Name
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Original chapter
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Notability
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References
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Jaire Alexander
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Alpha Omicron
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Green Bay Packers defensive back
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[citation needed]
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Willie Alexander (American football)
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Gamma Pi
|
Former Houston Oilers cornerback;
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[citation needed]
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Houston Antwine
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Gamma Upsilon
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Former AFL defensive tackle for New England Patriots, and Philadelphia Eagles; 6 time AFL All Star
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[citation needed]
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Nnamdi Asomugha
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Gamma Alpha
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Former Oakland Raiders All-Pro cornerback; philanthropist
|
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Chris Barclay
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Omicron Sigma
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Former NFL running back
|
[2]
|
Lem Barney
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Delta Delta
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Former Detroit Lions All-Pro safety; Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1992
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[4]
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Odell Barry
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Beta Xi
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Retired wide receiver Denver Broncos; former of mayor Northglenn, Colorado
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[2]
|
J. J. Birden
|
Delta Alpha
|
Former NFL wide receiver
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[2]
|
Jim Braxton
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Beta Epsilon (Charter Member of Epsilon Chi)
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Former Buffalo Bills fullback; blocking back for OJ Simpson;
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[citation needed]
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Johnny Bright
|
Omega
|
Former CFL running back, College Football Hall of Fame, 1984, Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1970, Three time Grey Cup Champion
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[2]
|
Marlin Briscoe
|
Alpha Eta
|
Former AFL quarterback and AFL/NFL wide receiver; 2-time Super Bowl Champion as a wide receiver on Miami Dolphins, the first African-American to start at quarterback for a major professional football league game with the 1968 AFL Denver Broncos
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[citation needed]
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Bob Brown
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Eta
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Former Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, and Oakland Raiders offensive tackle; Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2004 and College Football Hall of Fame, 1993
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[citation needed]
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Larry Brown
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Kappa Epsilon
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Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback; Super Bowl XXX MVP
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[citation needed]
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Steve Brown
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Delta Alpha
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Former Houston Oilers cornerback; NFL secondary coach
|
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Brandon Brooks
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Houston (TX) Alumni
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Philadelphia Eagles Guard
|
[citation needed]
|
Earnest Byner
|
Eta Psi
|
Former NFL Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens running back, NFL running back coach
|
[2]
|
Jim Caldwell
|
Gamma
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Former head coach of the Detroit Lions; former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and Wake Forest Demon Deacons; former offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens
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[53]
|
D. J. Campbell
|
Gamma Alpha
|
Miami Dolphins safety
|
[citation needed]
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Chris Canty
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New York (NY) Alumni
|
Former NFL defensive lineman Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Member of the 2011 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants,
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[citation needed]
|
Drew Carter
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Zeta
|
Former Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders wide receiver
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[2]
|
Maurice Carthon
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Theta Mu
|
Former assistant head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs; Former fullback for New York Giants and USFL New Jersey Generals; Two-time Super Bowl champion
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[54]
|
Marino Casem
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Jackson (MS) Alumni
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Served as the head coach at Alabama State University, Alcorn State University, and Southern University; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003
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[citation needed]
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Greg Childs
|
Iota Tau
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Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver
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[4]
|
Dextor Clinkscale
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Alpha Lambda
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Former NFL Dallas Cowboys defensive back;
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Junior Coffey
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Gamma Eta
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Former NFL running back with the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants; Thoroughbred horse trainer
|
[citation needed]
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Corey Coleman
|
Xi Sigma
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NFL wide receiver Cleveland Browns
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[2]
|
Ron Cooper (American football)
|
Eta Mu
|
Former head football coach of Louisville University and Alabama A&M University; longtime assistant coach in NCAA and NFL;
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[4]
|
Reggie Corner
|
Xi Xi
|
Former Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars safety
|
[citation needed]
|
Neal Craig
|
Alpha Delta
|
Former Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns safety
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[citation needed]
|
B. J. Daniels
|
Zeta Chi
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Former NFL Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans QB
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[55]
|
Theophilus Danzy
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Natchez (MS) Alumni
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Former head football coach at Alabama A&M University, Alcorn State University, Prairie View A&M University, and Stillman College
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[4]
|
Eric Davis
|
Eta Mu
|
Former All-Pro San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers cornerback; current NFL Network analyst
|
[4]
|
Willie Davis
|
Gamma Psi
|
Former All-Pro Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers defensive end; Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1981; member of the Green Bay Packers Board of Directors
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[2]
|
Ron Dickerson
|
Beta Psi
|
Former head coach of Temple University and Alabama State University
|
[4]
|
Ron Dickerson Jr.
