# List of American Football League players

The following is a list of men who played for the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969).

## Players
### A

* Ray Abruzzese
* Ken Adamson
* Tom Addison (1936–2011; 5-year All-Star; founder/1st Pres AFL Players Association)
* Ben Agajanian (One of only two men who played in the AAFC, the AFL, and the NFL)
* Harold Akin
* Ted Alflen
* Bruce Alford Jr.
* Don Allard
* Buddy Allen
* Chuck Allen
* Dalva Allen
* Don Allen
* George Allen
* Jackie Allen
* Jim Allison
* Buddy Alliston
* Lance Alworth (born 1940, holds all-time record for most games, career, with over 200 yards receiving [5], AFL MVP 1963)
* Dave Ames
* Billy Anderson
* Dick Anderson
* Max Anderson
* Ralph Anderson
* Lou Andrus
* Houston Antwine (born 1939)
* Jim Apple
* Scott Appleton
* Fred Arbanas (1939–2021)
* Dan Archer
* Ray Armstrong
* Doug Asad
* Jack Atchason
* Bill Atkins
* Matthew Ayala
* Al Atkinson
* Frank Atkinson
* George Atkinson
* Joe Auer
* Hank Autry
* Ken Avery
* Joe Avezzano

### B

* Gene Babb
* Martin Baccaglio
* Jay Bachman
* Teddy Bailey
* Bill Baird
* Art Baker
* Johnny Baker
* Larry Baker
* Pete Banaszak
* Al Bansavage
* Joe Barbee
* Rudy Barber
* Stew Barber
* Charley Barnes
* Ernie Barnes
* Larry Barnes
* Pete Barnes
* Walt Barnes
* Bob Barrett
* Jan Barrett
* Al Barry
* Odell Barry
* Jim Barton
* Glenn Bass
* Norm Bass
* Ted Bates
* Mike Battle
* Walter Beach
* Byron Beams
* Pete Beathard
* Al Beauchamp
* Joe Beauchamp
* Tom Beer
* Dave Behrman
* Tom Beier
* Jim Beirne
* Bobby Bell
* Eddie Bell
* Henry Bell
* Joe Bellino
* George Belotti
* Caesar Belser
* Al Bemiller
* Phil Bennett
* Duane Benson
* Ron Berger
* Bill Bergey
* Frank Bernardi
* Ed Bernet
* Lee Bernet
* Royce Berry
* Elvin Bethea
* Randy Beverly
* Verlon Biggs
* Fred Biletnikoff
* Rodger Bird
* Dan Birdwell
* Joe Biscaha
* Sonny Bishop
* Charlie Bivins
* George Blair
* George Blanda (1927–2010; AFL MVP 1961)
* Sid Blanks
* Phil Blazer
* Hubert Bobo
* Dewey Bohling
* Johnny Bookman
* Emerson Boozer
* Nate Borden
* Ron Botchan
* Jim Boudreaux
* Tommy Boutwell
* Max Boydston
* Garland Boyette
* George Boynton
* John Boynton
* Danny Brabham
* Phil Brady
* John Bramlett
* Mel Branch
* Solomon Brannan
* Hezekiah Braxton
* Alex Bravo
* Don Breaux
* Bob Breitenstein
* Jim Brewington
* Bobby Brezina
* Bob Briggs
* Marlin Briscoe (born 1945, first black in modern era to play, and then start, at quarterback, 1968 AFL)
* Jon Brittenum
* Bob Brodhead
* J.W. Brodnax
* Tommy Brooker
* Bob Brooks
* Aaron Brown
* Barry Brown
* Bill Brown
* Charley Brown
* Charlie Brown
* Don Brown
* Doug Brown
* Fred Brown
* Hardy Brown (One of only two men who played in the AAFC, the AFL, and the NFL)
* Paul Brown (Coached in the AAFC, the AFL, and the NFL)
* Willie Brown
* Charlie Browning
* Claude Brownlee
* Dick Brubaker
* Charlie Brueckman
* Bob Bruggers
* Sam Brunelli
* Fred Bruney
* Bob Bryant
* Buck Buchanan (1940–1992)
* Tim Buchanan
* Tom Buckman
* Ed Budde (born 1940)
* Bill Budness
* Tom Budrewicz
* George Buehler
* Gary Bugenhagen
* Drew Buie
* Fred Bukaty
* Frank Buncom
* Nick Buoniconti
* Jerry Burch
* Chris Burford (born 1938)
* Bobby Burnett (born 1943, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1966)
* Ode Burrell
* Leon Burton
* Ron Burton (1936–2003)
* Gerry Bussell
* Bob Butler
* Bernie Buzyniski
* George (Butch) Byrd (born 1941)

