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Vito "Babe" Parilli was an American football quarterback and coach who played professionally for 18 seasons. Parilli spent five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), three in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and 10 in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Kentucky, where he twice received consensus All-American honors and won two consecutive bowl games.
The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). It paved the way for the combined league, which retained the "National Football League" name and logo, to become the most popular sports league in the United States. The merger was announced on the evening of June 8, 1966. Under the merger agreement, the leagues maintained separate regular-season schedules for the next four seasons—from 1966 through 1969—and then officially merged before the 1970 season to form one league with two conferences.
Ricardo Sanchez Colclough is a former Canadian football cornerback and linebacker in the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kilgore College for one season (2001) under head coach Jimmy Rieves on an undefeated NJCAA football team, then played at Tusculum.
Douglas Gordon Brown is a retired National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) defensive tackle. He played college football at Simon Fraser University. Brown won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 2001. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 2001 until his retirement in 2011, competing in three Grey Cups: 2001, 2007, and 2011. He was a CFL All-Star eight times.
Tyrone Robert Williams is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League. He is the first player to win a Vanier Cup, a Super Bowl and a Grey Cup. He played college football at the University of Western Ontario.
Kenneth Leroy Carpenter was an American football halfback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Denver Broncos in the American Football League (AFL) in the 1950s and 1960. Following his playing career, Carpenter coached during the 1960s in the CFL, NFL and a variety of smaller leagues in the United States.
Stephen John Chomyszak was an American football defensive lineman in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). A defensive tackle, he played for the AFL's New York Jets (1966–1967) and Cincinnati Bengals (1968–1973) of the AFL and NFL.
Jerry Gale Cornelison is a former gridiron football offensive tackle who played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the American Football League (AFL).
Fred McNair is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Alcorn State University, a position he has held since the 2016 season. McNair played professionally as quarterback with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL), the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Florida Bobcats, Carolina Cobras, and Buffalo Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Alcorn State. He is the brother of Steve McNair, a deceased Pro Bowl quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
In the United States and Canada, the term professional football includes the professional forms of American and Canadian gridiron football. In common usage, it refers to former and existing major football leagues in either country. Currently, there are multiple professional football leagues in North America: the two best known are the National Football League (NFL) in the U.S. and the Canadian Football League (CFL) in Canada. American football leagues have existed in Europe since the late 1970s, with competitive leagues all over Europe hiring American Imports to strengthen rosters. The Austrian Football League and German Football League top division are known as the best leagues in Europe. The Japan X-League is also a strong league that has a long history since 1971. The NFL has existed continuously since being so named in 1922.
Jamie J. Caleb is an American former gridiron football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (CFL). He won the Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 1963. He played college football at Grambling State University and was drafted in the 1959 NFL draft by Cleveland. Caleb, a fullback, joined the Philadelphia Bulldogs of the Continental Football League and because of injuries, he was also pressed into action as the place kicker. In the 1966 Continental Football League Championship Game at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia, he kicked the winning field goal for the Bulldogs to win the CFL Championship.
Dedric Ronshell Mathis is a former American and Canadian football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL), Arena Football League (AFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Houston. Mathis was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He also played for the Orlando Predators of the AFL and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.
Stanley Edward Petry is a former American and Canadian football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Texas Christian (TCU). Petry was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1989 NFL Draft. He also played for the Baltimore Stallions of the CFL and Milwaukee Mustangs, Albany Firebirds, Grand Rapids Rampage, Houston ThunderBears, Buffalo Destroyers and New York Dragons of the AFL.
Christopher Edgar Barber is a former American and Canadian football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at North Carolina A&T.
Abraham Cohen was an American football guard who played one season with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 26th round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Cohen was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Tyrone Walls is a retired Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions. Walls played college football at the University of Missouri and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the eighth round of the 1971 NFL Draft, but played his entire professional career in the CFL.