At the University of Southern California, Red Badrgo did it all. He was a star athlete in baseball, basketball, and football and was an elite performer in all of them.
The long and storied professional football career began in 1929, where he was with the Long Island Stapletons and was twice a First Team All-Pro.
You could never say that George Martin did not make the most of his opportunity in professional football.
A New York Giant for his entire pro career (1996-08), Amani Toomer was used as a Returner for the first three of his seasons after playing at Michigan. Toomer did fine returning punts, but his calling was to play Wide Receiver at the pro level.