### C

* John Cadwell
* Johnny Cagle
* Dan Callahan
* Jim Campbell
* Ken Campbell
* Stan Campbell
* Woody Campbell
* Justin Canale
* Whit Canale
* Joe Cannavino
* Billy Cannon (born 1937, made All-League as a halfback in 1961 and as a tight end in 1969)
* Bob Cappadona
* Gino Cappelletti (born 1934, AFL MVP 1964, AFL's All-Time Leading Scorer)
* Wray Carlton
* Al Carmichael
* Paul Carmichael
* Reg Carolan
* Don Carothers
* Ken Carpenter
* Preston Carpenter
* Levert Carr
* John Carrell
* Ed Carrington
* Jim Carroll
* Johnny Carson
* Kern Carson
* Larry Carwell
* Rick Casares
* Tim Casey
* John Cash
* Tom Cassese
* Carmen Cavalli
* Ronnie Caveness
* Grady Cavness
* Dan Chamberlain
* Edgar Chandler
* John Charles
* Carl Charon
* B.W. Cheeks
* Don Chelf
* George Chesser
* Jim Cheyunski
* Ed Chlebek
* Max Choboian
* Steve Chomyszak
* Dick Chorovich
* Dick Christy
* Earl Christy
* Don Churchwell
* Tom Cichowski
* Jack Clancy
* Howard Clark
* Hagood Clarke
* Bobby Clatterbuck
* Doug Cline
* Dave Cloutier
* Bert Coan
* Gene Cockrell
* Don Coffey
* Abe Cohen
* Jim Colclough (1936–2004)
* Fred Cole
* Al Coleman
* J.C. Collins
* Ray Collins
* Dick Compton
* Dan Conners
* Greg Cook (born 1946, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1969)
* Ed Cooke
* Bob Coolbaugh
* Thurlow Cooper
* Jim Corcoran
* Olie Cordill
* Walt Corey
* Jerry Cornelison
* Bruce Coslet
* Dave Costa
* Paul Costa
* Jim Cox
* Larry Cox
* Eric Crabtree
* Dobie Craig
* Gary Crane
* Paul Crane
* Hilton Crawford
* Jim Crawford
* Ken Criter
* Bobby Crockett
* Monte Crockett
* Bill Cronin
* Bobby Cross
* Jim Crotty
* Jake Crouthamel
* Al Crow
* Wayne Crow
* Harry Crump
* Doug Crusan
* Larry Csonka (Miami Dolphins' all-time leading rusher, Super Bowl VIII MVP)
* Walt Cudzik
* Curley Culp
* Ed Culpepper
* Ed Cummings
* Carl Cunningham
* Dick Cunningham
* Jay Cunningham
* Mike Current
* Gary Cutsinger

### D

* Frank D'Agostino
* Mike D'Amato
* Bill Danenhauer
* Eldon Danenhauer
* George Daney
* Clem Daniels (born 1937, AFL MVP 1963)
* Dave Daniels
* Bill Darnall
* Dan Darragh
* Ben Davidson
* Cotton Davidson
* Pete Davidson
* Bob Davis
* Dick Davis
* Jack J. Davis (Boston Patriots)
* Jack O. Davis (Denver Broncos)
* Marvin Davis
* Bill Dawson
* Len Dawson (born 1935, AFL MVP 1962)
* Al Day
* Tom Day
* Bob Dee
* Nick DeFelice
* Dick Degen
* Steve DeLong
* Sam DeLuca
* Gerry DeLucca
* Guy Dennis
* Al Denson
* John Denvir
* Don Deskins
* Wayne DeSutter
* Chuck DeVliegher
* Willard Dewveall
* Bill Diamond
* Charley Diamond
* Eldridge Dickey
* Wallace Dickey
* Bo Dickinson
* John Diehl
* Tony DiMidio
* Tom Dimitroff, Sr.
* Tom Dimmick
* Tony Discenzo
* John Dittrich
* Joe DiVito
* Hewritt Dixon
* Oliver Dobbins
* John Dockery
* Leon Dombrowski
* Marty Domres
* Tom Domres
* Gene Donaldson
* Roger Donnahoo
* Ben Donnell
* Al Dorow
* Dick Dorsey
* Al Dotson
* Bob Dougherty
* John H. Douglas
* Dick Doyle
* Dakota Dozier
* Elbert Drungo
* Elbert Dubenion (born 1933)
* Mitch Dudek
* Mike Dukes
* Jim Dunaway
* Randy Duncan
* Rick Duncan
* Speedy Duncan
* Charlie Dupre
* Pete Duranko
* Ken Dyer
Elbert Dubenion

