NFL players with legit track and field accolades

[BlackAchilles]

With the Olympics just ending and NFL season around the corner it got me thinking how many athletes have competed at the top level in both, so lets see if we can get complete list for reference

Off the top of my head:

Micheal Bates: Bronze in the 200m at the 92 games at Barcelona, 3x all pro and 5x Pro bowler as a kick returner from 96-00

James Jett: Gold in the 4x100 in Barcelona, played WR for the Raiders from 93-02

Michael Carter: Silver in the shot put in 84 in Los Angeles, 3x All pro, pro bowl and SB champ as a DT w/ the 49ers

Marquise Goodwin: Competed in the long jump at the '12 games in London, 10+ years in th eleague as a WR

 

[bobbiewishbone]

Willie Gault

 

[RedBull]

Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah

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[mastermind]

“Bullet“ Bob Hayes

Gold in the 100 meters at the 1964 Olympics and gold in the 4x100

The only person to have a Super Bowl and an Olympic gold medal. Also the first person to run the 100 in under 10 seconds.

 

[concise]

Renaldo “Skeets” Nehemiah

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All I know him for is this

 

[RedBull]

All I know him for is this

Yup, just about sums up his career. Breh disappointed me.

 

[The axe murderer]

Renaldo Nehemiah
3 world records in hurdles. Played wide receiver 49ers

 

[Braman]

Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey on the same team at Florida

Both were on the UF track team and won a national championship in track. In football Rainey ran an official 4.37 and was rumored to have run faster

Demps was next level fast tho. Won silver on the 4x100 relay at the 2012 Olympics. He didn’t run the final but that was the Gatlin-Gay squad that lost to Bolt and Jamaica. So he was a member of maybe the fastest US squad ever

 

[mastermind]

All I know him for is this

I think he retired after that season

 

[The axe murderer]

I know Lawrence okoye played some years in ths nfl. Got discus throw medals in the commonwealth games and European championships

 

[concise]

I think he retired after that season

Yeah, they also got Jerry Rice shortly after that.


First man to do the 110 meter hurdles in less than 13 seconds and missed out on a medal chance in 1980 because of the boycott, then was playing pro football in 1984

 

[The axe murderer]

Devon allen got gold in hurdles USA championships. 2 time Olympian

 

[staticshock]

Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey on the same team at Florida

Both were on the UF track team and won a national championship in track. In football Rainey ran an official 4.37 and was rumored to have run faster

Demps was next level fast tho. Won silver on the 4x100 relay at the 2012 Olympics. He didn’t run the final but that was the Gatlin-Gay squad that lost to Bolt and Jamaica. So he was a member of maybe the fastest US squad ever

Demps
Rainey
Percy Harvin
Hernandez
Joe Haden
Carlos Dunlap
Tebow

That 2008 Florida team had some elite talent

 

[mastermind]

Yeah, they also got Jerry Rice shortly after that.


First man to do the 110 meter hurdles in less than 13 seconds and missed out on a medal chance in 1980 because of the boycott, then was playing pro football in 1984

I get why he went to the 49ers, a nice paycheck, but man missed a chance with the 1984 olympics. Im sure he regrets it.

He is probably the most famous American track star to never appear in the Olympics.

 

[mastermind]

Also, Nehemiah was amazing at the 400 hurdles and probably was a threat to Edwin Moses.