ramsey is a former professional American football player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions....
  
  
• Al Randolph
  Al Randolph
  Alvin Chester Randolph is a former safety in the NFL. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 3rd round of the 1966 NFL Draft. He also played for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and the Buffalo Bills. Randolph played college football at the University of Iowa....
  
  
• Walter Rasby
  Walter Rasby
  Walter Herbert Rasby is a former professional American football tight end. Rasby played in 11 NFL seasons from 1994-2006 for seven teams. He played college football at Wake Forest University....
  
  
• Rocky Rasley
  Rocky Rasley
  Rocky Rasley is a former American football guard in the National Football League from 1969–1970, 1972-1976. He attended Bakersfield's South High School and Bakersfield College before enrolling at Oregon State University where he played college football under Dee Andros during the "Giant Killers"...
  
  
• Wayne Rasmussen
  Wayne Rasmussen
  Wayne Rasmussen was an American football player who played defensive back for the Detroit Lions. After his football career, he spent many years as an executive for Citibank at their Sioux Falls, South Dakota location, and is now retired in the Sioux Falls area.Rasmussen played football, basketball...
  
  
• Cory Redding
  Cory Redding
  Cory Bartholomew Redding is an American football defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Lucien Reeberg
• Joe Reed
  Joe Reed (American football)
  Joe Reed is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions . He recorded an album of standards with the 49ers' cheerleading squad, then known as the Niner Nuggets, in 1974.-External links:*...
  
  
• Frank Reich
  Frank Reich
  Frank Michael Reich, Jr. is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, and the Detroit Lions. For a time, he had the distinction of having led his team to the biggest comeback victory ever in both the collegiate...
  
  
• Jerry Reichow
  Jerry Reichow
  Garet Neal Reichow is a former professional American football player. A 6'2", 217 lbs. tight end from the University of Iowa, Reichow was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 1956 NFL Draft. He was selected to the Pro Bowl as a member of the Minnesota Vikings after the...
  
  
• Bob Reynolds
• Alan Ricard
  Alan Ricard
  Alan Ricard is an American football fullback who most recently played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. Before signing with the Browns he played with the Baltimore Ravens from 2001 to 2005, and briefly for the Buffalo Bills in 2006...
  
  
• Benny Ricardo
  Benny Ricardo
  Benito Concepcion "Benny" Ricardo is a former American football placekicker in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and the San Diego Chargers...
  
  
• Jim Ricca
• Matthew Rice
  Matthew Rice
  Matthew Nathaniel Rice is an American football player, best known for playing the defensive end position. He played collegiately at Penn State University and attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland.-Football:...
  
  
• David Richards
  David Richards (American football)
  David Richards is a former professional American football guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League....
  
  
• Ray Richards
  Ray Richards
  Raymond W. Richards was an American football player and coach on both the collegiate and professional levels, including head coach for the National Football League's Chicago Cardinals....
  
  
• Mikhael Ricks
  Mikhael Ricks
  Mikhael Roy Ricks is a former National Football League tight end/wide receiver . He was 6'5" and weighed 260 pounds....
  
  
• Dick Rifenburg
  Dick Rifenburg
  Richard Gale "Dick" Rifenburg was a pioneering television broadcaster for the forerunner to WIVB-TV in Buffalo. He was also a professional American football wide receiver who played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions in 1950 and had been an All-American end for the University of Michigan Wolverines...
  
  
• Lee Riley
  Lee Riley
  Leon Francis Riley was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the New York Giants. He also played in the American Football League for the New York Titans. Riley played college football at the University of Detroit...
  
  
• Ron Rivers
  Ron Rivers
  Ron Rivers is a former professional American football player who played running back for six seasons for the Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, and Pittsburgh Steelers for one year....
  
  
• Joe Robb
  Joe Robb
  Alvis Joe Robb was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Ray Roberts
  Ray Roberts (American football)
  Richard Ray Roberts, Jr. is a former professional football player. He played nine seasons in the National Football League as an offensive tackle....
  
  
• Marcus Robinson
• Ramzee Robinson
  Ramzee Robinson
  Ramzee Robinson is an American football cornerback who is currently plays for the Cleveland Browns. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the last pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, earning the title of Mr. Irrelevant. He played college football at Alabama.Robinson has also been a member of the...
  
  
• Shelton Robinson
  Shelton Robinson
  Shelton Derrick Robinson is a former American football linebacker who played for two teams in a 7-year National Football League career....
  
  
• Mark Rodenhauser
  Mark Rodenhauser
  Mark Todd Rodenhauser is a former American football center who played 13 seasons in the National Football League with seven different teams. He played college football at Illinois State University. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft...
  
  
• Charles Rogers
• Shaun Rogers
• Juan Roque
  Juan Roque
  Juan Armando Roque is a former American football offensive tackle who played three years for the National Football League's Detroit Lions and played one season for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...
  
  
• Ken Roskie
  Ken Roskie
  Ken Roskie is a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the thirty-second round of the 1943 NFL Draft. Later he went on to play for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference before splitting the 1948 NFL season between the...
  