|
Iota Tau
|
Former wide receiver NFL Kansas City Chiefs; former head football coach of Gardner-Webb University
|
[4]
|
Willie Drewrey
|
Epsilon Chi
|
Former NFL Houston Oilers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver
|
[citation needed]
|
Chuck Ealey
|
Beta Xi
|
Former CFL All-Pro quarterback; Led University of Toledo to 35 consecutive wins in a three-year span from 1969–1971, finished eighth in 1971 Heisman Trophy ballot
|
|
Earl Faison
|
Alpha
|
Former AFL defensive tackle for San Diego Chargers, and Miami Dolphins; Member of 1963 AFL Champion San Diego Chargers; 1961 AFL Rookie of the Year
|
[citation needed]
|
Donnie Fletcher
|
Chi
|
Former NFL cornerback
|
[2]
|
Jamar Fletcher
|
Beta Omicron
|
Former NFL cornerback; recipient of Jim Thorpe Award and Jack Tatum Trophy
|
|
Ramon Foster
|
Brentwood (TN) Alumni
|
Pittsburgh Steeler Guard
|
[citation needed]
|
Wallace Francis
|
Gamma Sigma
|
Former NFL wide receiver with the Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills
|
[citation needed]
|
John Gilliam
|
Atlanta (GA) Alumni
|
Former NFL wide receiver
|
[citation needed]
|
Marquise Goodwin
|
Iota Delta
|
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver; 2012 Summer Olympic long jumper
|
[citation needed]
|
Jason Goss
|
Kappa Epsilon
|
Former NFL/CFL cornerback
|
|
Leon Gray
|
Delta Delta
|
Former Pro Bowl offensive tackle for New England Patriots, Houston Oilers, and New Orleans Saints;
|
[citation needed]
|
Robert Green (American football)
|
Eta Omega
|
Former NFL running back
|
[2]
|
Bobby Grier
|
Beta Epsilon
|
First African American football player to break the color barrier of the collegiate Sugar Bowl game when his Pittsburgh Panthers played in the 1956 Sugar Bowl held in New Orleans, LA against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|
[2]
|
Chris Gragg
|
Iota Tau
|
Buffalo Bills tight end
|
|
David Grant
|
Epsilon Chi
|
Former NFL defensive lineman
|
[2]
|
DeJuan Groce
|
Eta
|
Former NFL cornerback
|
[2]
|
Mike Harden
|
Sigma
|
Former NFL Denver Broncos safety
|
[citation needed]
|
Willie Harper
|
Eta
|
Former San Francisco 49ers linebacker; Member of 1981 Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers
|
|
Bobby Harris
|
Lambda Pi
|
Former NFL/CFL offensive tackle
|
[2]
|
Chick Harris
|
Gamma Iota
|
Long time NFL assistant coach
|
[4]
|
Corey Harris
|
Nu Rho
|
Former NFL safety
|
[2]
|
Nic Harris
|
Zeta Omega
|
Former Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers linebacker
|
[citation needed]
|
Kahlil Hill
|
Gamma
|
Former NFL/CFL wide receiver
|
|
Randy Hilliard
|
Theta Lambda
|
Former NFL defensive back;
|
|
Jessie Hester
|
Theta Eta
|
Former NFL wide receiver
|
[2]
|
Earl Holmes
|
Alpha Xi
|
Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker
|
[2]
|
Lane Howell
|
Gamma Psi
|
Retired NFL lineman New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles
|
[2]
|
Brett Hundley
|
Upsilon
|
Green Bay Packers quarterback
|
[citation needed]
|
Gerald Irons
|
Gamma Xi
|
Former Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns linebacker
|
[citation needed]
|
Larron Jackson
|
Delta Omega
|
Former NFL Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman
|
[citation needed]
|
Willie Jackson
|
Zeta Phi
|
Former NFL wide receiver
|
|
Willie Jeffries
|
Alpha Lambda
|
First African American head coach of a NCAA Division I-A football program at Wichita State University; elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010
|
[citation needed]
|
John Henry Johnson
|
Gamma Iota
|
Pro Football Hall of Fame 1987; member of 49ers Million Dollar Backfield
|
[4]
|
Marquis Johnson
