Professional Football Players
From the Federal League, Stark & Summit Counties| PLAYER NAME | HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED | PROFESSIONAL CAREER |
|---|---|---|
Jarrod Wilson | Akron Buchtel | Jacksonville Jaguars 2020-Present |
John Cominsky | Barberton | Atlanta 2019-Present |
Kyle Juszczyk | Cloverleaf | San Francisco 49ers 2019-Present |
Paris Campbell | Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary | Indianapolis 2019-Present |
Billy Price | Austintown Fitch | Cincinnati Bengals 2018-Present |
Mason Schreck | Medina | Cincinnati Bengals 2017 |
| Se'Von Pittman | Canton McKinley | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2017 |
LaTroy Lewis | Archbishop Hoban | Houston Texans 2017 |
| Gareon Conley | Massillon Washington | Oakland Raiders 2017-19 Houston Texans 2020-Present |
Dymonte Thomas | Marlington | Denver Broncos 2017-19 |
Devin Smith | Massillon Washington | New York Jets 2015-17 Free Agent 2018 Dallas Cowboys 2019 |
Steve Miller | Canton McKinley | Carolina Panthers 2015 Toronto Argonauts 2016-18 |
Doran Grant | Akron St Vincent-St Mary | Pittsburgh Steelers 2015 Buffalo Bills 2016 New York Giants 2016 Jacksonville Jaguars 2016-17 Chicago Bears 2017-18 Arizona Hotshots 2019 Atlanta Legends 2019 |
Corey Linsley | Boardman | Green Bay Packers 2014-20 Los Angeles Chargers 2021 |
| Whitney Mercilus | Akron Garfield | Houston Texans 2012-Present |
Carlin Isles | Massillon Jackson | Detroit Lions 2013 USA National Rugby Team 2012-18 |
Mike Hartline | Canton GlenOak | Indianapolis Colts 2011 New England Patriots 2012 |
| Delone Carter | Copley | Indianapolis Colts 2011 |
Ryan Travis | Tuslaw | Seattle Seahawks 2011 Kansas City Command 2012 |
Joe Morgan | Canton McKinley | New Orleans Saints 2011-15 Baltimore Ravens 2015 |
Brian Hartline | Canton GlenOak | Miami Dolphins 2009-14 Cleveland Browns 2015-16 |
Beanie Wells | Akron Garfield | Arizona Cardinals 2009-12 |
Kirk Barton | Massillon Perry | Chicago Bears 2008 Miami Dolphins 2008 San Francisco 49ers 2009 Cincinnati Bengals 2009 Denver Broncos 2010 Carolina Panthers 2010 |
Mike McGlynn | Austintown Fitch | Philadelphia Eagles 2008-10 Cincinnati Bengals 2011 Indianapolis Colts 2012-13 Washington Redskins 2014 Kansas City Chiefs 2014 New Orleans Saints 2015 |
Reggie Corner | Canton McKinley | Buffalo Bills 2008-11 Jacksonville Jaguars 2012 |
Shawn Crable | Massillon Washington | New England Patriots 2008-10 New York Jets 2010 Sacramento Mountain Lions 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2012 |
TJ Downing | Canton GlenOak | Arizona Cardinals 2007 |
Andy Alleman | Hoover/Washington | New Orleans Saints 2007 Miami Dolphins 2008 Kansas City Chiefs 2009 Indianapolis Colts 2010 |
Antonio Pittman | Akron Buchtel | New orleans Saints 2007 St. Louis Rams 2007-08 Omaha Nighthawks 2012 |
Tyler Everett | Canton McKinley | Denver Broncos 2006 Chicago Bears 2006 Minnesota Vikings 2007 Dallas cowboys 2007-08 Edmonton Eskimos 2009 |
Dustin Fox | Canton GlenOak | Minnesota Vikings 2005 Philadelphia Eagles 2006 Buffalo Bills 2007-08 |
Josh Lucas | North Canton Hoover | New Orleans Saints 2004-14 Chicago Bears 2015-Present Director of Player Personnel |
