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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27 pro players played here

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
Jeff Gossett	P	1981–1996	16
Tony Romo	QB	2003–2016	14
Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	2014–2025	12	2014 · round 2, pick 62 NWE
Ted Petersen	G	1977–1987	11
John Jurkovic	DT	1991–1999	9
Kamu Grugier-Hill	OLB	2016–2024	9	2016 · round 6, pick 208 NWE
Greg Brown	DE	1981–1988	8
Ray McElroy	DB	1995–2001	7	1995 · round 4, pick 114 IND
Sean McGrath	TE	2012–2017	6
Jeff Christensen	QB	1983–1987	5	1983 · round 5, pick 137 CIN
Chris Watson	DB	1999–2003	5	1999 · round 3, pick 67 DEN
Otis Hudson	G	2010–2012	3	2010 · round 5, pick 152 CIN
Alexander Hollins	WR	2019–2021	3
Mel Black	LB	1986–1987	2
Roy Banks	WR	1987–1988	2	1987 · round 5, pick 114 IND
Brad Fichtel	C	1993–1994	2	1993 · round 7, pick 179 LA
Pierre Walters	LB	2009–2010	2
Chris Campbell	OT	2010–2011	2
Kevin Gray	CB	1982	1
Robert Williams	DB	1984	1
Evan Arapostathis	P	1986	1
Chris Geile	C	1987	1
Rob DeVita	LB	1987	1
Sean Payton	QB	1987	1
Bob Rosenstiel	TE	1997	1
Tristan Burge	DB	2007	1
Micah Rucker	WR	2008	1

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