Silas Nacita (born 1993), nicknamed the Swiss Army Knife, is a former American football running back. He played college football at Cornell Big Red, before leaving the program and transferring to walk on at Baylor where he earned playing time during the 2014 season rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns and a 6.2 yards per carry average. Nacita would be ruled ineligible by the NCAA and not allowed to play at the college level. He would first sign to play professionally in the German Football League (GFL) for the Marburg Mercenaries and Frankfurt Universe. He has also played for top-level teams in the Italian Football League and for the Danube Dragons in the Austrian Football League (AFL). He finished his career playing for the Helvetic Guards of the European League of Football (ELF). He has been one of the most versatile players in Europe for several seasons. [1]
Don Edward Baylor, nicknamed "Groove," was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), Baylor was a power hitter known for standing very close to home plate and was a first baseman, left fielder, and designated hitter. He played for six different American League (AL) teams, primarily the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels, but he also played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox. In 1979, Baylor was an All-Star and won the AL Most Valuable Player Award. He won three Silver Slugger Awards, the Roberto Clemente Award, and was a member of the 1987 World Series champion Minnesota Twins.
Kliff Timothy Kingsbury is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, finishing in the top three in several school passing records before being selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. He was a member of several other NFL and CFL teams before entering coaching in 2008.
Walter Augustus Abercrombie is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for the Baylor Bears. He was selected by the Steelers in first round of the 1982 NFL draft with the 12th overall pick.
Michael Craig Nelms is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1980 to 1984. Before his NFL career, Nelms played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears.
Sonny Jack Cumbie is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University, a position he has held since the 2022 season. Cumbie previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech University and was the interim head coach after the departure of Matt Wells in 2021. He also served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas Christian University (TCU). Cumbie played college football at Texas Tech and was the team's starting quarterback during the 2004 season, when he led the nation in passing and total offense and a guided the Red Raiders to win in the 2004 Holiday Bowl, earning MVP honors for the game. Cumbie played professionally in the Arena Football League (AFL), the Indoor Football League (IFL), and briefly in the National Football League (NFL).
Joel Klatt is an American college football color commentator and analyst for Fox Sports. Klatt played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was the first three-year starter at quarterback for Colorado since Kordell Stewart. He also played minor-league baseball for two seasons.
Dallas Leon Baker is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL), the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Jacksonville Sharks and San Antonio Talons of the Arena Football League (AFL). As a member of the Steelers, he won Super Bowl XLIII against the Arizona Cardinals. Baker is currently the wide receivers coach at Baylor University.
Daniel Wade Sepulveda is an American former professional football player who was a punter for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, where he won twice the Ray Guy Award and earned All-American honors. He was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft.
Gerald Lynn McNeil is an American former American football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and Houston Oilers. He also played in the United States Football League (USFL) for two seasons with the Houston Gamblers.
Byron Courtnay Hanspard, Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top college running back. A second-round pick in the 1997 NFL draft, he played professionally for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Lawrence Clayton Elkins is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). He was a two-time All-American playing college football as a flanker for the Baylor Bears before playing professionally for the Oilers
Richard Edward McIvor is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Longhorns Longhorns. After his football career, he was the sheriff of Jeff Davis County, Texas.
Robert Lee Griffin III, nicknamed RGIII or RG3, is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, most notably with the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected second overall by the Washington Redskins in the 2012 NFL draft.
Lache J. Seastrunk is a former American football running back. He played college football at Baylor. Seastrunk was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
Broderick Lawrence Sargent is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Montreal Machine in the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Detroit Drive in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Baylor University.
Eric Ward is a former American football wide receiver. Ward played at the college level for Texas Tech
Jeremiah Briscoe is a former gridiron football quarterback. He played college football at Sam Houston State, where he was a two-time winner of the Walter Payton Award. He played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Jermaine Alfred is a former American football quarterback in the Arena Football League who played for the Orlando Predators and New Orleans VooDoo. He played college football for the Baylor Bears.
Devin Duvernay is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft. Duvernay has earned Pro Bowl honors twice and was a First-team All-Pro in 2021 for his play as a return specialist.
Zach Smith is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulsa and Baylor. He has previously played for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL).