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         NFL-28                 6/6/02

FOR NFL ROOKIES, THE REAL FATHER’S DAY

COMES THIS SEPTEMBER

They’ll definitely get him something for Father’s Day this June 16.  Probably a nice new sweater, or maybe a new sitting chair. 

But the real Father’s Day present from 11 NFL rookies will be unwrapped from September 5-9 – on NFL Kickoff 2002 Weekend.  At that time, if all goes well, they’ll give dad a gift only 122 sons have presented before -- following in his footsteps as NFL players.

One of them, defensive end GRANT IRONS of the Buffalo Bills, didn’t exactly follow in dad’s footsteps.  Grant went to Notre Dame, while father GERALD -- a 10-year NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns from 1970-79 -- graduated from Maryland-East Shore.

But that was OK with Pop…and Mom.  “My parents always told me that I would get that gut feeling about which school was right for me on my visits,” says Grant.  “When I got to South Bend, I got that feeling.  They reached out to me like I was part of their family.”

And then Grant didn’t follow Dad again. 

Pop was a linebacker, and so was Grant – or so he thought.  Then Irish assistant coach CHARLIE STRONG said the team had plans for him in a three-point stance.

“A linebacker was what I always wanted to be,” says Grant.  “I looked at my father, and that’s what I wanted to be.  But as time went on and my body matured, when I looked in the mirror, everything said, ‘Defensive end.’  Now, I like this position even more than linebacker.”

Gerald Irons inspired his son beyond the football field as well.

Gerald, who now works in real estate in The Woodlands, Texas, would move his family every offseason from Oakland back to Gary, Indiana where he and wife MYRNA were from, so he could attend the University of Chicago Law School.  He eventually earned his law degree.

“I admire him more that while he played in the NFL, he got his law degree,” says Grant.  “The strength and the dedication and the courage that he displayed were the things I’ve taken from him.”

That kind of work ethic had its effect.

Grant – only the 13th two-time team captain in Irish history – graduated in May 2001 from Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business with a degree in management information systems, and is enrolled in his first year of graduate school, seeking a master’s in business management.  He was president of Notre Dame’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council. 

And he’s good pals with WARREN BUFFETT!  Yes, that Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest people in the world.

TOM MENDOZA, for whom Notre Dame’s business school is named and who is a mentor to Grant, told Buffett one day on a golf outing about his impressive charge.

A couple of days later, Grant was sitting in his dorm room when his phone rang.  On the other end?  Warren Buffett!

“I was shocked,” says Grant.  “He’s a great guy.  I always admired his business acumen and the way he’s able to make wise decisions and wise investments.”

Buffett became as impressed as the two spent time together. 

“He’s a fine young man,” says the financier.  “He’s the kind of guy that you would feel good about hiring, or you would feel good about him as your next-door neighbor, or marrying into your family.  He’s just a solid person.”

For that, Grant Irons says, he has his father to thank.

“I look up to my father,” he says.  “Through his example as an athlete, as a father and as a person, he truly exemplifies what a role model is supposed to be.”

 * * *

There are 10 other rookies who can give their dads perhaps their most appreciated Father’s Day gift ever -- following in Pop’s NFL footsteps. 

There have been 122 father-son pairs and threesomes that have played in the NFL.  The list includes names such as DORSETT (Tony and Anthony); FARR (Mel, Sr., Mel, Jr. and Mike); JONES (Dub and Bert); KIICK (George and Jim); MANNING (Archie and Peyton); MATTHEWS (Clay, Sr., Clay, Jr. and Bruce); METCALF (Terry and Eric); and SHULA (Don, Dave and Mike).

The 11 rookies who this year can be added to the NFL fathers-sons list:

  • Philadelphia DE RAHEEM BROCK, son of RB ZACHARY DIXON (Denver-NY Giants-Philadelphia-Baltimore-Seattle, 1979-84).

 

·    NY Jets LB JAMIE BURROW, son of DB JIM (Green Bay, 1976).