### E

* John Eason
* Rick Eber
* Booker Edgerson
* Randall Edmunds
* Lloyd Edwards
* Jim Eifrid
* Mike Eischeid
* Larry Eisenhauer
* Larry Elkins
* John Elliott
* Roger Ellis
* Paul Elzey
* Frank Emanuel
* John Embree
* Hunter Enis
* Bill Enyart
* Pat Epperson
* Bernie Erickson
* Tom Erlandson
* Terry Erwin
* Don Estes
* Bob Evans
* Dale Evans
* Jim Evans
* Norm Evans

### F

* Bill Fairband
* Earl Faison (born 1939, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1961)
* Stan Fanning
* Dick Farley
* Lonnie Farmer
* Miller Farr (born 1943)
* Curt Farrier
* Joe Farrier
* John Farris
* Staley Faulkner
* Paul Feldhausen
* Dick Felt
* Ralph Felton
* Lane Fenner
* Charley Ferguson
* Gene Ferguson
* Howie Ferguson
* Manny Fernandez
* Orlando Ferrante
* Howard Fest
* Jim Fetherston
* Dan Ficca
* George Fields
* Jerry Fields
* Garry Finneran
* Roger Finnie
* George Fleming
* Billy Fletcher
* George Flint
* Tom Flores (born 1937), first Hispanic quarterback in professional football, 1960. Later coach of the Oakland Raiders, winning two Super Bowls.
* Charlie Flowers
* Don Floyd (born 1938)
* Don Flynn
* Wayne Fontes
* Fred Ford
* Garrett Ford, Sr.
* Fred Forsberg
* Gene Foster
* Sid Fournet
* Bobby Fowler
* Charlie Fowler
* Jerry Fowler
* Willmer Fowler
* Jason Franci
* Jack Frantz
* Jim Fraser
* Al Frazier
* Charley Frazier
* Curt Frazier
* Wayne Frazier
* Willie Frazier
* Dick Frey
* John Frongillo
* Andy Fuller
* Charley Fuller
* Zach Fulton
* Tom Funchess
* Jim Furey
* Tom Fussell

### G

* George Gaiser
* Bob Gaiters
* Chon Gallegos
* R.C. Gamble
* Bob Garner
* Carl Garrett (born 1947, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1969)
* Drake Garrett
* J.D. Garrett
* Mike Garrett
* Gary Garrison
* Larry Garron
* Chuck Gavin
* Jack Gehrke
* Roy Gerela
* Claude (Hoot) Gibson
* Cookie Gilchrist (born 1935, AFL MVP 1962)
* Fred Gillett
* Jon Gilliam
* Scotty Glacken
* Bob Gladieux
* Glenn Glass
* Howard Glenn
* Freddy Glick
* Gary Glick
* Art Gob
* George Goeddeke
* Pete Gogolak
* Alan Goldstein
* Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin (born 1938)
* John Gonzaga
* Tom Good
* Tom Goode
* Doug Goodwin
* Bobby Gordon
* Cornell Gordon
* Gene Grabosky
* Garry Grady
* Art Graham
* Kenny Graham
* Milt Graham
* Rufus Granderson
* Hoyle Granger
* Larry Grantham (born 1938)
* Willie Grate
* White Graves
* Jim Gray
* Moses Gray
* Dave Grayson (born 1939, all-time American Football League interception leader, 47)
* Gary Greaves
* Charlie Green
* Jerry Green
* Johnny Green
* Ted Greene
* Tom Greene
* Charlie Greer
* Jim Greer
* Ben Gregory
* Ken Gregory
* Bob Griese
* Jim Griffin
* John Griffin
* Bill Groman
* George Gross
* Lee Grosscup
* Sam Gruneisen
* Pat Gucciardo
* Dick Guesman
* Paul Guidry
* John Guillory
* Don Gulseth
* Harry Gunner
* Buzz Guy
* Louis Guy
* John Guzik

