| Notable Players In History | | | | Oregon. Not only did he play football at Oregon, |
| Dan Fouts | | | | he was also a track star. He was an All-American |
| Fouts is one of the greatest QB's to ever play at | | | | halfback selection during his days at Oregon. He |
| Oregon. Back when he played for Oregon the | | | | rushed for over 1500 yards & scored 141 points |
| conference was called the All-PAC 8. He set 19 | | | | in three seasons during his college days. Renfro |
| different passing records during his playing days in | | | | was selected into the College Football Hall of Fame |
| Eugene. He holds the record for both passing | | | | in 1986. |
| yards & total offense. Fouts was inducted into | | | | He went on to be drafted by the Dallas Cowboys |
| the the University of Oregon Hall of Fame in 1992. | | | | in the 2nd round of the 1964 NFL Draft. He spent |
| Not only was Fouts a great college QB he was | | | | his entire NFL career in Dallas. He played defensive |
| also a great NFL QB too. He was drafted in the | | | | back his entire career but played at both the |
| 3rd round in 1973 by the San Diego Chargers. | | | | safety & cornerback position. However, after 5 |
| After being drafted, he led the league on 4 | | | | seasons at safety, he was switched to |
| separate occasions in passing yards. He was | | | | cornerback due to his speed. |
| selected to the Pro Bowl 6 times. These numbers | | | | He accumulated 52 interceptions during his NFL |
| also led Founts into the Pro Football Hall of Fame | | | | career. He made the Pro Bowl in each of his first |
| back in 1993. | | | | 10 seasons in the NFL. He was also a great special |
| Gary Zimmerman | | | | teams player with duties of punt & kick returns. |
| Zimmerman is a former offensive lineman for the | | | | He ended his playing days when Dallas won Super |
| Ducks. He didn't take the traditional route to the | | | | Bowl XII over the Broncos. |
| NFL though. He was instead selected in the USFL | | | | Akili Smith |
| draft in 1984. He went on to play two season for | | | | Akili Smith is a former 1st round NFL draft pick of |
| the Los Angeles Express. One of his teammates | | | | the Cincinnati Bengals. However, his NFL career |
| was Steve Young. | | | | didn't turn out as expected. During his 4 years |
| In 1986, Zimmerman joined the Vikings. He spent | | | | with the Bengals, Smith never really lived up to his |
| 7 seasons in Minnesota. His next & final NFL stop | | | | draft status. His NFL time came to an end after |
| was in Denver. He played a total of 5 seasons | | | | the 2005 season. |
| there giving him a total of 12 seasons in the NFL. | | | | Jonathan Stewart (current NFL player) |
| Over those 12 NFL years, he played in a total of | | | | Stewart is a current NFL player for the Carolina |
| 184 games. He retired from the NFL in 1997. He | | | | Panthers. He too is a former first round pick |
| was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in | | | | taken in 2008 draft. He was one of the highest |
| 2008. He joins five other former USFL players as | | | | rated recruits out of high school before coming to |
| a group to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of | | | | Oregon. He spent 3 seasons at Oregon before |
| Fame. | | | | going into the NFL draft. He currently gets |
| Mel Renfro | | | | considerable playing time at running back for the |
| Renfro is a former halfback & defensive back at | | | | Panthers. |
