Cougars in the Pros
| NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE |
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| Arizona Cardinals |
| Chuck Brown, C/G | 1978 (1979-80) |
| Steve George, DT | 1972 (1974) |
| Robert Giblin, DB | 1974 (1977) |
| Randy Love, RB | 1978 (1979-85) |
| Hanik Milligan, FS | 2002 (2006-07) |
| Hal Roberts, K | 1973 (1974) |
| Earl Thomas, WR/TE | 1970 (1974-75) |
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| Atlanta Falcons |
| Greg Brezina, LB | 1967 (1968-79) |
| Steve George, DT | 1972 (1976) |
| Paul Gipson, FB | 1968 (1969-70) |
| Errol Linden, OT | 1960 (1966-68) |
| Leonard Mitchell, DL | 1980 (1987) |
| Alton Montgomery, DB | 1989 (1993-95) |
| Jason Phillips, WR | 1988 (1991-93) |
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| Baltimore Ravens |
| Willie Gaston, CB | 2006 (2007) |
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Bill Bridges, OG | 1969 (1970) |
| Charles Ford, DB | 1970 (1975) |
| Harold Lewis, HB/DB | 1958 (1960) |
| Don McDonald, HB | 1959 (1961) |
| Antowain Smith, RB | 1996 (1997-2000) |
| Marcus Spriggs, OL | 1996 (1997-2000) |
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| Carolina Panthers |
| Lamar Lathon, LB | 1989 (1995-98) |
| Lamar Smith, RB | 1993 (2002) |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
| Don Bass, TE | 1977 (1978-81) |
| Royce Berry, LB | 1968 (1969-75) |
| Mike Green, RB | 1999 (2003) |
| David Klingler, QB | 1991 (1992-95) |
| Warren McVea, WR/KR | 1967 (1968) |
| Ostell Miles, RB | 1991 (1992-93) |
| Mack Mitchell, DT | 1974 (1979) |
| Alfred Oglesby, DT | 1990 (1995) |
| Wilson Whitley, DT | 1976 (1977-82) |
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| Cleveland Browns |
| Willis Adams, WR | 1978 (1979-85) |
| Rex Hadnot, OL | 2003 (2008- ) |
| Charlie Hall, LB | 1967 (1971-80) |
| Joe Bob Isbell, OG | 1961 (1966) |
| Errol Linden, OT | 1960 (1961) |
| Mack Mitchell, DT | 1974 (1975-78) |
| Gerome Williams, S | 1995 (1999) |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Royce Berry, LB | 1968 (1976) |
| Charles Ford, DB | 1970 (1971-73) |
| Jimmy Herndon, OL | 1995 (1997-98, 2000-01) |
| Donald Jordan, RB | 1983 (1984) |
| Don Mullins, DB | 1960 (1961-62) |
| Willie Roberts, CB | 1969 (1973) |
| L.D. Rowden, LB | 1970 (1971) |
| Earl Thomas, WR/TE | 1970 (1971-73) |
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| Dallas Cowboys |
| Alois Blackwell, RB | 1977 (1978-79) |
| Guy Brown, LB | 1976 (1977-82) |
| Jim Colvin, DL/OG | 1959 (1964-66) |
| James Dixon, WR | 1988 (1989-91) |
| Ben Fricke, C | 1997 (1999-2001) |
| Rodney Hannah, TE | 2006 (2007- ) |
| Joe Bob Isbell, OG | 1961 (1962-65) |
| Eugene Lockhart, LB | 1983 (1984-90) |
| Robert Newhouse, FB | 1971 (1972-83) |
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| Denver Broncos |
| Allen Aldridge, LB | 1993 (1994-97) |
| Anthony Alridge, RB | 2007 (2008- ) |
| Tom Beer, TE/OG | 1966 (1967-69) |
| Glenn Cadrez, LB | 1991 (1995-2000) |
| Mike Clendenen, K | 1984 (1987) |
| Carl Cunningham, LB | 1966 (1967-70) |
| Simon Fletcher, DE | 1984 (1985-95) |
| Dennis Furjanic, DE | 1966 (1967) |
| Gus Hollomon, DB | 1967 (1968-69) |
| Alton Montgomery, DB | 1989 (1990-92) |
| Riley Odoms, TE | 1971 (1972-83) |
| Dick Post, HB | 1966 (1971) |