 

  • Houston WR JABAR GAFFNEY, son of WR DERRICK (NY Jets, 1978-87).

 

  • New England TE DANIEL GRAHAM, son of LB TOM (Denver-Kansas City-San Diego-Buffalo, 1972-78).

 

  • Atlanta WR KAHLIL HILL, son of WR J.D. (Buffalo-Detroit, 1971-77).

 

  • New Orleans DB KEVIN HOUSE, son of WR KEVIN, SR. (Tampa Bay-LA Rams, 1980-87).

 

  • Baltimore WR JAVIN HUNTER, son of DB JAMES (Detroit, 1976-82).

 

  • Buffalo DE GRANT IRONS, son of LB GERALD (Oakland-Cleveland, 1970-79).

 

  • Baltimore WR RON JOHNSON, son of DB RON, SR. (Pittsburgh, 1978-84).

 

  • Oakland TE DOUG JOLLEY, son of G-T GORDON (Detroit-Seattle, 1972-77).

 

  • Baltimore TE TERRY JONES, son of DT TERRY, SR. (Green Bay, 1978-84).

Following is a list of the 122 -- and 26 current -- NFL father-son duos and threesomes (with current players denoted by an asterisk): 

ADAMLE

 

 

Tony

LB-RB

1947-51, 1954 Cleveland Browns

Mike

RB

1971-72 Kansas City Chiefs, 1973-74 New York Jets, 1975-76 Chicago Bears

 

 

 

ADAMS

 

 

Julius

DE

1971-87 New England Patriots

Keith

LB

2001-present Dallas Cowboys *

 

 

 

ADAMS

 

 

Sam, Sr.

G

1972-80 New England Patriots

Sam, Jr.

DT

1994-99 Seattle Seahawks, 2000-01 Baltimore Ravens

 

 

 

ALDRIDGE

 

 

Allen, Sr.

DE

1971-72 Houston Oilers, 1974 Cleveland Browns

Allen, Jr.

LB

1994-97 Denver Broncos, 1998-01 Detroit Lions, 2002 Houston Texans *

 

 

 

ALFORD

 

 

Bruce

WR-DB

1950-51 New York Yanks

Bruce

K

1967 Washington Redskins, 1968-69 Buffalo Bills

 

 

 

ANE

 

 

Charlie

T-C

1953-59 Detroit Lions

Charlie

C

1975-80 Kansas City Chiefs, 1981 Green Bay Packers

 

 

 

BARBER

 

 

Rudy

LB

1968 Miami Dolphins

Kantroy

RB

1998 Indianapolis Colts, 1999 Miami Dolphins

 

 

 

BELL

 

 

Bobby, Sr.

LB-DE

1963-74 Kansas City Chiefs

Bobby, Jr.

LB

1984 New York Jets, 1987 Chicago Bears

 

 

 

BELSER

 

 

Caeser

DB

1968-71 Kansas City Chiefs, 1974 San Francisco 49ers

Jason

DB

1992-2000 Indianapolis Colts, 2001-present Kansas City Chiefs

 

 

 

BERCICH

 

 

Bob

S

1960-61 Dallas Cowboys

Peter

LB

1995-99 Minnesota Vikings

 

 

 

BETTRIDGE

 

 

John

RB-LB

1937 Chicago Bears, 1937 Cleveland Rams

Ed 

LB

1964 Cleveland Browns

 

 

 

BRADLEY

 

 

Ed 

G-DE

1950, 1952 Chicago Bears

Ed 

LB

1972-75 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1976 Seattle Seahawks, 1977-78 San Francisco 49ers

 

 

 

BRADLEY

 

 

Harold

G

1928 Chicago Cardinals

Harold, Jr.

