Class of 1951
- Bill Alexander, Coach, Georgia Tech, 1920-1944
- Sammy “Slingin’ Sammy” Baugh, Halfback, Texas Christian, 1934-1036
- Dana Bible, Coach, Mississippi College/Louisiana State/Texas A&M, Nebraska, Texas, 1913-1946
- John “Babe” Brown, Guard/Tackle, Navy, 1910-1913
- Walter “The Father of Football” Camp, Coach, Yale/Stanford, 1888-1895
- Dutch Clark, Quarterback, Colorado College, 1927-1929
- Hector “Hec” Cowan, Tackle, Princeton, 1885-1889
- Ted Coy, Fullback, Yale, 1907-1909
- Charlie Daly, Quarterback, Harvard, Army, 1898-1902
- Gil “Gloomy Gil” Dobie, Coach, North Dakota State/Washington/Navy, Cornell/Boston College, 1906-1938
- Michael “Iron Mike” Donahue, Coach, Auburn/Louisiana State, 1904-1927
- Walter “Eckie” Eckersall, Quarterback, Chicago, 1903-1906
- Benny Friedman, Quarterback, Michigan, 1924-1926
- George “The Gipper” Gipp, Halfback, Notre Dame, 1917-1920
- Red “The Galloping Ghost” Grange, Halfback, Illinois, 1923-1925
- Ed Hall, Coach/Contributor, Illinois/Dartmouth, 1892-1893
- Truxton “Trux” Hare, Guard, Pennsylvania, 1897-1900
- Chic Harley, Halfback, Ohio State, 1916-1917, 1919
- Percy Haughton, Coach, Cornell/Harvard/Columbia, 1899-1924
- Homer “Pop” Hazel, End/Fullback, Rutgers, 1916, 1923-1924
- Pudge Heffelfinger, Guard, Yale, 1888-1891
- Wilbur “Fats” Henry, Tackle, Washington & Jefferson, 1915-1919
- Frank “Silent Frank” Hinkey, End, Yale, 1891-1894
- Bill “Big Bill” Hollenback, Halfback, Pennsylvania, 1904, 1906-1908
- Don Hutson, End, Alabama, 1932-1934
- Howard Jones, Coach, Syracuse/Yale/Ohio State/Iowa/Duke/Southern California, 1908-1940
- Andy Kerr, Coach, Stanford/Washington & Jefferson/Colgate/Lebanon Valley, 1922-1949
- Bruiser Kinard, Tackle, Mississippi, 1935-1937
- Nile Kinard, Halfback, Iowa, 1937-1939
- Elmer “The Thin Man” Layden, Fullback, Notre Dame, 1922-1924
- Eddie “Ned” Mahan, Fullback, Harvard, 1913-1915
- Dan McGurgin, Coach, Vanderbilt, 1904-1934
- Bo McMillin, Quarterback, Centre, 1917-1921
- Harold “Brick” Muller, End, California, 1920-1922
- Bronko Nagurski, Tackle/Fullback, Minnesota, 1927-1929
- Ernie “Big Dog” Nevers, Fullback, Stanford, 1923-1925
- Frank “Buck” O’Neill, Coach, Colgate/Syracuse/Columbia, 1902-1922
- Bennie Owen, Coach, Washburn/Bethany (KS)/Oklahoma, 1900-1926
- Knute “Rock” Rockne, Coach, Notre Dame, 1918-1930
- Bill Roper, Coach, Princeton/Virginia Military/Missouri/Swathmore, 1903-1930
- Germany Schulz, Center, Michigan, 1904-1905, 1907-1908
- Duke Slater, Tackle, Iowa, 1918-1921
- Andy Smith, Coach, Pennsylvania/Purdue/California, 1909-1925
- Amos Alonzo Stagg, End, Yale, 1885-1889
- Amos Alonzo “The Grand Old Man of the Midway” Stagg, Coach, Springfield/Chicago/Pacific, 1890-1946
- Jock Sutherland, Coach, Lafayette/Pittsburgh, 1919-1938
- Frank Thomas, Coach, Chattanooga/Alabama, 1925-1946
- Jim “Bright Path” Thorpe, Halfback, Carlisle, 1907-1908, 1911-1912
- Pop Warner, Coach, Georgia/Cornell/Carlisle/Pittsburgh/Stanford/Temple, 1895-1938
- Ed Weir, Tackle, Nebraska, 1923-1925
- Henry Williams, Coach, Army/Minnesota, 1891-1921