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| Detroit Lions |
| Allen Aldridge, LB | 1993 (1998-2001) |
| Paul Gipson, FB | 1968 (1971) |
| Josh Lovelady, OG | 2000 (2001-04) |
| Brandon Middleton, WR | 2003 (2007- ) |
| Jason Phillips, WR | 1988 (1989-90) |
| Wayne Rogers, LB | 2000 (2001-02) |
| Pat Studstill, WR | 1959 (1961-67) |
| Andre Ware, QB | 1989 (1990-93) |
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| Green Bay Packers |
| Kent Branstetter, OT | 1971 (1973) |
| Reggie Burnette, LB | 1990 (1991) |
| Johnny Jackson, DB | 1988 (1992) |
| J.D. Kimmel, DT | 1952 (1958) |
| Alfred Oglesby, DT | 1990 (1992) |
| Marcus Spriggs, OL | 1996 (2003) |
| Emile White, DB | 2000 (2002) |
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| Houston Texans |
| Bubba Evans, OL | 2003 (2004) |
| Jimmy Herndon, OL | 1995 (2002-03) |
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Joey Banes, OT | 1989 (1990) |
| Jim Colvin, DL/OG | 1959 (1960-63) |
| Wiley Feagin, OG | 1960 (1961-62) |
| Marshall Johnson, WR | 1974 (1975-80) |
| Harold Lewis, HB/DB | 1958 (1959) |
| Dedric Mathis, DB | 1995 (1996-97) |
| Delmonico Montgomery | DB, 1996 (1997-99) |
| Hosea Taylor, NG/DT | 1980 (1981, 1983) |
| Daryl Wilkerson, DT | 1979 (1981) |
| George Wright, DT | 1969 (1970-71) |
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| Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Jimmy Herndon, OL | 1995 (1996) |
| Ryan McCoy, LB | 1993 (1995-97) |
| Jermaine Williams, RB | 1996 (2000-01) |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Kimble Andres, RB | 1989 (1991-2000) |
| Glenn Cadrez, LB | 1991 (2001-02) |
| Tom Dimmick, OL/LB | 1955 (1960) |
| Don Flynn, DB | 1956 (1960-61) |
| Curley Johnson, E/HB/K | 1956 (1961-62) |
| Warren McVea, WR/KR | 1967 (1969-73) |
| Antoine Simpson, DL | 1997 (1999) |
| Elmo Wright, WR | 1970 (1971-74) |
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| Miami Dolphins |
| Charlie Fowler DG/OT | 1966 (1967-68) |
| Rex Hadnot, C | 2003 (2004- ) |
| Marquay Love, DT | 2006 (2007- ) |
| Billy Milner, OT | 1994 (1995) |
| Alfred Oglesby, DT | 1990 (1991-92) |
| Lamar Smith, RB | 1993 (2000-01) |
| Marcus Spriggs, OL | 1996 (2001-02) |
| T.J. Turner, DT | 1985 (1986-92) |
| Craig Veasey, DT | 1989 (1994) |
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Carl Hilton, TE | 1985 (1986-89) |
| Errol Linden, OT | 1960 (1962-65) |
| Audrey McMillian, FS | 1984 (1989-93) |
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| New England Patriots |
| Tom Beer, TE/OG | 1966 (1970-72) |
| Wilbert Brown, OL | 1998 (2003-04) |
| Paul Gipson, FB | 1968 (1973) |
| Mike Gisler, OG | 1991 (1993-97) |
| Claude King, HB | 1959 (1962) |
| Eugene Lockhart, LB | 1983 (1991-92) |
| Antowain Smith, RB | 1996 (2001-03) |
| Pat Studstill, WR | 1959 (1972) |
| Elmo Wright, WR | 1970 (1975) |
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| New Orleans Saints |
| Don Bass, TE | 1977 (1982) |
| Carlos Bell, TE | 1968 (1971) |
| Bo Burris, DB | 1966 (1967-69) |
| Carl Cunningham, LB | 1966 (1971) |
| Wade Koehl, LB | 2006 (2007- ) |
| Errol Linden, OT | 1960 (1969-70) |
| Delmonico Montgomery, DB | 1996 (2004) |
| Craig Robinson, OT | 1970 (1972-73) |
| Antowain Smith, RB | 1996 (2005) |
| Lamar Smith, RB | 1993 (1998-99, 2003-04) |