  
• Tobin Rote
  Tobin Rote
  Tobin Cornelius Rote was an American college and professional football player who played quarterback for the NFL's Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts, and the American Football League's San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos.-Early life:Rote...
  
  
• Mike Roussos
  Mike Roussos
  Michael Christ Roussos was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh....
  
  
• Mark Royals
  Mark Royals
  Mark Alan Royals is a former American football punter in the National Football League. He is currently a color commentator for coverage of the Arena Football League's Tampa Bay Storm on the regional sports television network Bright House Sports Network. He has also co-hosted various sports radio...
  
  
• Rob Rubick
  Rob Rubick
  Robin James Rubick is a former NFL Tight End for the Detroit Lions. He attended Grand Valley State. He was drafted in the 1982 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions in the twelfth round....
  
  
• Cliff Russell
  Cliff Russell
  Clifford Antonio Russell is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent after being waived by the Denver Broncos on February 11, 2009....
  
  
• Matt Russell
  Matt Russell
  Matthew Russell is a former American Football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions in 1997. He is currently the Director of Pro Scouting with the Denver Broncos -Early Playing Career:...
  
  
• Lou Rymkus
  Lou Rymkus
  Louis Joseph Rymkus was a football player and coach in the National Football League who was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 and also served as the first head coach of the American Football League's Houston Oilers for 1960, winning the league's first championship, but being...
  
  

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• Blaine Saipaia
  Blaine Saipaia
  Blaine Saipaia [Sy-puh-EE-uh] is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Colorado State.-External links:*...
  
  
• Dan Saleaumua
  Dan Saleaumua
  Raymond Daniel Saleaumua is a Samoan American former American football player.He attended high school at Sweetwater High and attended college at Arizona State. He played Nose tackle, defensive tackle, and defensive end throughout his college and pro career...
  
  
• Harvey Salem
  Harvey Salem
  Harvey Salem is a former American football guard and tackle who played ten seasons in the National Football League....
  
  
• John Sanchez
• Barry Sanders
  Barry Sanders
  Barry Sanders is a former American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL. Sanders left the game just short of the all-time rushing record...
  
  
• Charlie Sanders
  Charlie Sanders
  Charles Alvin Sanders is a former American football player who played tight end for the Detroit Lions from 1968-77. On February 3, 2007, Sanders was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Eric Sanders
  Eric Sanders
  Eric Sanders was a guard and tackle who played 12 seasons in the National Football League....
  
  
• Ken Sanders
• Don Sasa
  Don Sasa
  Don Sasa is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers, and the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Bill Saul
  Bill Saul
  William Neal Saul is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Penn State University...
  
  
• Cory Sauter
  Cory Sauter
  Cory Justin Sauter is an American football coach and former NFL quarterback. He is currently the head coach for the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs college football team.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Cory Schlesinger
  Cory Schlesinger
  Cory Schlesinger is a former American football fullback of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Joe Schmidt
  Joe Schmidt
  Joseph Paul Schmidt is a former American football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels. His 13-year career with the National Football League's Detroit Lions gained him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973.-Collegiate career:Schmidt grew up in Pittsburgh,...
  
  
• John Schneller
  John Schneller
  John Schneller was a player in the National Football League for the Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions from 1933 to 1936, playing end on offense and defense. As a player in 1935, the Detroit Lion's won their first NFL Championship, beating the NY Giants 26-7. He went to the University of Wisconsin...
  
  
• Ivan Schottel
  Ivan Schottel
  Ivan Estill Schottel was an American football coach in the United States.-Benedictine:Schottel was the tenth head college football coach for the Benedictine Ravens located in Atchison, Kansas. He held that position for 10 seasons, from 1953 until 1962.His coaching record at Benedictine was 52...
  
  
• Bill Schroeder
  Bill Schroeder
  William Fredrich Schroeder is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. He attended Sheboygan South High School and then went on to the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, where he starred in track and field. He last played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004...
  
  
• Bill Schroll
  Bill Schroll
  Bill Schroll is a former linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and later played with the Detroit Lions during the 1950 NFL season. The following season he played with the Green Bay Packers. He also played...
  
  
• Kurt Schulz
  Kurt Schulz
  Kurt Erich Schulz was born on December 12, 1968 in Wenatchee, Washington to parents Erich and Judy Schulz. He is a former American football player in the National Football League. He played 10 years, eight for the Buffalo Bills, and two for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Eastern...
  
  
• Stuart Schweigert
  Stuart Schweigert
  Stuart Schweigert is an American football safety for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was drafted in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Purdue.-Early years:Schweigert played quarterback and safety for Saginaw Heritage...
  
  
• Clyde Scott
  Clyde Scott
  Clyde Scott is a retired American athlete who competed professionally in the National Football League and earned an Olympic medal in the 110 meter hurdles....
  
