* J. R. Niklos, NFL Fullback 2002-2008

There is also speculation that NFL Washington Redskins Fullback Mike Sellers, a North Thurston High School alumni, may seek to build a multi-sport event center or football dome in Hawks Prairie, which could attract national competitions.

* NFL Washington Redskins Pro Bowl Fullback Mike Sellers graduated from North Thurston High School, and returns to Lacey in the off-season.

* Thomas Tapeh – Former NFL Fullback

* Luke Lawton – NFL Fullback / Half Back for Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and now with the Oakland Raiders.

* Merle Hapes, Class of 1938, NFL player, Fullback, 1942 and 1946 with the New York Giants

* Billy Latsko, College football player for University of Florida and NFL Fullback

Paul Brown, the first head coach and namesake of the Browns, who won 4 AAFC and 3 NFL Championships as coach of the Browns, is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member, and is widely regarded as one of football's greatest coaches of all-time.

Former Browns QB Otto Graham ( left, with head coach Paul Brown ), who led the Browns to 4 AAFC and 3 NFL Championships, and is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member. While the championship losses sowed bitterness among Cleveland fans who had grown accustomed to winning, the team continued to make progress.

Former Browns RB Jim Brown, who was a prominent member of the 1964 NFL Championship team, the team's all-time leader in rushing yards, and a Pro Football Hall of Fame member.

The Bears hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with 27 members, and the most retired jersey numbers ( 13 ).

In his 16-year career in the NFL, Anderson made four trips to the Pro Bowl, won four passing titles, was named NFL MVP in 1981, and set the record for completion percentage in a single season in 1982 ( 70. 66 %).

They played home games from their inaugural season to the 2011 season at Sun Life Stadium, which they shared with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) and which was also called Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, and Land Shark Stadium during their tenancy.

In 1960, the Eagles won their third NFL championship, under the leadership of future Pro Football Hall of Famers Norm Van Brocklin and Chuck Bednarik ; the head coach was Buck Shaw.

The Chargers were led by quarterback Dan Fouts who made the Pro Bowl for the third year in a row, setting an NFL single season record at that point and time of 4, 802 yards and 33 touchdowns.

Ross was named NFL Coach of the Year for the Chargers ' dramatic turnaround by Pro Football Weekly.

During the 2005 NFL Draft, the Chargers drafted linebacker Shawne Merriman with a draft pick acquired from the Giants in the Eli Manning trade, who would go on to become a selection to the 2006 Pro Bowl and the 2005 Defensive NFL Rookie of the Year Award recipient.

The Bears " 46 defense " also had the following impact players: On the defensive line, Pro Bowler and hall of famer Richard Dent led the NFL in sacks for the second year in a row with 17, while Pro Bowler and future hall of famer Dan Hampton recorded 6. 5 sacks, and nose tackle Steve McMichael compiled 8.

Greene won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second time in the previous three seasons, and he and Greenwood were named to the Pro Bowl.

Elway had won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and was selected to start for the AFC in the Pro Bowl, while Williams had played just five regular season games in the 1987 season.

Washington's defense, which ranked third in the NFL in fewest yards allowed ( 4, 638 ), was led by all-pro defensive back Darrell Green, who was one of the fastest players in the NFL, and Pro Bowl linebacker Wilber Marshall.

Jones and Johnson picked UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman, who would eventually go on to be selected to the Pro Bowl 6 times in his NFL career.

The Bills also had one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, led by Pro Bowlers Will Wolford, Jim Ritcher, and Howard Ballard, along with center Kent Hull.

The defense did have a few good contributors such as Hall of Fame lineman Bruce Smith ( 14 sacks, 1 fumble recovery ), Pro Bowl linebacker Cornelius Bennett ( 5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries ), along with linebacker Darryl Talley ( 101 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 interceptions ) and cornerback Nate Odomes, who led the NFL with 9 interceptions and recorded 1 fumble recovery.

Pro Bowl safety Merton Hanks led the team with 7 interceptions for 93 return yards, while Sanders had 6 interceptions for 303 return yards and 3 touchdowns, earning him the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.

With the maturation of quarterback Doug Williams and future 4-time Pro Bowl tight end Jimmie Giles, the first 1000-yard rushing season from running back Ricky Bell, and a smothering, league-leading defense led by future NFL Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon, the Bucs kicked off the season with five consecutive victories, a stunning performance that landed them on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

* 1976 NFL expansion history page Pro Football Hall of Fame

The 2000 season started with the selection of future Pro Bowler Chris Samuels and the tumultuous LaVar Arrington in the 2000 NFL Draft and included five consecutive wins in the first half of the season.

* Fred Smerlas, five-time NFL Pro Bowler

* Jeremiah Trotter, linebacker with the NFL Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Stephen F. Austin University 4 Time Pro Bowler

* Rob Moore, NFL Superstar, Pro Bowler

* Brian Blados, 1980 ( Nine year NFL player, first round draft choice and Pro Bowler for Cincinnati Bengals )

A five-time Pro Bowler, his 100½ quarterback sacks in only his first 100 starts in the NFL made him one of the quickest and most feared pass rushers of his generation.

Named NFL Rookie of the Year in 1955, he was a four-time Pro Bowler ( 1955 – 58 ).

A surprise 1st round pick by the Eagles in the 1982 NFL Draft, Quick developed into a five-time Pro Bowler, having been selected consecutively from 1983 to 1987.

Bell was an AFL All-Star for six consecutive years, 1964 through 1969, and then an NFL Pro Bowler for three straight years ( 1970-1972 ).

