| Pro Football (NFL) |
| Steve Austin |
Dallas Cowboys (cut)? |
1986 |
| Bradshaw |
Los Angeles Raiders |
| Bob Bruggers |
Miami Dolphins |
1966-68 |
| San Diego Chargers |
1968-71 |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
1972 |
| [Dick the] Bruiser |
Green Bay Packers |
1940s |
| Joe Carollo |
2nd round draft pick
Los Angeles Rams |
| Los Angeles Rams |
1962-69 |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
1969-71 |
| Los Angeles Rams |
1971- |
| Don Chewy |
Los Angeles Rams |
?-1969 |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
1969- |
| Darren Drozdov |
Denver Broncos |
| Jim Duggan |
Atlanta Falcons (injured reserve) |
1977 |
| Bobby Duncum |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1968 |
| Marcus Dupree |
Los Angeles Raiders(?) |
1980s |
| Chad Fourtune |
Chicago Bears |
| Miami Dolphins |
| Verne Gagne |
cut by Green Bay Packers |
| Bill Goldberg |
Atlanta Falcons |
1992-1994(?) |
| Carolina Panthers (cut) |
1994 |
| Kevin Greene |
Los Angeles Rams |
1985 - 92 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
1993 - 1995 |
| Carolina Panthers |
1995 - 1996 |
| San Francisco 49ers |
1997 |
| Hardboiled Haggerty |
Green Bay Packers |
| Stan Hansen |
Baltimore Colts 11th Round Draft Pick (cut) |
1972 |
| Curt Hennig |
draftee of Minnesota Vikings |
| Ernie Holmes |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Curtis Hughes |
Dallas Cowboys |
during 1987 strike |
| Ahmed Johnson |
Dallas Cowboys |
| Walter Johnson |
Cleveland Browns |
1965-71 |
| Junkyard Dog |
cut by Green Bay Packers |
| Ernie Ladd |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| Houston Oilers |
| San Diego Chargers |
| Lex Luger |
Green Bay Packers Reserves |
1982 |
| Ed "Wahoo" McDaniel |
Miami Dolphins |
1968 |
| New York Jets |
| Steve McMichael |
New England Patriots |
1979-80 |
| Chicago Bears |
1981- 1993 |
| Green Bay Packers |
1994 |
| Ernest Miller |
Atlanta Falcons |
| Bronko Nagurski |
NFL Hall of Fame |
| Jim Neidhart |
Los Angeles Raiders training camp |
| Houston Oilers training camp |
| Paul Orndorff |
Kansas City Chiefs Draft Pick (cut) |
1973 |
| New Orleans Saints (cut) |
1974 |
| Leo Nomellini |
San Francisco 49ers |
| Brian Pillman |
Cincinnati Bengals - 1984 |
| Butch Reed |
Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp (cut) |
| Tito Santana |
Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp |
| Ron Simmons |
Cleveland Browns 6th Round Draft Pick (cut) |
1983 |
| Otis Sistrunk |
Oakland Raiders |
| Dan Spivey |
New York Jets |
| Lawrence Taylor |
New York Giants |
80s-90s |
| Vader |
Los Angeles Rams (injured reserve) |
| Fritz Von Erich |
Dallas Texans (cut?) |
| Reggie White |
Philadelphia Eagles |
80s |
| Green Bay Packers |
90s |
|
| Pro Football (CFL) |
| Jim Duggan |
Toronto Argonauts |
1978 or 1979 |
| Lex Luger |
Montreal Alouettes |
| Angelo Mosca |
| Brian Pillman |
Calgary Stampeders |
1986 |
| George Wells |
|
| Pro Football (USFL) |
| Lex Luger |
Memphis Showboats |
1983 |
| Tampa Bay Bandits |
| Paul Orndorff |
Jacksonville Sharks - |
1975 |
| Ron Simmons |
Tampa Bay Bandits |
| Steve Williams |
New Jersey Generals |
1983 |
| Denver Gold (cut) |
|
| Pro Football (WLAF) |
| Bradshaw |
San Antonio Riders |
| Bobby Duncum Jr. |
San Antonio Riders |
| Chad Fourtune |
New York/New Jersey Knights |
|
| Pro Football - Other Leagues |
| Bobby Duncum Jr. |
Dallas Texans (Arena League) |
1993-95 |
| Stan Hansen |
Detroit Wheels |
|
| Pro Boxing |
| Primo Carnera |
| Derrick Dukes |
| Tony Galento |
| Paul Roma |
|
| College Football |
| Animal |
Morehead State (Kentucky) Eagles |
defensive tackle |
| Steve Austin |
North Texas Eagles |
defensive end |
| Bob Backlund |
North Dakota State |
linebacker |
| Tully Blanchard |
West Texas State |
quarterback |
| Justin Bradshaw |
Abilene Christian |
| Bobo Brazil |
Illinois [Fighting] Illini |
| Bruiser Brody |
West Texas State |
| Bob Bruggers |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Joe Carollo |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Ted DiBiase |
