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Aikman, Troy
Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, 1989-2000
Brady, Tom
The NFL quarterback who played to age 45 and won seven Super Bowls
Bush, Reggie
The USC football star who gave back his Heisman Trophy
Favre, Brett
The star 1990s quarterback who keeps un-retiring
Hernandez, Aaron
The NFL tight end charged with murder in 2013
Herrion, Thomas
Would-be 49er who died after a 2005 preseason game
Kaepernick, Colin
The NFL quarterback who kneeled to protest racial injustice
Mahomes, Patrick
Quarterback for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs
Manning, Eli
The New York Giants quarterback who won Super Bowls in 2008 and 2012
Manning, Peyton
The veteran quarterback of the NFL's Denver Broncos
Montana, Joe
The quarterback who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers
Namath, Joe
The flashy NFL quarterback known as "Broadway Joe"
Owens, Terrell
Wide receiver "T.O," for the NFL's Buffalo Bills
Papale, Vince
The aging NFL rookie who inspired the movie
Invincible
Rice, Jerry
Wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, 1985-2000
Rice, Ray
The NFL running back who was suspended in 2014 after hitting his wife
Romo, Tony
Bench-to-stardom Dallas Cowboys quarterback, 2003-present
Sam, Michael
The college football star who announced in 2014 that he was gay
Sapp, Warren
300-pound defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Simpson, O. J.
The NFL Hall of Famer charged with murder in 1994
Tebow, Tim
The devoutly Christian quarterback for the Denver Broncos
Thorpe, Jim
Star athlete in track and field, football and baseball
Tillman, Pat
The NFL-playing soldier killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan
Unitas, Johnny
Baltimore Colts quarterback, 1956-72
Vick, Michael
The NFL quarterback who was jailed for dogfighting
Williamson, Fred
Pro-football star who starred in '70s "blaxploitation" films
Wilson, Russell
The Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks
Young, Steve
Quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers
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