G

1954-56 Cleveland Browns, 1958 Philadelphia Eagles

 

 

 

BROCK

 

 

Clyde

T

1962-63 Dallas Cowboys, 1963 San Francisco 49ers

Matt

DE

1989-94 Green Bay Packers, 1994-96 New York Jets 

 

 

 

BUDDE

 

 

Ed 

G

1963-76 Kansas City Chiefs

Brad

G

1980-86 Kansas City Chiefs

 

 

 

BULLOUGH

 

 

Hank

G

1955, 1958 Green Bay Packers, (1956-57 military service), (Head Coach: 1978 New England Patriots, 1985-86 Buffalo Bills)

Chuck

LB

1993-94 Miami Dolphins

 

 

 

CAMPBELL

 

 

Ken

WR

1960 New York Titans

Scott

QB

1984-86 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1986-90 Atlanta Falcons

 

 

 

CANNON

 

 

Billy

TE-RB-WR

1960-63 Houston Oilers, 1964-69 Oakland Raiders, 1970 Kansas City Chiefs

Billy

LB

1984 Dallas Cowboys

 

 

 

CAROLAN

 

 

Reg

TE

1962-63 San Diego Chargers, 1964-68 Kansas City Chiefs

Brett

TE

1994-95 San Francisco 49ers, 1996 Miami Dolphins

 

 

 

CARTER

 

 

Rubin

DT

1975-86 Denver Broncos

Andre

DE

2001-present San Francisco 49ers *

 

 

 

CASSADY

 

 

Howard

RB-WR

1956-61 Detroit Lions, 1962 Cleveland Browns, 1962 Philadelphia Eagles, 1963 Detroit Lions

Craig

DB

1977 New Orleans Saints

 

 

 

CHICKILLO

 

 

Nick

LB-G

1953 Chicago Cardinals

Tony

DE-DT

1984-85 San Diego Chargers, 1987 New York Jets

 

 

 

CLARK

 

 

Monte

T-DT-DE

1959-61 San Francisco 49ers, 1962 Dallas Cowboys, 1963-69 Cleveland Browns (Head Coach: 1976 San Francisco 49ers, 1978-84 Detroit Lions)

Bryan

QB

1982-84 San Francisco 49ers, 1984 Cincinnati Bengals

 

 

 

CLINE

 

 

Tony

DE

1970-75 Oakland Raiders, 1976 San Francisco 49ers

Tony

TE

1995-97 Buffalo Bills, 1998 Oakland Raiders

 

 

 

COADY

 

 

Rich

C-TE

1970-74 Chicago Bears

Rich

S

1999-present St. Louis Rams *

 

 

 

CORDILL

 

 

Ollie

RB-DB

1940 Cleveland Rams, (1941-45 military service)

Ollie

DE-WR

1967 San Diego Chargers, 1968 Atlanta Falcons, 1969 New Orleans Saints

 

 

 

CORNISH

 

 

Frank

DT

1966-70 Chicago Bears, 1970-71 Miami Dolphins, 1972 Buffalo Bills

Frank

G-C

1990-91 San Diego Chargers, 1992-93 Dallas Cowboys

 

 

 

CRONIN

 

 

Bill

RB-WR

1927-29 Providence Steam Roller

Bill

TE

1965 Philadelphia Eagles, 1966 Miami Dolphins

 

 

 

CUMMINGS

 

 

Ed

LB

1964 New York Jets, 1965 Denver Broncos

Joe

LB

1996 San Diego Chargers, 1998-99 Buffalo Bills

 

 

 

DE LONG

 

 

Steve

DT-DE

1965-71 San Diego Chargers, 1972 Chicago Bears

Keith

LB

1989-93 San Francisco 49ers

 

 

 

DENNERY

 

 

Vince

OE-DE

1941 New York Giants, 1942-45 military service

Mike

LB

1974-75 Oakland Raiders, 1976 Miami Dolphins

 

 

 

DORSETT

 

 

Tony

RB

1977-87 Dallas Cowboys, 1988 Denver Broncos

Anthony

CB

1996-99 Houston/Tennessee Oilers-Titans, 2000-present Oakland Raiders *

 

 

 

DOTSON

 

 