### H

* John Hadl (born 1940)
* Mike Haffner
* Roger Hagberg
* Mac Haik
* Galen Hall
* Ken Hall
* Ron Hall
* Rod Hamilton
* Kim Hammond
* Charley Hardy
* Ed Harmon
* Darrell Harper
* Jack Harper
* Dick Harris
* James Harris (born 1947, first black in modern era to start a season at quarterback, 1969 AFL)
* Jim Harris, Jr.
* Jimmy Harris
* John Harris
* Pete Hart
* Jim Harvey
* Waddey Harvey
* Johnny Hatley
* Art Hauser
* Wayne Hawkins
* Jim Hayes
* Luther Hayes
* Ray Hayes
* Wendell Hayes
* Abner Haynes (born 1937, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1960, American Football League MVP 1960, over 12,000 career all-purpose yards.)
* Sherrill Headrick
* Don Healy
* Gene Heeter
* Don Heinrich
* Bob Heinz
* Jerry Helluin
* James Helzberg
* Karl Henke
* Carey Henley
* Tom Hennessey
* Charlie Hennigan (born 1935, first professional football player to catch more than 100 passes in a season (101, 1964).)
* Dan Henning
* Bill Herchman
* Joe Hergert
* Dave Herman
* Dick Hermann
* Don Herndon
* Ken Herock
* George Herring
* Mike Hibler
* Bo Hickey
* W.K. Hicks
* Jim Higgins
* Walter Highsmith
* Dave Hill
* Jack Hill
* Jim Hill
* Jimmy Hill
* Mack Lee Hill
* Winston Hill (born 1941)
* Glen Ray Hines
* Jimmy Hines
* Dalton Hoffman
* Jon Hohman
* Al Hoisington
* Gus Hollomon
* Johnny Holmes
* Pat Holmes
* Robert Holmes
* E.J. Holub (born 1938)
* Gordy Holz
* Harry Hooligan
* Jerry Hopkins
* Roy Hopkins
* Roy Hord
* Bob Horton
* Ken Houston
* Bobby Howard
* Bobby Howfield
* John Huard
* John Huarte
* Marv Hubbard
* Brad Hubbert
* Floyd Hudlow
* Mike Hudock
* Bill Hudson
* Bob Hudson
* Dick Hudson
* Jim Hudson
* Gene Huey
* Bill Hull
* Buddy Humphrey
* Bob Humphreys
* Bobby Hunt
* Jim Lee Hunt (born 1938)
* Billy Hunter
* Chuck Hurston
* Ed Husmann
* Paul Hynes

### I

* Cosmo Iacavazzi
* Ray Ilg
* Jerry Inman
* Peter Iskandar

### J

* Bob Jackson
* Charlie Jackson
* Frank Jackson
* Rich Jackson
* Frank Jackunas
* Harry Jacobs
* Proverb Jacobs
* Ray Jacobs
* Jack Jacobson
* Harry Jagielski
* Robert James
* Dick Jamieson
* Al Jamison
* Bobby Jancik
* Charlie Janerette
* Tom Janik
* Pete Jaquess
* Jon Jelacic
* Luther Jeralds
* Bill Jessup
* Gene Jeter
* Billy Joe (1963 American Football League Rookie of the Year)
* Pete Johns
* Billy Johnson
* Bob Johnson
* Curley Johnson
* Daryl Johnson
* Dick Johnson
* Ellis Johnson
* Essex Johnson
* Jack Johnson
* Jim Johnson
* Joe Johnson
* John Henry Johnson
* Preston Johnson
* Rich Johnson
* Mark Johnston
* Stone Johnson
* Charlie Joiner (In 1986, he was the last active player from the AFL to reitre)
* Curtis Jones
* Ezell Jones
* Gene Jones
* Henry Jones
* Jimmy Jones (Denver Broncos)
* Jimmy Jones (New York Jets)
* Jimmy Jones (Oakland Raiders)
* Willie Jones (Buffalo Bills)
* Willie Jones (Houston Oilers)
* Larry Jordan
* Bob Joswick
* Don Joyce
* L.C. Joyner
* Fred Julian