| Antonio Hall | Canton McKinley | Indianapolis Colts 2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2005 Kentucky Horseman 2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2006-07 Calgary Stampeders 2008-09 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2009 Edmonton Eskimos 2010 |
| Rashan Hall | Canton McKinley | Tulsa Talons |
Mike Doss | Canton McKinley | Indianapolis Colts 2003-06 Minnesota Vikings 2007 Cincinnati Bengals 2008 |
Kenny Peterson | Canton McKinley | Green Bay Packers 2003-05 Denver Broncos 2006-09 |
| Dante Booker | Akron Ellet | Indianapolis Colts 2003 British Columbia Lions 2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2006 Montgomery Bears 2007 |
| Willie Spencer Jr. | Massillon Washington | Chicago Bears 2002 |
| Jamar Martin | Canton McKinley | Dallas Cowboys 2002-03 Miami Dolphins 2004 New Orleans Saints 2006 New York Jets 2006 New York Dragons 2008 |
James Harrison | Akron Coventry | Pittsburgh Steelers 2002 Baltimore Ravens 2003 Rhein Fire 2003 Pittsburgh Steelers 2004-12 Cincinnati Bengals 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers 2014-17 |
Josh McDaniels | Canton McKinley | New England Patriots - OC 2001-08 Denver Broncos - Head Coach 2009-10 St. Louis Rams - OC 2011 New England Patriots - OC 2012-19 |
Dan Goodspeed | Uniontown Lake | San Francisco 49ers 2000-01 Orlando Rage 2001 New York Jets 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2002 Miami Dolphins 2004 Washington Redskins 2004 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005-08 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2010-12 |
Antoine Winfield | Akron Garfield | Buffalo Bills 1999-03 Minnesota Vikings 2004-12 Seattle Seahawks 2013 |
Brad Jackson | Akron Firestone | Miami Dolphins 1998 Baltimore Ravens 1999-01 Carolina Panthers 2002 |
Mike Vrabel | Akron Walsh Jesuit | Pittsburgh Steelers 1997-00 New England Patriots 2001-08 Kansas City Chiefs 2009-10 Houston Texans - LB Coach 2014-16 Houston Texans - DC 2017 Tennessee Titans - Head Coach 2018 |
Jeff Wilkins | Austintown Fitch | Philadelphia Eagles 1994 San Francisco 49ers 1995-96 St. Louis Rams 1997-07 |
Thomas Lewis | Akron Garfield | New York Giants 1994-97 Chicago Bears 1998 |
Ricky Powers | Akron Buchtel | Detroit Lions 1994 Cleveland Browns 1994-95 |
Deral Boykin | Kent Roosevelt | St. Louis Rams 1993 Washington Redskins 1994 Jacksonville Jaguars 1995 Philadelphia Eagles 1996 |
Percy Snow | Canton McKinley | Kansas City Chiefs 1990-92 Chicago Bears 1993 Rhein Fire 1996 |
Roger Duffy | Canton Central Catholic | New York Jets 1990-97 Pittsburgh Steelers 1998-01 |
Michael Fox | Akron North | New York Giants 1990-94 Carolina Panthers 1995-98 |
| Dean Brown | Canton McKinley | Indianapolis Colts 1990 San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs |
| Cornell Holloway | Alliance | Cincinnati Bengals 1989 Indianapolis Colts 1990-92 |
Frank Stams | Cuyahoga Falls | St. Louis Rams 1989-91 Cleveland Browns 1992-95 Kansas City Chiefs 1995 |
| John Stroia | North Canton Hoover | Pittsburgh Steelers 1988 Chicago Bears 1989 |
Chris Spielman | Massillon Washington | Detroit Lions 1988-95 Buffalo Bills 1996-97 Cleveland Browns 1999 |
| Charles Gladman | Akron Garfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987 |
| Garland Rivers | Canton McKinley | Chicago Bears 1987 Albany Firebirds 1990-91 Arizona Rattlers 1992 - 1993 |
