Name
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Original chapter
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Notability
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References
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Emmanuel Arceneaux
|
Delta Kappa
|
NFL player, Minnesota Vikings
|
[335]
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Bobby Bell
|
Mu
|
National Football League (NFL) player, Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
[336][337]
|
Gordon Bell
|
Epsilon
|
NFL player
|
[338]
|
Khari Blasingame
|
Kappa Theta
|
NFL player
|
[339]
|
Leroy Bolden
|
Gamma Tau
|
NFL player
|
[340]
|
Wes Chandler
|
Theta Sigma
|
NFL player; four-time Pro Bowl player; two-time college All American; 2014 College Football Hall of Fame inductee
|
[19]
|
Michael Clayton
|
Nu Psi
|
NFL player
|
[341]
|
Emerson Cole
|
Alpha Xi Lambda
|
NFL player; first African American to be drafted by the Cleveland Browns and a member of the 1950 NFL championship team; University of Toledo Hall of Fame
|
[342]
|
Don Coleman
|
Gamma Tau
|
NFL player; first African American All-American football player at Michigan State University; first MSU player to have jersey retired; first African American to serve on the MSU coaching staff; member of College Football Hall of Fame
|
[343]
|
Greg Coleman
|
Beta Nu
|
NFL player; first African American punter in the NFL
|
[312]
|
Marco Coleman
|
Nu Mu
|
NFL player; 14 seasons in the NFL; Pro Bowler
|
[344]
|
Canute Curtis
|
Pi Mu
|
NFL player
|
[345]
|
Garrett Dickerson
|
Alpha Mu
|
NFL player with the New York Giants
|
[346]
|
Chris Doleman
|
Omicron
|
NFL player, Pro Football Hall of Fame; eight-time Pro Bowl selection; three-time First Team All-Pro selection; two-time Second Team All-Pro selection; four-time First Team All NFC; two-time Second Team All NFC; NFL 1990's All-Decade Team
|
[347]
|
Donald Driver
|
Delta Kappa
|
NFL player; three-time Pro Bowler; author
|
[341]
|
Carl Eller
|
Mu
|
NFL player, 2004 Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
[348]
|
Mel Farr Jr.
|
Gamma Xi
|
NFL player
|
[307][349]
|
Mike Farr
|
Gamma Xi
|
NFL player
|
[307][350]
|
Charles Fisher
|
Pi Mu
|
NFL player, 12 years in the NFL
|
[351]
|
Julius Franks
|
Epsilon
|
First African American to become an All-American football player at the University of Michigan
|
[352]
|
Kyle Fuller
|
Tau Alpha
|
NFL player
|
[353]
|
Derrick Gaffney
|
Theta Sigma
|
NFL player, nine years in the NFL
|
[354][355]
|
Nesby Glasgow
|
Alpha Xi
|
NFL player, 14 years in the NFL
|
[356][357]
|
Barrett Green
|
Pi Mu
|
NFL player, seven years in the NFL
|
[345]
|
Sammy Green
|
Theta Sigma
|
NFL player
|
[354][358]
|
Rosey Grier
|
Gamma Nu
|
NFL player; two-time Pro Bowler; singer; actor; best known for The Thing with Two Heads; helped apprehend Sirhan Sirhan in the immediate aftermath of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination
|
[citation needed]
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Charles Haley
|
Xi Delta
|
NFL player; 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame; 5-time Super Bowl Champion (San Francisco 49ers 1988 & 1989; Dallas Cowboys 1992, 1993, & 1995); five-time Pro Bowl player
|
[28]
|
P. J. Hall
|
Theta Mu
|
NFL player with the Oakland Raiders
|
[359]
|
Jackie Harris
|
Delta Sigma Lambda
|
NFL player; 10 seasons in NFL
|
[360]
|
Dennis Harrison
|
Kappa Theta
|
NFL player; played in Super Bowl XV and Pro Bowl
|
[361]
|
T. J. Heath
|
Xi Xi
|
NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars
|
[361]
|
Darryl Henley
|
Gamma Xi
|
NFL player and college All American
|
[362]
|
Eddie Hinton
|
Zeta Zeta
|
NFL player, Baltimore Colts; played in Super Bowl V; former all-time leading receiver at the University of Oklahoma
|
[363]
|
Darius Holland
|
Alpha Iota
|
NFL player, 10 seasons in the NFL
|
[364]
|
Michael Hunter
|
Gamma Eta
|
NFL player
|
[365]
|
Germain Ifedi
|
Pi Omicron
|
NFL player
|
[366]
|
Duke Ihenacho
|
Epsilon Mu
|
NFL player
|
[367]
|
Michael Jackson
|
Mu Xi
|
NFL player, 8 years in the NFL
|
[28]
|
Charlie Janerette
|
Gamma Nu
|
NFL player, six years in the NFL, first African American to play against the all-White University of Alabama football team
|
[368]
|
Trezelle Jenkins
|
Epsilon
|
NFL player
|
[351]
|
Demetrious Johnson
|
Zeta Alpha
|
NFL player; founder of the Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation
|
[369]
|
Ron Johnson
|
Epsilon
|
NFL player; two-time Pro Bowler; College Football Hall of Fame; college football All-American; chairman of the National Football Foundation
|
[370]
|
Tyrell Johnson
|
Theta Upsilon
|
NFL player; starting strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings, 2008 to present
|
[335]
|
Dhani Jones
|
Epsilon
|
NFL player, 11 seasons in the NFL; TV personality
|
[312]
|
Jaryd Jones-Smith
|
Omicron
|
NFL player with the Houston Texans
|
[371]
|
Steve Jordan
|
Alpha Gamma
|
NFL player; six-time Pro Bowler
|
[312]
|
Lewis Kelly
|
Beta Delta
|
NFL player, 6 seasons
|
[372]
|
Reggie Kelly
|
Kappa Beta
|
NFL player
|
[373]
|
Carnell Lake
|
Gamma Xi
|
NFL player; five-time Pro Bowler; NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
|
[19]
|
Henry Lawrence
|
Beta Nu
|
NFL player; two-time Pro Bowler
|
[312]
|
Mark Lee
|
Alpha Xi
|
NFL player, 11 years in the NFL
|
[356][374]
|
Mike Merriweather
|
Nu Chi
|
NFL player, three-time Pro Bowl player
|
[312]
|
Ronald Moore
|
Gamma Chi
|
NFL player
|
[375]
|
Bill Munsey
|
Mu
|
NFL player CFL player
|
[336]
|
Adrian Murrell
|
Pi Mu
|
NFL player, 10 years in the NFL
|
[351]
|
Marques Murrell
|
Pi Nu
|
NFL player
|
[341]
|
Vince Newsome
|
Alpha Xi
|
NFL player, current assistant director of pro personnel for Baltimore Ravens
|
[376]
|
Roman Oben
|
Alpha Pi
|
NFL player, nine years in the NFL
|
[377]
|
Brig Owens
|
Alpha Alpha
|
NFL player, 11 years in the NFL; included in the list of "70 Greatest Redskins"
|
[312]
|
Michael Pittman Sr.
