List of Hispanic professional American football players
This list contains professional American football players born in any Hispano-American or Latin American region. This is the only criterion for inclusion on the list; nationality of the players' parents is not taken into consideration. Additionally, individuals born in the United States, including the culturally Hispano-American U.S. insular area of Puerto Rico, are not included in the list, regardless of their ethnic heritage.
Players list[edit]
The colors represent the following: Super Bowl champion
Pro Football Hall of Fame member
Argentina | |||||||
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Player | Birthplace | Birthdate | University | Teams[1] | Period | Position | Notable achievements |
Bob Breitenstein | Buenos Aires | 8 April 1943 | Tulsa | Denver Broncos Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons |
1965–1967 1967 1969, 1970 |
RT | |
Bill Gramática | Buenos Aires | 10 July 1978 | South Florida | Arizona Cardinals New York Giants Miami Dolphins Tampa Bay Storm |
2001–2003 2004 2004 2006 |
PK | |
Martín Gramática | Buenos Aires | 27 November 1975 | Kansas State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts Dallas Cowboys New Orleans Saints |
1999–2003 2004 2006 2006 2006, 2007 2007–2008 |
PK | Super Bowl Champion with Tampa Bay (XXXVII)[2] |
Santiago Gramática | Buenos Aires | 6 January 1983 | South Florida | New York Dragons (AFL) Florida Firecats (af2) |
PK | ||
Bolivia | |||||||
Wilson Alvarez | Santa Cruz | 22 March 1957 | Southeastern Louisiana | Seattle Seahawks | 1981 | K | |
Colombia | |||||||
Jairo Penaranda | Barranquilla | 15 June 1958 | UCLA | Los Angeles Rams Oakland Invaders (USFL) Memphis Showboats (USFL) Philadelphia Eagles |
1981 1983 1984 1985 |
RB | |
Fuad Reveiz | Bogotá | 24 February 1963 | Tennessee | Miami Dolphins San Diego Chargers Minnesota Vikings |
1985–1988 1990 1990–1995 |
K | |
Cuba | |||||||
Joe Lamas | Havana | 10 January 1916 | Mount St. Mary's | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1942 | G | |
Lou Molinet | Chaparra | 30 November 1904 | Cornell | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1927 | FB | According to the Hall of Fame website, Ignacio Saturnino "Lou" Molinet was the first Hispanic player to be an NFL team member[3] |
Ralph Ortega | Havana | 6 July 1953 | Florida | Atlanta Falcons Miami Dolphins |
1975–1978 1979–1980 |
LB | |
Luis Sharpe | Havana | 16 June 1960 | UCLA | St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals | 1982–1994 | T | |
El Salvador | |||||||
José Cortéz | San Vicente | 27 May 1975 | Oregon State | New York Giants Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE) Los Angeles Xtreme (XFL) San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins Minnesota Vikings Detroit Fury (AFL) Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles San Francisco 49ers Indianapolis Colts |
1999 2000 2001 2001–2002 2002 2003–2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 |
PK | |
Spain | |||||||
Jesse Rodriguez | Avilés | 7 August 1901 | Salem | Buffalo Bisons | 1929 | HB | First Spanish member of an NFL team[4] |
Kelly Rodriguez | Avilés | 9 August 1907 | West Virginia Wesleyan | Frankford Yellow Jackets Minneapolis Red Jackets |
1930 | FB QB |
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Ray Rowe | Rota | 28 July 1969 | San Diego State | Washington Redskins Minnesota Vikings |
1992–1993 1994 |
TE | |
Guatemala | |||||||
Ted Hendricks | Guatemala City | 1 November 1947 | Miami | Baltimore Colts Green Bay Packers Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
1969–1973 1974 1975–1983 |
LB | 4-time Super Bowl Champion ( V, Colts; XI, XV & XVIII, Raiders). Member of: Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. |
John Hendy | Guatemala City | 9 October 1962 | Long Beach State | San Diego Chargers | 1985 | DB | |
Honduras | |||||||
Ebert Van Buren | Tela | 6 December 1924 | LSU | Philadelphia Eagles | 1951–1953 | FB HB |
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Steve Van Buren | La Ceiba | 28 December 1920 | LSU | Philadelphia Eagles | 1944–1951 | HB | 2 NFL Championships (1948, 1949). Pro Football Hall of Fame member. |
México | |||||||
Sergio Albert | México City | 28 October 1951 | U.S. International | St. Louis Cardinals | 1974 | K | |
Raúl Allegre | Torreón | 15 June 1959 | Texas | Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts New York Giants New York Jets |
1983–1985 1986–1991 1991 |
K | Super Bowl Champion with New York Giants (XXI) |
