The XFL was a professional American football league that played its only season in 2001. The XFL was operated as a joint venture between the World Wrestling Federation and NBC. The XFL was conceived as an outdoor football league that would begin play immediately after the National Football League (NFL) season ended, to take advantage of the perceived lingering public desire to watch football after the NFL and college football seasons conclude. It was promoted as having fewer rules to encourage rougher play than other major leagues, while its telecasts featured sports entertainment elements inspired by professional wrestling, including heat and kayfabe, and suggestively-dressed cheerleaders. Commentary crews also featured WWF commentators joined by sportscasters and veteran football players. Despite the wrestling influence, the games and their outcomes were legitimate and not based on scripted storylines.
Sidney Gillman was an American football player, coach and executive. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, instead of short passes to running backs or wide receivers at the sides of the line of scrimmage, was instrumental in making football into the modern game that it is today. He was inducted as a coach into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
Anthony G. Becht is an American professional football coach, broadcaster and former player who is the head coach of the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL) and color commentator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a tight end in the NFL for 11 seasons.
Aaron James Hawk is an American sports analyst and former professional football linebacker who played for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers fifth overall in the 2006 NFL draft and he later won Super Bowl XLV with the team. He was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he earned All-American honors twice and won the Lombardi Award as a senior. He won the BCS National Championship Game with the Buckeyes as a freshman.
James Taylor is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the Arena Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Robert Babich was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers and the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
Jay Michael Gruden is an American football coach and former quarterback. He previously served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins from 2014 to 2019 and as offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars. During his time in the Arena Football League (AFL), he won four ArenaBowls as a player and two more as a head coach. Gruden is the younger brother of former NFL head coach Jon Gruden and was an assistant coach of the 2002 Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII.
Stephen Michael Tensi was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He played professionally for the San Diego Chargers (1965–1966) and the Denver Broncos (1967–1970).
Conrad Stephen Ortmayer was an American football player, coach, and executive who served as the general manager of the National Football League (NFL)'s San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams.
Tom Luginbill is a former professional American football quarterback and coach. He is currently a college football analyst for ESPN.
Walter Martin Corey was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for seven seasons in the American Football League (AFL) before coaching in the National Football League (NFL) for 28 seasons.
Theotis "Trey" Brown III is an American professional football executive and former player who is a senior personnel executive for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played professionally as a cornerback. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team All-American honors in 2007. Brown was hired by the Bengals in 2021
The Miami RedHawks baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, United States. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference, which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I.
Trenton Charles Thompson is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Georgia. Thompson graduated from Westover Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia, where he earned All-USA Defensive Player of the Year honors by USA Today. While he was in high school, scouts compared him to All-Pro defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.
Todd Matthew Doxzon is an American former professional football wide receiver who played one season with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played quarterback at Iowa State University and attended Millard North High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals, Los Angeles Xtreme, New York Dragons, Carolina Cobras and Georgia Force.
Ramondo Antonio Stallings is a former American football defensive end who played four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Bengals in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL draft. He played college football at San Diego State University and attended Ansonia High School in Ansonia, Connecticut. He was also a member of the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos and Los Angeles Xtreme. Stallings was the first pick of the 2002 Arena Football League (AFL) expansion draft.
Frank Leatherwood is an American former professional football fullback who played one season with the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Appalachian State.
Samuel Cole Sloman is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Miami University, and in 2019 he made 86.7% of his field goal attempts. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams, and has also played for the Tennessee Titans.
Chris Garrett is an American professional football player who is a linebacker for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Concordia–St. Paul and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Landen Akers is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa State.
