page_title: List of National Football League Olympians
hierarchical_section_title: List of National Football League Olympians
context_page_description: The following is a list of National Football League players that have participated in the Olympic Games, with the NFL team that they played for, the sport that they participated in, and their medal count. All represented the United States, except for Colin Ridgway who represented Australia in 1956 and Jahvid Best who represented Saint Lucia in 2016. American football has only been played once in 1932.
context_section_description: The following is a list of National Football League players that have participated in the Olympic Games, with the NFL team that they played for (the team closest to the time of the player's Olympic participation), the sport that they participated in, and their medal count. All represented the United States, except for Colin Ridgway who represented Australia in 1956 and Jahvid Best who represented Saint Lucia in 2016. American football has only been played once in 1932  (though a series demonstration college games were played in 1904).
caption: Jim Thorpe participating in the decathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics (top) and punting (bottom)
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