List of University of Wisconsin–Madison people in athletics

The following is a list of people associated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the field of athletics.

American football

Jared Abbrederis, NFL wide receiver, Green Bay Packers Dave Ahrens, retired NFL player Art Albrecht, former NFL player Bill Albright, retired NFL player, New York Giants Alan Ameche, 1954 Heisman Trophy winner, NFL player, Baltimore Colts Norm Amundsen, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Mark Anelli, NFL player Jim Bakken, retired NFL player, St. Louis Cardinals Tom Baldwin, NFL player, New York Jets Montee Ball, free agent NFL running back, Denver Broncos Shorty Barr, NFL player and head coach Travis Beckum, NFL player, New York Giants Ken Behring, former owner, Seattle Seahawks Chuck Belin, retired NFL player, Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams Marty Below, member of the College Football Hall of Fame Michael Bennett, NFL player, Oakland Raiders Scott Bergold, retired NFL player, St. Louis Cardinals Lee Bernet, retired professional football player, Denver Broncos Darrell Bevell, NFL assistant coach, Seattle Seahawks Erik Bickerstaff, NFL player Adolph Bieberstein, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers and Racine Tornadoes Brooks Bollinger, retired NFL player, Dallas Cowboys Brian Bonner, retired NFL player, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins Fred Borak, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Chris Borland, retired NFL linebacker, San Francisco 49ers Kyle Borland, retired NFL player, Los Angeles Rams Ken Bowman, retired NFL player and CFL assistant coach Donny Brady, retired NFL player, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens Gil Brandt, retired NFL executive, Dallas Cowboys Roman Brumm, retired NFL player Wendell Bryant, retired NFL player, Arizona Cardinals Cub Buck, retired NFL player and head coach of the Miami Hurricanes football team Dan Buenning, NFL player, Chicago Bears Tom Burke, retired NFL player, Arizona Cardinals Jason Burns, retired NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals George Burnside, retired NFL player, Racine Tornadoes Alfred L. Buser, All-American football player, former head football coach of the University of Florida Bob Butler, member of the College Football Hall of Fame Brian Calhoun, NFL player, Detroit Lions Len Calligaro, retired NFL player, New York Giants Lamar Campbell, retired NFL player, Detroit Lions Larry Canada, retired NFL player, Denver Broncos Gabe Carimi, NFL football player Harland Carl, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Irv Carlson, retired NFL player, Kenosha Maroons Daryl Carter, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Chad Cascadden, retired NFL player, New York Jets Jonathan Casillas, NFL player, New Orleans Saints John Cavosie, retired NFL player, Portsmouth Spartans Chris Chambers, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs Geep Chryst, NFL assistant coach, San Francisco 49ers Paul Chryst, head coach, University of Wisconsin, Madison John Clay, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers John Coatta, former NFL scout, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks Eddie Cochems, father of the forward pass Dave Costa, retired NFL player, San Francisco 49ers Ken Criter, retired NFL player, Denver Broncos Marcus Cromartie, NFL cornerback, San Francisco 49ers Owen Daniels, NFL player, Baltimore, Ravens Boob Darling, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Don Davey, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars Anthony Davis, professional football player Nick Davis, retired NFL player, Minnesota Vikings Ralph Davis, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Joe Dawkins, retired NFL player Ron Dayne, 1999 Heisman Trophy winner, retired NFL player, Houston Texans Jim DeLisle, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Jeff Dellenbach, retired NFL player Lee DeRamus, retired NFL player, New Orleans Saints Glenn Derby, retired NFL player, New Orleans Saints John Dittrich, retired NFL player, Chicago Cardinals and Green Bay Packers Jerry Doerger, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers Jason Doering, NFL player, drafted by Indianapolis Colts, played for Washington Redskins Tom Domres, retired NFL player, Houston Oilers and Denver Broncos Wally Dreyer, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers; former head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers football team Bob Eckl, retired NFL player, Chicago Cardinals Ron Egloff, retired NFL player, Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers Gary Ellerson, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions Al Elliott, retired NFL player, Racine Legion Tony Elliott, retired NFL player, New Orleans Saints Larry Emery, retired NFL player, Atlanta Falcons Derek Engler, retired NFL player, New York Giants Clarence Esser, retired NFL player, Chicago Cardinals Lee Evans, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens Tom Farris, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Hal Faverty, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Gene Felker, retired NFL player, Dallas Texans Bill Ferrario, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Jamar Fletcher, NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals Terrell Fletcher, retired NFL player, San Diego Chargers Carlos Fowler, Arena Football League player Jim Fraser, retired NFL player, New Orleans Saints Travis Frederick, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys Jerry Frei, head coach of the Oregon Ducks football team, NFL assistant coach Kenny Gales, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Milt Gantenbein, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Moose Gardner, retired NFL player Ed Garvey, former executive director, National Football League Players Association Aaron Gibson, retired NFL player, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears Earl Girard, retired NFL player; Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, and Pittsburgh Steelers Charles Goldenberg, retired NFL All-Pro player, Green Bay Packers John Golemgeske, retired NFL player, Brooklyn Dodgers Rudy Gollomb, retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles Melvin Gordon, NFL player, Denver Broncos Rick Graf, retired NFL player Neil Graff, retired NFL player Garrett Graham, NFL player, Houston Texans David