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Legacy: TSU in the Pros

Legacy: TSU in the Pros

PHOTO: TSU Men's Basketball Legend Robert Covington
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL - NBA
 
Dick Barnett

 
Syracuse Nationals (1959-61)
Los Angeles Lakers (1962-65
New York Knicks (1965-74)

John Barnhill



 
St. Louis Hawks (1962-66)
Detroit Pistons (1965-66)
Baltimore Bullets (1966-67)
San Diego Rockets (1967-68)
Baltimore Bullets 1968-69)

Joe Buckhalter Cincinnati Royals (1961-63)

Robert Covington



 
Houston Rockets (2013-14) 
Philadelphia 76ers (2014-18)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2018-20)
Houston Rockets (2020)
Portland Trailblazers (2020-2022)
Los Angeles Clippers (2022-PRESENT)

Monti Davis
 
Philadelphia 76ers (1980-81)
Dallas Mavericks (1980-81)

Ted McClain


 
Denver Nuggets (1976-77)
Buffalo Braves (1977-78)
Philadelphia 76ers (1977-78) 
Phoenix Suns (1978-79)

Anthony Mason



 
New Jersey Nets (1988-90) 
New York Knicks (1991-96)
Charlotte Hornets (1997-00)
Miami Heat (2000-01)
Milwaukee Bucks (2001-06)

Tahjere McCall
 
Brooklyn Nets (2018-19) 
* Atlanta Hawks (2019-20)

Porter Meriwether Syracuse Nationals (1962-63)

Lloyd Neal Portland Trail Blazers 1972-79

Leonard Robinson



 
Washington Bullets (1974-77)
Atlanta Hawks (1976-77)
New Orleans Jazz (1977-79)
Phoenix Suns (1979-82)
New York Knicks (1982-85)

Carlos Rogers


 
Golden State Warriors (1994-95)
Toronto Raptors (1995-98)
Portland Trail Blazers (1998-99)
Houston Rockets (1999-01)
Indiana Pacers (2001-02)

Larry Turner * Los Angeles Lakers (2007)

Dwight Waller Atlanta Hawks (1968-69)

Ben Warley

 
Syracuse Nationals (1962-63)
Philadelphia 76ers (1963-66)
Baltimore Bullets (1965-67)

* Indicates signed with team but did not appear in game


 
FOOTBALL - NFL
Benny Anderson, OL
 
Baltimore Ravens (2001-04)
Buffalo Bills (2005)

Brent Alexander, DB


 
Arizona Cardinals (1994-97)
Carolina Panthers (1998-99)
Pittsburgh Steelers (2000-2003)
New York Giants (2004-05)

Larry Barnes, RB

 
San Diego Chargers (1977-78)
St. Louis Cardinals (1978)
Philadelphia Eagles (1978-79)

Avion Black, WR
 
Buffalo Bills (2000-01)
Houston Texans (2002)

Terrell Bonds, CB Baltimore Ravens (2019- PRESENT)

Clifford Brooks, CB


 
Cleveland Browns (1972-74)
Philadelphia Eagles (1975-76)
New York Jets (1976)
Buffalo Bills (1976)

Ben Brown, QB Philadelphia Eagles (1990-91)

Claude Brumfield, OG New York Giants (1970)

Waymond Bryant, LB Chicago Bears (1974-77)

Charles Buchannan, DE Cleveland Browns (1988)

Darryl Caldwell, OT Buffalo Bills (1983)

Alex Carter, DE Cleveland Browns (1987)

James Carter, DE Pittsburgh Steelers (1966)

Willie Carter, HB Chicago Cardinals (1953)

Alvin Coleman, DB

 
Minnesota Vikings (1967)
Cincinnati Bengals (1969-71)
Philadelphia Eagles (1972)

Rico Council, LB Tennessee Titans (2012)

Al Davis, RB Philadelphia Eagles (1971-72)

Cedric Davis, CB Arizona Cardinals (1995)

Dave Davis, WR

 
Green Bay Packers (1971-72)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1973)
New Orleans Saints (1974)

Oliver Davis, DB
 
Cleveland Browns (1977-80)
Cincinnati Bengals (1981-82)

Roosevelt Davis, DE New York Giants (1965-67)

Tommy Davis, OT Baltimore Colts (1968)

Richard Dent, DE
**2011 NFL Hall of Fame**



 
Chicago Bears (1983-93)
San Francisco 49ers (1994)
Chicago Bears (1995)
Indianapolis Colts (1996)
Philadelphia Eagles (1997)

Eldridge Dickey, QB, WR Oakland Raiders (1968, 1971)

Lamar Divens, DT



 
San Diego Chargers (2011)
Baltimore Ravens (2008-2010)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2011)
Tennessee Titans (2012)
San Francisco 49ers (2013)

Larry Dorsey, WR
 
San Diego Chargers (1976-77)
Kansas City Chiefs (1978)

Marcus Dowdell, WR/KR
 
New Orleans Saints (1992-93)
Arizona Cardinals (1995-96)