### K

* Karl Kaimer
* Bob Kalsu (1945–1970, one of two former professional American football players to die in the Vietnam War)
* Larry Kaminski
* Emil Karas
* Joe Katchik
* Jim Kearney
* Bill Keating
* Tom Keating
* Val Keckin
* Rex Keeling
* Ed Kelley
* Mike Kellogg
* Bob Kelly
* Jack Kemp (1936–2009, AFL MVP 1965) – later a prominent politician
* Charlie Kempinski
* Charlie Kendall
* John Kenerson
* Greg Kent
* Randy Kerbow
* Bob Keyes
* Jimmy Keyes
* Ed Khayat
* Jim Kiick
* Bill Kimber
* Billy Kinard
* Keith Kinderman
* Howard Kindig
* Bill Kindricks
* Charley King
* Claude King
* Don King
* Henry King
* Tony King
* George Kinney
* Gary Kirner
* Dick Klein
* Jack Klotz
* Roger Kochman
* Dave Kocourek
* John Kompara
* Bob Konovsky
* Ed Koontz
* Ed Kovac
* Walt Kowalczyk
* Joe Krakoski
* Karl Kremser
* Bill Krisher
* Alex Kroll
* Gary Kroner
* Bob Kruse
* Ray Kubala
* Frank Kuchta
* Joe Kulbacki

### L

* Ernie Ladd (born 1939)
* Mack Lamb
* Ron Lamb
* Gordon Lambert
* Pat Lamberti
* Pete Lammons
* Daryle Lamonica (born 1941, AFL MVP 1967 and 1969) – known as "the Mad Bomber"
* Bobby Lane
* Willie Lanier
* Dan Lanphear
* Bob Laraba
* Jack Laraway
* Dan LaRose
* Carl Larpenter
* Jack Larscheid
* Bill Larson
* Paul Larson
* Bill Laskey
* Ike Lassiter
* Paul Latzke
* Al Lawson
* Jerome Lawson
* Jim LeClair
* Roger LeClerc
* Eric Legrand (Tampa Bay)
* Monte Ledbetter
* Bob Lee
* Jacky Lee
* Max Leetzow
* Jim LeMoine
* Bill Lenkaitis
* Jack Lentz
* Bobby Leo
* Charley Leo
* Cecil Leonard
* Darrell Lester
* Cotton Letner
* Jerry Levias
* Hal Lewis
* Hal Lewis
* Sherman Lewis
* Keith Lincoln (born 1939)
* Paul Lindquist
* Hub Lindsey
* Peter Liske
* Floyd Little (born 1942)
* Larry Little
* Dale Livingston
* Mike Livingston
* Walt Livingston
* Billy Locklin
* Oscar Lofton
* Mike London
* Charlie Long
* Mike Long
* Sam Longmire
* Dean Look
* Ed Lothamer
* Billy Lott
* Rommie Loudd
* Tom Louderback
* Angelo Loukas
* Paul Lowe (born 1936, AFL MVP 1965)
* Richie Lucas
* Tommy Luke
* Booth Lusteg
* Fran Lynch
* Jim Lynch

### M

* Dee Mackey
* Jacque MacKinnon
* Eddie Macon
* John Maczuzak
* Paul Maguire (born 8/22/1938, played in six of ten American Football League championship games.)
* Billy Majors
* John Mangum
* Pete Mangum
* Don Manoukian
* Bobby Maples
* Ed Marcontell
* Marv Marinovich
* Bob Marques
* Jim Marsalis
* Aaron Marsh
* Frank Marsh
* Blanche Martin
* Bill Mathis (born 1936)
* Pat Matson
* Archie Matsos
* Jack Mattox
* Marv Matuszak
* Doug Mayberry
* Ben Mayes
* Don Maynard (born 1935)
* Jerry Mays (born 1939)
* Bob McAdams
* Carl McAdams
* Mike McBath
* Norm McBride
* Richie McCabe
* Ed McCall
* Ron McCall
* Brendan McCarthy
* Mickey McCarty
* Curtis McClinton (born 1939, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1962)
* Kent McCloughan
* Wayne McClure
* Don McComb
* John McCormick
* Lloyd McCoy
* Dale McCullers
* Bob McCullough
* Jim McCusker
* Wahoo McDaniel
* Gary McDermott
* Ron McDole (born 1939)
* Don McDonald
* Gerry McDougall
* Bud McFadin
* Nyle McFarlane
* George McGee
* John McGeever
* Dan McGrew
* Don McKinnon
* James A. McKinstry
* Bob McLeod
* Art McMahon
* Jim McMillin
* John McMullan
* Chuck McMurtry
* Bob McNamara
* Charlie McNeil
* Warren McVea
* Ed Meixler
* Mario Mendez
* Mike Mercer
* Dudley Meredith
* Jim Mertens
* Curt Merz
* Ed Meyer
* John Meyer
* Rich Michael
* Walt Michaels
* Dave Middendorf
* Pete Mikolajewski
* John Milks
* Alan Miller
* Bill Miller
* Bill Miller
* Pete Mills
* Charley Milstead
* Gene Mingo (first black field goal kicker in United States professional football, 1960.)
* Tom Minter
* Rex Mirich
* Bob Mischak
* Charley Mitchell
* Ed Mitchell
* Leroy Mitchell
* Stan Mitchell
* Tom Mitchell
* Willie Mitchell
* Bob Mitinger (1962 Chargers' team Rookie of the Year, later attorney for the American Football League Players Association, 1968–1969.)
* Ron Mix (born 1938)
* Mel Montalbo
* Mike Montler
* Alex Moore
* Fred Moore
* Leroy Moore
* Zeke Moore
* Mo Moorman
* Doug Moreau
* Fran Morelli
* Dennit Morris
* Jon Morris (born 1942)
* Mercury Morris
* Tom Morrow
* Haven Moses
* Rich Mostardi
* Bobby Moten
* Ed Muelhaupt
* Horst Muhlmann
* Nick Mumley
* Lloyd Mumphord
* Jesse Murdock
* Bill Murphy
* Chip Myers
* Chip Myrtle