  
• Freddie Scott
  Freddie Scott (American football)
  Freddie Lee Scott is a former American football wide receiver who played from 1974 through 1983 in the National Football League...
  
  
• Jonathan Scott
• Tracy Scroggins
  Tracy Scroggins
  Tracy Scroggins is a former linebacker for the NFL. He spent his entire 10 year NFL career for the Detroit Lions. He attended high school at Checotah High School in Checotah Oklahoma. He attended Coffeyville Community College and graduated from the University of Tulsa ....
  
  
• Tony Semple
  Tony Semple
  Anthony Lee Semple is a former professional American football player who played guard for eight seasons for the Detroit Lions....
  
  
• Harley Sewell
  Harley Sewell
  Harley Edward Sewell is a former American football guard for the Detroit Lions , the Los Angeles Rams . He attended the University of Texas.-College career:...
  
  
• Deck Shelley
  Deck Shelley
  Deck Shelley is a former player in the National Football League. He split the 1931 NFL season between the Providence Steam Roller and the Portsmouth Spartans before splitting the following season between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Cardinals....
  
  
• Bill Shepherd
• Edell Shepherd
  Edell Shepherd
  Edell Eugene Shepherd is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
  
  
• Roger Shoals
  Roger Shoals
  Roger Shoals is a former American football player who played nine seasons in the NFL.He currently is 1/3 owner of a Cadillac dealership in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, known as Kutztown Auto Company....
  
  
• Dave Simmons
• Jack Simmons
• Dave Simonson
  Dave Simonson
  David Arnold Simonson was a former professional American football player who played in 4 NFL seasons from 1974-1977 for the 5 different teams....
  
  
• Ken Simonton
  Ken Simonton
  Ken Simonton III is an American football running back who last played in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders after a brief career in the NFL and the NFL Europe.-Early life:...
  
  
• Billy Sims
  Billy Sims
  Billy Sims is a former college football and NFL running back. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1978.-Early years:...
  
  
• Ernie Sims
  Ernie Sims
  -Detroit Lions:Sims was selected as ninth overall in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. Sims was targeted by Lions general manager Matt Millen to bolster the Lions' defense at weakside linebacker. On July 30, 2006, he signed a 5-year, $15.735 million contract with $12.1...
  
  
• Frank Sinkwich
  Frank Sinkwich
  Frank Francis Sinkwich Sr. won the 1942 Heisman Trophy as a player for the University of Georgia, making him the first recipient from the Southeastern Conference. In the course of a brief but celebrated career in professional football, Sinkwich was selected for the National Football League Most...
  
  
• Tom Skladany
  Tom Skladany
  Thomas Edward Skladany was an American football punter with a six-year career in the National Football League from 1978 to 1983. Skladany was a three-time All-American at The Ohio State University—. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season.Simmons....
  
  
• David Sloan
• Bob Smith
• Bobby Smith
  Bobby Smith (safety)
  Robert Lee Smith is a former American football safety National Football League. He played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions .-External links:*...
  
  
• Corey Smith
  Corey Smith
  Corey Dominique Smith was an American football defensive end. He was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
  
  
• Harry Smith
• J.D. Smith
  J. D. Smith (offensive lineman)
  Jesse Daley Smith is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions. He was named to the Pro Bowl one time. Smith played college football at Rice University and was drafted in the second round of the 1959 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Keith Smith
• Otis Smith
• Paul Smith
  Paul Smith (fullback)
  Paul Smith is an American football player who currently is a free agent in the National Football League.-High school years:...
  
  
• Ricky Smith
• Wayne Smith
• Bob Sneddon
  Bob Sneddon
  Robert Lee Sneddon was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. Sneddon also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at St. Mary's College of California and was...
  
  
• Joe Soboleski
  Joe Soboleski
  Joseph Robert Soboleski, Jr. is a former American football guard.Soboleski began his football career playing for Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Soboleski spent 18 months in the United States Navy, including eight months in the Pacific...
  
  
• Salomon Solano
  Salomon Solano
  Salomon Solano is a Mexican defensive tackle in American football. He has recently played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Detroit Lions . Prior to that he was signed by the Rhein Fire in 2006...
  
  
• Alonzo Spellman
  Alonzo Spellman
  Alonzo Robert Spellman is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Ollie Spencer
  Ollie Spencer
  Ollie Spencer is a former Pro Football tackle who played nine professional seasons from 1953-1963. He completed his professional career with the American Football League's Oakland Raiders in 1963. Later he was an assistant coach for the Raiders for seventeen seasons.He died on April 28, 1991 of a...
  
  
• Paul Spicer
  Paul Spicer
  Paul Spicer is a former defensive end who spent the majority of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1998...
  
  
• Chris Spielman
  Chris Spielman
  Charles Christopher "Chris" Spielman is a former American football player and is currently an analyst for ESPN's coverage of college football games.-Football career:...
  
  
• Marc Spindler
  Marc Spindler
  Marc Spindler is a former American football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end who played nine seasons in the National Football League. Since retiring from football, Spindler has worked for both WDFN and WXYT, two Detroit area sports talk radio stations.In 1986, Spindler was...
  
