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Wrestlers Who Played in the NFL

Art Baker, RB, Buffalo Bills
Rhonde Barber, SS, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tiki Barber, RB, New York Giants
Walter Barnes, DL, Washington Redskins
Harris Benton
Brad Benson, New York Giants – PA State Champ
Greg Boone, RB, Oakland Raiders
Jeff Bostic*, C, Washington Redskins – SC State Champ
Tedy Bruschi*, ILB, New England Patriots
Bob Bruenig, LB, Dallas Cowboys
Tom Cousineau, LB, Buffalo Bills
Tom Covert
Roger Craig*, RB, San Francisco 49’ers
Damien Covington, LB, Buffalo Bills
Curley Culp, LB, Kansas City Chiefs – NCAA Champ
Larry Czonka**, RB, Miami Dolphins
Rob Davis, ST, Green Bay Packers
Dan Dierdorff**, OT, St. Louis Cardinals
Donnie Edwards, OLB, San Diego Chargers
Carl Edwards, San Diego Chargers – 3x MD State Champ
Rob Essink
Jim Everett, QB, New Orleans Saints
DeMarco Farr, St. Louis Rams
Patrick Flannery, OL, Houston Oilers
Ed Flanagan, C, Detroit Lions
Terrell Fletcher, RB, San Diego Chargers
Bill Fralic, Atlanta Falcons
Doug France, LT, Los Angeles Rams
William George, Chicago Bears – 2x PA State Champ
Charlie Getty, RG, Kansas City Chiefs
John Gilmore, TE, Chicago Bears
Kevin Glover, Detroit Lions, MD State Runner-Up
Leroi Glover, DE, Dallas Cowboys
Bob Golic, DT, Cleveland Browns
Mike Golic, DE, Philadelphia Eagles
Darien Gordon, PR/CB, Denver Broncos
Scottie Graham, RB, Minnesota Vikings
Tim Green, DE, Atlanta Falcons
Kelly Gregg, NT, Baltimore Ravens, 3x KS State Champ
Morlon Greenwood, OLB, Miami Dolphins
Archie Griffin, HB, Cincinnati Bengals
Nick Griesen, LB, New York Giants
Randy Grossman, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
John Hannah**, G, New England Patriots
John Hartunian
Carlton Haselrig, Pittsburgh Steelers, 3x NCAA Champ
Ron Heller, TE, Seattle Seahawks
Chad Hennings, DT, Dallas Cowboys – State Champ
Jay Hilgenberg*, C, Chicago Bears
Orlando Huff, MLB, Seattle Seahawks
Corey Hulsy, G, Oakland Raiders
Bo Jackson*, RB, Oakland Raiders
Mario Johnson, DT, New England Patriots
Dahanie Jones, LB, New York Giants
Henry Jordan**, DT, Green Bay Packers
Dave Joyner, OL, Green Bay Packers
John Jurkovich, DT, Cleveland Browns
Alex Karras, Detroit Lions
Tim Krumrie, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
Ernie Ladd, DL, Kansas City Chiefs
Jess Lewis, LB, Houston Oilers
Ray Lewis*, Baltimore Ravens – 2x FL State Champ
Ronnie Lott**, DB, San Francisco 49’ers
Kirk Lowdermilk, OL, Minnesota Vikings
Sean Mahan, G, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Joel Mackavicka, RB, Seattle Seahawks
Steve Martin, DT, Houston Texans
Mickey Marvin, RG, Oakland Raiders
Napolean McCallum, RB, Oakland Raiders
Randle McDaniel*, G, Minnesota Vikings
Mark McDonald, SS, Arizona Cardinals
Chris McIntosh, T, Seattle Seahawks
Greg Meisner, DL, Los Angeles Rams
Matt Millen, LB, Oakland Raiders
James Mungro, HB, Indianapolis Colts
Jim Nance, FB, New England Patriots
Lorenzo Neal, FB, Tennessee Titans - NCAA All-American
Stephen Neal, OL, New England Patriots – 2x NCAA Champ
Jeremy Newberry, C, San Francisco 49’ers
Chuck Noll, Pittsburgh Steelers
Leo Nomellini*, T, San Francisco 49’ers
Jonathan Ogden*, OT, Baltimore Ravens
Irv Pankey, Los Angeles Rams – 2x MD State Champ
David Patten, WR, New England Patriots
Scott Peters, G, New York Giants
Bob Pickens, OL, Chicago Bears
Jim Plunkett*, QB, Oakland Raiders
Dave Porter, T, Green Bay Packers
Mike Pyle, C, Chicago Bears
Mike Reid, Cincinnati Bengals
Eric Rhett, RB, Cleveland Browns
Willie Roaf, OT, New Orleans Saints
Warren Sapp*, DT Tampa Bay Buccaneers – FL State Champ
Mark Schlereth*, OL, Washington Redskins - Alaska State Champ
Cory Schlesinger, LB, Detroit Lions - NE State Champ
Steve Sefter, DT, Philadelphia Eagles, 2x PA State Champ & NCAA All-American
Tony Siragusa*, DT, Baltimore Ravens – NJ State Champ
Fred Smerlas, Buffalo Bills - MA State Champ
Bruce Smith**, DE, Washington Redskins
Brad St. Louis, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
Matt Suhey, RB, Chicago Bears
Bill Szott, OL, Washington Redskins
Woody Thompson, RB, Atlanta Falcons – PA State Champ
Kyle Turley*, T, St. Louis Rams
Ryan Turnbull, RB, Cleveland Browns
Tommy Vardell, RB, San Francisco 49’ers
Adam Vinatieri*, K, New England Patriots
John Ward, OL, New York Jets
Fred Weary, DB, St. Louis Rams
Charles White*, HB, Los Angeles Rams
Randy White*, DT, Dallas Cowboys
Ricky Williams*, RB, Miami Dolphins
Coy Wire, LB, Buffalo Bills – PA State Runner-Up
Greg Wojochowski, St. Louis Rams

*27 Olympic medals (14 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze)

*67 World medals (21 gold, 31 silver, 15 bronze)

*1993 and 1995 Freestyle World Team Championships

*Hosted the 1995 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships, one of the most successful World Championships ever held

*Strong athlete support created through national teams programs

*Significant increase in training and competitive opportunities for all age groups of athletes

*Strong programs developed for coaches' and officials' education

*One of the leading international exchange programs among National Governing Bodies

*49 recognized state associations

*Regional and national age-group championships annually attract more than 12,500 competitors

*USA Wrestler, the official publication of USA Wrestling, published six times annually, has a circulation of over 130,000

*USA Wrestling recognized a Women's Sport Committee, created a National Team for women and increased financial support for its development

*USA Wrestling's Junior National Championships developed into the leading wrestling competition in the United States and, possibly, the world

*USA Wrestling's Cadet National Championships grew to match the size and scope of the Junior National Championships

*Four additional National Tournaments were created: Espoir Nationals (1985), Cadet Nationals (1986), University Nationals (1990), Women's Nationals (1990) ? National Coaching Staff established for Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Developmental programs
USA Wrestling purchased a building to house the full-time staff

*Two wrestlers were named winners of the James E. Sullivan Award, presented annually to the top amateur athlete in the United States: John Smith (1990) and Bruce Baumgartner (1995)

*All-American Club created for past U.S. team members, Olympic Trials finalists, national champions and national All-Americans in freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's wrestling.