| Sid Lewis | Canton McKinley | New York Jets 1987 |
Ed Grimsley | Canton McKinley | Indianapolis Colts 1987 |
| Andy Logan | North Canton Hoover | Cincinnati Bengals 1985 |
Bernie Kosar | Boardman | Cleveland Browns 1985-93 Dallas Cowboys 1993 Miami Dolphins 1994-96 |
| Kevin McClelland | Massillon Washington | Tampa Bay Bandits 1984-85 |
John Grimsley | Canton McKinley | Houston Oilers 1984-90 Miami Dolphins 1991-93 |
Jay Brophy | Akron Buchtel | Miami Dolphins 1984-86 New York Jets 1987 |
Todd Blackledge | North Canton Hoover | Kansas City Chiefs 1983-87 Pittsburgh Steelers 1988-89 |
| Charlie Grandjean | North Canton Hoover | Birmingham - USFL 1983 |
| Larry Ricks | Barberton | Dallas Cowboys 1983 Kansas City Chiefs 1983-84 |
| Mark Streeter | Massillon Washington | Toronto Argonauts 1982 |
Ray Ellis | Canton McKinley | Philadelphia Eagles 1981-85 Cleveland Browns 1986-87 |
| Mike Obrovac | Canton McKinley | Cincinnati Bengals 1981-83 |
Mark Murphy | Canton GlenOak | Green Bay Packers 1980-91 |
| Eric Cunningham | Akron South | New York Jets 1979-80 |
| Jeff Logan | North Canton Hoover | Indianapolis Colts 1978 |
Tommy Hannon | Massillon Washington | Minnesota Vikings 1977-84 |
Tim Fox | Canton Glenwood | New England Patriots 1976-81 San Diego Chargers 1982-84 Los Angeles Rams 1985-86 |
Steve Luke | Massillon Washington | Green Bay Packers 1975-80 |
| Denny Franklin | Massillon Washington | Detroit Lions 1975-76 |
Jeff Merrow | Akron Firestone | Atlanta Falcons 1975-83 |
Dave Brown | Akron Garfield | Pittsburgh Steelers 1975 Seattle Seahawks 1976-86 Green Bay Packers 1987-89 |
Larry Poole | Akron Garfield | Cleveland Browns 1975-77 Houston Oilers 1978 |
John McVay | Massillon Washington | Memphis Southmen 1974-75 New York Giants 1976 San Francisco 49ers 1980-99 |
| Steve Craig | Akron Garfield | Minnesota Vikings 1974-78 |
Willie Spencer | Massillon Washington | Memphis Southmen 1974-75 Minnesota Vikings 1976 New York Giants 1977-78 |
Jim Lash | Akron Garfield | Minnesota Vikings 1973-76 San Francisco 49ers 1976-77 |
| Will Foster | Massillon Washington | Philadelphia Eagles 1972 New England Patriots 1973-74 |
Dan Dierdorf | Canton Glenwood | St. Louis Cardinals 1971-83 |
Ted Provost | Canton Fairless | Minnesota Vikings 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 1971 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1972-77 |
Nick Roman | Canton McKinley | Cincinnati Bengals 1970-71 Cleveland Browns 1972-74 |
Dick Himes | Canton South | Green bay Packers 1969-77 |
Bob Gladieux | Louisville | Boston Patriots 1969-70 Buffalo Bills 1970 New England Patriots 1971-72 |
| Bob Belden | Canton Central Catholic | Dallas Cowboys 1969-70 |
Larry Csonka | Stow | Miami Dolphins 1968-74 Memphis Southmen 1975 New York Giants 1976-78 Miami Dolphins 1979 |
Alan Page | Canton Central Catholic | Minnesota Vikings 1967-78 Chicago Bears 1978-81 |
| Jerry Allen | Massillon Washington | Baltimore Colts 1966 Washington Redskins 1967-69 |
| Ken Ivan | Massillon Washington | Toronto Argonauts 1966 |
| Charlie Brown | Massillon Washington | Chicago Bears 1966-68 Buffalo Bills 1968 |
| Ron Rector | Akron Coventry | Green Bay Packers 1966 Washington Redskins 1966 Atlanta Falcons 1966-67 |
Charlie King | Alliance | Buffalo Bills 1966-67 Cincinnati Bengals 1968-69 |