| Jim Strong, HB/FB | 1969 (1971-72) |
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| New York Giants |
| Bobby Clatterbuck, QB | 1953 (1954-57) |
| Jim Colvin, DL/OG | 1959 (1967) |
| Charles Ford, DB | 1970 (1975-76) |
| Robert Giblin, DB | 1974 (1975-76) |
| Curley Johnson, E/HB/K | 1956 (1969) |
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| New York Jets |
| Glenn Cadrez, LB | 1991 (1992-95) |
| Chuck Clements, QB | 1996 (1997) |
| Don Flynn, DB | 1956 (1961) |
| Mike Gisler, OG | 1991 (1998-99) |
| Gus Hollomon, DB | 1967 (1970-72) |
| Curley Johnson, E/HB/K | 1956 (1962-68) |
| Larry Keller, LB | 1974 (1976-78) |
| Alfred Oglesby, DT | 1990 (1994-95) |
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| Oakland Raiders |
| Dalva Allen, DE | 1956 (1962-64) |
| Dan Birdwell, DT/DE | 1961 (1962-69) |
| Charlie Brown, WR | 1958 (1962) |
| David Klingler, QB | 1991 (1996-97) |
| Harold Lewis, HB/DB | 1958 (1962) |
| Jim Norris, DT/OT | 1961 (1962-63) |
| Charles Rieves, LB | 1960 (1962-63) |
| Stanford Routt, CB | 2004 (2005-) |
| Andre Ware, QB | 1989 (1999) |
| Jermaine Williams, RB | 1996 (1999, 2001-02) |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Tom Dimmick, OL/LB | 1955 (1956) |
| Charles Ford, DB | 1970 (1974) |
| Kevin Kolb, QB | 2006 (2007- ) |
| Leonard Mitchell, DL | 1980 (1981-86) |
| Delmonico Montgomery, DB | 1996 (2001) |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Ken Hebert, WR | 1967 (1968) |
| Craig Veasey, DT | 1989 (1990-91) |
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| St. Louis Rams |
| Donnie Avery, WR | 2007 (2007- ) |
| Brandon Middleton, WR | 2003 (2006) |
| Billy Milner, OT | 1994 (1996) |
| Joffrey Reynolds, RB | 2002 (2003) |
| Pat Studstill, WR | 1959 (1971) |
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| San Diego Chargers |
| Hanik Milligan, FS | 2002 (2003-06) |
| Dick Post, HB | 1966 (1967-70) |
| Gerome Williams S | 1995 (1998) |
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| San Francisco 49ers |
| Paul Carr, DB/LB | 1953 (1955-58) |
| Johnny Jackson, DB | 1988 (1989-92) |
| Delmonico Montgomery, DB | 1996 (2000) |
| Mike Simpson, DB | 1968 (1970-72) |
| Jim Strong, HB/FB | 1969 (1970) |
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| Seattle Seahawks |
| Thomas Gafford, LS | 2004 (2007- ) |
| Glenn Montgomery, DT | 1988 (1996) |
| Lamar Smith, RB | 1993 (1994-97) |
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| David Barrett, FB | 1980 (1982) |
| Wilbert Brown, OL | 1998 (2000) |
| Reggie Burnette, LB | 1990 (1992-93) |
| Everett Little, OT | 1975 (1976) |
| Ed Thomas, TE | 1989 (1991-92) |
| Chuck Weatherspoon, RB | 1990 (1991) |
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| Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers) |
| Dalva Allen, DE | 1956 (1960-61) |
| Bobby Brezina, HB | 1962 (1963) |
| Don Brown, HB | 1957 (1960) |
| Ken Chancelor, C | 1962 (1964) |
| Biren Ealy, WR | 2006 (2007- ) |
| Eddie Foster, SE | 1976 (1977-78) |
| Mike Green, RB | 1999 (2000-02) |
| Claude King, HB | 1959 (1961) |
| Lamar Lathon, LB | 1989 (1990-94) |
| Audrey McMillian, FS | 1984 (1985-87) |
| Glenn Montgomery, DT | 1988 (1989-95) |
| Johnny Peacock, DB | 1968 (1969-70) |
| Dick Post, HB | 1966 (1971) |
| Charles Rieves, LB | 1960 (1964) |