Greenwood, retired NFL player John P. Gregg, head coach of the LSU Tigers football team Bill Gregory, retired NFL player, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks Nick Greisen, NFL player, Denver Broncos Ryan Groy, NFL offensive lineman, Buffalo Bills Paul Gruber, retired NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dale Hackbart, retired NFL player Robert Halperin, Olympic (bronze) and Pan American Games (gold) yachting medalist, Wisconsin and Notre Dame and NFL football player, one of Chicago's most-decorated World War II heroes, and chairman of Commercial Light Co. Jim Haluska, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Pat Harder, retired NFL player, Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions, member of the College Football Hall of Fame Jack Harris, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Ed Hartwell, NFL player Rob Havenstein, NFL offensive lineman, St. Louis Rams Anttaj Hawthorne, NFL player Nick Hayden, NFL player, Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys Donald Hayes, retired NFL player, Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots Stan Heath, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers George Hekkers, retired NFL player Arnie Herber, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers and New York Giants, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame P.J. Hill, Jr., NFL player, New Orleans Saints Elroy Hirsch, retired NFL player, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Jon Hohman, professional football player Harvey Holmes, head coach of the Utah Utes and Academy of Idaho Bengals football teams and the USC Trojans football, track, and baseball teams Reggie Holt, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Tubby Howard, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Paul Hubbard, NFL player, Oakland Raiders Ken Huxhold, retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles Jack Ikegwuonu, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and convicted armed robber Erasmus James, NFL player, Washington Redskins Eddie Jankowski, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Jason Jefferson, NFL player, Atlanta Falcons Al Johnson, NFL player, New England Patriots Ben Johnson, retired NFL player Farnham Johnson, retired professional football player Lawrence Johnson, retired NFL player, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills Richard Johnson, retired NFL player, Houston Oilers Jimmy Jones, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears John Jones, former NFL executive, Green Bay Packers Tim Jordan, retired NFL player, New England Patriots Dick Jorgensen, NFL official Bryan Jurewicz, former NFL player Greg Kabat, retired professional football player Matt Katula, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens Greg Kent, retired NFL player, Detroit Lions Don Kindt, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Roger Knight, retired NFL player, New Orleans Saints Polly Koch, retired professional football player, Rock Island Independents Dave Kocourek, retired professional football player Ross Kolodziej NFL player, Arizona Cardinals Bob Konovsky, retired NFL player, Chicago Cardinals; member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Joe Kresky, retired NFL player Gary Kroner, retired professional football player Tim Krumrie, retired NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals; assistant coach, Kansas City Chiefs Ralph Kurek, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Joe Kurth, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Bill Kuusisto, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Curly Lambeau, retired NFL player and head coach, co-founder of the Green Bay Packers, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Bob Landsee, retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles Dan Lanphear, retired professional football player, Houston Oilers Wes Leaper, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Jim Leonhard, NFL player, New York Jets Dave Levenick, retired NFL player, Atlanta Falcons DeAndre Levy, NFL player, Detroit Lions Alex Lewis, NFL player Dan Lewis, retired NFL player Dennis Lick, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Bill Lobenstein, retired NFL player, Denver Broncos Dick Loepfe, retired NFL player, Chicago Cardinals Tony Lombardi, professional football coach Mike London, retired professional football player, San Diego Chargers Milo Lubratovich, retired NFL player, Brooklyn Dodgers Jason Maniecki, retired NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Von Mansfield, retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers Chris Maragos, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks Cecil Martin, retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ira Matthews, retired NFL player, Oakland Raiders Earl Maves, retired NFL player, Detroit Lions Charles McCarthy, head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs football team Tom McCauley, retired NFL player, Atlanta Falcons Thad McFadden, retired NFL player, Buffalo Bills Chris McIntosh, retired NFL player, Seattle Seahawks Jack Mead, retired NFL player, New York Giants Taylor Mehlhaff, NFL player, Minnesota Vikings Ahmad Merritt, NFL player, New York Giants Paul Meyers, retired NFL player Larry Mialik, retired NFL player, Atlanta Falcons and San Diego Chargers James Melka, retired NFL player, Green Bay Packers Ron Miller, retired NFL player, Los Angeles Rams John Moffitt, free agent NFL offensive lineman Sankar Montoute, retired NFL player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pete Monty, retired NFL player, New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings Mike Morgan, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Emmett Mortell, retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles Brent Moss, retired NFL player, St. Louis Rams Don Murry, retired NFL player, Racine Legion and Chicago Bears Bobby Myers, retired NFL player, Tennessee Titans Fred Negus, retired NFL player, Chicago Bears Jim Nettles, retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams Tom Neumann, retired professional football player, Boston Patriots Dave Noble, retired NFL player, Cleveland Bulldogs and Cleveland Panthers Brad Nortman, NFL player, Carolina Panthers Jack Novak, retired NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pat O'Dea, member of the College Football Hall of Fame Nate Odomes, retired NFL player