One of the most successful football players to come out of Dayton, Jim Katcavage, was drafted by the New York Giants in 1956, which would be the only team that he ever played for on the professional level.
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.