| Antowain Smith, RB | 1996 (2004) |
| Rich Stotter, LB | 1967 (1968) |
| Earl Thomas, WR/TE | 1970 (1976) |
| Craig Veasey, DT | 1989 (1992-93, 1995) |
| Hogan Wharton, OG | 1958 (1960-63) |
| Wilson Whitley, DT | 1976 (1983) |
| Elmo Wright, WR | 1970 (1975) |
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| Washington Redskins |
| Wilbert Brown, OL | 1998 (2002-03) |
| Wiley Feagin, OG | 1960 (1963) |
| Melvin Jones, OG | 1979 (1981) |
| J.D. Kimmel, DT | 1952 (1955-56) |
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| ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE |
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| Anaheim Piranhas |
| Steve Clarke, OL/DL | 1992 (1997) |
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| Arizona Rattlers |
| Nikia Adderson, OL/DL | 2000 (2002-03, 2005) |
| Maurice Bryant, OS | 1997 (2000-03) |
| Hamin Milligan, DS | 2001 (2003-04) |
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| Chicago Rush |
| Hamin Milligan, DS | 2001 (2004) |
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| Dallas Desperados |
| Dustin Bell, K | 2004 (2007) |
| Hamin Milligan, DS | 2001 (2005-06) |
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| Dallas Texans |
| Steve Clarke, OL/DL | 1992 (1993) |
| Steve Harris, WR/DB | 1992 (1993) |
| Sloan Hood, FB/LB | 1986 (1991) |
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| Detroit Drive |
| Everett Brown, WR/DB | 1988 (1989) |
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| Florida Bobcats |
| Steve Clarke, OL/DL | 1992 (1998) |
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| Fort Worth Cavalry |
| James Bevil, OL/DL | 1991 (1994) |
| James Dixon, WR/DB | 1988 (1994) |
| Chuck Weatherspoon, FB/LB | 1990 (1994) |
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| Georgia Force |
| Nikia Adderson, OL/DL | 2000 (2004) |
| Hamin Milligan, DS | 2001 (2007- ) |
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| Houston Thunderbears |
| Thomas McGaughey, WR/DB | 1995 (1998) |
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| Las Vegas Gladiators |
| Maurice Bryant, OS | 1997 (2004) |
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| Las Vegas Sting |
| Steve Clarke, OL/DL | 1992 (1994-95) |
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| Los Angeles Avengers |
| Patterson Owens, OL/DL | 1998 (2000) |
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| Nashville Kats |
| Delmonico Montgomery, DS | 1996 (2006- ) |
| Brian Robinson, WR/LB | 2002 (2006) |
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| New Orleans VooDoo |
| Delmonico Montgomery, DS | 1996 (2004-05) |
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| Orlando Predators |
| Jerrian James, WR/LB | 1998 (2006- ) |
| Dedric Mathis, DS | 1995 (2000) |
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| Philadelphia Soul |
| Maurice Bryant, OS | 1997 (2005) |
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| St. Louis Stampede |
| Steve Harris, WR/DB | 1992 (1995) |
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| San Jose Sabercats |
| Hamin Milligan, DS | 2001 (2003) |
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| Texas Terror |
| Steve Clarke, OL/DL | 1992 (1996) |
| Jimmy Klingler, QB | 1993 (1996) |
| Thomas McGaughey, WR/DB | 1995 (1996) |
