In the early years of the NFL, it was quite common to see a number of players holding down prominent roles at the level of professional football coming from the likes of a military academy.
Of course, there’s Dallas Cowboys’ Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, a Navy man, that comes to mind almost immediately due to his position and the role he played in Cowboys’ history. Former Army Heisman Trophy winner Glen Davis, known as “Mr. Outside”, played a few years with the Los Angeles Rams in the 50s, and then of course there’s the likes of former Pittsburgh Steeler and current Baltimore Ravens left tackle Alejandro Villanueva, a West Point grad himself.