West Texas State |
| Darren Drozdov |
Maryland Terrapins |
| Jim Duggan |
Southern Methodist (SMU) Mustangs |
offensive guard |
| Bobby Duncum |
West Texas State |
| Bobby Duncum Jr. |
University of Texas |
1985-1988 Linebacker, Defensive End |
| Marcus Dupree |
Oklahoma Sooners |
| Manny Fernandez |
West Texas State |
| Ric Flair |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Technically, Flair only played freshman football. |
offensive/defensive guard |
| Chad Fourtune |
Louisville Cardinals |
| Dory Funk,Jr. |
West Texas State |
| Terry Funk |
West Texas State |
offensive guard |
| Doug Furnas |
Tennessee Volunteers |
| Greg Gagne |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
halfback |
| Wyoming Cowboys |
|---|
| Glacier |
Valdosta State Blazers (GA) |
| Bill Goldberg |
Georgia Bulldogs |
| Kevin Greene |
Auburn Tigers (a.k.a. War Eagles) |
| Stan Hansen |
West Texas State |
linebacker |
| Curt Hennig |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Curtis Hughes |
Kansas State Wildcats |
| Scott Irwin |
Colorado Buffaloes |
| Ahmed Johnson |
Tennesee State |
linebacker |
| Walter Johnson |
California State College |
| New Mexico State |
| Junkyard Dog |
Fayetteville (NC) State |
| Larry Lane |
West Texas State |
| Lex Luger |
Miami (Florida) Hurricanes |
offensive tackle |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Rocky Maivia |
Miami (Florida)Hurricanes |
| Steve McMichael |
Texas Longhorns |
defensive lineman (#99) |
| Jim Neidhart |
UCLA Bruins |
| Paul Orndorff |
Tampa | fullback |
| Patriot |
South Carolina Gamecocks |
guard |
| Brian Pillman |
Miami (Ohio) Redskins |
middle guard |
| Scott Putski |
Texas Christian Horned Frogs |
| Dusty Rhodes |
West Texas State |
| Jerry Sags |
Ferrum College |
| Ron Simmons |
Florida State Seminoles |
nose guard |
| Dan Spivey |
Georgia Bulldogs |
| Ray Traylor |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
offensive line |
| Ultimate Warrior |
Kentucky Wildcats |
defensive end |
| Vader |
Colorado Buffaloes |
| Fritz Von Erich |
Texas Christian Horned Frogs |
| Kevin Von Erich |
North Texas State Eagles |
fullback |
| Bill Watts |
Oklahoma Sooners |
| Erik Watts |
Louisville Cardinals |
quarterback |
| Reggie White |
Tennessee Volunteers |
| Steve Williams |
Oklahoma Sooners |
offensive lineman |
| George Wilson |
(some west coast college) |
| Barry Windham |
West Texas State |
|
| College Basketball |
| Big Show (Paul Wight) |
Wichita State Shockers |
| Kevin Nash |
Tennessee Volunteers |
| Bowling Green |
| Diamond Dallas Page |
Coastal Carolina |
| Mike Paidousis |
Tennessee Volunteers |
| Sting |
College of the Canyons |
|
| College Wrestling |
| Gary Albright |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Bob Backlund |
North Dakota State |
| Jack Brisco |
Oklahoma State |
| Ric Flair |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
probably only freshman level |
| Danny Hodge |
| Don Kernodle |
Elon (NC) College |
| Bob Roop |
| Jerry Sags |
Ferrum College |
| Rick Steiner |
Michigan Wolverines |
| Scott Steiner |
Michigan Wolverines |
| Chris Taylor |
Iowa |
| John Tenta |
Louisiana State Tigers |
| Mike Rotundo |
Syracuse Orangemen |
| Steve Williams |
Oklahoma Sooners |
|
| College Weightlifting |
| Ken Patera |
Minnesota Golden Gophers | |
|---|
|
| Pro Baseball |
| Curt Hennig |
draftee of Minnesota Twins |
| Randy Savage |
farm team for ?
|
|
| College Baseball |
| Curt Hennig |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Dusty Rhodes |
|
| Olympics |
| Bad News Allen |
U.S. - judo |
| Kurt Angle |
U.S. - wrestling |
1996 - Gold Medal |
| Mark Henry |
U.S. - weightlifting |
| Iron Sheik |
Iran - wrestling |
| Chip Minton |
U.S. - bobsledding |
| Ken Patera |
U.S. - weightlifting |
| Brad Rheingans |
U.S. - wrestling |
| Chris Taylor |
U.S. - wrestling |
| Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon |
Canada - wrestling |
