Famous American Football Players - List of Famous American Football Players - page 2

American football is the most popular sport in the United States, and the players of this game are accorded celebrity status in the football crazy country! American football is one of the many types of football that is played between two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The game has its origins in the sport of rugby football. Walter Camp, a legendary player of the game is said to be the “Father of American Football” as he set forth the rules for the modern version of the game as we know it today. Despite all the glamour attached to the image of football, becoming a professional football player takes a lot of hard work, and of course, good luck. Football is a sport that demands a high degree of athleticism, coordination, strength and stamina, and thus football players have to maintain their mental and physical health at the highest levels.

The Most Famous American Football Players

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Brandon BurlsworthSeptember 20, 1976AmericanBrandon Burlsworth was a football player who played for the Arkansas Razorbacks
Vince PapaleFebruary 9, 1946AmericanVince Papale is a former professional American football player
Demetress BellMay 3, 1984AmericanDemetress Bell is a former American football offensive tackle, who played for Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles
Clayton BushJune 8, 2000AmericanClayton Bush is an American football player
Rosey GrierJuly 14, 1932AmericanRoosevelt ‘Rosey’ Grier is a former professional football player, actor, author, and protestant minister
Mike DitkaOctober 18, 1939AmericanMike Ditka is a former American football NFL player coach and TV commentator
George BlandaSeptember 17, 1927AmericanGeorge Blanda was an American football quarterback known as ‘The Grand Old Man’ for his unbelievably long career
Tobin HeathMay 29, 1988AmericanTobin Heath is an American professional soccer player
Deion SandersAugust 9, 1967AmericanDeion Sanders is a former American football and baseball player
Tony RomoApril 21, 1980AmericanTony Romo is a well-known retired American footballer
Clayton Bush

Clayton Bush

Clayton Bush is an American football player

AmericanJune 8, 20001,146 views

JJ Watt

JJ Watt is an American professional football player

AmericanMarch 22, 1989173 views

Deion Sanders

Deion Sanders is a former American football and baseball player

AmericanAugust 9, 1967452 views

Le’Veon Bell

Le’Veon Bell is an American football player

Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott is an American football quarterback

AmericanJuly 29, 1993346 views

Woody Hayes

Woody Hayes was a renowned American football player and coach

AmericanFebruary 14, 1913129 views

Richard Sherman

Richard Kevin Sherman is an American football player

AmericanMarch 30, 198883 views

Tim Tebow

Timothy Richard Tebow, popularly known as Tim Tebow, is a former American football player and current baseball player

AmericanAugust 14, 1987117 views

Larry Fitzgerald

Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr

AmericanAugust 31, 1983138 views

Tony Dungy

A retired NFL Coach and a former American football player, Tony Dungy is the first African-American head coach to record a victory at the Super Bowl

AmericanOctober 6, 1955201 views