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• After graduating from high school, Mike Anderson joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served for four years. As a rookie with the Denver Broncos, he earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, rushing for more than 1,487 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. He played for the Broncos from 2000 to 2005, before spending the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.

• During World War II Chuck Bednarik, the last of the NFL�s two-way players (1949-1962), flew 30 missions over Germany in a B-24 Liberation Bomber and was decorated with the Air Medal, four Oak Leaf Clusters and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon, with five Battle Stars.

"Well, you learn a lot when you are in that situation. You're being shot at. I was just a kid. I had to learn how to survive and to work with my team. We did that. We survived. It was brutal. I'm thankful to be here to enjoy my life." � Chuck Bednarik

• Rocky Bleier was drafted twice � by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968 and by the U.S. Army in 1969, after playing one season with the Steelers. Seriously injured during his service as an infantryman in Vietnam, Bleier was told he would never play football again. After three surgeries, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star recipient made the Steelers� team in 1972 and started all four of the Steelers� Super Bowl teams in the 1970s.

"In combat, as we have come to learn, when you're put in harm's way, there is a chance of permanent injury. There might not be a tomorrow, and that is always the question that lingers in one's mind. Will I get back safely? Will I be able to survive this combat? In football, there will always be next week." � Rocky Bleier

• A standout athlete at Georgetown University, Al Blozis won the NCAA, IC4A, and AAU shotput championships indoors and outdoors and was the IC4A discus champion in 1940, 1941 and 1942. UPI selected Blozis as one of three outstanding athletes of 1941 � the other two were golfer Ben Hogan and boxer Joe Louis. A third-round draft choice of the New York Giants in 1942, he started at offensive tackle. At 6�6, 240 pounds, he needed a dispensation to serve in the military (because of his size). On his first patrol, Lt. Blozis was killed in the Vosges Mountains during an encounter related to the Battle of the Bulge. He was 26 years old.

• West Point graduate Caleb Campbell was a seventh-round draft pick by the Detroit Lions � and the first Army player drafted by an NFL team in more than a decade. After serving two years in the U.S. Army, Campbell finally reached the NFL in 2010, when he was signed by the Lions as a free agent. He has since played for the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs and is currently a free agent.

• Notre Dame�s Jack Chevigny scored the winning touchdown against Army in the �Win One for the Gipper� game in 1928. Although Chevigny never played in the NFL, he became head coach of the NFL�s Chicago Cardinals in 1932. When World War II broke out, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Although he survived the initial landing at Iwo Jima, Chevigny was killed in action within 48 hours.

•  A U.S. Marine during World War II, Art Donovan saw action in some of the fiercest battles in the Pacific Theater. He was an anti-aircraft gunner on the light aircraft carrier, the USS San Jacinto, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. After 13 months at sea, Donovan volunteered for the Fleet Marine Force and was involved in the 82-day-long Battle of Okinawa. He was the first NFL player inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame. Donovan earned the Asiatic Pacific Area Ribbon (six stars) and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon (two stars), with each star representing a battle in which he participated. During his 12-year NFL career with the New York Yanks, the Dallas Texans and the Baltimore Colts from 1950 to 1961, Donovan earned All-Pro honors five times, played on two NFL championship teams in 1958 and 1959 with the Colts, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.

��People think the [NFL] players and owners making all that money are heroes. ��You are my heroes � thank you.� � Art Donovan, speaking to U.S. Marines at Quantico in 2011.

• Otto Graham served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and accepted a two-year contract from the Cleveland Brown while still in the Coast Guard. During his 10 years as the Browns� QB, the team lost only 17 games, went to the championship game each year and won seven league titles.

• At Auburn University, Kevin Greene was a member of the ROTC and later served 16 years in the Army Reserves. The five-time Pro Bowl LB is credited with 160 sacks during his NFL career. He is now the Green Bay Packers� linebackers coach.

• Enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1943, Lou �The Toe� Groza joined the Army Service Training Program and served with the 96^th Infantry Division as a surgical technician in Okinawa in 1945. In May 1945, Groza signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns, agreeing to play for the Browns after the war ended. Over the his 21-career with the Browns, Groza was a kicker and an All-Pro offensive tackle. When he retired in 1967, Groza held the career record for most points � 1,608.

• George Halas, who founded the franchise that in 1920 became the Chicago Bears, coached the team for 40 seasons and won six NFL titles. Halas served in the U.S. Navy during World War I and again during World War II, temporarily leaving his coaching career from 1942 to 1945. When he retired from coaching in 1968, he held the record for most wins with 324.  

• Ahmard Hall, who played for the Tennessee Titans from 2006 to 2011, is a U.S. Marine who served in Kosovo in 1999 and Afghanistan in 2002.

• Chad Hall starred for the Air Force Academy and served two years in the Air Force before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2010.

• A star fullback and guard at the University of Georgia from 1937 to 1939, Howard �Smiley� Johnson went on to play two seasons at guard for the Green Bay Packers. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Johnson joined the U.S. Marine Corps and in 1944, earned a Silver Star for "conspicuous gallantry" during the battle for Saipan. Wounded by a shell during the Battle of Iwo Jima, he directed a corpsman to help others who�d also been wounded. He died of his wounds while the others were being treated.

• Charlie Joiner served in Vietnam before launching his 18-year pro football career in 1969 with the Houston Oilers. Joiner spent 3� years with the Oilers, 3� with the Bengals and 11 with the San Diego Chargers.

