Bears in the Pros
| Name | Year | Position | Team |
| Benjamin S. Webb ’92 | 1892-94 | Center | Orange A.C. |
| Frank A. “Big” Smith ’96 | 1896-97 | Guard | Elizabeth A.C. |
| 1898-1900 | Guard | Duquesne A.C. | |
| David L. Fultz ’98 | 1899 | Halfback | Duquesne A.C. |
| 1900-01 |
Halfback | Homestead A.C. | |
| John A. “Daff” Gammons ’98 | 1898-99 | Halfback | Pittsburgh Pros |
| 1900-01 | Halfback | Homestead A.C. | |
| 1902 | Halfback | Pittsburgh Stars | |
| Willis B. Richardson ’99 | 1900 | Quarterback | Homestead A.C. |
| 1901-02 | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Stars | |
| Irving O. “Hoppy” Hunt
’99 |
1901 | End | Homestead A.C. |
| Henry S. Pratt ’00 | 1900 | Quarterback | Duquesne A.C. |
| Libe Washburn ’01 | 1901 | Halfback | Philadelphia Nationals |
| Russell G. Ashbaugh ’13 | 1915-18 | End/Coach | Youngstown Patricians |
| Edger G. “Spike” Staff ’15 | 1917 | Guard | Providence Steam Roller |
| 1925 | Guard/Tackle | Providence Steam Roller | |
| Clair J. Purdy ’19 | 1920 | Quarterback | Rochester Kodaks |
| 1922 | Quarterback | Milwaukee Badgers | |
| Ralph H. Nichols ’19 | 1921 | Guard | Rock Island Independents |
| 1926 | Guard | Rock Island Independents | |
| Frederick D. “Fritz” Pollard ’19 | 1920-21 | Halfback | Akron Pros |
| 1922 | Halfback | Milwaukee Badgers | |
| 1923-24 | Halfback | Hammond Pros | |
| 1925 | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller | |
| 1926 | Halfback | Akron
Pros |
|
| Andrew F. Hillhouse ’19 | 1920-21 | Fullback | Buffalo All-Americans |
| George W. Brace ’20 | 1920-22 | Guard | Buffalo All-Americans |
| Jay Mayo “Ink” Williams ’20 | 1921 | End | Canton Bulldogs |
| 1921-23 | End | Hammond Pros | |
| 1924 | End | Dayton Triangles | |
| 1925 | End | Cleveland Bulldogs | |
| 1926 | End | Canton Bulldogs | |
| Duncan C. Annan ’20 | 1920 | Fullback | Chicago Tigers |
| 1923-25 | Fullback | Hammond Pros | |
| 1925 | Fullback | Akron Steels | |
| Seneca G. Samson ’21 | 1925 | Fullback | Providence Steam Roller |
| Olaf G.H. “Curly” Oden ’21 | 1925-28 | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller |
| 1930-31 | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller | |
| 1932 | Halfback | Boston Braves | |
| Bertrand L. Shurtleff ’22 | 1928 | Center | Providence Steam Roller |
| 1929 | Center | Buffalo Bisons | |
| Center | Boston Bulldogs | ||
| Mian “Mike” Gulian ’23 | 1923 | Tackle | Buffalo All-Americans |
| 1924 | Tackle | Frankfort Yellow Jackets | |
| 1925 | Tackle | Providence Steam Roller | |
| John F. Spellman ’24 | 1925-31 | End | Providence Steam Roller |
| 1932 | Tackle | Boston Braves | |
| Quentin S. Reynolds ’24 | 1926 | Tackle | Brooklyn Horsemen |
| Adolph W. Eckstein ’25 | 1925-26 | Center | Providence Steam Roller |
| John T. Pohlman ’25 | 1925 | Fullback | Providence Steam Roller |
| James H. Sheldon ’25 | 1926 | End | Brooklyn Horsemen |
| Frederick Sweet
’25 |
1925-28 | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller |
| Jackson M. Keefer '25 | 1928 | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller |
| Halfback | Dayton Triangles | ||
| John O. Talbot '26 | 1926 | End | Providence Steam Roller |
| James M. Stifler '26 | 1926-27 | End | Providence Steam Roller |
| Edgar V. F. McCrillis '26 | 1928 | Guard | Providence Steam Roller |
| 1929 | Guard | Boston Bulldogs | |
| William A. Stevens '26 | 1926 | Center | Brooklyn Horsemen |
| Harold A. Broda '27 | 1927 | End | Cleveland Bulldogs |
| Dave Mishel '27 | 1927 | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller |
| 1931 | Halfback | Cleveland Indians | |
| Orland F. Smith '27 | 1927-29 | Providence Steam Roller | |
| Edward J. Lawerence '28 | 1929 | Halfback | Boston Bulldogs |
