Texas Southern Tigers football
Encyclopedia
The Texas Southern Tigers are the college football
team representing the Texas Southern University
. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
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College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
team representing the Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States....
. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities in the Southern United States...
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Alumni in the NFL
Over 60 Texas Southern alumni have played in the NFL, including:- Ken BurroughKen BurroughKenneth Othell Burrough is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft. A 6'4", wide receiver from William M...
- Ernie HolmesErnie HolmesEarnest Lee "Ernie" Holmes, also nicknamed "Fats" was an American football player who was most famous for his years with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-77. He was part of the famous Steel Curtain and played at defensive lineman. His fellow linemen during this period were Joe Greene, Dwight...
- Brett Maxie
- Michael StrahanMichael StrahanMichael Anthony Strahan is a former National Football League defensive end who played his entire career for the New York Giants; a career where he set the record for the most sacks in a single season and won a Super Bowl in his final year. He is currently a football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, and...
- Cortez HanktonCortez HanktonCortez Hankton is an American football wide receiver for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Texas Southern. He attended St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, LA...