Benedictine football players who were in the pro football drafts, (NFL and AFL), free agents
who made the regular season rosters, administrators, and Super Bowls rings won.
Pro Football Drafts
Chuck Noll (Dayton) (Cleveland Browns) 20th round 1953
Bob Konkoly (Xavier) (Pittsburgh Steelers) 27th round Pittsburgh Steelers 1957
Frank Kuchta (Notre Dame) (Washington Redskins/AFL Denver Broncos) 9th round Redskins 1958
Ron Skufca (Purdue) (Los Angeles Rams) 16th round 1962
Tony Gibbons (John Carroll) (AFL Boston Patriots) 15th round 1963
Stan Sczurek (Purdue) (Cleveland Browns) 4th round by Browns, 24th round by AFL Buffalo 1962
Larry Zelina (Ohio State) (Cleveland Browns) 6th round 1971
Jim Betts (Michigan) (New York Jets) 10th round 1971
Al Washington (Ohio State) (New York Jets) 4th round 1981
John Goode (Youngstown State) (St. Louis Cardinals) 5th round 1984
Larry Wanke (Pittsburgh-John Carroll) (New York Giants) 12th round 1991 “Mr. Irrelevant”
Scott Mruczkowski (Bowling Green) (San Diego) 7th round 2005
Najee Goode (West Virginia) (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 5th round 2012
Players who made it to the NFL/AFL
Chuck Noll 1953-1959 Cleveland LB-G-C
Frank Kuchta 58-59 Washington, 1960 Denver LB-C
Stan Sczurek 1963-65 Cleveland, 66 NY Giants LB (Member, '64 Cleveland Browns NFL champs)
Tom Moriarty 1977-1979 ATL, 1980 PIT 1981 ATL DB Mike Woods 1979-81 Baltimore Colts LB
Pat Moriarty 1979 Cleveland RB
Al Washington 1981 NY Jets LB
John Goode 1984 St. Louis Cardinals, 85 Philadelphia Eagles TE
David Marshall 1984 Cleveland, 1987 Miami LB
Joe Zelenka 1999-2011 SFO, WAS, JAX, ATL TE-C
Gene Mruczkowski 2004-06 New England 05 Miami G
Scott Mruczkowski 2005-11 San Diego C
Najee Goode 2013-14 Tampa Bay LB, 2015 Philadelphia Eagles LB
(Benedictine players have been drafted and played in every decade from the 1950's to the 2010's)
Football Administration and Coaches
Ladd Herzeg, Houston Oilers General Manager (mid-1980's)
Denny Marcin, New York Giants and New York Jets (career college and NFL assistant coach)
Jack Glowik, Scout, Baltimore Ravens
Pat Moriarty, Baltimore Ravens (Current Chief Financial Officer)
George Sefcik, (career college and NFL assistant coach) (two stints with the Cleveland Browns)
Super Bowl rings (9 total)
Chuck Noll, Steelers 4
Gene Mruczkowski, Patriots 2
Pat Moriarty, Ravens 2
Jack Glowik, Ravens 1
Compiled in May 2016 by Wally Mieskoski '71, Benedictine sports historian