- George “Wildcat” Wilson, Halfback, Washington, 1923-1925
- Fielding “Hurry Up” Yost, Coach, Ohio Wesleyan/Nebraska/Kansas/Stanford/Michigan, 1897-1926
- Bob “The Little Dutchman” Zuppke, Coach, Illinois, 1913-1941
Class of 1954
- Joe “Doc” Alexander, Guard/Center, Syracuse, 1916-1920
- Stan Barnes, Center/Tackle, California, 1918-1921
- Bert Baston, End, Minnesota, 1914-1916
- Jim “Wichita Whiz” Bausch, Wichita/Kansas, 1927-1930
- Jay “The Flying Dutchman” Berwanger, Halfback, Chicago, 1933-1935
- Hugo Bezdek, Coach, Oregon/Arkansas/Penn State/Delaware Valley, 1906-1949
- Gordon “Skim” Brown, Guard, Yale,1897-1900
- Chris “Red” Cagle, Halfback, Louisiana-Lafayette/Army, 1922-1929
- Frank Carideo, Quarterback, Notre Dame, 1928-1930
- Frank “The Iron Major” Cavanaugh, Coach, Cincinnati/Holy Cross/Dartmouth/Boston College/Fordham, 1898-1932
- Fritz Crisler, Coach, Minnesota/Princeton/Michigan, 1930-1947
- Jerry Dairymple, End, Tulane, 1929-1931
- John DeWitt, Guard, Princeton, 1901-1903
- Gus Dorais, Coach, Loras/Gonzaga/Detroit, 1914-1942
- Morley “The Noblest Trojan of Them All” Drury, Quarterback, Southern California, 1925-1927
- Wes Fesler, End, Ohio state, 1928-1930
- Hamilton “Ham” Fish, Tackle, Harvard, 1907-1909
- Edgar “Ed” Garbisch, Center/Guard, Washington & Jefferson/Army, 1917-1924
- Huntington “Track” Hardwick, End/Halfback, Harvard, 1912-1914
- Dick Harlow, Coach, Penn State/Colgate/Western Maryland/Harvard, 1915-1947
- Tom “Old 98” Harmon, Halfback, Michigan, 1938-1940
- Ed “EJ” Hart, Tackle, Princeton, 1908-1911
- Mel “Old Indestructible” Hein, Center, Washington State, 1928-1930
- John Heisman, Oberlin/Akron/Auburn/Clemson/Georgia Tech/Pennsylvania/Washington & Jefferson/Rice, 1892-1927
- Willie Heston, Halfback, San Jose State/Michigan, 1898-1904
Class of 1955
- Cliff “Gyp” Battles, Halfback, West Virginia/Wesleyan, 1928-1931
- Matty “Moanin’ Matty” Bell, Coach, Haskell/Carroll (WI)/Texas Christian/ Texas A&M/Southern Methodist
- Bernie “The Silver Fox of the Northland” Bierman, Coach, Montana/Mississippi State/ Tulane/Minnesota, 1919-1950
- Paul “Shorty” Des Jardien, Center, Chicago, 1912-1914
- Beattie “Big Chief” Feathers, Halfback, Tennessee, 1931-1933
- Buck Flowers, Halfback, Davidson/Georgia Tech, 1916-1920
- Clint Frank, Halfback, Yale, 1935-1937
- Bobby Grayson, Fullback, Stanford, 1933-1935
- John “Kil” Kilpatrick, End, Yale, 1908-1910
- George Little, Coach, Cincinnati/Miami (OH)/Michigan/Wisconsin, 1914-1926
- Leroy “Roy” Mercer, Fullback, Pennsylvania, 1910-1912
- Davey “Slingshot” O’Brien, Quarterback, Texas Christian, 1936-1938
- Elmer “Ollie” Oliphant, Halfback, Purdue/Army, 1911-1917
- Ace Parker, Halfback, Duke, 1934-1936
- Eddie “Robbie” Robinson, Coach, Nebraska/Brown/Maine, 1896-1925
- Dave Schreiner, End, Wisconsin, 1940-1942
- Fred Sington, Tackle, Alabama, 1928-1930
- Harry “Blackjack” Smith, Guard, Southern California, 1937-1939
- Clarence “Doc” Spears, Guard, Knox/Dartmouth, 1912, 1914-1915
- Wallace Wade, Coach, Alabama/Duke 1923-1950
- Alex “Wojie” Wojciechowicz, Center, Fordham, 1935-1937
Class of 1956