Alphonse

DT

1965 Kansas City Chiefs, 1966 Miami Dolphins, 1968-70 Oakland Raiders

Santana

DT-DE

1992-95 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1996-01 Green Bay Packers, 2002 Washington Redskins *

 

 

 

DUNSTAN

 

 

Elwyn

T

1938-39 Chicago Cardinals, 1939-41 Cleveland Rams

Bill

DT

1973-76 Philadelphia Eagles, 1977 Buffalo Bills, 1979 Los Angeles Rams

 

 

 

EATON

 

 

Scott

DB

1967-71 New York Giants

Tracey

S

1988-89 Houston Oilers, 1990 Phoenix Cardinals, 1991-93 Atlanta Falcons

 

 

 

EMBREE

 

 

John

WR

1969-70 Denver Broncos

Jon

TE

1987-88 Los Angeles Rams

 

 

 

ERLANDSON

 

 

Tom, Sr.

LB

1962-65 Denver Broncos, 1966-67 Miami Dolphins, 1968 San Diego Chargers

Tom, Jr.

LB

1988 Buffalo Bills

 

 

 

FARMER

 

 

George

WR

1970-75 Chicago Bears, 1975 Detroit Lions

Danny

WR

2000-present Cincinnati Bengals *

 

 

 

FARR

 

 

Mel, Sr.

RB

1963-73 Detroit Lions

Mel, Jr.

RB

1989 Los Angeles Rams

Mike

WR

1990-92 Detroit Lions

 

 

 

FAUST

 

 

George

RB-LB

1939 Chicago Cardinals

Paul

LB

1967 Minnesota Vikings

 

 

 

FLANIGAN

 

 

Jim, Sr.

LB

1967-70 Green Bay Packers

Jim, Jr.

DT

1994-2000 Chicago Bears, 2001 Green Bay Packers

 

 

 

FOREMAN

 

 

Chuck

RB

1973-79 Minnesota Vikings, 1980 New England Patriots

Jay

LB

1999-01 Buffalo Bills, 2002 Houston Texans *

 

 

 

FRITSCH

 

 

Ted

RB-LB

1942-50 Green Bay Packers

Ted

C

1972-74 Atlanta Falcons, 1976-79 Washington Redskins

 

 

 

GILLETTE

 

 

Jim

RB-DB

1940, 1944-45 Cleveland Rams, 1941-43 military service, 1946 Boston Yanks, 1947 Green Bay Packers, 1948 Detroit Lions

Walker

WR

1970-71 San Diego Chargers, 1972-73 St. Louis Cardinals, 1974-76 New York Giants

 

 

 

GOODE

 

 

Irv

G-C

1962-71 St. Louis Cardinals, 1972 Buffalo Bills, 1973-74 Miami Dolphins

Conrad (Stepson)

T

1984-85 New York Giants, 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

 

 

 

GORBAL

 

 

Alex

FB-WB

1923 Rock Island Independents

Ken

DB

1950, 1953-54 Cleveland Browns, 1955-56 Chicago Bears, 1956 Green Bay Packers, (1951-52 military service)

 

 

 

GRAYSON

 

 

Dave

DB

1961-64 Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, 1965-70 Oakland Raiders

David

LB

1987-90 Cleveland Browns, 1991 San Diego Chargers

 

 

 

GREEN

 

 

Joe

DB

1970-71 New York Giants

Barrett

LB

2000-present Detroit Lions *

 

 

 

GREGORY

 

 

John

G

1941 Cleveland Rams

Jack

DE

1967-71, 1979 Cleveland Browns, 1972-78 New York Giants

 

 

 

GRIESE

 

 

Bob

QB

1967-80 Miami Dolphins

Brian

QB

1998-present Denver Broncos *

 

 

 

HAMILTON

 

 

Wes

G

1976-84 Minnesota Vikings

Ben

C

2001-present Denver Broncos *

 

 

 

HANNAH

 

 

Herb

T

1951 New York Giants

John

G

1973-85 New England Patriots

Charley

T-G-DE

1977-82 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1983-88 Los Angeles Raiders