### N

* Joe Namath (born 1943, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1965, AFL MVP 1968 and 1969)
* Jim Nance (born 1942, AFL MVP 1966)
* Walter Napier
* Bob Neff
* John Neidert
* Billy Neighbors
* Benny Nelson
* Ron Nery
* Tom Neumann
* Tom Neville
* Steve Newell
* Dat Nguyen
* Bobby Nichols
* Mike Nichols
* Pete Nicklas
* Doyle Nix
* John Nocera
* George Nock
* Tom Nomina
* Karl Noonan
* Jim Norris
* Don Norton
* Jim Norton (born 1938)
* Rick Norton
* Joe Novsek
* Phil Nugent
* Julian Nunamaker
* R.B. Nunnery

### O

* Don Oakes
* Carleton Oats
* Tom Oberg
* Tommy O'Connell
* Sammy Odom
* Joe O'Donnell
* Dave Ogas
* Paul Oglesby
* Ross O'Hanley
* Chip Oliver
* Harold Olson
* Johnny Olszewski
* Jim O'Mahoney
* Steve O'Neal
* Bob O'Neil
* Larry Onesti
* Clancy Osborne
* Gus Otto
* Jim Otto (born 1938)
* John Outlaw
* Terry Owens

### P

* Joe Pagliei
* Sam Palumbo
* Nick Papac
* Vito (Babe) Parilli (born 1930)
* Ernie Park
* Charlie Parker
* Willie Parker
* Bernie Parrish
* Dennis Partee
* Bill Pashe
* Alan Pastrana
* Herb Paterra
* Wayne Patrick
* Dainard Paulson
* Johnny Peacock
* Willie Pearson
* Tom Pennington
* Bill Perkins
* Jim Perkins
* Willis Perkins
* Phil Perlo
* Pete Perreault
* Anton Peters
* Frank Peters
* Volney Peters
* Bill Peterson
* Bob Petrella
* Bob Petrich
* Gerry Philbin (born 1941)
* Jess Phillips
* Ed Philpott
* Frank Pitts
* Hugh Pitts
* John Pitts
* Dave Pivec
* Dave Plump
* Sherman Plunkett
* Bobby Ply
* Ed Podolak
* Bob Poole
* Willie Porter
* Dickie Post (born 1942, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1967)
* Art Powell
* Charley Powell
* Jesse Powell
* Warren Powers
* Gene Prebola
* Jim Price
* Sam Price
* Billy Pricer
* Bob Print
* Errol Prisby
* Ron Pritchard
* Remi Prudhomme
* Barry Pryor
* Vic Purvis
* Jack Pyburn
* John Pyeatt
* Palmer Pyle
* George Pyne III

