Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public university in Alpine, Texas. The main campus is the primary institution of higher education serving the nineteen-county Big Bend region of far West Texas. Branch campuses, branded as Rio Grande College, are located in Del Rio, Uvalde, Eagle Pass, and Castroville.
David Wade Ross is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager. He managed the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2020 to 2023. He played in MLB for 15 seasons.
Robert Joseph Ross is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at The Citadel (1973–1977), the University of Maryland, College Park (1982–1986), Georgia Tech (1987–1991), and the United States Military Academy (2004–2006), compiling a career college football coaching record of 103–101–2. Ross was also the head coach of the National Football League's San Diego Chargers from 1992 to 1996 and the Detroit Lions from 1997 to 2000, tallying a career NFL mark of 77–68. He guided his 1990 Georgia Tech squad to the UPI national championship and coached the 1994 San Diego Chargers to an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX.
Daniel Richard Ross was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks (1985), and Green Bay Packers (1986). He also played for the New Orleans/Portland Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL) from 1984 to 1985.
Ross U. Porter Jr. is an American sportscaster, known for his 28-year tenure (1977–2004) as a play-by-play announcer for Los Angeles Dodgers baseball.
Keith Tellus Browner, Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He is the father of Keith Browner, Jr., who also became an NFL defensive end.
Ross Dean Browner was an American football defensive end who played for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Bengals in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft.
Cory Ross is a former American football, Canadian football and indoor football running back. He is now the head coach of the Quad City Steamwheelers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Nebraska.
Aaron Jermaine Ross is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He won a college football national championship in 2005 with the Texas Longhorns and the 2006 Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back. Ross was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. He won Super Bowls XLII and XLVI with the Giants.
Derrick Lewis Ross is a former American football/arena football running back for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL). He played one season with the Kansas City Chiefs (2006) of the National Football League. Ross played college football at Blinn College and Tarleton State University.
Edward Ross Barker was a National Football League (NFL) end who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. After his short stint playing football he spent 20 years serving in the US Air Force, ending his career as a Lt. Colonel. He was elected into the Washington State University Hall of Fame in 2011.
Richard E. Flanagan was a National Football League (NFL) center who played eight seasons. Flanagan played high school football for Sidney High School and college football for Ohio State University. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 10th round of the 1948 NFL draft. He played running back in college and his first year with the Bears. He also played linebacker and offensive guard during his professional career.
Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium is a combined multi-purpose outdoor athletic facility in North Franklin Township, Pennsylvania owned by Washington & Jefferson College. The playing surface is made of FieldTurf, like the college's football stadium, Cameron Stadium. At 233,000-square-foot (21,600 m2), the facility was the home of the largest continuous artificial playing surface in the world at its completion in 2004.
John Ellis Ross III is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and was selected ninth overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2017 NFL Draft. He held the record for the fastest recorded 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine with 4.22 seconds before being broken by Xavier Worthy's time of 4.21 seconds in 2024.
Justyn Ross is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson.
Ross Pierschbacher is an American football offensive guard who is a free agent. He played college football at University of Alabama and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Ross Blacklock is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at TCU.
The 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, and competed as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference. This was head coach Jeff Brohm's fifth season with Purdue.
Josh Ross is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines.