- Frankie Albert, Quarterback, Stanford, 1939-1941
- Lynn “The Blond Bear” Bomar, End, Vanderbilt, 1921-1924
- Paul “Pitchin’ Paul” Christmas, Halfback, Missouri, 1938-1940
- Bill “Bullet Bill” Dudley, Halfback, Virginia, 1939-1941
- Walter Gilbert, Center, Auburn, 1934-1936
- Otto” Automatic Otto” Graham, Halfback, Northwestern, 1941-1943
- Howard Harpster, Quarterback, Carnegie Tech, 1926-1928
- Jimmy Leech, Halfback, Virginia Military, 1917, 1919-1920
- Dutch “The Saturday Fox” Meyer, Coach, Texas Christian, 1934-1952
- Bob “The General “Neyland, Coach, Tennessee, 1926-1952
- Gayness “Gus” Tinsley, End, Louisiana State, 1934-1936
- Kenny “Kingfish” Washington, Halfback, UCLA, 1937-1939
- Dori Whitmire, Tackle, Alabama/Navy, 1941-1944
- Tad Wieman, Coach, Michigan, Princeton, 1927-1942
Class of 1957
- Ike Armstrong, Coach, Utah, 1925-1949
- Johnny Mack “The Dothan Antelope” Brown, Halfback, Alabama, 1923-1925
- Hunter Carpenter, Halfback, Virginia Tech/North Carolina, 1900-1905
- Bill “The Baby Faced Assassin” Corbus, Guard, Stanford, 1931-1933
- Pete Mauthe, Halfback, Penn State, 1909-1912
- Marshall “Ma” Newell, Tackle, Harvard, 1890-1893
- George Pfann, Quarterback, Cornell, 1921-1923
- Erny Pinckert, Halfback, Southern California, 1929-1931
- Ira “Rat” Rodgers, Fullback, West Virginia, 1915-1917, 1919
- Ken Strong, Jr., Fullback, New York University, 1926-1928
- John “Jac” Weller, Guard, Princeton, 1933-1935
- Dick Wildung, Tackle, Minnesota, 1940-1942
Class of 1958
- Charley “Chuck” Barrett, Quarterback, Cornell, 1913-1915
- Dave Campbell, End, Harvard, 1899-1901
- Marshall “Biggie” Goldberg, Fullback/Halfback, Pittsburgh, 1936-1938
- Tad Jones, Coach, Syracuse/Yale, 1909-1927
- Harry Kipke, Halfback, Michigan, 1921-1923
- Pug Lund, Halfback, Minnesota, 1932-1934
- Frank “Dutch” Schwab, Guard, Lafayette, 1919-1922
- Harry “Stuly” Stuhldreher, Quarterback, Notre Dame, 1922-1924
- Harry “Cy” Young, Halfback, Marshall/Washington & Lee, 1910-1911, 1913-1916
Class of 1959
- Doc “Mr. Inside” Blanchard, Fullback, Army, 1944-1946
- Bobby “In Dodd We Trust” Dodd, Quarterback, Tennessee, 1928-1930
- Herman Hickman, Guard, Tennessee, 1929-1931
- Carl Hinkle, Center, Vanderbilt, 1935-1937
- Stan Keck, Tackle/Guard, Princeton, 1919-1921
- Banks “Bonnie Banks” McFadden, Halfback, Clemson, 1937-1939
- Biggie Munn, Coach, Albright/Syracuse/Michigan State, 1935-1953
- Henry Phillips, Guard, Sewanee, 1900-1905
- Charley Trippi, Halfback, Georgia, 1942, 1945-1946
- Doak “The Doaker” Walker, Halfback, Southern Methodist, 1945, 1947-1949
Class of 1960
- Ki Aldrich, Center, Texas Christian, 1936-1938
- Buzz Borries, Halfback, Navy, 1932-1934
- Charlie “The Miracle Man” Gelbert, Guard/End, Pennsylvania, 1893-1896
- Lou “Luigi Piccolo” Little, Coach, Georgetown/Columbia, 1924-1956
- Gordon Locke, Fullback, Iowa, 1920-1922
- Sid Luckman, Halfback, Columbia, 1936-1938
- Johnny Lujack, Quarterback, Notre Dame, 1943, 1946-1947
- Neil Snow, End/Fullback, Michigan, 1898-1901
- Bulldog Turner, Center, Hardin-Simmons, 1937-1939
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