 

 

 

HARVEY

 

 

Richard

DB

1970 Philadelphia Eagles, 1971 New Orleans Saints

Richard

LB

1990-91 New England Patriots, 1992-93 Buffalo Bills, 1994 Denver Broncos,

 

 

1995-98 New Orleans Saints, 1999 Oakland Raiders

HASSELBECK

 

 

Don

TE

1977-83 New England Patriots, 1983 Los Angeles Raiders, 1984 Minnesota Vikings, 1985 New York Giants

Matt

QB

1998-2000 Green Bay Packers, 2001-present Seattle Seahawks *

 

 

 

HIGHSMITH

 

 

Walter

G-T-C

1968-69 Denver Broncos, 1972 Houston Oilers

Alonzo

RB

1987-89 Houston Oilers, 1990-91 Dallas Cowboys, 1991-92 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

 

 

 

HILL

 

 

J.D.

WR

1971-75 Buffalo Bills, 1976-77 Detroit Lions

Lonzell

WR

1987-90 New Orleans Saints

 

 

 

HOWFIELD

 

 

Bobby

K

1968-70 Denver Broncos, 1971-74 New York Jets

Ian

K

1991 Houston Oilers

 

 

 

HUDSON

 

 

Dick

G-T

1962 San Diego Chargers, 1963-67 Buffalo Bills

John

C-G

1991-95 Philadelphia Eagles, 1996-99 New York Jets

 

 

 

HUMPHREY

 

 

Tom

C

1974 Kansas City Chiefs

Jay

T

1999-01 Minnesota Vikings, 2002 Denver Broncos *

 

 

 

JONES

 

 

Dub

RB-DB

1950-55 Cleveland Browns

Bert

QB

1973-81 Baltimore Colts, 1982 Los Angeles Rams

 

 

 

KEMP

 

 

Jack

QB

1957 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1960-62 Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, 1962-69 Buffalo Bills

Jeff

QB

1981-85 Los Angeles Rams, 1986 San Francisco 49ers, 1987-91 Seattle Seahawks, 1991 Philadelphia Eagles

 

 

 

KIICK

 

 

George

DB-RB

1940, 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers, 1941-44 military service

Jim

RB

1968-74 Miami Dolphins, 1976-77 Denver Broncos, 1977 Washington Redskins

 

 

 

KNAFELC

 

 

Gary

E

1954 Chicago Cardinals, 1954-62 Green Bay Packers, 1963 San Francisco 49ers

Greg

QB

1983 New Orleans Saints

 

 

 

KOWALKOWSKI

 

 

Bob

G

1966-76 Detroit Lions, 1977 Green Bay Packers

Scott

LB

1991-92 Philadelphia Eagles, 1994-present Detroit Lions *

 

 

 

KRAKOSKI

 

 

Joe

DB

1961 Washington Redskins, 1963-66 Oakland Raiders

Joe

LB

1986 Washington Redskins

 

 

 

KUMEROW/PYLE

 

(See Pyle/Kumerow)

 

 

 

KUPP

 

 

Jake

G

1964-65 Dallas Cowboys, 1966 Washington Redskins, 1967 Atlanta Falcons, 1967-75 New Orleans Saints

Craig

QB

1991 Phoenix Cardinals, 1991 Dallas Cowboys

 

 

 

LAZETICH

 

 

Bill

RB-DB

1939, 1942 Cleveland Rams, 1943-45 military service

Pete

DE-DT-LB

1972-74 San Diego Chargers, 1976-77 Philadelphia Eagles

 

 

 

LEEUWENBURG

 

 

Richard

T

1965 Chicago Bears

Jay

C

1992-95 Chicago Bears, 1996-98 Indianapolis Colts, 1999 Cincinnati Bengals, 2000 Washington Redskins, 2001 Denver Broncos

 

 

 

LEGGETT

 

 