|
Eta Chi
|
Former NFL cornerback
|
[citation needed]
|
J. J. Jones
|
Alpha Delta
|
Former New York Jets quarterback; backup QB to Joe Namath; played for Calgary Stampeders in CFL;
|
[citation needed]
|
Kevin Jones
|
Theta Psi
|
Former Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears running back
|
[25]
|
William Judson
|
Alpha Lambda
|
Former NFL Miami Dolphins cornerback;
|
|
EJ Junior
|
Eta Chi
|
Former Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins linebacker; two-time Pro Bowler
|
|
Colin Kaepernick
|
Xi Phi
|
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback
|
[57]
|
Shaun King
|
St. Petersburg (FL) Alumni
|
Former quarterback, Tampa Bay; AFL anchor
|
[25]
|
Roland Lakes
|
Delta Upsilon
|
Former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman
|
[citation needed]
|
Jerry Latin
|
Epsilon Omicron
|
Former NFL St. Louis Cardinals (football) running back
|
[2]
|
Steve Lawson
|
Mu
|
Former NFL offensive lineman
|
<
|
Charles Lee
|
Lambda Omega
|
Former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
|
[citation needed]
|
Cleo Lemon
|
Theta Mu
|
Former NFL/CFL quarterback
|
[58]
|
Keenan Lewis
|
Iota Iota
|
New Orleans Saints cornerback
|
[2]
|
Leo Lewis
|
Alpha Mu
|
Former CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back, College Football Hall of Fame, 2005, Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1973, Four time Grey Cup Champion
|
[2]
|
Greg Lloyd
|
Gamma Zeta
|
Former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl linebacker
|
[2]
|
Andre Lott
|
Mu Rho
|
Former NFL safety
|
[2]
|
Derek Loville
|
Delta Alpha
|
Former NFL running back; played on 3 Super Bowl championship teams
|
[citation needed]
|
Lenny Lyles
|
Alpha Omicron
|
Former Baltimore Colts cornerback, Member of the 1958 NFL Champions
|
|
Brandon Marshall
|
Lambda Omega
|
Chicago Bears All-Pro wide receiver; 2012 NFL Pro Bowl MVP; most receptions in a game in NFL history (21)
|
|
Brandon Marshall
|
Xi Phi
|
Denver Broncos linebacker
|
|
Jim Marshall
|
Zeta
|
Former Minnesota Vikings All-Pro defensive end; member of the famed Purple People Eaters defense;
|
|
Harvey Martin
|
Eta Phi (Charter Member)
|
Defensive end with the Dallas Cowboys; Super Bowl XII MVP; NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1977
|
[citation needed]
|
Ollie Matson
|
Gamma Alpha
|
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1972; College Football Hall of Fame, 1976; won bronze medal in the 400-meter run and a silver medal as part of the US 4x400-meter relay team in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland; member of the undefeated 1951 University of San Francisco football team
|
[4]
|
Jordan Matthews
|
Nu Rho
|
Buffalo Bills wide receiver
|
[citation needed]
|
Michael Matthews
|
Lambda Delta
|
Former New York Giants tight end, Super Bowl Champion
|
[citation needed]
|
Aaron Maybin
|
Delta Theta
|
Toronto Argonauts linebacker; former NFL player for Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and Cincinnati Bengals
|
[citation needed]
|
Curtis McClinton
|
Mu
|
Former AFL player for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs; Member of the 1969 Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs; 1962 AFL Rookie of the Year
|
[citation needed]
|
Guy McIntyre
|
Zeta Iota
|
Former San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl guard; three-time Super Bowl Champion with the San Francisco 49ers
|
|
Reggie McKenzie
|
Sigma
|
Former Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks guard; College Football Hall of Fame, 2002
|
[citation needed]
|
Bennie McRae
|
Sigma
|