  
• Ed Stacco
  Ed Stacco
  Edward Adams Stacco was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Colgate University and was drafted in the 25th round of the 1946 NFL Draft....
  
  
• Brenden Stai
  Brenden Stai
  Brenden Michael Stai is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Luke Staley
  Luke Staley
  Lucas Staley is a former American football player who starred as a running back at Brigham Young University from 1999 to 2001.-High school career:...
  
  
• Dick Stanfel
  Dick Stanfel
  Richard Anthony "Dick" Stanfel is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of San Francisco and was drafted in the second round of the 1951 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Walter Stanley
  Walter Stanley
  Walter Stanley is a former professional American football wide receiver for Ten seasons in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions, the Washington Redskins, the New England Patriots, and the San Diego Chargers...
  
  
• Drew Stanton
  Drew Stanton
  Drew Emeric Stanton is a quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He played collegiately for the Michigan State Spartans.-Early life:...
  
  
• Stephen Starring
  Stephen Starring
  Stephen Starring is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the New England Patriots, the Detroit Lions, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers....
  
  
• Jim Steffen
  Jim Steffen
  James William Steffen is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1959 NFL Draft....
  
  
• James Stewart
• Ryan Stewart
  Ryan Stewart (American football)
  Ryan Evan Stewart is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played for the Detroit Lions . He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team...
  
  
• Bill Stits
  Bill Stits
  William David Stits is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1954...
  
  
• Barry Stokes
• Dick Stovall
  Dick Stovall
  Richard Southerton Stovall was an American football center in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Abilene Christian University....
  
  
• Troy Stradford
  Troy Stradford
  Troy Edwin Stradford is a former professional American football running back who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft. Stradford won the 1987 Offensive Rookie of the Year Award for the Dolphins and played for Miami until the end of the 1990 season...
  
  
• Tom Strauthers
  Tom Strauthers
  Thomas Bryan Strauthers is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League from 1983 through 1991. He played college football at Jackson State University.-Notes:...
  
  
• Tai Streets
  Tai Streets
  Tai Streets is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League . He was selected with the second pick of the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the Detroit Lions in 2004. He was the leading receiver for the...
  
  
• Rich Strenger
  Rich Strenger
  Richard Gene Strenger is a former All-Big Ten American football offensive tackle who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines and Detroit Lions . He is now working as a lawyer in Lake Orion, Michigan....
  
  
• Pat Studstill
  Pat Studstill
  Pat Studstill is a former National Football League punter and wide receiver from for the Detroit Lions, the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots....
  
  
• John Dickson Stufflebeem
  John Dickson Stufflebeem
  John Dickson "Boomer" Stufflebeem, was a United States Navy three-star vice admiral and Director, Navy Staff. John Dickson “Boomer” Stufflebeem , is the Senior Vice President and founder of the NJS Group, LLC, a company specializing in strategic communications and planning as well as crisis...
  
  
• Leo Sugar
  Leo Sugar
  Leo Tateusz Sugar is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Detroit Lions. He went to two Pro Bowls during his nine-year career. Sugar played college football at Purdue University and was drafted...
  
  
• Ivory Sully
  Ivory Sully
  Ivory Sully is a retired American football player.Sully grew up in Leonia, New Jersey, and played high school football there at Leonia High School. Undrafted as a running back from Division II Delaware, he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Rams, who moved him to safety...
  
  
• Ian Sunter
  Ian Sunter
  Ian Sunter is a Scottish-Canadian Canadian football place kicker.-Life:Ian attended Burlington Central High School from 1968 to 1971. Ian had emigrated from Scotland, where he had a strong background in soccer. Ian was encouraged by teachers, Bob Godley and Dale Parker to try-out for the football...
  
  
• Bill Swancutt
  Bill Swancutt
  Bill Swancutt is a former NFL defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Oregon State University. He was named Pac 10 conference co-defensive player of the year in 2004, his senior year at Oregon State.-External links:*...
  
  
• Karl Sweetan
  Karl Sweetan
  Karl Robert Sweetan was a former professional NFL quarterback who played in five NFL seasons from 1966-1970 for 3 different teams. He is tied with several other players for the record longest pass completion...
  
  
• Bill Swiacki
  Bill Swiacki
  William Adam Swiacki was an American football end in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the New York Giants and the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Larry Swider
  Larry Swider
  Larry Swider is a former American football punter. He played in the National Football League from 1979 to 1982. He then played in the United States Football League for the Pittsburgh Maulers and the Jacksonville Bulls....
  
  
• Pat Swilling
  Pat Swilling
  Patrick Travis Swilling is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and a delegate in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He earned five Pro Bowl appearances.-College career:...
  
  
• Reggie Swinton
  Reggie Swinton
  Reginald Terrell Swinton is an American football punt and kick return specialist who is currently a free agent.-High school and college careers:...
  