Earl

DT-DE

1957-65 Chicago Bears, 1966 Los Angeles Rams, 1967-68 New Orleans Saints

Brad

C

1991 New Orleans Saints

 

 

 

LOONEY

 

 

Don

WR-DB

1940 Philadelphia Eagles, 1941-42 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1943-45 military service

Joe Don

RB

1964 Baltimore Colts, 1965-66 Detroit Lions, 1966-67 Washington Redskins, 1968 military service, 1969 New Orleans Saints

 

 

 

LYLE

 

 

Garry

DB-HB

1968-74 Chicago Bears

Keith

S

1994-2000 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 2001 Washington Redskins, 2002 Atlanta Falcons

 

 

 

MAC AFEE

 

 

Ken

WR

1954-58 New York Giants, 1959 Philadelphia Eagles, 1959 Washington Redskins

Ken

TE

1978-79 San Francisco 49ers

 

 

 

MACKEY

 

 

Dee

TE-

1960 San Francisco 49ers, 1961-62 Baltimore Colts, 1963-66 New York Jets

Kyle

QB

1984 St. Louis Cardinals, 1986 Philadelphia Eagles, 1987 Miami Dolphins, 1989 New York Jets

 

 

 

MANGUM

 

 

John

DT

1966-67 Boston Patriots

John

DB

1990-98 Chicago Bears 

Kris

TE

1997-present Carolina Panthers *

 

 

 

MANNING

 

 

Archie

QB

1971-82 New Orleans Saints, 1982-83 Houston Oilers, 1983-84 Minnesota Vikings

Peyton

QB

1998-present Indianapolis Colts *

 

 

 

MARINOVICH

 

 

Marv

LB

1965 Oakland Raiders

Todd

QB

1991-92 Los Angeles Raiders

 

 

 

MARION

 

 

Jerry

WR

1967 Pittsburgh Steelers

Brock

S

1993-97 Dallas Cowboys, 1998-present Miami Dolphins *

 

 

 

MATTHEWS

 

 

Clay, Sr.

DE-DT

1950, 1953-55 San Francisco 49ers, 1951-52 military service

Clay, Jr.

LB

1978-93 Cleveland Browns, 1994-96 Atlanta Falcons 

Bruce

G-T-C

1983-present Houston/Tennessee Oilers-Titans *

 

 

 

MC ALISTER

 

 

James

RB

1975-76 Philadelphia Eagles, 1978 New England Patriots

Chris

CB

1999-present Baltimore Ravens *

 

 

 

MC CLOUGHAN

 

 

Kent

CB

1965-70 Oakland Raiders

Dave

DB

1991 Indianapolis Colts, 1992 Green Bay Packers, 1993 Seattle Seahawks

 

 

 

MC COLL

 

 

Bill

WR

1952-59 Chicago Bears

Milt

LB

1981-87 San Francisco 49ers, 1988 Los Angeles Raiders

 

 

 

MC CUTCHEON

 

 

Lawrence

RB

1972-79 Los Angeles Rams, 1980 Denver Broncos, 1980 Seattle Seahawks, 1981 Buffalo Bills

Daylon

CB

1999-present Cleveland Browns *

 

 

 

MC MILLAN

 

 

Ernie

T

1961-74 St. Louis Cardinals, 1975 Green Bay Packers

Erik

S

1988-92 New York Jets, 1993 Philadelphia Eagles, 1993 Cleveland Browns, 1993 Kansas City Chiefs

 

 

 

MESSNER

 

 

Max

LB

1960-63 Detroit Lions, 1964 New York Giants, 1964-65 Pittsburgh Steelers

Mark

LB

1989 Los Angeles Rams

 

 

 

METCALF

 

 

Terry

RB-WR-KR

1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1981 Washington Redskins

Eric

RB-WR-KR

1989-94 Cleveland Browns, 1995-96 Atlanta Falcons, 1997 San Diego Chargers, 1998 Arizona Cardinals, 2001 Washington Redskins

 

 

 

MOORE

 

 

