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Bart Starr
Bart Starr (Bryan Bartlett Starr, 1934-2019), Green Bay Packers quarterback 1956-71, won five NFL titles and Super Bowls I and II (MVP both), 1966 NFL MVP, Hall of Fame 1977, later Packers coach 1975-83.
Bauer Sharp
Bauer Sharp, Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end (No. 84), 2026 NFL Draft sixth-round pick (185th overall) from LSU; former quarterback converted at Southeastern Louisiana, also played at Oklahoma.
Beanie Bishop
Beanie Bishop Jr. (born 1999) is an American NFL cornerback from Louisville, Kentucky; a 2023 West Virginia consensus All-American who as a 2024 Steelers undrafted rookie had 4 interceptions and was NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October.
Bear Bryant
Bear Bryant (Paul William Bryant, 1913-1983), American college football coach at Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Alabama; 323-85-17 career record, six Alabama national championships, houndstooth hat, surpassed Amos Alonzo Stagg with 315 wins.
Beau Allen
Beau Allen (Beau Christian Allen), defensive tackle born 1991, played 90 NFL games for the Eagles (2014-17) and Buccaneers (2018-19), won Super Bowl LII, and retired in July 2022.
Beau Brungard
Beau Brungard is a Youngstown State Penguins quarterback (#12) from New Middletown, Ohio, winner of the 2025 Walter Payton Award after leading the FCS with 4,702 total offense yards, and son of YSU Hall of Fame QB Mark Brungard.
Beau Gardner
Beau Gardner (Beggs Barnum Gardner, born 2001, San Francisco) is an NFL long snapper for the Chicago Bears, signed as a 2026 undrafted free agent after UCLA and Georgia, where he won the 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award.
Beau Pribula
Beau Pribula, American college football quarterback from York, Pennsylvania; Penn State backup 2022-24, Missouri starter 2025 (1,941 passing yards), Virginia graduate starter 2026, 2027 NFL draft prospect.
Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens (born 2002) is an NFL guard, #70 for the Seattle Seahawks, drafted 148th overall in 2026 from Iowa, a first-team All-American and Joe Moore Award winner.
Ben Coates
Ben Coates is a former NFL tight end who set the single-season tight end record with 96 catches in 1994 and won Super Bowl XXXV with Baltimore.
Ben DiNucci
Ben DiNucci (born 1996) is an American quarterback from Wexford, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh and James Madison alum drafted 231st overall by the Dallas Cowboys in 2020, started once, later Seattle Sea Dragons XFL QB.
Ben Johnson (American football coach)
Ben Johnson (born 1986, Charleston, SC) is the Chicago Bears head coach since January 2025, formerly Detroit Lions offensive coordinator 2022-24; 2025 Bears went 11-6, won NFC North.
Ben McAdoo
Ben McAdoo (Benjamin Lee McAdoo) is an NFL coach, New England Patriots senior defensive assistant since 2025, former New York Giants head coach 2016-17 (13-15, 11-5 playoff season in 2016), ex-Giants OC and Panthers OC.
Ben Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger, "Big Ben," Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback 2004-2021, drafted 11th overall from Miami (Ohio); two Super Bowl wins (XL, XLIII), 64,088 passing yards, 418 touchdowns, 164-81-1 record, retired January 2022.
Ben Sauls
Ben Sauls (born 2001) is an American NFL placekicker for the New York Giants, formerly a record-setting left-footed kicker at Pittsburgh (2020-24) with 278 career points.
Bernie Kosar
Bernie Kosar (born 1963, Boardman, Ohio) is a former NFL quarterback who led Miami to the 1983 national title and the Cleveland Browns (1985-93) to three AFC Championship Games, later winning a Super Bowl with Dallas.
Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten, Jacksonville Jaguars running back (No. 33), 2025 fourth-round pick from Virginia Tech and North Carolina A&T; ran 4.32 at the 2025 Combine, two-time All-ACC second team.
Bijan Robinson
Bijan Robinson (born 2002) is an Atlanta Falcons running back from Tucson, drafted eighth overall in 2023 out of Texas; 2025 NFL leader with 2,298 scrimmage yards, first-team All-Pro, and record $75 million extension.
Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick, American football coach; six Super Bowls as Patriots head coach (2000-2023), two more with the Giants; 302-165 regular-season record; UNC head coach since December 2024.
Bill Bidwill
Bill Bidwill (1931-2019), longtime owner of the Arizona Cardinals, sole owner from 1972, moved the team from St. Louis to Arizona in 1988, reached the 2008 Super Bowl, and pioneered NFL minority hiring.
Bill Cowher
Bill Cowher (William Laird Cowher, born 1957) is a former NFL head coach who led the Pittsburgh Steelers 1992-2006, going 149-90-1, winning Super Bowl XL, and entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020; now a CBS analyst.
Bill McCartney
Bill McCartney (1940-2025), 'Coach Mac,' Colorado football head coach 1982-94, 93-55-5, won the 1990 national championship and three Big Eight titles, and founded the Promise Keepers ministry in 1990.
Bill O'Brien (American football)
Bill O'Brien, American football coach; Houston Texans head coach 2014-2020 (52-48, four AFC South titles), Penn State 2012-13, Alabama OC, Patriots OC 2023, Boston College head coach from 2024.
Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells (Duane Charles Parcells, "Tuna"), born 1941, NFL head coach with Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys; 183-138-1, two Super Bowls (XXI, XXV), Hall of Fame 2013, Patriots Hall of Fame 2025.
Bill Polian
Bill Polian (born 1942, Bronx, NY), Hall of Fame NFL executive; GM of Bills, Panthers, Colts; six-time Executive of the Year; built five Super Bowl teams, won XLI with 2006 Colts.
Bill Romanowski
Bill Romanowski (William Thomas Romanowski, born 1966) is a former NFL linebacker, Boston College and 1988 third-round pick, who played 16 seasons for the 49ers, Eagles, Broncos, and Raiders, won four Super Bowls, and was later tied to BALCO's THG steroid scandal.
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder (born 1939) is a retired American college football coach, Kansas State head coach 1989-2005 and 2009-2018, credited with the greatest turnaround in college football history, 215 wins, two Big 12 titles, and 2015 College Football Hall of Fame induction.
Billy Cannon
Billy Cannon (1937-2018), LSU halfback, 1959 Heisman winner, famous 89-yard punt return vs Ole Miss; AFL star with Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders tight end; later dentist, counterfeiting conviction, Angola prison dentist.
Billy Napier
Billy Napier (born 1979) is an American college football coach, Furman graduate, and former Louisiana (40-12) and Florida head coach (22-23, fired Oct 2025), now James Madison's 10th head coach.
Billy Schrauth
Billy Schrauth (born 2003) is an NFL offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 160th overall in 2026 out of Notre Dame, where he was a 2025 captain and AFCA second-team All-American.