• Ralph Heywood is the only NFL player to have served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. After playing only five games at USC in 1943 � and earning All-American honors as an end and punter � he was drafted by the U.S. Marine Corps and was sent to the South Pacific aboard the USS Iowa during World War II. He was released from active duty in 1946 and went on to a pro football career, playing for the All-American Football Conference�s Chicago Rockets (1946) and the NFL�s Detroit Lions (1947-48), Boston Yanks (1948), and New York Bulldogs (1949). He resumed his military career in 1952 and remained in the Marine Corps for 32 years, serving in both Korea and Vietnam and retiring as a colonel. Among his many honors: the Vietnam Service Medal with 1 Bronze Star, Vietnamese's Cross of Gallantry with Gold Star, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device.

• Following his rookie season with the Buffalo Bills in 1968 � during which he was named the Bills� Rookie of the Year � Bob Kalsu joined the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant in the 101st Airborne. He arrived in Vietnam in November 1969 and on July 21, 1970, was killed in action with his unit came under enemy fire. 

• U.S. Naval Academy grad Eric Kettani was on the New England Patriots practice squad when he was recalled to active duty for the U.S. Navy. He is now on the Washington Redskins practice squad

• Tom Landry enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II and flew 30 missions as a B-17 co-pilot, even survived a crash in Belgium after a bombing run.  Landry played seven years in the NFL, including one season with the New York Yankees and six with the New York Giants. He is perhaps best known for his Hall of Fame coaching career with the Dallas Cowboys, during which the Cowboys won two Super Bowls and enjoyed 20 consecutive winning seasons.

• Hall of Fame CB Dick �Night Train� Lane served four years in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. During his NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions, he intercepted 68 passes (including 14 in his rookie season), earned first- or second-team All-NFL honors from 1954 to 1963, made the Pro Bowl seven times, was selected to the 1950s All-Decade team, and was named to the NFL�s 75^th Anniversary All-Time team.

• Just 5�6 and 166 pounds, Eddie LeBaron earned the nickname �The Littlest General� during his nine-month stint in Korea as a U.S. Marine. Wounded twice, he earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. 

• Former Kansas City Chiefs� and Buffalo Bills� Head Coach Marv Levy served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. As head coach of the Bills, he led the team to four straight Super Bowl appearances.

"This is not a must-win. World War II was a must-win.� -- Marv Levy, when asked if after three Super Bowl losses, the team�s fourth Super Bowl appearance was a �must-win� game

• One of two NFL players to win the Congressional Medal of Honor � and the only one to receive the award posthumously � Jack Lummus was a rookie two-way end with the New York Giants in 1941. He played in the Giants� Eastern Division title game on December 7, 1941, and in the NFL Championship Game. In January 1942, Lummus joined the U.S. Marine Corps and rose through the ranks to become a company commander.  He was among the first Marines to land on IwoJima in February 1945 and on March 6, was given command of a Rifle Platoon attached to the 2d Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division. Two days later, despite being wounded by grenade shrapnel, Lummus knocked out three enemy strongholds that were preventing his platoon from reaching its objective. He then stepped on a land mine which blew off his legs. He continued to urge his men forward, until he was carried to an aid station, where he died. His Medal of Honor citation reads, in part:  �By his outstanding valor, skilled tactics, and tenacious perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds, 1st Lt. Lummus had inspired his stouthearted marines to continue the relentless drive northward, thereby contributing materially to the success of his regimental mission. His dauntless leadership and unwavering devotion to duty throughout sustain and enhance the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country.�

 "Well, doc, the New York Giants lost a mighty good end today.� � Jack Lummus, at an aid station after being mortally wounded on Iwo Jima

•  Baltimore Colts� Hall of Fame DE Gino Marchetti enlisted in the U.S. Army as a high school senior in 1944. In October 1944, he landed in Europe with Company I, 273^rd regiment, 69^th Infantry Division, and soon participated in the Battle of the Bulge as a machine gunner. During his NFL career, he was named to the Pro Bowl 11 times and to the NFL All-Pro first team nine times. He was a member of the Baltimore Colts� NFL championship teams in 1958 and 1959.

• Wellington Mara interrupted his front office career with the New York Giants when he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Serving on aircraft carriers in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, Mara reached the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

• The Chicago Bears� assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelliwas an infantryman in Vietnam in 1969.

• Willie Miller served two tours in Vietnam with the Special Forces and earned a Silver Star. Following his military service, he attended Colorado State University and then joined the Cleveland Browns as a 28-year-old rookie in 1975. Miller�s seven-year NFL career included stints with the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams. 

• Before launching his Hall of Fame NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, U.S. Naval Academy grad and Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach served a four-year stint in the Navy, including two years in Vietnam. Gil Brandt, who was vice president of the Cowboys when the team drafted Staubach in 1969, shipped footballs to the QB in Vietnam to maintain his football skills during his free time. The shipments paid off � Staubach was the MVP of Super Bowl VI.

• Don Steinbrunner, who joined the ROTC in college, was called to active duty following his rookie season, 1953, with the Cleveland Browns. Following completion his two-year tour of duty as an Air Force navigator, he opted for a military career over a pro football career. In 1966, he shipped out to Vietnam and was soon shot in the knee during an aerial mission. As a result of that injury, he was offered � and declined � an opportunity to accept a less dangerous assignment. At 35, he felt he was better suited to serve than the younger, less experienced soldiers he�d served with. On July 20, 1967, Steinbrunner's plane was shot down over Kontum, South Vietnam, and all five men on board were killed. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

• Inspired by the attacks of September 11, 2011, Pat Tillman walked away from his Pro Bowl career with the Arizona Cardinals � and a three-year, $3.6 million contract � to join U.S. Army Rangers in 2002. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.

•  Ralph Wilson Jr. enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during World War II. He founded the Buffalo Bills and was instrumental in merging the AFL and NFL in 1970.