Alma Maters of NFL Greats

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Adam Vinatieri: South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)
Al Davis: Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)
Antonio Gates: Kent State University (Kent, OH)
Bill Belichick: Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
Bobby Petrino: Carroll College (Helena, MT)
Brett Favre: University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)
Calvin Hill: Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Charles "Mean Joe" Greene: University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
Christian Okoye: Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA)

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Dan Marino: University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Dick Butkus: University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Dominic Rhodes: Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)
Doug Flutie: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Drew Brees: Purdue University — West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN)
Eli Manning: University of Mississippi (University, MS)
Emmitt Smith: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Howie Long: Villanova University (Villanova, PA)

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Jason Taylor: University of Akron (Akron, OH)

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Jeffrey Lurie: Clark University (Worcester, MA)
Jim McMahon: Brigham Young University — Provo (Provo, UT)
Joe Montana : University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN)

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John Elway: Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

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Jonathan Vilma: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
Kurt Warner: University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA)
Kyle Orton: Purdue University — West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN)
LaDainian Tomlinson: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

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Marques Colston: Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)

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Matt Forté: Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
Pete Rozelle: El Camino College (Compton, CA)
Peyton Manning: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Pierre Thomas: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Randy Moss: Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
Reggie Bush: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Reggie Wayne: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
Reggie White: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)
Ronnie Brown: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)
Shannon Sharpe: Savannah State University (Savannah, GA)
Tedy Bruschi: The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Terry Bradshaw: Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Tom Brady: University of Michigan — Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)
Tony Romo: Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL)
Troy Polamalu: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Wes Welker: Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)

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