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Andre Collins – Director of Retired Players, NFL Players' Association [225] W.T. "Mother" Dunn – first football All-American at Penn State [226] Chafie Fields – sports and talent agent [227] Fran Ganter – former Penn State assistant coach [228] Al Golden – head football coach, University of Miami [229]
Pages in category "Penn State Nittany Lions football players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 596 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following were named First Team All-America (by either the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, or Scout.com) while playing American football at Penn State University:
The Penn State Nittany Lions team represents the Pennsylvania State University in college football. The Nittany Lions compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference , which they joined in 1993 after playing as an Independent from 1892 to 1992.
In the era before freshman eligibility, Cappelletti was a running back on the freshman team at Penn State in 1970.During his sophomore season in 1971, he played as a defensive back, [2] [5] as the Nittany Lions had two senior running backs who were taken early in the 1972 NFL draft: Franco Harris (13th overall) and Lydell Mitchell (48th).
Player Debut Team Position Notes 1962 Galen Hall: Washington Redskins: QB — 1968 Tom Sherman: Boston Patriots: QB — 1972 Chuck Crist: New York Giants: DB — 1976 Jim Rosecrans: New York Jets: LB — 1977 Rich Mauti: New Orleans Saints: WR — 1978 Joe Volinsky: Seattle Seahawks: DE — 1979 Willie Banks: Washington Redskins: LB — 1980 ...
Since the team's creation in 1887, the Nittany Lions have participated in 1,368 officially sanctioned games, including 52 bowl games. [1] [2] For most of its existence, Penn State competed as an independent. In 1993, Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference, where it has been a member ever since.
Warren was raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia, and attended Atlee High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and was the starting quarterback on the football team. [1] He threw for 876 yards and nine touchdowns and also rushed for 554 yards and seven touchdowns during his junior season. [ 2 ]