Vito "Babe" Parilli was an American football quarterback and coach who played professionally for 18 seasons. Parilli spent five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), three in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and 10 in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Kentucky, where he twice received consensus All-American honors and won two consecutive bowl games.
Steven Lee Nelson is an American former professional football player and high school coach. He played as a linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1987. He served as the head coach at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts from 1998 to 2005, compiling a record of 64–22.
Patrick DeAndrea Pass is an American football coach and former fullback, who was the director of football personnel development for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL) until he was suspended from the IFL indefinitely. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football at Georgia. He has also been a member of the New York Giants and the Houston Texans.
Michael PatrickFlynn is a former NFL center. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at Maine.
Ross O'Hanley was an American football safety with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League from 1960 to 1965. He was an All-League AFL player in 1960.
Donald William Hasselbeck is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes
Brian Fuller St. Pierre is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles. St. Pierre was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft.
Peter Marcus Kendall is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL).
Jamaal Branch is a former American football running back. who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Colgate University.
Ryan Marcus Powdrell is an American former professional football fullback. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Southern California, and was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Seattle Seahawks.
Brandon Jaime London is a former Canadian football wide receiver who last played with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Massachusetts.
Jonathan Goff is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. He was a member of the Super Bowl XLVI Giants, defeating the New England Patriots, though he remained on injured reserve for the entire season.
The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Minutemen compete as an FBS independent. Since 1965, their home games have been played at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the university's campus in Hadley, Massachusetts.
Marshawn "Mardy" Gilyard is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati.
Joshua Samuda is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Massachusetts.
Patrick John Freiermuth is an American professional football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Jack Driscoll is an American professional football offensive tackle and guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UMass and Auburn and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Ifeatu Christian-David Melifonwu is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse and was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Lewis Tom Cine is a Haitian-American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Ali Mourtada is a Sierra Leonean-American former professional football placekicker.