Salukis in the NFL
06/28/2010 | 12:00:00 | Football
in alphabetical order
Player | at SIU | Pos. | Team(s) | Noteworthy Facts |
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Lionel Antoine | 1969-71 | OT | Chicago Bears, 1972-79 | Highest draft pick in Saluki history. |
Houston Antwine | 1957-60 | DT | Boston Patriots, 1961-70 New England Patriots, 1971 Philadelphia Eagles, 1972 | 6-time AFL All-Star (1963-68) Named to the All-Time All-AFL Team Named to Boston Patriots All-1960s (AFL) team |
Jim Battle | 1959-62 | OT | Minnesota Vikings, 1966 | |
Tom Baugh | 1982-85 | C | Kansas City Chiefs, 1986-88 Cleveland Browns, 1989 | Played in 45 games, making 16 starts |
Amos Bullocks | 1958-61 | RB | Dallas Cowboys, 1962-64 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1966 | Played in 34 games Rushed for 620 yards and 5 TDs in career |
Fabray Collins | 1981-83 | LB | Minnesota Vikings, 1987 | |
Jason DiManche | 2009-12 | LB | Cincinnati Bengals, 2013-present | |
John Harper | 1979-82 | LB | Atlanta Falcons, 1983 | |
Jim Hart | 1963-65 | QB | St. Louis Cardinals, 1966-83 Washington Redskins, 1984 | 4-time Pro Bowler (1974-77) NFC Player of the Year in 1974 34,655 career passing yards |
Kevin House | 1976-79 | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1980-86 Los Angeles Rams, 1986-87 | 299 career catches 5,169 career yards 34 touchdowns in 8-year career |
Brandon Jacobs | 2004 | RB | New York Giants, 2005-11 San Francisco 49ers, 2012 New York Giants, 2013 | 2008 and 2012 Super Bowl Champion 4,856 rushing yards, 56 TDs |
Al Jenkins | 1965 | OT | Cleveland Browns, 1969-70 Miami Dolphins, 1972 Houston Oilers, 1973 | Played in 40 games |
Damon Jones | 1994-96 | TE | Jacksonville Jaguars, 1997-01 | Played in 40 games over five seasons with 22 starts 11 career TDs |
Yonel Jourdain | 1989-92 | RB | Buffalo Bills, 1994-95 | Played in 17 games |
Mike Kaczmarek | 1970-72 | LB | Baltimore Colts, 1973 | Appeared in 14 games |
Deji Karim | 2007-09 | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars, 2010-11 Indianapolis Colts, 2012 | Only player in NFL history with 70-plus rushing yards and 100-plus return yards in first career game. |
Abe Martin | 1930 | RB | Chicago Cardinals, 1932 | Ran for 152 yards and 1 TD & caught 3 passes for 99 yards and 1 TD |
Carl Mauck | 1966-68 | C | Baltimore Colts, 1969 Miami Dolphins, 1970 San Diego Chargers, 1971-74 Houston Oilers, 1975-81 | Played in 166 career games, including 156 in a row in a 13-year NFL career |
Marion Rushing | 1954-57 | LB | Chicago Bears, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals, 1962-65 Atlanta Falcons, 1966-68 Houston Oilers, 1968 (AFL) | Played in 105 games in 9 and a half NFL seasons Finished pro football career in 1968 with the Houston Oilers of the AFL |
Bart Scott | 1998-01 | LB | Baltimore Ravens, 2002-08 New York Jets, 2009-12 | Pro-Bowl (2007) Started all 48 games in final 3 years with Ravens (2006-07-08) 734 career tackles, including a career-best 103 in 2006 |
Carver Shannon | 1955-58 | RB | Los Angeles Rams, 1962-64 | Played in 38 games |
Sam Silas | 1959-62 | DT | St. Louis Cardinals, 1963-67 New York Giants, 1968 San Francisco 49ers, 1969-70 | Selected to the Pro Bowl in 1965 Made one All-Pro Team in his 8-year career |
Dave Smith | 1984-87 | OT | Cincinnati Bengals, 1988 | |
Russ Smith | 1914-15 | G | Chicago Bears, 1922 Milwaukee Badgers, 1923-24 Cleveland, 1924 Detroit Lions, 1925 Chicago Bears, 1925 | |
Sebron Spivey | 1983, 85-86 | WR | Dallas Cowboys, 1987 | |
Bill Story | 1970-72 | OT | Kansas City Chiefs, 1975 | |
Terry Taylor | 1980-83 | DB | Seattle Seahawks, 1984-88 Detroit Lions, 1989-91 Cleveland Browns, 1992-93 Seattle Seahawks, 1994 Atlanta Falcons, 1995 | 25 interceptions over a 12-year NFL career |
Jim Thompson | 1960-62 | DT | Denver Broncos, 1965 | |
Tommy Thompson | 1971-72 | RB | San Diego Chargers, 1974 | |
Ralph Van Dyke | 1983-86 | OT | Cleveland Browns, 1987 | |
Clarence Walker | 1959-60 | RB | Denver Broncos, 1963 | |
Ernie Wheelwright | 1960 | RB | New York Giants, 1964-65 Atlanta Falcons, 1966-67 New Orleans Saints, 1967-70 | Rushed for 1,426 yards and 9 TDs in 7-year NFL Career |
Adrian White | 1982 | DB | New York Giants, 1987-91 Green Bay Packers, 1992 New England Patriots, 1993 | Played in 70 games in 6-year NFL career. |
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