| Patterson Owens, OL/DL | 1998 (2000) |
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| CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE |
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| Baltimore Stallions |
| Jason Youngblood | 1992 (1994) |
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| Birmingham Barracudas |
| Marcus Grant, WR | 1991 (1995) |
| Manny Hazard, WR | 1990 (1995) |
| Jimmy Klingler, QB | 1993 (1995) |
| Jason Phillips, WR | 1988 (1995) |
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| British Columbia Lions |
| Adriano Belli, DL | 1999 (2001) |
| Rusty Clark, QB | 1969 (1971) |
| Andre Ware, QB | 1999 (1996) |
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| Calgary Stampeders |
| Will Fields, CB | 1999 (2001-04) |
| Wayne Geddes, OT | 1955 (1956) |
| Scott Regimbald, RB | 1999 (2000-04) |
| Joffrey Reynolds, RB | 2002 (2004- ) |
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| Edmonton Eskimos |
| Charlie Brown, WR | 1958 (1964-65) |
| Rusty Clark, QB | 1969 (1970-71) |
| Joe Bob Smith, HB | 1956 (1958-61) |
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| Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Adriano Belli, DE | 1999 (2004-06) |
| Don Caraway, LB | 1956 (1961) |
| Marcus Grant, WR | 1991 (1996) |
| Manny Hazard, WR | 1990 (1995-96) |
| Keith Jack, WR | 1993 (1994) |
| Dedric Mathis, DB | 1995 (2001-04) |
| Jason Phillips, WR | 1988 (1996) |
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| Montreal Alouettes |
| Adriano Belli, DL | 1999 (2001-03) |
| Dedric Mathis, DB | 1995 (2005-06) |
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| Ottawa Renegades |
| Chuck Clements, QB | 1996 (2002) |
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| Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Val Belcher, OG | 1976 (1979-82) |
| Bob Borah, SE | 1958 (1959) |
| Eddie Foster, WR | 1976 (1981) |
| Emmett King, RB | 1978 (1979-80) |
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| Sacramento Gold Miners |
| Roman Anderson, K | 1991 (1994) |
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| San Antonio Texans |
| Roman Anderson, K | 1991 (1995) |
| Leroy Truitt, OT | 1990 (1995) |
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| Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Claude King, HB | 1959 (1963) |
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| Shreveport Pirates |
| Randy Thornton, DE | 1987 (1994-95) |
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| Toronto Argonauts |
| Dalva Allen, DE | 1956 (1957) |
| Adriano Belli, DE | 1999 (2007- ) |
| Eric Blount, LB | 1992 (1994-95) |
| Don Caraway, LB | 1956 (1958-59, 1961) |
| Andre Ware, QB | 1989 (1997) |
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| Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Val Belcher, OG | 1976 (1983-84) |
| Eric Blount, LB | 1992 (1998, 2000-01) |
| Burr Davis, LB | 1958 (1959-60) |
| Will Fields, CB | 1999 (2005-06) |
| Donnie McGraw, RB | 1975 (1977) |
| Scott Regimbald, RB | 1999 (2004-06) |
NOTE - This list is incomplete. If you know of any former Cougars that played in the CFL, please email that information to cburkha@central.uh.edu with name, CFL team, and years played.
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