Rolando Cantu | Monterrey | 25 February 1981 | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | Berlin Thunder (NFLE) Arizona Cardinals |
2004 2005 |
G | First Mexican player to play in NFL coming out of the ONEFA[5] |
Eduardo Castañeda | Acuña | 19 January 1983 | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | Rhein Fire (NFLE) Houston Texans Arizona Cardinals |
2007 2007 2008–present |
LB | 2009 Super Bowl member with the Arizona Cardinals. |
Frank Corral | Chihuahua | 16 June 1955 | UCLA | Los Angeles Rams Chicago Blitz (USFL) Arizona Wranglers (USFL) Houston Gamblers (USFL) |
1978–1981 1983 1984 1985 |
CB | |
Tom Fears | Guadalajara | 3 December 1922 | UCLA | Los Angeles Rams | 1948–1956 | WR | 1 NFL Championship (1951). Member of: Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame |
Efrén Herrera | Guadalajara | 30 July 1951 | UCLA | Dallas Cowboys Seattle Seahawks Buffalo Bills Oklahoma Outlaws (USFL) |
1974–1977 1978–1981 1982 |
K | Super Bowl Champion with Dallas Cowboys (XII) |
Victor Leyva | Andocutín | 18 December 1977 | Arizona State | Cincinnati Bengals | 2002 | OT | |
Marco Martos | México City | 14 December 1973 | Universidad de las Américas Puebla | Barcelona Dragons (NFLE) Cologne Centurions (NFLE) |
1997–2003 2004 |
WR | World Bowl Champion with Barcelona Dragons in 1997 (V) |
Manuel Padilla | Tijuana | 12 August 1983 | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | Denver Broncos | 2008 | LB | |
José Portilla | Zaragoza | 11 September 1972 | Arizona | Atlanta Falcons | 1998–1999 | OT | |
Ramiro Pruneda | Monterrey | 25 January 1983 | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | Cologne Centurions Kansas City Chiefs Philadelphia Eagles San Francisco 49ers |
2006 2007 2007 2008–present |
OT | |
Aldo Richins | Colonia Diaz | 2 November 1910 | Utah | Detroit Lions | 1935 | T | 1 NFL Championship (1935) |
Carlos Rosado | México City | 9 August 1975 | Universidad de las Américas Puebla | Barcelona Dragons (NFLE) Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE) |
1998–2002 2003–2004 |
WR | |
Rafael Septién | México City | 12 December 1953 | Southwestern Louisiana[lower-alpha 1] | Los Angeles Rams Dallas Cowboys |
1977 1978–1986 |
PK | |
Salomon Solano | Ciudad Victoria | 19 September 1985 | Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas | Rhein Fire Detroit Lions Baltimore Ravens |
2006–2007 2007 2008 |
DT | |
Joaquín Zendejas | Curimeo | 14 January 1960 | La Verne | New England Patriots | 1983 | K | Joaquín, Luis and Max Zendejas are one of 300 groups of brothers that have played in the NFL[6] |
Luis Zendejas | México City | 22 October 1961 | Arizona State | Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Rattlers (AFL) |
1987–1989 1989 1992–1995 |
K | |
Max Zendejas | Curimeo | 2 September 1963 | Arizona | Washington Redskins Green Bay Packers |
1986 1987–1988 |
PK | |
Tony Zendejas | Curimeo | 15 May 1960 | Nevada | Houston Oilers Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers |
1985–1990 1991–1994 1995 1995 |
K | |
Panamá | |||||||
Leo Barker | Cristobal | 7 November 1959 | New Mexico State | Cincinnati Bengals | 1984–1991 | LB | |
Alvin Powell | Panama City | 19 November 1959 | Winston-Salem State | Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins |
1987–1988 1989 |
G | |
Jim Schuber | Ancón | 23 June 1904 | Navy | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1930 | HB | |
Paraguay | |||||||
Benny Ricardo | Asunción | 4 January 1954 | San Diego State | Buffalo Bills Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints Minnesota Vikings San Diego Chargers |
1976 1978–1979 1980–1981 1983 1984 |
PK | |
Venezuela | |||||||
Alan Pringle | Los Taques | 20 January 1952 | Rice | Detroit Lions | 1975 | K | |
Pat Ragusa | Caracas | 17 March 1963 | St. John's | New York Jets | 1987 | K |
- Notes
- ↑ Known as Louisiana–Lafayette from 1999, and now branded athletically as Louisiana, without a geographic identifier.
References[edit]
- ↑ Only the following leagues were considered: NFL, NFL Europa, AFL, af2, CFL, USFL and the XFL
- ↑ Super Bowl XXXVII Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Ignacio Molinet's 1927 NFL Contract". Pro Football Hall of Fame. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ↑ "Latin-Americans in Pro Football". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ↑ Rolando Cantu, involved in Arizona Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Brothers Who Played Pro Football Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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