This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

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94 pro players played here · 1 in the Hall of Fame

Hall of Famers first, then the longest careers. Colleges are from each player's record in the nflverse player data; a player who transferred is listed at every school.

Player	Pos	Pro career	Seasons	Drafted	Hall of Fame
Jackie Slater	OT	1976–1995	20		2001
Harold Jackson	WR	1974–1987	14
Jimmy Smith	WR	1992–2005	14	1992 · round 2, pick 36 DAL
Walter Payton	RB	1975–1987	13
Jerome Barkum	TE	1974–1983	10
Leon Gray	OT	1974–1983	10
Robert Brazile	OLB	1975–1984	10
Rich Caster	TE	1974–1982	9
Rickey Young	RB	1975–1983	9
Wilbert Montgomery	RB	1977–1985	9
Thomas Strauthers	DE	1983–1991	9	1983 · round 10, pick 258 PHI
Chris Burkett	WR	1985–1993	9	1985 · round 2, pick 42 BUF
Fernando Smith	DE	1994–2002	9	1994 · round 2, pick 55 MIN
Corey Bradford	WR	1998–2006	9	1998 · round 5, pick 150 GNB
Coy Bacon	DE	1974–1981	8
Don Reese	DE	1974–1981	8
Emanuel Zanders	G	1974–1981	8
Larry Hardy	TE	1978–1985	8
Darion Conner	DE	1990–1997	8	1990 · round 2, pick 27 ATL
Lester Holmes	G	1993–2000	8	1993 · round 1, pick 19 PHI
Houston Hoover	G	1988–1994	7	1988 · round 6, pick 140 ATL
Lewis Tillman	RB	1989–1995	7	1989 · round 4, pick 93 NY
Rod Phillips	RB	1975–1980	6
Eddie Payton	RB	1977–1982	6
Jeff Moore	RB	1979–1984	6
Perry Harrington	RB	1980–1985	6	1980 · round 2, pick 53 PHI
Larry Cowan	RB	1982–1987	6	1982 · round 7, pick 192 MIA
Sylvester Stamps	RB	1984–1989	6
Leon Seals	DT	1987–1992	6	1987 · round 4, pick 109 BUF
Marlo Perry	LB	1994–1999	6	1994 · round 3, pick 81 BUF
Cletis Gordon	DB	2006–2011	6
Marcus Benard	LB	2009–2014	6
John Outlaw	CB	1974–1978	5
Ricky Patton	RB	1978–1982	5
Vernon Perry	DB	1979–1983	5
James Houston	LB	2022–2026	5	2022 · round 6, pick 217 DET
Lem Barney	CB	1974–1977	4
Robert Hardy	DT	1979–1982	4
Buster Barnett	TE	1981–1984	4	1981 · round 11, pick 299 BUF
Jackie Walker	LB	1986–1989	4	1986 · round 2, pick 28 TB
Toby Myles	OT	1998–2001	4	1998 · round 5, pick 147 NY
Rashard Anderson	CB	2000–2003	4	2000 · round 1, pick 23 CAR
Sylvester Morris	WR	2000–2003	4	2000 · round 1, pick 21 KC
Jaymar Johnson	WR	2008–2011	4	2008 · round 6, pick 193 MIN
Domonique Johnson	DB	2009–2012	4
Isaiah Bolden	CB	2023–2026	4	2023 · round 7, pick 245 NWE
Roscoe Word	CB	1974–1976	3
Louis Bullard	OT	1978–1980	3
Stacey Mobley	WR	1987–1989	3
Paul McJulien	P	1991–1993	3
Tim Barnett	WR	1991–1993	3	1991 · round 3, pick 77 KC
Rico Richardson	WR	2013–2015	3
Roy Hilton	DE	1974–1975	2
James Harvey	G	1987–1988	2
Roy Bennett	DB	1988–1989	2
Tony Kimbrough	WR	1993–1994	2	1993 · round 7, pick 182 DEN
Sean Woodson	DB	1997–1998	2
Daniel Williams	WR	2017–2018	2
Daylen Baldwin	WR	2022–2023	2
Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig	DB	2025–2026	2
Keydrain Calligan	DB	2025–2026	2
Robert McDaniel	DB	2025–2026	2
Shedeur Sanders	QB	2025–2026	2	2025 · round 5, pick 144 CLV
Travis Hunter	CB	2025–2026	2	2025 · round 1, pick 2 JAX
Bill Houston	WR	1974	1
Ernie Richardson	TE	1974	1
Gloster Richardson	WR	1974	1
Speedy Duncan	DB	1974	1
Tom Funchess	OT	1974	1
Verlon Biggs	DE	1974	1
John Tate	LB	1976	1
Mike Jones	LB	1977	1
Oakley Dalton	DT	1977	1
Charles Williams	CB	1978	1
Larry Franklin	WR	1978	1
James Marshall	CB	1980	1
Cleo Simmons	TE	1983	1
Bobby Curtis	LB	1987	1
David Windham	LB	1987	1
Frank Sutton	OT	1987	1
Fred Molden	DT	1987	1
Ladell Wills	LB	1987	1
Leonard Moore	RB	1987	1
Reggie Carr	DE	1987	1
Steve Martin	DE	1987	1
Reggie McGee	WR	1991	1
Eric Austin	DB	1996	1	1996 · round 4, pick 104 TB
Robert Staten	RB	1996	1
Quincy Coleman	CB	1998	1
Destry Wright	RB	2000	1
Chris Jones	WR	2005	1
Lavarus Giles	RB	2008	1
Aubrey Miller	LB	2023	1
Kevin Coleman Jr.	WR	2026	1	2026 · round 5, pick 177 MIA

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