Elbert Drungo, T

 
Houston Oilers (1969-71)
Houston Oilers (1973-77)
Buffalo Bills (1978)

Jessamen Dunker, OL New York Giants (2017)

King Dunlap, DT Baltimore Colts (1969)

Cid Edwards, RB

 
St. Louis Cardinals (1968-71)
San Diego Chargers (1972-74)
Chicago Bears (1975)

Kadeem Edwards, OT

 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014-15)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2015-16)
Dallas Cowboys (2017-18)

Cleveland Elam, DE
 
San Francisco 49ers (1975-78)
Detroit Lions (1979)

Onzy Elam, LB
 
New York Jets (1987-88)
Washington Redskins (1989)

Homer Elias, OG Detroit Lions (1978-84)

Charley Ferguson, SE-TE

 
Cleveland Browns (1961)
Minnesota Vikings (1962)
Buffalo Bills (1963, 65-66, 69)

Randy Fuller, DB

 
Denver Broncos (1994)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1995-97)
Atlanta Falcons (1998-2000)

Rogers Gains, DE Denver Broncos (2013)
New York Giants (2014)

Chuck Gavin, DE Denver Broncos (1960-63)

George Gilchrist, OT Chicago Cardinals (1953)

Joe Gilliam, Jr., QB Pittsburgh Steelers (1972-75)

Steve Griffin, RB Kansas City Chiefs (1987)

Michael Hegmen, LB Dallas Cowboys (1976-88)

Fred Herring, DB Cincinnati Bengals (1971)

Sylvester Hicks, DT Kansas City Chiefs (1978-81)

John Holland, WR
 
Minnesota Vikings (1974)
Buffalo Bills (1975-77)

Vernon Holland, OT

 
Cincinnati Bengals (1971-79)
Detroit Lions (1980)
New York Giants (1980)

Steve Holloway, WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987)

Bryan Howard, S Minnesota Vikings (1982)

Claude Humphrey, DE
** 2014 NFL Hall of Fame **
Atlanta Falcons (1968-74, 1976-78)
Philadelphia Eagles (1979-81)

Herman Hunter, RB-KR Philadelphia Eagles (1985)

Nathaniel Jackson, FB Buffalo Bills (1977)

Ligarius Jennings, DB Cincinnati Bengals (2001-02)

Danny Johnson, LB Green Bay Packers (1978)

Leo Johnson, WR San Francisco 49ers (1969-70)

James “Monk” Johnson, WR San Francisco 49ers (1974-76)

Stan Johnson, DT Kansas City Chiefs (1978)

Clarence Jones, WR Jacksonville Jaguars (1996)

Ed “Too Tall” Jones, DE Dallas Cowboys (1974-78, 1980-89)

Joe “Turkey” Jones, DE

 
Cleveland Browns (1970-71, 1973, 75-78)
Philadelphia Eagles (1974-75)
Washington Redskins (1979-80)

Mike Jones, WR

 
Minnesota Vikings (1983-85)
New Orleans Saints (1986-87)
New England Patriots (1989)

Roger Jones, CB

 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991-93)
Cincinnati Bengals (1994-96)
Tennessee Oilers (1997)

Eric Joyce, DB
 
Chicago Bears (2002)
Arizona Cardinals (2004)

Jim Kelly, TE Chicago Bears (1974)

Greg Kindle, T-G
 
St. Louis Cardinals (1974-75)
Atlanta Falcons (1976)

Larry Kinnebrew, FB
 
Cincinnati Bengals (1983-87)
Buffalo Bills (1989)

Mack Lamb, CB Miami Dolphins (1967-68)

Izzy Lang, FB
 
Philadelphia Eagles (1964-68)
Los Angeles Rams (1969)

Donald Laster, T
 
Washington Redskins (1982)
Detroit Lions (1984)

AC Leonard, TE Minnesota Vikings (2014)

Anthony Levine, DB
 
Green Bay Packers (2011-2012)
Baltimore Ravens (2012-2021)

James Lewis, DB Miami Dolphins (1975)

Jao Makor, K Philadelphia Eagles (1989)

Larry Mallory, S New York Giants (1976-78)

Jim Marsalis, CB
 
Kansas City Chiefs (1969-75)
New Orleans Saints (1977)

Loaird McCreary, TE
 
Miami Dolphins (1976-78)
New York Giants (1979)

Franklin McRae, DT Chicago Bears (1967)

Jerrold McRae, WR
 
Kansas City Chiefs (1978)
Philadelphia Eagles (1979)

Melvin Mitchell, G-C

 
Miami Dolphins (1976-78)
Detroit Lions (1977)
Minnesota Vikings (1980)

Willie Mitchell, DB Kansas City Chiefs (1964-71)

Leon Moore, DB
 
Los Angeles Rams (1967-69)
Washington Redskins (1970)

Steve Moore, G-T New England Patriots (1983-87)

Anthony Morris, T Oakland Raiders (2015)

