List of National Football League Olympians
The following is a list of National Football League players that have participated in the Olympic Games, with the NFL team for which they played (the team closest to the time of the player's Olympic participation), the sport in which they participated, and their medal count. All represented the United States, except for Colin Ridgway, represented Australia in 1956 and Jahvid Best, represented Saint Lucia in 2016. American football has only been played once in 1932[1] (though a series demonstration college games were played in 1904).[2]
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Players
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
Player | NFL Team | Sport | Olympic Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Herschel Walker | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobsledding | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Quinn | Green Bay Packers | Bobsledding | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeremy Bloom | Philadelphia Eagles | Freestyle Skiing | 2002/2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 (PDF). Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932. 1933. pp. 739–743. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- "College Football in The Olympics, 1904". Mmbolding.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- "Jim THORPE | Olympic Athlete | Stockholm 1912". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- As part of the American Professional Football Association
- His rights were eventually traded to the Chicago Bears
- These teams were part of the American Football League at the time
- "Patriots sign Olympic medalist Jeff Demps to a contract –". Usatoday.com. 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- As part of the American Professional Football Association
- "Olympians who played in the NFL". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- "Olympians in the NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- "Olympians in the NFL: Hayes, Thorpe And More. ThePostGame. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Dropping Back In NFL History: The NFL's Olympians. Football Nation. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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