He is a two time NFL Pro Bowler, having made the 2004 and 2012 Pro Bowls as a special teams player.

Banks was the winner of the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and 4-Time AFC Pro Bowler ( 1982-83 & 1985-86 ) with the Cleveland Browns.

Greene retired after registering 12 sacks ( good for 7th in the NFL ) playing as a 4-3 outside linebacker in 1999 ; he finished his career as a five-time Pro Bowler and the NFL's third all-time sack leader with 160, behind only Bruce Smith and Reggie White.

The inaugural season featured many of the players who would lead Jacksonville into the playoffs in the team's next four seasons, including quarterback Mark Brunell ( acquired in a draft day trade from Green Bay ), offensive lineman Tony Boselli ( drafted with the 2nd pick overall in the 1995 NFL Draft ) running back James Stewart ( also drafted in 1995 ), and wide receiver Jimmy Smith ( signed as a free agent ).

Quarterback Stan Humphries and wide receiver Tony Martin combined on a 99-yard touchdown completion to tie an NFL record during a defeat of the Seattle Seahawks, 27 – 10.

Quarterback Tony Eason, in his third year in the NFL, was inconsistent during the regular season, completing 168 out of 299 passes for 2, 156 yards and 11 touchdowns, but also 17 interceptions.

On special teams, receiver Tony Horne returned 30 kickoffs for 892 yards and 2 touchdowns, giving him an NFL leading 29. 7 yards per return average.

Home-grown talent, like quarterbacks Tony Adams and Danny White, quickly bolted for the NFL, with Adams landing with the Kansas City Chiefs and White with the Dallas Cowboys, and Florida head coach Jack Pardee got star Blazers ' tight end Greg Latta to jump ship with him to the NFL's Bears.

* Tony Sacca ( born 1970 ), former NFL quarterback who played for the Phoenix Cardinals.

One-time National Football League player and Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett played football for the Hopewell Vikings, setting several records during his high school career, then moving to the Pitt Panthers, and the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos of the NFL, setting even more records and ensuring his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

* Tony Brackens-Played college football for the Texas Longhorns and played in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

* Tony Franklin ( placekicker ) played for the Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins ; this barefoot kicker set 18 NCAA records playing at Texas A & M, led the NFL in scoring ( 140 points ) and field goals made ( 32 ) in 1986, and was selected to represent the AFC in the Pro Bowl.

Tullahoma High School Alumni include former NFL QB Steve Matthews, former NFL LB Antonio London, Red Sox draft picks OF Tony Sheffield and 3B Sam Melton, 3rd Overall pick in the 2001 MLB draft Dewon Brazelton, former Giants minor leaguer Gary Phillips, former Mariners minor leaguer Marshall Nisbett, 2006 Dodgers 1st round draft pick Bryan Morris, actress Samantha Burton, star of The Sandlot 2, Don " Fast Hands " Felts, world jacks champion and Lawson Binns Jordan, " The Voice of Tullahoma.

* Tony Romo, NFL quarterback-Dallas Cowboys

* Tony Tolbert, former NFL defensive end-Dallas Cowboys

The Music Hall has presented most of the leading pop and rock performers of the last 30 years as well as televised events including the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the NFL Draft.

* Tony Canadeo – NFL Football Player, Green Bay Packers ; 1974 List of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees

* January 3 – Tony Dorsett sets NFL record for longest run from scrimmage by rushing for 99 yard touchdown.

* The Metrodome was the site of Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett's 99 yard run, on January 3, 1983 the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history, in a Monday night game that was won by the Minnesota Vikings.

* Tony Sparano, NFL coach

* Tony Banks ( American football ) ( born 1973 ), American National Football League ( NFL ) quarterback

St. Albans graduates include former Vice President Al Gore, former U. S. Senator Evan Bayh, U. S. Senator Michael Bennet, U. S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Seattle Mariners pitcher Danny Hultzen, former Congressman Harold Ford Jr., former Governor of Connecticut John Davis Lodge, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins and Space Shuttle Commander Frederick " Rick " Hauck, former, NFL All-Pro and Baltimore Raven Jonathan Ogden, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright, journalists David Ignatius, David Plotz, Ian Urbina, former Washington Post publisher and CEO, and current CSPAN executive Bo Jones, former Washington Post chairman Donald Graham, and Fox News host Brit Hume.

On February 8, 2006, it was announced that Tony Kornheiser would join Mike Tirico and Joe Theismann in the broadcast booth during Monday Night Football beginning in the 2006 NFL season.

Former UND students who have gone on to notable careers in athletics include former NBA player and current NBA coach Phil Jackson, ice hockey player who played in the 1980 Winter Olympics " Miracle on Ice " game Dave Christian, NHL professional ice hockey players Ed Belfour, Tony Hrkac, Jonathan Toews – captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, Zach Parise – New Jersey Devils, Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils, T. J. Oshie – St. Louis Blues, Ryan Bayda – Pittsburgh Penguins, Drew Stafford – Buffalo Sabres, Brian Lee – Ottawa Senators, Matt Smaby – Tampa Bay Lightning, Matt Jones – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mike Commodore – Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Blake – Anaheim Ducks, Ryan Johnson – Vancouver Canucks, NFL professional football players Jim Kleinsasser – and Dave Osborn, both of the Minnesota Vikings, CFL professional football players Weston Dressler, David Griswold – Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Tony Dungy would become Manning's second head coach in the NFL.

* Tony Beckham, former NFL player