| Tim Powell | North Canton | Los Angeles Rams 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers 1966 |
Bob Vogel | Massillon Washington | Baltimore Colts 1963-72 |
| Paul Bixler | Canton McKinley | Cleveland Browns 1963 |
Wayne Fontes | Canton McKinley | New York Titans 1962 (Player) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976-84 (Coach) Detroit Lions 1985-96 (Coach) |
Jim Houston | Massillon Washington | Cleveland Browns 1960-72 |
Gene Mingo | Akron South | Denver Broncos 1960-64 Oakland Raiders 1964-65 Miami Dolphins 1966-67 Washington Redskins 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers 1969-70 |
| Glen Davis | Barberton | Detroit Lions 1960-61 |
George Izo | Barberton | St. Louis Cardinals 1960 Washington Redskins 1961-64 Detroit Lions 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers 1966 |
John Kompara | Canton McKinley | Los Angeles Chargers 1960 |
| Robert Sedlock | Canton McKinley | Buffalo Bills 1960 |
| Homer Floyd | Massillon Washington | Edmonton Eskimos 1959 |
| Jim Letcavits | Massillon Washington | Edmonton Eskimos 1958-62 Montreal Alouettes 1963 |
Len Dawson | Alliance | Pittsburgh Steelers 1957-59 Cleveland Browns 1960-61 Kansas City Chiefs 1962-75 |
John Borton | Alliance | Cleveland Browns 1957 |
| Walt Houston | Massillon Washington | Washington Redskins 1955 |
Ed Pucci | Canton McKinley | Washington Redskins 1953 |
Bob Toneff | Barberton | San Francisco 49ers 1952-58 Washington Redskins 1959-64 |
| Eli Popa | Canton McKinley | Chicago Cardinals 1952 |
| "Ace" Grooms | Massillon Washington | Los Angeles Rams 1951 |
| Charlie Anderson | Massillon Washington | Montreal Alouettes 1949, 1950 & 1952 |
Tommy James | Massillon Washington | Detroit Lions 1947 Cleveland Browns 1948-55 Baltimore Colts 1956 |
Horace Gillom | Massillon Washington | Cleveland Browns 1947-56 |
Marion Motley | Canton McKinley | Cleveland Browns 1946-53 Pittsburgh Steelers 1955 |
Lin Houston | Massillon Washington | Cleveland Browns 1946-53 |
Jack Dugger | Canton McKinley | Buffalo Bisons 1946 Detroit Lions 1947-48 Chicago Bears 1949 |
Paul Brown | Massillon Washington | Cleveland Browns 1946-62 Cincinnati Bengals 1968-75 |
Ralph Fife | Canton McKinley | Chicago Cardinals 1942, 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers 1946 |
| Wayne Gift | Canton McKinley | Cleveland Rams 1937 |
| Joe Williams | Barberton | Cleveland Rams 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (Football) 1939 Columbus Bullies 1940 Hollywood Bears 1941 |
Cliff Battles | Akron Kenmore | Boston Braves, Boston Redskins 1932-36 Washington Redskins 1937 |
E. Denver "Butch" Gibson | Canton McKinley | New York Giants 1930-34 |
Harold "Hal" Broda | Canton McKinley | Cleveland Bulldogs 1927 |
Harry Stuhldreher | Massillon Washington | Brooklyn Horseman/Lions 1926 |
| Harold Zerbe | Canton McKinley | Canton Bulldogs 1926 |
| Ed "Pete" Rate | Canton McKinley | Milwaukee Badgers 1923 |
| Dwight Peabody | Canton McKinley | Columbus Panhandles 1920 Toledo Maroons 1922 |
| Ben Roderick 1923 Canton Bulldogs  | Massillon Washington | Canton Bulldogs 1920 Cleveland Tigers 1921 Canton Bulldogs 1923 Buffalo All-Americans 1923 Canton Bulldogs 1926 Buffalo Bisons 1927 |
| Maurice "Smoke" Smalley | Canton McKinley | Canton Professionals 1913 |