Former Players
- Eric Barton – Linebacker, New York Jets; 1998 first-team All-ACC, 1997 and 1998 leading ACC solo tackler
- Dick Bielski – Running back, Baltimore Colts; 1955 first-round NFL Draft pick, NFL Championship
- Conrad Bolston – Defensive tackle, undrafted by Minnesota Vikings in 2007
- Tom Brown – Safety, Green Bay Packers; NFL Championship, two Super Bowl championships
- Lloyd Burruss – Kansas City Chiefs; Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame
- Joe Campbell – Defensive end, Oakland Raiders; 1977 first-round NFL Draft pick, Super Bowl championship
- Gary Collins – Wide receiver, Cleveland Browns; 1962 first-round NFL Draft pick, NFL 1960s All-Decade team, Browns record for 70 touchdown receptions
- Ed Cooke – Defensive end, Baltimore Colts; NFL Championship
- Bob Dean – Kicker and lineman, Edmonton Eskimos (CFL); three Grey Cup championships
- Darren Drozdov - Defensive Tackle, Denver Broncos; also wrestled professionally in the WWF
- Boomer Esiason – Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals; 1988 NFL MVP
- Bernie Faloney – Quarterback, Canadian Football League; 1954 first-round NFL Draft pick, 1961 Canadian Football Hall of Fame, CFL Most Outstanding Player, five Grey Cup championships, Heisman Trophy third runner-up
- Darryl Hill – First African-American football player at Navy, Gonzaga College High School, Maryland, and in the ACC
- Domonique Foxworth – Cornerback; third-round 2005 NFL Draft pick by Denver Broncos; 2002 first-team All-ACC, 2003 and 2004 second-team All-ACC
- Kris Jenkins – Defensive lineman; second-round 2001 NFL Draft pick by Carolina Panthers; 2002, 2003, and 2006 Pro Bowl, 2002 and 2003 All-Pro, 2000 second-team All-ACC
- Stan Jones – Offensive guard/defensive tackle, Chicago Bear; Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame
- Pete Koch - Defensive Lineman, First round draft selection, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Raiders
- Ray Krouse – Defensive lineman, Detroit Lions and Baltimore Colts; three NFL Championships
- Jermaine Lewis – Wide receiver, Baltimore Ravens; Super Bowl champion, ACC record for 193 receptions
- Mark Manges – Quarterback, Phoenix Cardinals; a Heisman contender until he broke his wrist, appeared on the cover of 1976 Sports Illustrated while quarterback for the Terps
- Scott Milanovich – Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; CFL coach; school record for career passing yards (6,125)
- Ed Modzelewski – Running back, Cleveland Browns; NFL championship
- Dick Modzelewski – Defensive tackle and head coach, Cleveland Browns; 1952 first-round NFL Draft pick, two NFL Championships
- Renaldo Nehemiah – Wide receiver, San Francisco 49ers; broke several world records in track and field
- Dick Nolan – Safety and head coach, NFL; NFL Championship
- Neil O'Donnell – Former NFL quarterback
- Eric Ogbogu – Former NFL linebacker, lead actor in Under Armour commercials, 1998 Hula Bowl MVP
- Neal Olkewicz – Lineback, Washington Redskins; "70 Greatest Redskins", two Super Bowl championships
- Bob Pellegrini – Linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles; 1956 first-round NFL Draft pick, NFL Championship, College Football Hall of Fame
- Bruce Perry – Tailback, NFL and CFL; 2001 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award finalist
- Kevin Plank – Founder of Under Armour
- Frank Reich – Former NFL quarterback; NFL record for greatest comeback win (32 points), formerly held record for greatest NCAA comeback win (31 points)
- Jack Scarbath – Quarterback, Washington Redskins; 1953 first-round NFL Draft pick, Heisman Trophy runner-up, College Football Hall of Fame
- Roger Shoals – Offensive tackle, Cleveland Browns; NFL Championship
- George B. Simler – Letter in 1946 and 1947, attained rank of general in the U.S. Air Force
- Geroy Simon – Slotback, British Columbia Lions; 2006 CFL Most Outstanding Player, CFL record for 1,856 single-season receiving yards
- Steve Suter – Wide receiver and special teams; ACC all-time record for 1,271 punt return yards
- Mike Tice – Tight ends coach, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Ed Vereb – Running back, Washington Redskins; 1956 first-round NFL Draft pick
- Al Wallace – Defensive end; undrafted in 2007 by Jacksonville Jaguars
- Larry Webster – Defensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens; Super Bowl championship
- Randy White – Defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys; 1975 first-round NFL Draft pick, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Frank Wycheck – Tight end, Tennessee Titans; participant in the "Music City Miracle"
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Famous quotes containing the word players:
“The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players in a tennis tour. On the other hand, sports events are often sponsored by the makers of junk food, beer, and cigarettes. What’s the message when an athlete who works at keeping her body fit is sponsored by a sugar-filled snack that does more harm than good?”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
“People stress the violence. That’s the smallest part of it. Football is brutal only from a distance. In the middle of it there’s a calm, a tranquility. The players accept pain. There’s a sense of order even at the end of a running play with bodies stewn everywhere. When the systems interlock, there’s a satisfaction to the game that can’t be duplicated. There’s a harmony.”
—Don Delillo (b. 1926)