Richard

DT

1969-70 Green Bay Packers

Brandon

T

1993-95 New England Patriots

 

 

 

MORAN

 

 

Jim

DT

1964-67 New York Giants

Eric

T-G

1984-86 Houston Oilers

Rich

G-C

1985-1993 Green Bay Packers

 

 

 

NESSER

 

 

Ted

C-T-G

1920-21 Columbus Panhandles (player-coach)

Charles

RB

1921 Columbus Panhandles

 

 

 

NIX

 

 

Emery

QB-DB

1943, 1946 New York Giants, 1944-45 military service

Kent

QB

1967-69 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1970-71 Chicago Bears, 1972 Houston Oilers

 

 

 

PIFFERINI

 

 

Bob

LB-C

1949 Detroit Lions

Bob

LB

1972-75 Chicago Bears, 1977 Los Angeles Rams

 

 

 

PITTS

 

 

Elijah

RB

1961-69, 1971 Green Bay Packers, 1970 Los Angeles Rams, 1970 New Orleans Saints

Ron

DB

1986-87 Buffalo Bills, 1988-90 Green Bay Packers

 

 

 

PYLE/KUMEROW

 

 

Palmer Pyle

G

1960-63 Baltimore Colts, 1964 Minnesota Vikings, 1966 Oakland Raiders

Eric Kumerow

LB-DE

1988-90 Miami Dolphins

 

 

 

PYNE

 

 

George II

T

1931 Providence Steam Roller (grandfather)

George III

DT

1965 Boston Patriots (father)

Jim

C

1994-97 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1998 Detroit Lions, 1999-00 Cleveland Browns, 2001 Philadelphia Eagles, 2002 Indianapolis Colts (son) *

 

 

 

RENFRO

 

 

Ray

WR-RB

1952-63 Cleveland Browns

Mike

WR

1978-83 Houston Oilers, 1984-87 Dallas Cowboys

 

 

 

RUDOLPH

 

 

Jack

LB

1960, 1962-65 Boston Patriots, 1966 Miami Dolphins

Coleman

DE-DT

1993-94 New York Jets, 1994-96 New York Giants

 

 

 

SALAAM/WASHINGTON

 

(See Washington/Salaam)

 

 

 

SAUER

 

 

George, Sr.

RB

1935-37 Green Bay Packers

George, Jr.

WR

1965-70 New York Jets

 

 

 

SCHWEDES

 

 

Gerhard

RB

1960-61 Boston Patriots

Scott

WR

1987-90 Miami Dolphins, 1990 San Diego Chargers

 

 

 

SCOTT

 

 

Fred

WR

1974-77 Baltimore Colts, 1978-83 Detroit Lions

Freddie

WR

1996-97 Atlanta Falcons, 1998 Indianapolis Colts

 

 

 

SHULA

 

 

Don

DB-RB

1951-52 Cleveland Browns, 1953-56 Baltimore Colts, 1957 Washington Redskins (Head Coach: 1963-69 Baltimore Colts, 1970-95 Miami Dolphins)

David

WR

1981 Baltimore Colts (Head Coach: 1992-96 Cincinnati Bengals)

Mike

QB

1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

 

 

 

SISK

 

 

Johnny

RB

1932-36 Chicago Bears

John

DB

1964 Chicago Bears

 

 

 

SKIBINSKI

 

 

Joe

G

1952 Cleveland Browns, 1953-54 military service, 1955-56 Green Bay Packers

John

FB

1978-81 Chicago Bears

 

 

 

SMITH

 

 

Billy Ray, Sr.

DT-DE

1957 Los Angeles Rams, 1958-60 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1961-70 Baltimore Colts

Billy Ray, Jr.

