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| x David Carr |
David Carr (born July 21, 1979, in Bakersfield, California) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans first overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college...
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| x Joey Harrington |
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John Joseph Harrington, Jr. (born October 21, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions third overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, where he played for most of his...
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| x Tim Couch |
Timothy Scott "Tim" Couch (born July 31, 1977 in Hyden, Kentucky) is a former American football quarterback.
He was a standout Heisman Trophy finalist in 1998 while playing for the University of Kentucky, and was the number one selection in the 1999...
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| x Akili Smith |
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Kabisa Akili Maradufu Smith (born August 21, 1975 in San Diego, California) is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He was selected in the first round (3rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, the...
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| x Rex Grossman |
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Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980) is an American football quarterback of the National Football League, who currently plays for the Houston Texans. He graduated from Bloomington High School South and attended the University of Florida on...
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| x Robert Gallery |
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Robert J. Gallery (born July 26, 1980 in Masonville, Iowa) is an American football player who currently plays offensive guard for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. Gallery played college football at the University of Iowa before being selected with...
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| x Todd Marinovich |
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Todd Marvin Marinovich (born July 4, 1969 in San Leandro, California) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. He is known for the well-documented, intense focus of his training as a young athlete as well as his quick fall from grace...
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| x Ryan Leaf |
Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Dallas Cowboys between 1998 and 2001. His brother Brady was a quarterback for the University of Oregon...
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| x Aundray Bruce |
Aundray Bruce (born on April 30, 1966 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Auburn University and professionally for the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders of the NFL.
Bruce was...
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| x Tony Mandarich |
Ante Josip "Tony" Mandarich (born September 23, 1966 in Oakville, Ontario) is a former football offensive lineman of the NFL. He was the first round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1989, second overall behind Hall of Fame quarterback Troy...
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| x Alex Smith |
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Alexander Douglas "Alex" Smith (born May 7, 1984 in Bremerton, Washington) is a professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Smith was drafted with the 1st-overall pick in the 1st round of...
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| x Mike Williams |
Mike Williams (born January 4, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions 10th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California....
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| x Mike Mamula |
Michael Brian Mamula (born August 14, 1973 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football...
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| x Harry Williams |
Harry Williams, Jr. (born August 10, 1982 in Augusta, Georgia) is a former American football wide receiver of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at...
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| x Heath Shuler |
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Joseph Heath Shuler (born December 31, 1971) is a businessman, politician and former American football player. He is currently a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing North Carolina's 11th congressional...
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| x Steve Emtman |
Steven Charles Emtman (born April 16, 1970) is a former professional football player. He played six seasons as a defensive lineman in the NFL. He was the first overall selection in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Emtman was born in Spokane, Washington, grew up...
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| x Cade McNown |
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Cade B. McNown (born January 12, 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He attended and played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
After...
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| x Osi Umenyiora |
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Ositadinma "Osi" Umenyiora (pronounced /ˈoʊsi ʊmɨnˈjɜrə/; born November 16, 1981 in Golders Green, London, England) is an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the New York Giants. Umenyiora is one of three British-born...
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| x Drew Carter |
Christopher Drew Carter (born September 5, 1981 in Solon, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver free agent of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played...
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| x Mark Setterstrom |
Mark David Setterstrom (born March 3, 1984 in Northfield, Minnesota) is an American football guard for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college...
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| x Daniel Sepulveda |
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Daniel Wade Sepulveda (born January 12, 1984 in Austin, Texas) is an American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college...
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| x Andre Wadsworth |
Andre Wadsworth (born October 19, 1974 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands) is an American professional football player who is currently a free agent. He began his college career as a 215-pound walk-on at Florida State University and became a highly...
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| x Justin King |
Justin Thomas King (born May 11, 1987 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football cornerback for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. King was drafted in the 4th round (101st overall) by the Rams in the 2008 NFL Draft. He...
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| x Oren O'Neal |
Orenthal O'Neal (born September 8, 1983, in Stuttgart, Arkansas) is a current American football fullback with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.
O'Neal attended Stuttgart High School in Stuttgart, Arkansas and was considered a hard...