  
• Rudy Sylvan
  Rudy Sylvan
  Rudy Sylvan is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
  
  

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• Tyree Talton
  Tyree Talton
  Tyree Talton is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League and the XFL. He played for the NFL's Detroit Lions in 1999. In 2001, he played for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Northern Iowa.-References:...
  
  
• Damon Tassos
  Damon Tassos
  Damon Tassos is a former guard in the National Football League. He was drafted in the third round of the 1945 NFL Draft by The Yanks and played with the Detroit Lions that season. After another season with the Lions he went on to play three more with the Green Bay Packers.-References:...
  
  
• Bob Tatarek
• Terry Tautolo
  Terry Tautolo
  Terry Lynn Tautolo is a former professional American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins...
  
  
• Altie Taylor
  Altie Taylor
  Altie Taylor was an American football player. He played running back, fullback, and wide receiver for the Detroit Lions and the Houston Oilers. He was born in Pittsburg, California and died in Sacramento, California.-External links:...
  
  
• Henry Taylor
  Henry Taylor (American football)
  Henry Taylor is an American football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 1998...
  
  
• Johnathan Taylor
  Johnathan Taylor (American football player)
  Johnathan Ryan Taylor is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted out of Montana State University in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions...
  
  
• Terry Taylor
  Terry Taylor (American football)
  Terry Lee Taylor , grew up on the Youngstown Northside and played his High school sports of Football, Basketball and ran track at Youngstown Rayen High School. Terry Taylor is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 1984 NFL...
  
  
• Jim Teal
• Larry Tearry
• Garth Ten Napel
• Derrick Tennell
• Nat Terry
• Larry Tharpe
  Larry Tharpe
  Larry James Tharpe is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee State.Tharpe also played for the Arizona Cardinals, New England Patriots, and...
  
  
• Bob Thomas
• Broderick Thomas
  Broderick Thomas
  Broderick Lee Thomas is a former professional American football player in the National Football League.-High school career:Thomas graduated from Madison High School in Houston in 1985.-College career:...
  
  
• Calvin Thomas
• Corey Thomas
  Corey Thomas
  Corey Thomas is a former professional American football wide receiver, who played in one game for the Detroit Lions in 1998.-External links:*...
  
  
• Henry Thomas
  Henry Thomas (American football)
  Henry Thomas is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Minnesota Vikings for most of his career. His nickname was Hardware Hank....
  
  
• Marvin Thomas
• Russell Thomas
• Jim Thomason
  Jim Thomason
  James Neal “Jim” Thomason is a former American football halfback. The Brownwood, Texas native was part of the 1939 national championship team of Texas A&M University. He was selected 5th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL Draft.- External links :...
  
  
• Bobby Thompson (DB)
• Bobby Thompson (RB)
• Dave Thompson
• Jesse Thompson
  Jesse Thompson
  -Life:He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1796, 1796-97, 1798, 1808-09, 1814 and 1819.-Sources:* compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough * at RootsWeb...
  
  
• Leonard Thompson
  Leonard Thompson (American football)
  Leonard Irwin Thompson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who spent his entire NFL career with the Detroit Lions ....
  
  
• Marty Thompson
• Robert Thompson
  Robert Thompson (American football)
  Robert Thompson is a retired American football linebacker. He played for the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1982 and in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions.-Early years:...
  
  
• Vince Thompson
• Josh Thornhill
• Craphonso Thorpe
  Craphonso Thorpe
  Craphonso Ja'won "Cro" Thorpe is an American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Jim Thrower
• Owen Thuerk
• Ed Tillison
• Jim Todd
• Stuart Tolle
• Louis Tomasetti
• Mike Tomczak
  Mike Tomczak
  Michael John "Mike" Tomczak is a former American football player. Tomczak played quarterback for several NFL teams including the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers....
  
  
• Anthony Tonelli
• Ted Topor
  Ted Topor
  Ted Peter Topor was an American football player who played quarterback and linebacker. He played college football for the University of Michigan and professional football for the Detroit Lions.-Early years:...
  
  
• LaVern Torgeson
  LaVern Torgeson
  LaVern Earl Torgeson is a former American football linebacker who played for seven seasons with the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins from 1951 to 1957 in the National Football League. He attended Washington State University.Torgerson was later an assistant coach for George Allen and the...
  
  
• Gino Torretta
  Gino Torretta
  Gino Louis Torretta is a Heisman Trophy winner who played quarterback for several teams in the National Football League from 1993 to 1997....
  
  
• Tom Tracy
  Tom Tracy
  John Thomas "The Bomb" Tracy was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Washington Redskins and in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders...
  
  
• Mack Travis
• John Treadway
• Ivan Trebotich
• Stephen Trejo
  Stephen Trejo
  Stephen Trejo is a former National Football League running back/fullback for the Detroit Lions.-College career:Trejo played college football for Arizona State...
  
  
• Thomas Tressa
• Bill Triplett
  Bill Triplett
  William Clarence Triplett is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Miami University and was drafted in the six round of the 1962 NFL Draft by the Giants...
  
