Southern Connecticut State University is a public university in New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the Connecticut State University System, it was founded in 1893 and is governed by the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.
Shannon Goad Sharpe is an American sports analyst and former American football tight end for the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He has co-hosted Skip and Shannon: Undisputed on Fox Sports 1 with Skip Bayless since 2016. He is also a former analyst for CBS Sports on its NFL telecasts. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time.
Benjamin Terrence Coates, Jr. is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League for 10 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Livingstone and was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL Draft, where spent all but one season of his professional career. In his final season, he was a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Jackie Larue Smith is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Northwestern Louisiana State College. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
Ozzie Newsome Jr. is an American former professional football player and executive who is the executive vice president of player personnel of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Newsome was a tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame (1994) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1999). He is also the former general manager of the Baltimore Ravens (1996–2018) and now serves as a behind-the-scenes executive with the team.
Cornell Desmond Brown is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for Virginia Tech, and earned All-American honors twice. Drafted late in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens. He is currently a defensive ends coach for Marshall. In 2013, Brown was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Leslie Horvath was an American football quarterback and halfback who won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Ohio State University in 1944. Horvath was the first Ohio State player to win the Heisman, an award given to the best college football player in the United States. The school retired his jersey number 22 in 2001.
Thomas Franklin McDonald was an American football flanker and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, and Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.
Brian Scott Salonen is a former American football tight end and linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Montana.
William Augustus "Dub" Jones is a former American football halfback who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and the old All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily for the Cleveland Browns. He shares the NFL record for touchdowns scored in a single game, with six.
John Larry Jefferson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football with the Arizona State Sun Devils, he was selected in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He played three seasons in San Diego, where he became the first NFL player to gain 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons. He was traded to the Green Bay Packers after a contract dispute with the Chargers, and later finished his playing career with the Cleveland Browns.
Franklin Clarke was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Colorado.
Matthew Wilhelm is a former American college and professional football player and a current radio/TV football analyst.
Verba Preston Carpenter was an American football player. He played professionally as an end, halfback, tight end, and kick returner over eleven seasons for five different teams in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). Carpenter played college football at the University of Arkansas for the Razorbacks.
James Robert Doran was a National Football League (NFL) wide receiver for the Detroit Lions (1951–1959) and the Dallas Cowboys (1960–1961). He played college football at Iowa State University. He was a two-way player, playing both on offense and defense. He played 94 games as a defensive lineman, usually defensive end, and 115 games as a tight end.
William Frederick Truax is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Louisiana State University.
Garrett Antone Gilbert is an American football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). The son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert, he played college football at Texas and SMU. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Gary Michael Barnidge is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville. He has also played for the Cleveland Browns.
Alex Parsons is an American football center for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of Southern California (USC).
Gavin Louis Escobar is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft and played college football at San Diego State University.