| 1930 | Halfback | Staten Island Stapletons | |
| Albert C. Cornsweet '29 | 1931 | Fullback | Cleveland Indians |
| Charles H. "Bud" Edwards '30 | 1929 | Halfback | Boston Braves |
| 1930-31 | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller | |
| 1932 | Halfback | St. Louis Veterans | |
| Joseph Schein '31 | 1931 | Tackle | Providence Steam Roller |
| Williams P. H. Battles '39 | 1939 | Tackle | Chicago Bears |
| I. A. "Shine" Hall '39 | 1942 | Halfback | Philadelphia Eagles |
| John J. McLaughry '40 | 1940 | Quarterback | New York Giants |
| Robert B. Priestley '42 | 1042 | End | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Henry H. "Bob" Margarita '44 | 1944-46 | Halfback | Chicago Bears |
| Donald R. Colo '50 | 1950 | Tackle | Baltimore Colts |
| 1951 | Tackle | New York Yankees | |
| 1952 | Tackle | Dallas Cowboys | |
| 1953-58 | Tackle | Cleveland Browns | |
| Thomas Budrewicz '60 | 1961 | Tackle | New York Jets |
| Bob Hall '66 | 1966 | Quarterback | Minnesota Vikings |
| John Sinnott '80 | 1980 | Tackle | New York Giants |
| 1980-83 | Tackle | Baltimore Colts | |
| John Prassas '81 | 1981 | Linebacker | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1982 | Linebacker | Montreal Concordes | |
| John Woodring '81 | 1981-85 | Linebacker | New York Jets |
| Steve Jordan '82 | 1982-1994 | Tight End | Minnesota Vikings |
| Keiron Bigby '86 | 1987 | Def. Back | Washington Redskins |
| Greg Patrick '91 | 1991 | Def. Back | Detroit Lions |
| 1992 | Def. Back | Calgary Stampede |
|
| 1994-5 | Def. Back | Hamilton Tigercats | |
| Jason McCullough '97 | 1997 | Quarterback | Hamilton Tigercats |
| Sean Morey '99 | 1999-2000 | Wide Receiver | New England Patriots |
| 2001, 2003 | Wide Receiver | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 2004-06 | Wide Receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 2007-09 | Wide Receiver | Arizona Cardinals | |
| 2010 | Wide Receiver | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Drew Izner '01 | 2001 | Off. Line | New England Patriots |
| 2002-03 | Off. Line | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Mike Malan '02 | 2002 | Running Back | New England Patriots |
| 2003 | Running Back | New England Patriots | |
| Chas Gessner '03 | 2003 | Wide Receiver | New England Patriots |
| 2004 | Wide Receiver | New York Jets | |
| 2005-07 | Wide Receiver | Tampa Bay Bucs | |
| Kyle Rowley '02 | 2003-05 | Quarterback | Columbus Wardogs |
| 2006-10 | Quarterback | Spokane Shock | |
| Nick Hartigan '06 | 2006 | Running Back | NY Jets |
| Zak DeOssie '07 | 2007-09 | Linebacker | New York Giants |
| Paul Raymond '08 | 2008-09 | Wide Receiver | New York Jets |
| 2008 | Wide Receiver | Detroit Lions | |
| Wide Receiver | New York Giants | ||
| Colin Cloherty '09 | 2009 | Tight End | Indianapolis Colts |
| David Howard '10 | 2010 | Defensive Tackle | Tennessee Titans |
| Buddy Farnham '10 | 2010 | Wide Receiver | New England Patriots |
| Bobby Sewall | 2010 | Wide Receiver | Tennessee Titans |
John Sinnott '80
Brown football has a long tradition of players who have excelled in professional football. From Fritz Pollard ‘19, the first black quarterback and head coach in the NFL, to Steve Jordan, eight-time Minnesota Vikings All-Pro, to Sean Morey ’99 (Seattle Seahawks) and Zak DeOssie ’07 (New York Giants), current NFL Pro Bowl selections, Brown football continues to leave its influence at the NFL. Six recent Brown players – Sean Morey ’09 (Seattle Seahawks), Zak DeOssie ’07 (New York Giants), Colin Cloherty ’09 (Indianapolis Colts), David Howard ’10 (Tennessee Titans), Buddy Franham ’10 (New England Patriots) and Bobby Sewall ‘10 (Tennessee Titans) were on NFL rosters when training camp opened in 2010.
