Ricky Cardell Hunley is an American football coach and former professional player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s and early 1990s. Hunley played college football for the University of Arizona, and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1984 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Raiders of the NFL. He is currently the defensive line coach at the University of Arizona in Tucson, his alma mater.
John Keith Butler is a former American football coach and linebacker. He played for the National Football League (NFL)'s Seattle Seahawks for ten years. Butler spent 23 years coaching in the NFL, predominantly with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Eltoro Freeman is a former American football linebacker.
Brandon Maye is a former American football linebacker. Who played at Clemson University. He also attended Mississippi State University after graduating from Clemson.
The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member. They play home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The team's head coach is Ryan Silverfield. Since their inaugural season in 1912, the Memphis Tigers have won over 500 games and appeared in seventeen bowl games.
Harry Corday Coleman is an American former football linebacker. He played college football at LSU as a safety and was switched to linebacker during his senior year. He signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent, but was subsequently released by the team on July 21, 2010. In high school, Coleman played football, basketball, and baseball. He was later re-signed by the Saints on August 14, 2010. Coleman would ultimately be released again before he ended up in the United Football League. He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 9, 2012, but was released on June 23, 2012. In 2018, Coleman was a member of the amateur flag football team Fighting Cancer during the American Flag Football League's first US Open of Football. Fighting Cancer was crowned the America's Champions for winning the amateur branch of the tournament and faced the Professional Champion team, Godspeed, in the Ultimate Final, which they also won.
Curtis Sidney Bray was an American football coach. He was a coach for Duquesne University, Western Kentucky University, Villanova University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and Iowa State University.
Tyus Jackson is a former American football linebacker and coach. He lasted coached the Iowa Rampage of the Arena Football League.
Tom Hornsey is an Australian-born former football punter who played college football for the Memphis Tigers, where he won the Ray Guy Award in 2013.
Michael Kelly Norvell is an American college football coach who is currently the head coach at Florida State. He was previously head coach at Memphis, and has coached for Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, and Central Arkansas. He played wide receiver at the University of Central Arkansas from 2001 to 2005 and is the school's all-time receptions leader.
Wynton McManis is an American professional football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at University of Memphis and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Riley Logan Ferguson is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Memphis.
Dorian O'Daniel is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
Xavier Thomas is an American professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
Isaiah Simmons is an American professional football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals eighth overall in the 2020 NFL draft. While at Clemson, Simmons was noted for his positional versatility as he played linebacker, defensive end, cornerback and safety.
Bryce Huff is an American professional football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis.
Christian Harris is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Matt Barnes is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Memphis Tigers. He previously served as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at Ohio State.
Dylan Parham is an American professional football offensive guard for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis and was drafted by the Raiders in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Jarvis J. Russell is an American professional football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis.