  
• Wallace Triplett
  Wallace Triplett
  Wallace Triplett is a former professional American football player, the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a National Football League team...
  
  
• John Tripson
  John Tripson
  John Robert Tripson was a professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played one season for the Detroit Lions ....
  
  
• Frank Tripucka
  Frank Tripucka
  Francis Joseph Tripucka is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback, at Notre Dame, in the National Football League, in the Canadian Football League, and in the early American Football League.-Notre Dame Fighting Irish:Tripucka was backup quarterback to Heisman Trophy...
  
  
• Eric Truvillion
  Eric Truvillion
  Eric Truvillion was an American football player who played in the United States Football League and the National Football League. He attended Springfield Gardens High School in Queens, New York.-Career:...
  
  
• John Tsoutsouvas
• Rex Tucker
  Rex Tucker (American football)
  Rex T. Tucker is a former professional American football offensive guard. He was selected 66th overall in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears for whom he played six seasons . He also played a season with the St...
  
  
• Tom Tuinei
• Darrell Tully
  Darrell Tully
  Darrell Dean Tully was an American football player and coach. He graduated from Eastland High School in 1935 and went on to play at East Texas State. A 7th round selection in the 1939 NFL Draft, Tully played one season for the Detroit Lions. Later Tully became head football coach and athletic...
  
  
• Harold Turner
• Vernon Turner
  Vernon Turner
  Vernon Maurice Turner is a retired American professional football player who played running back for six seasons for the Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL....
  
  
• Tom Turnure
  Tom Turnure
  Thomas William "Tom" Turnure is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. for six seasons for the Detroit Lions .-References:...
  
  
• Maurice Tyler
  Maurice Tyler
  Maurice Michael Tyler was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, New York Jets, and the New York Giants....
  
  

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• Courtney Van Buren
  Courtney Van Buren
  Courtney Van Buren is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the San Diego Chargers and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School...
  
  
• Doug Van Horn
  Doug Van Horn
  Douglas Claydon Van Horn is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and New York Giants. He played college football at Ohio State University and was named first team All-American in 1965. Van Horn was drafted in the fourth round of the...
  
  
• Sean Vanhorse
  Sean Vanhorse
  Sean Joseph Vanhorse is a former professional American football cornerback for five seasons for the San Diego Chargers, the Detroit Lions, and the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League....
  
  
• Arthur Van Tone
• Frederick Vanzo
• Tommy Vardell
  Tommy Vardell
  Thomas "Tommy" Arthur Vardell is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League.-College career:Tommy Vardell was a star running back for the Stanford Cardinal...
  
  
• Larry Vargo
• Charles Vaughan
• Tom Vaughn
  Tom Vaughn (American football)
  Thomas Robert Vaughn is a former professional American football safety who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League....
  
  
• Ross Verba
  Ross Verba
  Ross Robert Verba is an American professional football player currently is a free agent. A 6'4", 305-lb...
  
  
• Walter Vezmar
• Scottie Vines
  Scottie Vines
  Scottie Vines is an American football player who played wide receiver for the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the University of Wyoming.-High school years:...
  
  

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• John Waerig
  John Waerig
  John Waerig is a former tight end in the National Football League. He was a member of the Detroit Lions during the 2001 NFL season.-References:...
  
  
• John Wager
  John Wager
  John Wager was a center in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Portsmouth Spartans. Previously, he played four seasons at Carthage College.-References:...
  
  
• Sid Wagner
  Sid Wagner
  Sidney P. "Sid" Wagner was an American football lineman for the Michigan State Spartans and for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Wagner was a consensus All-American in 1935...
  
  
• Bracy Walker
  Bracy Walker
  Bracy Wardell Walker is an American football safety who is currently a free agent in the National Football League...
  
  
• Brian Walker
  Brian Walker (American football)
  Brian Walker is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for Washington State University.-External links:*...
  
  
• Darnell Walker
  Darnell Walker
  Darnell Walker is a former cornerback in the NFL. He played for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, and Detroit Lions from 1993-2000....
  
  
• Doak Walker
  Doak Walker
  Ewell Doak Walker, Jr. was an American football player who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a teammate of Bobby Layne in high school and the NFL.-Early life:...
  
  
• Doak Walker
  Doak Walker
  Ewell Doak Walker, Jr. was an American football player who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a teammate of Bobby Layne in high school and the NFL.-Early life:...
  
  
• Marquis Walker
  Marquis Walker
  Marquis Roshe Walker was an American football cornerback. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams in 1996. He played college football at Southeast Missouri State University....
  
  
• Wayne Walker
  Wayne Walker
  Wayne Harrison Walker is a former professional football player and sports broadcaster. He played in the NFL for fifteen seasons, from 1958-72 for the Detroit Lions. A starter throughout his career, #55 played in 200 regular season games as a 6'2", 225 lb...
  
