Players
The following players have gone on to play at a professional level after playing in the NAIA competition.
| Athlete | NAIA School | MLS/MISL/USL Team |
|---|---|---|
| Adauto Neto | Mobile (Ala.) | Cleveland Force |
| Addae Rique | Missouri Baptist | St. Louis Steamers |
| Andrew Corazza | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Ben Meek | Westmont (Calif.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Brady Bryant | Mobile (Ala.) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Casey Barton | Tabor (Kan.) | Kansas City Comets |
| Chris Lemons | Oklahoma Christian | Charlotte Eagles |
| Craig Scheer | Illinois-Springfield | Kansas City Comets |
| Danny Harvey | Bryan (Tenn.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Declan Jogi | King (Tenn.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Derek Smith | Union (Ky.) | Cincinnati Kings |
| Diego Gutierrez | Rockhurst (Mo.) | Kansas City Wizards |
| Dino Delevski | Oklahoma City | Kansas City Comets |
| Gannon Webb | William Carey (Miss.) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Greg Robertson | Spring Arbor College (Mich.) | Ft. Lauderdale Strikers |
| Jacob Ward | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | San Diego Sockers |
| James Gledhill | Mobile (Ala.) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Joe Barton | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| Joey Gjertsen | Evergreen State (Wash.) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Johnny Menyongar | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Minnesota Thunder |
| Juan Pablo Irrera | Columbia (Mo.) | Puerto Rico Islanders |
| Kevin McCloskey | Rio Grande (Ohio) | Cincinnati Kings |
| Kevin Sloan | Catawba (N.C.) | Philadelphia Kixx |
| Lindsay Kennedy | Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) | St. Louis Steamers |
| Lee Rogers | Spring Arbor College (Mich.) | Milwaukee Wave |
| Mesac Celeste | Lee (Tenn.) | Cincinnati Kings |
| Milton Blanco | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | C.D. Chivas |
| Nate Houser | Baker (Kan.) | Baltimore Blast |
| Orlando RamÃrez | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Pablo Campos | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | Real Salt Lake |
| Paul Kato | Spring Arbor College (Mich.) | Kalamazoo Kangaroos |
| Patrick Daka | Western Baptist (Ore.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Paul Rayment | Alderson Broaddus | Toronto Blizzard |
| Stephen Herdsman | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Columbus Crew |
| Stephen Murray | Lambuth (Tenn.) | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Steve Kindel | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Tafaria Fray | St. Gregory's (Okla.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Tyrone Marshall | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | LA Galaxy |
| Erik Lefebvre | Houghton College (NY.) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Josiah Snelgrove | Houghton College (NY.) | Rochester Lancers |
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—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
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“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)