### Q

* Frank Quayle
* Jeff Queen
* Steve Quinn

### R

* Warren Rabb
* Bill Rademacher
* Dennis Randall
* Randy Rasmussen
* Ray Ratkowski
* Bert Rechichar
* Rick Redman
* Alvin Reed
* Leo Reed
* Roy Reeves
* Tom Regner
* Bob Reifsnyder
* Dennis Remmert
* Bob Renn
* Larry Rentz
* Ron Rewald
* Al Reynolds
* Billy Reynolds
* M. C. Reynolds
* Andy Rice
* George Rice
* Ken Rice
* Ray Rice
* Jim Richards
* Perry Richards
* Al Richardson
* Bob Richardson
* Gloster Richardson
* Jeff Richardson
* Jesse Richardson
* John Richardson
* Mike Richardson
* Pete Richardson
* Tom Richardson
* Mike Richey
* Frank Richter
* Houston Ridge
* Preston Ridlehuber
* Charley Rieves
* Jim Riley
* Ken Riley
* Lee Riley
* Ray Rissmiller
* Hank Rivera
* Paul Rochester
* Bo Roberson
* Archie Roberts
* Cliff Roberts
* Bob Robertson
* Bill Robinson
* Jerry Robinson
* Johnny Robinson (born 1938)
* Paul Robinson (born 1944, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1968, only running back in pro football history to rush for 1,000 yards for a first-year expansion team.)
* Frank Robotti
* Paul Rochester (born 1938)
* Tobin Rote (1928–2000, AFL MVP Award in 1963, only man to quarterback teams to a championship in both the NFL and the American Football League)
* John Roderick
* Herb Roedel
* Bill Roehnelt
* Don Rogers
* Dave Rolle
* Hatch Rosdahl
* Dave Ross
* Willie Ross
* Tobin Rote
* Justin Rowland
* Bob Rowley
* Karl Rubke
* Jack Rudolph
* Marion Rushing
* Benny Russell
* Charlie Rutkowski
* Ed Rutkowski
* Joe Ryan
* Tom Rychlec

### S

* Tom Saidock
* George Saimes (born 1941)
* Len St. Jean
* Johnny Sample
* Rick Sapienza
* Tony Sardisco
* Dan Sartin
* Doug Satcher
* George Sauer, Jr.
* Jimmy Saxton
* Ron Sayers
* Ron Sbranti
* Bob Scarpitto
* Joe Schaffer
* Pete Schenck
* Maury Schleicher
* Ray Schmautz
* Jim Schmedding
* Bob Schmidt
* Henry Schmidt
* John Schmitt
* Mike Schnitker
* Marty Schottenheimer
* Harry Schuh
* Gerhard Schwedes
* Bob Schweikert
* Bill Scott
* Clarence Scott
* John Scott
* Lew Scott
* Bob Scrabis
* Ed Scrutchins
* Jim Sears
* Bob Sedlock
* Paul Seiler
* Larry Seiple
* Gene Selawski
* Goldie Sellers
* Ron Sellers
* Tom Sestak (1936–1987)
* Don Shackleford
* Billy Shaw (born 1938, only non-NFL player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.)
* George Shaw
* Glenn Shaw
* Pat Shea
* Art Shell
* Rod Sherman
* Tom Sherman
* George Shirkey
* Bill Shockley
* Chuck Shonta
* John Simerson
* Arnie Simkus
* Leon Simmons
* Jackie Simpson
* O. J. Simpson
* Willie Simpson
* Karl Singer
* John Sklopan
* Mickey Slaughter
* Richard Sligh
* Tom Smiley
* Allen Duncan Smith (Buffalo Bills)
* Allen Tyrone Smith (New York Jets)
* Bob (Robert Bert) Smith (Houston Oilers)
* Bobby (Robert Lee) Smith (Buffalo Bills)
* Carl Smith
* Charlie Smith
* Dan Smith (Denver Broncos)
* Dave Smith
* Don Smith (Denver Broncos)
* Fletcher Smith
* Hal Smith (Boston Patriots)
* J. D. (James D.) Smith (Oakland Raiders)
* Jimmy Smith (Denver Broncos)
* Noland Smith
* Paul Smith (Denver Broncos)
* Russ Smith
* Tommie Smith
* Willie Smith
* Mark Smolinski
* Matt Snell (born 1941, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1964, 121 yd, td in 3rd World Championship game.)
* Matt Snorton
* Al Snyder
* Bob Soltis
* Mike Sommer
* Butch Songin
* Jim Sorey
* Henry Sorrell
* Dick Speights
* Julian Spence
* Ollie Spencer
* Jack Spikes
* Phil Spiller
* Len St. Jean
* Jeff Staggs
* Jerry Stalcup
* Bill Staley
* Bill Stanfill
* Marshall Starks
* Bob Stein
* Jan Stenerud
* Harold Stephens
* Tom Stephens
* Kay Stephenson
* Wayne Stewart
* Jim Stinnette
* Carel Stith
* John Stofa
* Jesse Stokes
* Donnie Stone
* Jack Stone
* Rich Stotter
* Smokey Stover
* Art Strahan
* Bob Stransky
* Mike Stratton (born 1941, tackled Keith Lincoln with "the hit heard 'round the world".)
* Tony Stricker
* Dave Strickland
* Bill Striegel
* Mike Stromberg
* Morris Stroud
* George Strugar
* Jerry Sturm
* Bob Suci
* Walter Suggs
* Jim Summers
* Mickey Sutton
* Bob Svihus
* Terry Swanson
* Dick Swatland
* Neal Sweeney
* Walt Sweeney (born 1941)
* Jim Swink
* Gene Sykes

