Alma Maters of NFL Greats

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Auburn University (Auburn, AL): Ronnie Brown
Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA): Christian Okoye

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Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA): Doug Flutie
Brigham Young University—Provo (Provo, UT): Jim McMahon
Carroll College (Helena, MT): Bobby Petrino
Clark University (Worcester, MA): Jeffrey Lurie
Compton College (Compton, CA): Pete Rozelle
Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL): Tony Romo
Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY): Marques Colston

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Kent State University (Kent, OH): Antonio Gates
Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA): Terry Bradshaw
Marshall University (Huntington, WV): Randy Moss
Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX): Dominic Rhodes
Purdue University—West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN): Drew Brees and Kyle Orton
Savannah State University (Savannah, GA): Shannon Sharpe
South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD): Adam Vinatieri
Stanford University (Stanford, CA): John Elway
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX): LaDainian Tomlinson

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Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX): Wes Welker

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The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ): Tedy Bruschi
Tulane University (New Orleans, LA): Matt Forté
University of Akron (Akron, OH): Jason Taylor

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University of Florida (Gainesville, FL): Emmitt Smith
University of Illinois Chicago (Chicago, IL): Dick Butkus
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL): Pierre Thomas
University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL): Jonathan Vilma and Reggie Wayne

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University of Michigan—Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI): Tom Brady

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University of Mississippi (University, MS): Eli Manning

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University of North Texas (Denton, TX): Charles "Mean Joe" Greene
University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA): Kurt Warner

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University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN): Joe Montana
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA): Dan Marino

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University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA): Reggie Bush and Troy Polamalu
University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS): Brett Favre
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville, TN): Peyton Manning and Reggie White
Villanova University (Villanova, PA): Howie Long

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Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT): Bill Belichick
Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH): Al Davis
Yale University (New Haven, CT): Calvin Hill

About This List

All-star players, coaching legends, even a current broadcaster or two: all of these football greats once ruled the fields at the schools below.

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