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| x Alvin Bowen |
Alvin Bowen (born December 24, 1983 in East Orange, New Jersey) is an American football linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Bowen...
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| x National Football Conference |
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The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL). The NFC was created after the league merged with the American Football League (AFL) in 1970. The NFC had 13 teams that year, all of which...
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| x American Football Conference |
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The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL). The other is the National Football Conference (NFC). This conference, along with the NFC, contains 16 teams. These two conferences make up...
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| x American Quarter Horse |
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The American Quarter Horse is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name came from its ability to outdistance other breeds of horses in races of a quarter mile or less, where some individuals have been clocked at...
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| x Fédération Internationale de Football Association |
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA (usual English pronunciation: /ˈfiːfə/), is the international governing body of association football. Its...
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| x FA Premier League |
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The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and...
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| x Ivy League |
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The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group. The term also has...
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| x Serie A |
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Serie A, called Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until...
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| x Minor league baseball |
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Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in North America that compete at levels below that of Major League Baseball. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses, and many are members of Minor League...
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| x National Football League |
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The National Football League (NFL) is the largest Professional American Football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football...
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| x National Hockey League |
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The National Hockey League (NHL) (French: Ligue nationale de hockey - LNH) is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised...
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| x National Basketball Association |
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league, composed of thirty teams in North America (twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada). It is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by...
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| x UEFA |
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The Union of European Football Associations (French: Union des associations européennes de football) is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA (usually pronounced /juːˈeɪfə/...
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| x La Liga |
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The Primera División (First Division) of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga (The League) or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA (BBVA League) since 2008, is the top professional Football league...
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| x Major League Baseball |
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Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint...
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| x Negro league baseball |
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The Negro leagues were American professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven...
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| x Canadian Football League |
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The Canadian Football League or CFL (Ligue canadienne de football [LCF] in French) is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of Gridiron football.
Its eight...
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| x Scottish Football League |
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The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising the Scottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. Since July 2007 the league is known as the Irn-Bru Scottish Football League after a...
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| x National League |
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The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876,...
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| x American League |
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The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great...
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| x Western Baseball League |
The Western Baseball League was an independent minor league in the United States, whose member teams were not associated with any Major League Baseball teams. It operated from 1995 to 2002.
The league was founded in 1994 by Portland businessman...
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| x Canadian Baseball League |
The Canadian Baseball League, was an independent minor league that operated in 2003. The league's only Commissioner was Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member Ferguson Jenkins. The league featured former major...
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| x Frontier League |
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The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams...
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| x Southeastern League |
The Southeastern League was the name of three baseball circuits in minor league baseball league which operated in the southeastern and south central United States. Two of these leagues were associated with Organized Baseball; the third and most...
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| x Mexican League |
The Mexican League may refer to one of two major baseball leagues in Mexico. The Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (English: Mexican League) is a summer AAA-level baseball minor league. The Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (English: Mexican Pacific League) is a...
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| x Pacific Coast League |
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The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West, Midwest, and Southeast of the United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level...
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| x Eastern League |
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The Eastern League is a minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio since 1989. The Eastern League has played at the AA (Double-A) level since 1963. The league was...
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| x New York - Penn League |
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The New York – Penn League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. It is classified as a "Short-Season A" league; its season starts in June, after major-league teams have signed their amateur draft picks...
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| x Gulf Coast League |
The Gulf Coast League is a minor league baseball league which operates in Florida. It is a Rookie League, with a season running from mid-June to late August. The season is 60 games long and teams in the league are divided into three divisions, East,...
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| x Major League Soccer |
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Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer). The league comprises 16 teams, 15 in the U.S. and one in Canada, which is scheduled to become 18...
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| x American Basketball Association |
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The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA-NBA merger in 1976.
The original ABA was founded in 1967, competing with the well-established National Basketball...
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| x Atlantic Coast Conference |
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The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member universities compete in twenty sports in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Football...
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| x Big Ten Conference |
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The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its eleven member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Iowa and Minnesota in the west to Pennsylvania in the...
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| x Big 12 Conference |
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The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. It is a member of the NCAA's Division I for all sports; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly...
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| x Conference USA |
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Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are located...
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| x Pacific Ten Conference |
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The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the...
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