### T

* Mike Taliaferro
* George Tarasovic
* Jerry Tarr
* Carl Taseff
* Bob Tatarek
* Lionel Taylor (born 1935, first receiver with 100 catches in a season (1961).)
* Otis Taylor (born 1942)
* Sammie Taylor
* Steve Tensi
* Tony Teresa
* Marvin Terrell
* Corky Tharp
* Jim Thibert
* Emmitt Thomas
* Gene Thomas
* Jesse Thomas
* Speedy Thomas
* Bill Thompson
* Jim Thompson
* Steve Thompson
* Art Thoms
* Bubba Thornton
* Jack Thornton
* Jim Tiller
* Dave Tobey
* Bill Tobin
* Larry Todd
* Charlie Tolar (1937–2003)
* Jim Tolbert
* Ed Toner
* LaVerne Torczon
* Bobby Towns
* John Tracey (born 1933)
* Allen Trammell
* Richard Trapp
* Orville Trask
* Herb Travenio
* John Travis
* Jerry Traynham
* Frank Tripucka
* Gene Trosch
* Dalton Truax
* Don Trull
* Bob Trumpy
* Gary Tucker
* Phil Tuckett
* Bake Turner
* Clem Turner
* Jim Turner
* Vince Turner
* Howard Twilley
* Jim Tyrer (1939–1980)
* Dick Tyson
* Tom Brady

### U

* Olen Underwood
* Gene Upshaw – later head of the NFL players association
* Jim Urbanek
* Herm Urenda

### V

* Vern Valdez
* Billy Van Heusen
* Dick Van Raaphorst
* Bob Vaughan
* Theo Viltz
* Bob Voight
* Mark Van Eeghan

### W

* Jim Wagstaff
* Loyd Wainscott
* Clarence Walker
* Wayne Walker
* Henry Wallace
* Ron Waller
* Fred Wallner
* Ed Walsh
* Sam Walton
* Hal Wantland
* Ernie Warlick (born 1932)
* Charley Warner
* Dewey Warren
* Jimmy Warren
* Ron Warzeka
* Clyde Washington
* Dave E. Washington
* Dick Washington
* Russ Washington
* Jim Waskiewicz
* Dave Watson
* Ed Watson
* Bob Watters
* Don Webb
* Dave Webster
* George Webster (born 1945, American Football League Rookie of the Year 1967)
* Bill Wegener
* Ted Wegert
* Sammy Weir
* Ed Weisacosky
* Billy Wells
* Bob Wells
* Warren Wells
* Bob Werl
* Dave West
* Mel West
* Willie West
* Dick Westmoreland
* Max Wettstein
* Jim Whalen
* Hogan Wharton
* Manch Wheeler
* Andre White
* Bob White
* Gene White
* Harvey White
* John White
* Lee White
* Bud Whitehead
* Hall Whitley
* Nat Whitmyer
* Bert Wilder
* Howie Williams
* Monk Williams
* Jim Williams
* Maxie Williams
* Wandy Williams
* Willie Williams
* Fred Williamson
* J. R. Williamson
* Eddie Wilson
* George Wilson
* Jerrel Wilson
* Mike Wilson
* Nemiah Wilson
* Gary Wisener
* Al Witcher
* Mel Witt
* John Wittenborn
* Wayne Wolff
* Royce Womble
* Bill Wood
* Dick Wood
* Duane Wood
* Al Woodall
* Glenn Woods
* Freddie Woodson
* Junior Wren
* Ernie Wright
* Gordon Wright
* Jim Wright
* Lonnie Wright
* Sam Wyche

### Y

* John Yaccino
* Bob Yates
* Bill Yearby
* Bill Yelverton
* Tom Yewcic
* Dave Yohn
* Mack Yoho
* Bob Young
* Joe Young
* Sid Youngelman
* Frank Youso

### Z

* Paul Zaeske
* Carrol Zaruba
* Rich Zecher
* Bob Zeman