|
Epsilon Beta
|
NFL player, 10 years in the NFL
|
[341]
|
Fritz Pollard
|
Alpha Gamma
|
One of the first two Black players in the NFL in 1920; first Black head coach in the NFL; 2005 Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
[28]
|
Marcus Pollard
|
Epsilon Kappa
|
NFL player, 14 years in the NFL
|
[19]
|
Jethro Pugh
|
Beta Zeta
|
NFL player, 13 years in the NFL
|
[312]
|
Jay Ratliff
|
Omicron Kappa
|
NFL player; three-time Pro Bowl selection; First Team All-Pro selection
|
[361]
|
Ken Riley
|
Beta Nu
|
NFL player, 15 years in the NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023
|
[378]
|
Paul Robeson
|
Nu
|
NFL player; two-time college football All-American; College Football Hall of Fame; actor and singer; social activist; 1945 Spingarn Medal recipient; Stalin Peace Prize laureate
|
[39][296]
|
Eddie Robinson
|
Beta Iota Lambda
|
Head of the Grambling State University football program for 56 years; the winningest coach in college football history; first coach to record 400 wins; 408 total career wins
|
[312]
|
Darius Rush
|
Theta Nu
|
NFL player
|
[379]
|
Bernard Russ
|
Pi Mu
|
NFL player
|
[345]
|
Art Shell
|
Delta Nu
|
NFL player, four-time Pro Bowl player; Pro Football Hall of Fame; second Black head coach in the NFL
|
[46]
|
Max Starks
|
Theta Sigma
|
NFL player, two-time Super Bowl Champion
|
[380]
|
Sandy Stephens
|
Mu
|
NFL player; First African American All-American Quarterback, Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
|
[336][381]
|
Lemuel Stinson
|
Eta Upsilon
|
NFL player
|
[312]
|
Woody Strode
|
Alpha Delta
|
NFL player; one of the first two African-Americans to play in the NFL's modern (post-World War II) era; actor; nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
[382]
|
Billy Taylor
|
Epsilon
|
University of Michigan football All-American and school record holder of rushing yardage, CFL player
|
[383]
|
Jesse Thomas
|
Gamma Tau
|
NFL player
|
[340]
|
John Thornton
|
Pi Mu
|
NFL player, nine years in the NFL
|
[351]
|
Willie Thrower
|
Gamma Tau
|
NFL player, first African American quarterback in the NFL modern era
|
[340]
|
Wallace Triplett
|
Gamma Nu
|
NFL player, first African-American to be drafted into and play in the NFL
|
[384]
|
Gene Upshaw
|
Gamma Chi Lambda
|
NFL and AFL player; 1987 Pro Football Hall of Fame; president of National Football League Players Association (NFLPA); NFLPA Headquarters building in Washington, D.C. named in his honor
|
[19]
|
Anthony Walker Jr.
|
Alpha Mu
|
NFL player with the Indianapolis Colts
|
[385]
|
Kenny Washington
|
Alpha Delta
|
One of the first two African-Americans to play in the NFL's modern (post-World War II) era; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
|
[312]
|
Gerald Williams
|
Omicron Kappa
|
NFL player; 11 seasons in the NFL
|
[386]
|
J. Mayo Williams
|
Alpha Gamma
|
NFL player; one of the first African Americans to play professional football; recording artist elected to the Blues Hall of Fame
|
[387]
|
Reggie Williams
|
Theta Zeta
|
NFL player; 2007 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee; 1986 NFL Man of the Year; 1987 Sports Illustrated Co-Sportsman of the Year; former Cincinnati City Councilman
|
[388][389]
|
Eric C. Wright
|
Zeta Alpha
|
NFL player, two-time Pro Bowl player
|
[46]
|
Jason Wright
|
Alpha Mu
|
NFL player, businessman, team president of the Washington Football Team; first and only African American NFL team president
|
[312][390]
|