  
• Troy Walters
  Troy Walters
  Troy McHenry Walters is a retired American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He was originally selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Stanford University by the Minnesota Vikings. He has also played for the...
  
  
• Chuck Walton
  Chuck Walton
  Charles Richard Walton was an American football guard who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions. Previously he played for the Montreal Alouettes and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Walton played college football at Iowa State University....
  
  
• Larry Walton
  Larry Walton
  Larry James Walton is a retired American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Arizona State University....
  
  
• Bill Ward
• Andre Ware
  Andre Ware
  Andre Ware is a sports analyst and commentator and a former American football player. He was the 1989 Heisman Trophy winner as a quarterback for the University of Houston, becoming the first African-American quarterback to win the award. In the 1990 NFL Draft, Ware was the first round selection ...
  
  
• Lamont Warren
  Lamont Warren
  Lamont Warren is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions....
  
  
• Dave Washington
  Dave Washington
  David V. Washington is a former American football linebacker who played for five teams in an eleven year career that lasted from 1970 to 1980 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Gene Washington
• Keith Washington
  Keith Washington (American football)
  Keith LeMon Washington is a former American football defensive end who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.-External links:*...
  
  
• Bobby Watkins
  Bobby Watkins (cornerback)
  Bobby Lawrence Watkins is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1982 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas State....
  
  
• Larry Watkins
  Larry Watkins
  Lawrence Watkins is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, and the New York Giants. He played college football at Alcorn State University....
  
  
• Tommy Watkins
• Joe Watt
  Joe Watt
  Joseph Chessar Watt was an American football halfback in the National Football League.He attended Erasmus High School in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Syracuse University. He was the 47th pick in the 1947 NFL Draft by the Boston Yanks and later played for the Detroit Lions and the New York...
  
  
• Nate Wayne
  Nate Wayne
  Nathaniel Wayne, Jr. is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Mississippi He graduated with a degree in criminal justice. He was known as "Mr...
  
  
• Jim Weatherall
  Jim Weatherall
  James Preston Weatherall was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. He also played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union for the Edmonton Eskimos...
  
  
• Charlie Weaver
  Charlie Weaver
  Charles Earl Weaver is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League.-College career:Weaver was an 1970 All-American defensive end at the University of Southern California...
  
  
• Herman Weaver
  Herman Weaver
  Herman "Thunderfoot" Weaver is a former punter with a 11 year career in the National Football League from 1970 to 1980. He spent 11 years punting in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. During his career, Weaver punted 693 times for 27,897 total yards...
  
  
• Mike Weger
  Mike Weger
  Michael Roy Weger is a former All American football player at Bowling Green University, and an All-Pro defensive back for the Detroit Lions and the Houston Oilers.-College career:...
  
  
• Howard Weiss
  Howard Weiss
  Howard "Howie" Weiss was an American football fullback. He was drafted in the third round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and played two seasons with the team...
  
  
• Herb Welch
  Herb Welch
  Herbert Doyan Welch, Jr. is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. He started in Super Bowl XXI for the Giants...
  
  
• Jim Welch
  Jim Welch
  James Welch is a former professional American football player who played nine seasons in the NFL....
  
  
• Mike Wells
  Mike Wells
  Mike Wells is a former NFL defensive lineman who played from 1994–2001. He played for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts. He played defensive line for the University of Iowa as well....
  
  
• Warren Wells
  Warren Wells
  Warren Wells is a former American college and Professional Football player, who played wide receiver for five seasons, one for the NFL's Detroit Lions and, after spending two years in the U.S...
  
  
• Charlie West
  Charlie West
  Charlie West is a former safety who played for three National Football League teams. He played in Super Bowl IV as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. He also still holds the UTEP career record of 19 interceptions, including a school record four in one game...
  
  
• Bryant Westbrook
  Bryant Westbrook
  Bryant Antoine Westbrook is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League.-College career:...
  
  
• Bob Westfall
  Bob Westfall
  Robert Barton "Bullet Bob" Westfall was an American football fullback who played for the University of Michigan and the Detroit Lions . He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1941 and a first-team All-Pro player in 1945...
  
  
• Chet Wetterlund
  Chet Wetterlund
  Chester Jerome Wetterlund was an American football halfback and a World War II veteran. He died from a plane crash off the New Jersey coast.-References:*...
  
  
• Byron White
  Byron White
  Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993...
  
  
• Dewayne White
  DeWayne White
  DeWayne White is an American defensive end for the Omaha Nighthawks who is currently a free agent. He entered the league as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers top overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft. White tied a team record by recording at least half-a-sack in six consecutive games in 2004. He has...
  
  
• Sheldon White
  Sheldon White
  Sheldon Darnell White is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Detroit Lions, and the Cincinnati Bengals. He played from 1988-1993. He is currently the Director of Pro Personnel for the Lions....
  
  
• Stan White
  Stan White (linebacker)
  Stanley Ray White is a former American football linebacker.-Early life:Growing up in Kent, Ohio, he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School, graduating in 1968...
  
