James Deshaune Allen is a former American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).
James Michael Lachey is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Raiders, and Washington Redskins. He was selected by the Chargers in the first round of the 1985 NFL draft with the 12th overall pick.
Junius H. Rose High School is a public high school in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Pitt County Schools district.
Tyler Brayton is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Oakland Raiders 32nd overall in the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. Brayton also played for the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts.
Jahine Amid Arnold is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
David Louis Pear is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He was the first Tampa Bay Buccaneers player to be selected to a Pro Bowl and played in Super Bowl XV for the winning Oakland Raiders.
Mario Bailey is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He is the all-time reception leader in NFL Europe. He played for the Frankfurt Galaxy from 1995 through 2000 and was a favorite player of the local German fans.
The 1983 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 46th year with the National Football League and the 38th season in the city of Los Angeles. The franchise drafted a future Hall of Fame Running Back in Eric Dickerson. The season saw the team attempt to improve on its 2–7 record from 1982. The team started out 5–2 before splitting their next 4 games and then lost at home to Washington to sit at 7–5. They would split their last 4 games to finish 9–7 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1980 after a 2-year absence. In the playoffs, they defeated the Cowboys 24–17 in Dallas to advance to the divisional round. However, in the game, the Rams were annihilated 51–7 by the Redskins, who would move on to the Super Bowl, only to lose to the other Los Angeles NFL team, the Los Angeles Raiders, 38–9.
Donald Fred Owens was an American football defensive tackle and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
John Elliott Williams was an American football defensive back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 26th round of the 1951 NFL Draft.
Thomas Edward Hannon is a former American football player. He played professionally as a safety for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings. He was a starter in 103 of the 117 games he played for the Vikings, including every non-strike game in his last six NFL seasons. Hannon had 15 interceptions in his NFL career. An interception was perhaps the top highlight of his career; he ran a first quarter interception back 41 yards for his only NFL touchdown in a 34–14 Vikings victory over the Chicago Bears in 1980. Prior to playing in the pros, he was a four-year letterman at Michigan State.
Michael D. Wilcher is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He played in the NFL from 1983–1991 for the Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers. He played his high school football at Eastern High School, a powerhouse in Washington DC.
John D. Little Jr. was an American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, the Houston Oilers, and the Buffalo Bills. Little played college football at Oklahoma State University. He played in college at Oklahoma State. His first five seasons in the NFL were with the Jets. He played in 110 NFL games starting in 39.
Gregory Lee Horne is a former professional American football punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Arkansas. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 1987 NFL draft.
Walter Velpo Rankin was a professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played running back for five seasons for the Chicago Cardinals. During World War II, Rankin served in the United States Military. His name is located on the World War II Honor Roll, which shows NFL players who also fought in the war, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During the war, however, Rankin also played for "Card-Pitt" a team that was a temporary merger of the Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. The teams merged due to the manning shortages associated with the war.
Jeff Fields is a former professional football player who played two games as a defensive tackle with the National Football League (NFL)'s Carolina Panthers. Originally drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1991 NFL Draft, Fields did not appear in an NFL game until 1995 with the expansion Panthers. He had played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1991 to 1994. In two games with the Panthers, Fields did not earn any statistics.
John Robert Williamson was an American football player who played professionally as a linebacker for seven seasons for the Oakland Raiders and Boston Patriots.
Claudis Ray James was a wide receiver and halfback in the National Football League (NFL).
Trent Jordan Watt is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers before being selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