Robert Myers, G


 
Baltimore Ravens (2015)
Indianapolis Colts (2015)
Denver Broncos (2015-16)
Seattle Seahawks (2016-17)

Cecil Newton, Jr., C
 
Jacksonville Jaguars (2009-2011)
Dallas Cowboys (2012)

McDonald Oden, TE Cleveland Browns (1980-82)

Chidi Okeke, G/T Miami Dolphins (2018)

John Owens, DE Miami Dolphins (1976)

Rodney Parker, WR Philadelphia Eagles (1980-81)

Frank Pillow, WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988-90)

Anthony Pleasant, DE



 
Cleveland Browns (1990-95)
Baltimore Ravens (1996)
Atlanta Falcons (1997)
New York Jets (1998-2000)
New England Patriots (2001-2003)

David Pool, DB San Diego Chargers (1990)

Dan Pride, LB Chicago Bears (1968)

Brian Ransom, QB Houston Oilers (1983-85)

Robert Reed, G Washington Redskins (1965)

Alfred Reeves, HB San Diego Chargers (1973)

Demetrius Rhaney, C

 
St. Louis/ Los Angeles Rams (2014-16)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2017)
Washington Redskins (2017)

Harold Rice, DE Oakland Raiders (1971)

Johnnie Robinson, DB Detroit Lions (1966-67)

Patrick Robinson, WR/KR
 
Cincinnati Bengals (1993)
Arizona Cardinals (1994)

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DB




 
Arizona Cardinals (2008-10)
Philadelphia Eagles (2011-12)
Denver Broncos (2013)
New York Giants (2014-17)
Oakland Raiders (2018)
Washington Redskins (2019)

Kevin Russell, DB Philadelphia Eagles (1977)

De’Ante Saunders, DB Cleveland Browns (2015)

Simon Shanks, LB Arizona Cardinals (1995)

Anthony Shelton, CB San Diego Chargers (1990-93)

Lachavious Simmons, OL Chicago Bears (2020-PRESENT)

Nate Simpson, RB Green Bay Packers (1977-79)

Fletcher Smith, DB
 
Kansas City Chiefs (1966-67)
Cincinnati Bengals (1968-71)

John Smith, WR Cleveland Browns (1979)

Lawrence Smith, OL
 
Baltimore Ravens (2003-03)
Buffalo Bills (2004-05)

Fletcher Smith, DB
 
Kansas City Chiefs (1966-67)
Cincinnati Bengals (1968-71)

John Smith, WR Cleveland Browns (1979)

Noland Smith, KR-WR
 
Kansas City Chiefs (1967-69)
San Francisco 49ers (1969)

Ollie Smith, WR
 
Baltimore Colts (1973-74)
Green Bay Packers (1976-77)

Tony Stargell, CB



 
New York Jets (1990-91)
Indianapolis Colts (1992-93)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1994-95)
Kansas City Chiefs (1996)
Chicago Bears (1997)

Joe Sweet, WR
 
Los Angeles Rams (1972-73)
New England Patriots (1974)

Malcolm Taylor, DE

 
Houston Oilers (1982-83)
Los Angeles Raiders (1986-88)
Atlanta Falcons (1989)

Larry Tharpe, OT


 
Detroit Lions (1992-94)
Arizona Cardinals (1995)
New England Patriots (1996)
Detroit Lions (1997-98)

James Thaxton, TE


 
San Diego Chargers (1973-74)
Cleveland Browns (1974)
New Orleans Saints (1976-77)
St. Louis Cardinals (1978)

Charlie Thomas, RB Kansas City Chiefs (1975)

Michael Thompson, OL Atlanta Falcons (2000-02)

Bill Tucker, RB
 
San Francisco 49ers (1967-70)
Chicago Bears (1971)

Hal Turner, DE Detroit Lions (1954)

David Van Dyke, S Kansas City Chiefs (2014)

Charley Wade, WR

 
Chicago Bears (1974)
Green Bay Packers (1975)
Kansas City Chiefs (1977)

Carl Wafer, DE-DT Green Bay Packers (1974)
New York Giants (1974)

Willie Walker, FL Detroit Lions (1966)

Riley Walton, TE Kansas City Chiefs (1987)

Bill West, DB Oakland Raiders (1971)

Dwight Wheeler, T-C
 
New England Patriots (1978-83)
Los Angeles Raiders (1984-88)

Bernard Wilson, NT
 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993)
Arizona Cardinals (1994-97)

Javarris Williams, RB
 
Kansas City Chiefs (2009-11)
Houston Texans (2011)

Larry Woods, T


 
Detroit Lions (1971-72)
Miami Dolphins (1973)
New York Jets (1974-75)
Seattle Seahawks (1976)

Robert Woods, T

 
New York Jets (1973-77)
New Orleans Saints (1977-80)
Washington Redskins (1981)

William Wynn, DE
 
Philadelphia Eagles (1973-76)
Washington Redskins (1977)


 
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