LB

1983-92 San Diego Chargers

 

 

 

SMITH

 

 

Charlie

RB

1968-74 Oakland Raiders, 1975 San Diego Chargers

Kevin

TE

1992-95 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 1996 Green Bay Packers

 

 

 

SMITH

 

 

Steve

T

1966 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1966-67 San Francisco 49ers, 1968-70 Minnesota Vikings, 1971-74 Philadelphia Eagles

Brady

DE

1996-99 New Orleans Saints, 2000-present Atlanta Falcons *

 

 

 

SPRINGS

 

 

Ron

RB

1979-84 Dallas Cowboys, 1985-86 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Shawn

CB

1997-present Seattle Seahawks *

 

 

 

STONEBREAKER

 

 

Steve

LB

1962-63 Minnesota Vikings, 1964-66 Baltimore Colts, 1967-68 New Orleans Saints

Mike

LB

1991 Chicago Bears, 1994 New Orleans Saints

 

 

 

SUHEY

 

 

Steve

G

1948-49 Pittsburgh Steelers

Matt

RB

1980-89 Chicago Bears

Bob Higgins

WR

1920-21 Canton Bulldogs (Maternal grandfather of Matt Suhey)

 

 

 

TAYLOR

 

 

Roosevelt

DB

1961-69 Chicago Bears, 1969-71 San Francisco 49ers, 1972 Washington Redskins

Brian

RB

1989 Chicago Bears, 1991 Buffalo Bills

 

 

 

THOMAS

 

 

Aaron

TE-WR

1961-62 San Francisco 49ers, 1962-70 New York Giants

Robb

WR

1989-91 Kansas City Chiefs, 1992-95 Seattle Seahawks, 1996-98 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

 

 

 

TONER

 

 

Ed

DT-LB

1967-69 Boston Patriots

Ed

RB

1992-94 Indianapolis Colts, 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers

 

 

 

TUIASOSOPO

 

 

Manu

DT

1979-83 Seattle, 1984-86 San Francisco

Marques

QB

2001-present Oakland Raiders *

 

 

 

WALTON

 

 

Frank

G

1934, 1944-45 Boston/Washington Redskins

Joe

WR-DE

1957-60 Washington Redskins, 1961-63 NY Giants (Head Coach: 1983-89 NY Jets)

 

 

 

WASHINGTON/
SALAAM

 

 

Teddy Washington

RB

1968 Cincinnati Bengals

Rashaan Salaam

RB

1995-97 Chicago Bears, 1999 Cleveland Browns

 

 

 

WASHINGTON

 

 

Ted

LB

1973-82 Houston Oilers

Ted

NT-DE

1991-93 San Francisco 49ers, 1994 Denver Broncos, 1995-2000 Buffalo Bills, 2001-present Chicago Bears *

 

 

 

WHITE

 

 

Wilford

RB

1951-52 Chicago Bears

Danny

QB-P

1976-88 Dallas Cowboys

 

 

 

WILCOX

 

 

Dave

LB

1964-74 San Francisco 49ers

Josh

TE

1998-99 New Orleans Saints

 

 

 

WILLIAMS

 

 

Clancy

DB

1965-72 Los Angeles Rams

Clarence

RB

1993 Cleveland Browns

 

 

 

WILLIAMS

 

 

Howie

DB

1962-63 Green Bay Packers, 1963 San Francisco 49ers, 1964-69 Oakland Raiders

Gardner

DB

1984 Detroit Lions

 

 

 

WILSON

 

 

George

WR-DE

1937-46 Chicago Bears (Head Coach: 1957-64 Detroit Lions, 1966-69 Miami Dolphins)

George, Jr.

QB

1966 Miami Dolphins

 

 

 

WILSON

 

 

Tommy

RB

1956-61 Los Angeles Rams, 1962 Cleveland Browns, 1963 Minnesota Vikings

Steve

DB-WR

1979-81 Dallas Cowboys, 1982-88 Denver Broncos

 

 

 

WYATT

 

 

Alvin

CB

1970 Oakland Raiders, 1971-72 Buffalo Bills, 1973 Houston Oilers

Antwuan

WR

1997 Philadelphia Eagles

 

 

 

YOUNG

 

 

Willie

T

1966-75 New York Giants

Rodney

S

1995-98 New York Giants