Categories: Quarterback stubs | 1930 births | Living people | American football quarterbacks | Los Angeles Rams players | Chicago Bears players | Western Conference Pro Bowl players The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players. ... John Jay Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American football player born in Dubuque, Iowa. ... Harrison F. Sam Francis (October 26, 1913 - April 23, 2002) was an American football player in the National Football League. ... Charles (Ki) Collins Aldrich (June 1, 1916 - March 12, 1983) was an American football player. ... Thomas Dudley Harmon (September 28, 1919 - March 15, 1990) was a star player of United States college football and a sports broadcaster. ... Bill Bullet Dudley (born December 24, 1921 ) is a former NFL Hall of Famer who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. ... Frank Sinkwich(October 10,1920-October 22,1990) won the Heisman Trophy in 1942 while playing at the University of Georgia from 1940-1942. ... Angelo Bertelli (June 18, 1921 - June 26, 1999) was an American football quarterback. ... Charley Trippi(born December 14, 1922, in Pittston, Pennsylvania)was in 1946 a two-time All-American from the University of Georgia, and was a key figure in the inter-league battling between the new AII-America Football Conference ( AAFC) and the National Football League. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Charles Philip Bednarik (born May 1, 1925 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) (a. ... Leon Hart (November 2, 1928 near Pittsburgh - September 24, 2002) was an American football player. ... Kyle Rote Born October 27, 1928 Died August 15, 2002 Kyle Rote, an All-American running back at Southern Methodist University, Class of 1951, played for 11 years for the New York Giants, 1951-1961. ... Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935 in Louisville, Kentucky) was an outstanding all-around athlete who played college basketball but is best known as an American football player. ... Randy Duncan (born Hearst Randolph Duncan, Jr. ... William Abb Billy Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is an All-American and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner from Louisiana State University, and one of the American Football Leagues most celebrated combatants. ... Thomas Cyril Mason (born July 8, 1939 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is an American football player. ... Ernie Davis (born December 13, 1939; died May 18, 1963) was an American Football player who became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. ... Terry Wayne Baker (born May 5, 1941 in Pine River, MN) is a former quarterback for the Oregon State University football team. ... Ivan Charles Tucker Frederickson (born January 12, 1943 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was a running back for the New York Giants of the NFL. Frederickson attended Auburn University, and was a two-way player with the Tigers football team (averaging 4. ... Thomas Henry Nobis, Jr. ... Charles Aaron Bubba Smith (born February 28, 1945 in Orange, Texas) is a former professional American football player in the 1960s and 1970s who became an actor in the 1980s. ... Ron Yary (born July 16, 1946) is a former professional American football player. ... Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). ... Jim Plunkett on the February 15, 1971 cover of Sports Illustrated James W. Jim Plunkett (born December 5, 1947 in San Jose, California) is a retired American football player. ... Walter George Patulski (Born:February 3,1950) is a former NFL player. ... John Daniel Matuszak (October 25, 1950–June 17, 1989), nicknamed Tooz, was an American football player in the NFL who later became an actor. ... Edward Lee Too Tall Jones (born February 23, 1951 in Jackson, Tennessee) was an American football player. ... Steve Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952) is a former American Football quarterback who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975-1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986). ... Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954) is a former NFL football player and the only member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... Ricky Lynn Bell (April 8, 1955 - November 28, 1984) was a running back who went to college at USC, where he still holds the single game rushing mark of 347 yards, set against Washington State University in 1976. ... Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29, 1955 in Tyler, Texas) is a former professional American Football running back and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... Tom Cousineau (born May 6, 1957, in Fairview Park, Ohio) is a former American Football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers from 1982 to 1987. ... Billy Sims (born September 18, 1955 in Missouri) is a former American NFL Pro Bowl, and college, football running back. ... George Rogers (born December 8, 1958 in Duluth, Georgia) is a former American football player who achieved distinction in both the college and professional ranks as a running back. ... Kenneth Wayne Sims (born October 31, 1959 in Kosse, Texas), is a former American professional football player who was selected by the New England Patriots as the first overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft. ... John Albert Elway, Jr. ... Irving Fryar (born September 28, 1962) is a former American Football wide receiver. ... Bruce Smith (b. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is a American football quarterback for the National Football Leagues New England Patriots. ... Aundray Bruce (born on April 30, 1966) was an outside linebacker at Auburn University. ... Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California, USA) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. ... Jeffrey Scott George (Born December 8, 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was a National Football League quarterback. ... Russell Maryland (born March 22, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former National Football League player, who, in a career lasting ten years, played nose tackle for the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, and the Green Bay Packers. ... Steve Emtman (born April 16, 1970) is a former defensive end/defensive tackle for the National Football Leagues Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears. ... Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise. ... Dan Wilkinson (born March 13, 1973) commonly referred to as Big Daddy is an American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions. ... Kenneth Ki-Jana Carter is a former NFL running back who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and later the Washington Redskins. ... Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. ... Orlando Lamar Pace (born November 4, 1975 in Sandusky, Ohio) is an American football who currently plays offensive tackle for the St. ... Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise. ... This article is an autobiography, and may not conform to Wikipedias NPOV policy. ... Courtney Brown is an NFL defensive end. ... Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American football quarterback who plays for the National Football Leagues Atlanta Falcons franchise. ... David Carr (born July 21, 1979 in Bakersfield, California) is an American football player. ... Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979 in Fresno, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the National Football Leagues Cincinnati Bengals franchise. ... Elisha Nelson Eli Manning (born January 3, 1981, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the starting quarterback for the New York Giants NFL franchise. ... Alexander D. Smith (born May 7, 1984 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is an American football quarterback for the NFLs San Francisco 49ers. ... Mario Williams (born January 31, 1985 in Richlands, North Carolina) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He attended North Carolina State from 2003-2005. ...