Former Chicago Bears cornerback; Member of the 1963 NFL Champion Chicago Bears
|
[2]
|
Ron Meeks
|
Theta Mu
|
Defensive backs coach for San Diego Chargers; former Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator
|
[citation needed]
|
John Merritt
|
Alpha Upsilon
|
Head football coach at Jackson State University and Tennessee State University; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994
|
[citation needed]
|
Glyn Milburn
|
Lambda Nu
|
Former NFL special teams specialist
|
|
Damontre Moore
|
Nu Alpha
|
New York Giants defensive end
|
[citation needed]
|
Zeke Moore
|
Alpha Mu
|
Former Houston Oilers defensive back
|
[citation needed]
|
Emery Moorehead
|
Beta Theta
|
Former New York Giants, Chicago Bears tight end / wide receiver, Member of 1985 NFL Champions
|
[2]
|
Derrick Morgan
|
Lambda Delta
|
Tennessee Titans defensive end
|
[citation needed]
|
Kirk Morrison
|
Delta Epsilon
|
Former NFL linebacker
|
|
Pellom McDaniels III
|
Iota Iota
|
Former Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons defensive end
|
[2]
|
Anthony McFarland
|
St. Petersburg (FL) Alumni
|
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle
|
[2]
|
Ace Mumford
|
Delta
|
Born Arnett W. Mumford; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001; coached Southern University Jaguars to five national championships in football; coached Southern University to the 1941 national championship in basketball by taking the National Invitational Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament
|
[citation needed]
|
Al Nelson
|
Beta Eta
|
Former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback
|
[citation needed]
|
Jamar Newsome
|
Lambda Omega
|
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
|
[citation needed]
|
Cliff Odom
|
Iota Alpha
|
Former NFL Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins linebacker
|
|
Chris Oldham
|
Delta Alpha
|
Former NFL cornerback
|
|
Bill Olds
|
Eta
|
Former NFL Baltimore Colts running back
|
[citation needed]
|
Jim Pace
|
Sigma
|
Former NFL and CFL running back; eighth pick in the first round of the 1958 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers
|
[citation needed]
|
Tony Paige
|
Theta Psi
|
Former NFL running back
|
[2]
|
Preston Pearson
|
Beta
|
Former Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys running back; Two-time Super Bowl Champion
|
[2]
|
Bob Pickens
|
Eta
|
Former NFL offensive lineman with NFL Chicago Bears; U.S. Olympic wrestler 1964 Tokyo Olympics
|
[2]
|
Ricky Price
|
Zeta Theta
|
Former Kansas City Chiefs safety
|
[2]
|
Stanley Pritchett
|
Zeta Epsilon
|
Former NFL fullback
|
[2]
|
Mickey Pruitt
|
Beta Theta
|
Former NFL Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys linebacker, Member of 1992 Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys
|
[2]
|
Howard Richards
|
St. Louis (MO) Alumni
|
Former Dallas Cowboys Offensive Tackle
|
[citation needed]
|
Gerald Riggs
|
Gamma Iota
|
Former NFL Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins running back
|
[2]
|
Keenan Robinson
|
Iota Delta
|
Washington Redskins linebacker
|
[citation needed]
|
Al Roberts
|
Gamma Eta
|
Long time NFL assistant coach
|
[4]
|
Andre Roberts
|
Omicron Mu
|
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
|
[citation needed]
|
Johnny Roland
|
Delta Omega
|
Former St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants running back; long time NFL running back coach; College Football Hall of Fame, 1998
|
[citation needed]
|
Myron Rolle
|
Theta Eta
|
Former Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers safety; Rhodes Scholar
|
[citation needed]
|
John B. Sample, Jr.