  
• William White
• Bob Whitlow
  Bob Whitlow
  Robert Edward Whitlow is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, and Cleveland Browns...
  
  
• Dave Whitsell
  Dave Whitsell
  David A. Whitsell was an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears, and the New Orleans Saints. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1967 season. Whitsell played college football at Indiana University....
  
  
• Lloyd Wickett
  Lloyd Wickett
  Lloyd Meldrum Wickett is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League....
  
  
• Doug Widell
  Doug Widell
  Doug Widell was a guard who played 9 seasons in the National Football League. He was a part of the Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXIV losing team. His brother Dave Widell was his teammate at Boston College and with the Broncos....
  
  
• James Wilder
  James Wilder
  James Curtis Wilder is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions.-High school career:...
  
  
• Dan Wilkinson
  Dan Wilkinson
  Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson is a former defensive tackle who played 13 seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted 1st overall in the 1994 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Brian Williams
• Eric Williams
• Jimmy Williams
  Jimmy Williams (linebacker)
  James Henry Williams is a former American Football linebacker who played mainly for the Detroit Lions in a 11 year career that lasted from 1982 to 1993 in the National Football League....
  
  
• Mike Williams
• Roy Williams
  Roy Williams (wide receiver)
  Roy Eugene Williams, Jr. is an American football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Chicago Bears. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions seventh overall in the 2004 NFL Draft...
  
  
• Sam Williams
  Sam Williams (defensive lineman)
  Samuel F. Williams was an American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was a 24th round selection of the Los Angeles Rams in the 1956 NFL Draft out of Michigan State University...
  
  
• Stanley Wilson
  Stanley Wilson
  Stanley Wilson is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford....
  
  
• Randy Winkler
  Randy Winkler
  Randy Winkler is a former offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1966 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and later played with the team during the 1967 NFL season. The following season he would play with the Atlanta Falcons...
  
  
• John Witkowski
  John Witkowski
  -Football career:John Witkowski was the winner of the 1982 Asa A. Bushnell Cup for leadership, competitive spirit, contribution to the team, and accomplishments on the field, Witkowski holds 12 Columbia Lions passing records, six total offense marks, and five Ivy League records...
  
  
• Alex Wojciechowicz
  Alex Wojciechowicz
  Alexander Francis Wojciechowicz was a professional American football player in the National Football League. He was an NFL Hall of Famer as an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles....
  
  
• John Woodcock
• Jerry Woods
  Jerry Woods
  -Career:Woods was drafted in the seventh round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions and spent that season with the team. He spent the next season with the Green Bay Packers.He played at the collegiate level at Northern Michigan University.-References:...
  
  
• Larry Woods
  Larry Woods
  Larry Dobie Woods is a former professional American football player who played in six NFL seasons from 1971-1976 for the four different teams. He currently lives in Houston with his wife, Rose and has two children, a son named LeVar and a daughter named Yoshina.-External links:*...
  
  
• LeVar Woods
  LeVar Woods
  LeVar Woods is an American football linebacker. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2001, played for a season and a half with the Detroit Lions , and finished his career with the Tennessee Titans...
  
  
• Damien Woody
  Damien Woody
  Damien Michael Woody is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Jets of the National Football League...
  
  
• Butch Woolfolk
  Butch Woolfolk
  Harold E. "Butch" Woolfolk is a former American football running back and kick returner who played in college for the University of Michigan and in the National Football League for the New York Giants , Houston Oilers and Detroit Lions . Woolfolk attended Westfield Senior High School in...
  
  
• Sam Wyche
  Sam Wyche
  Samuel David "Sam" Wyche is a former American football player and head coach, who is best known as the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL...
  
  

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• Jim Yarbrough
  Jim Yarbrough
  James Kelley "Jim" Yarbrough is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League for nine years during the 1960s and 1970s...
  
  
• Garo Yepremian
  Garo Yepremian
  Garabed Sarkis "Garo" Yepremian is an Armenian-American former football placekicker in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during a career that spanned from 1966 to 1981. -Career:Yepremian was born in Larnaca, Cyprus to...
  
  
• Adrian Young
• Dave Yovanovits
  Dave Yovanovits
  Dave Yovanovits is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL most recently of the New Orleans Saints. He played in every snap of 40 of 45 games for Temple University. He was drafted in the 2003 NFL Draft by the New York Jets, whom he played for in 2003 and 2004...
  
  
• Walt Yowarsky
  Walt Yowarsky
  Walter Robert Yowarsky is a former American football defensive end and offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the third...
  
  

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• Roger Zatkoff
  Roger Zatkoff
  Roger Zatkoff is a former American football player. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1950 to 1952. He later played professional football for the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions ....
  
  
• Jerry Zawadzkas
• Roy Zimmerman
  Roy Zimmerman (American football)
  Henry LeRoy Zimmerman Jr. was an American football player who played running back and quarterback in the National Football League from 1940 to 1948.-Early life:...
  
  
• Mickey Zofko
• Anthony Zuzzio