|
Gamma Xi
|
Defensive back; played in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts (1958–1960), Pittsburgh Steelers (1961–1962), and Washington Redskins (1963–1965), and in the American Football League for the New York Jets (1966–1968)
|
[citation needed]
|
Weslye Saunders
|
Zeta Epsilon
|
Indianapolis Colts tight end
|
[citation needed]
|
Gale Sayers
|
Mu
|
Former Chicago Bears running back; Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1977 College Football Hall of Fame, 1977
|
[4]
|
Ron Sayers
|
Alpha Eta
|
Former San Diego Chargers running back; Younger brother of Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers
|
[4]
|
Hurles Scales
|
Zeta Upsilon (Charter Line Member)
|
Former NFL St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers defensive back
|
[citation needed]
|
Darren Sharper
|
Xi Theta
|
Former NFL All-Pro safety
|
[citation needed]
|
Travis Shelton
|
Lambda
|
Former NFL wide receiver
|
[citation needed]
|
Rod Shoate
|
Zeta Omega
|
Former NFL New England Patriots linebacker, USFL linebacker, College Football Hall of Fame, 2013
|
|
Bob Simmons (American football coach)
|
Beta Xi
|
Former college assistant head coach, former head coach at Oklahoma State University
|
[citation needed]
|
Duke Slater
|
Gamma
|
Former NFL offensive tackle; College Football Hall of Fame, 1951
|
[2]
|
Kolby Smith
|
Independence (MO) Alumni
|
Former NFL Kansas City Chiefs running back
|
[citation needed]
|
Rick Smith
|
Nu
|
General Manager of NFL Houston Texans
|
[2]
|
Rod Smith
|
Mu Epsilon
|
Former wide receiver with the Denver Broncos
|
[2]
|
Tre' Stallings
|
Lambda Pi
|
Former Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens offensive guard
|
[2]
|
Reggie Swinton
|
Eta Beta
|
Former NFL/CFL wide receiver and return specialist
|
[2]
|
Veryl Switzer
|
Beta Psi
|
Fourth pick of the first round of the 1954 NFL Draft by Green Bay Packers; Played halfback and return specialist in the Canadian Football League;
|
[citation needed]
|
George Taliaferro
|
Alpha
|
First African American drafted by an NFL team, College Football Hall of Fame, 1981
|
|
David Tate
|
Beta Theta
|
Former NFL Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts safety
|
|
Dontarrious Thomas
|
Theta Delta
|
Former NFL linebacker
|
|
Earl Thomas
|
Iota Delta
|
Seattle Seahawks All-Pro safety; member of Seahawks' Legion of Boom, which led the team to its first Super Bowl win in franchise history
|
[citation needed]
|
Burl Toler
|
Gamma Alpha
|
First African-American referee in the NFL; first African-American official of any professional sport when he was hired in 1965; member of the undefeated 1951 University of San Francisco football team
|
[59]
|
Mike Tomlin
|
Xi Theta; initiated through Eta Omega Chapter
|
Head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers; youngest head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory in 2009
|
[2]
|
Jason Tucker
|
Kappa Epsilon
|
Former Edmonton Eskimos wide receiver; two-time Grey Cup Champion; current receivers coach for Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
[2]
|
Courtney Van Buren
|
Gamma Sigma
|
Former San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions offensive tackle
|
[2]
|
Kevin Walker (linebacker)
|
Cincinnati Alumni
|
Former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker
|
[2]
|
Carl Ward
|
Sigma
|
Former Cleveland Browns return specialist
|
[citation needed]
|
Tavares Washington
|
Zeta Phi
|
Former NFL/UFL offensive guard
|
[citation needed]
|
Ted Washington Sr.
|
Zeta Zeta
|
Former NFL Houston Oilers linebacker
|
[2]
|
Dick Westmoreland
|
Alpha Nu
|
Former San Diego Chargers cornerback
|
[4]
|
Bernard Whittington
|
Alpha
|
Former NFL Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman
|
[citation needed]
|
Barry Wilburn
|
Beta Mu (Charter Line Lambda Pi)
|
Retired Washington Redskins defensive back; Member of 1987 Super Bowl Champion Washington Redskins and 1994 Grey Cup Champion British Columbia Lions
|
[citation needed]
|
Solomon Wilcots
|
Beta Theta
|
Former NFL defensive back; NFL commentator and analyst for NFL Network and CBS
|
[citation needed]
|
Michael Wiley
|
Zeta
|
Former NFL Dallas Cowboys running back
|
[citation needed]
|
Aeneas Williams
|
Alpha Sigma
|
Former All Pro St. Louis Rams defensive back; Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2014
|
[4]
|
Bill Willis
|
Zeta
|
One of the first African-American football players to play professional football in the modern era; Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1977 and College Football Hall of Fame, 1971
|
[4]
|
Deatrich Wise Jr.
|
Iota Tau
|
Defensive end for the New England Patriots
|
[citation needed]
|
Donovan Woods
|
Zeta Theta
|
Former NFL linebacker
|
|
Tony Wyllie
|
Beta Upsilon; initiated through Mu Sigma
|
Senior Vice President for the Washington Redskins
|
[citation needed]
|