Michael Vick Is One of the Many Hokies Who Have Gone on to Stellar Careers in the NFL
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Michael Vick is one of the many Hokies who have gone on to stellar careers in the NFL 2005 NFL draftees Vincent Fuller, Jon Dunn and Eric Green added their names to the 1995 roster of 56 Hokies who have been drafted during Frank Beamer’s 18 years at Virginia Tech. SUGAR 2005 Football 3rd bowl of 185 12 in a row Tech Players in the Pros The following former Hokies either Phil Bryant ...................... Philadelphia Eagles presently are or were a member of a National Buffalo Bills Football League team or competed in the Kansas City Chiefs United States Football League: John Burke ........................... Oakland Raiders (players in bold were active as of June 1, 2005, San Diego Chargers teams are listed from most recent to fi rst) New York Jets New England Patriots Nathaniel Adibi ................Indianapolis Colts Keith Burnell ....................Baltimore Ravens Mikal Baaqee ...................Indianapolis Colts Keion Carpenter ...................Atlanta Falcons Antonio Banks ....................... Oakland Raiders Buffalo Bills Minnesota Vikings Al Chamblee ................. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ken Barefoot ............................. Detroit Lions Washington Redskins Ike Charlton ................ New England Patriots Oakland Raiders Cornell Chad Beasley ........................Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars Brown Cleveland Browns Seattle Seahawks Tom Beasley ................... Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers Cory Bird .........................Indianapolis Colts Andy Bowling .........................Atlanta Falcons Carl Bradley ............................St. Louis Rams Cory Bird Gene Breen ........................ Green Bay Packers Cornell Brown ....................Baltimore Ravens Ken Brown .............................Denver Broncos Robert Brown ..................... Green Bay Packers Roger Brown .................. New England Patriots New York Giants GrGreeneen Bay PPackersackers Keion Carpenter Mikal Baaqee Ike Charlton 186186 Virginia Tech Hokies Eugene Chung .................. Philadelphia Eagles Carroll Dale ........................ Minnesota Vikings Kansas City Chiefs Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers André Davis ......................Cleveland Browns Jacksonville Jaguars New England Patriots Anthony Davis ............Tampa Bay Buccaneers Billy Conaty .................... Minnesota Vikings Jim Davis ..................... Jacksonville Jaguars Dallas Cowboys Buffalo Bills Gennaro DiNapoli ................... Dallas Cowboys Travis Conway Jim Davis Tennessee Titans Travis Conway .............. New England Patriots Oakland Raiders Ray Crittenden ...................San Diego Chargers Tyronne Drakeford ...............Washington Redskins New England Patriots New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers VIRGINIA TECH’S PRIDE & JOY Special teams are an integral part of Hokie football and one of the units is called “Pride and Joy.” These NFL play ers are also a source of pride and joy due to their com mit ment to Vir gin ia Tech on and off the fi eld. Virginia Tech has recently constructed a display in the Hall of Legends in the Merryman Athletic Center to honor such former players. John Engelberger was a dominating de fen sive end who went from walk-on, to four-year starter at Tech, to second-round NFL Draft pick, earning All-America honors and his college degree along the way. Waddey Harvey was a standout who started three seasons at defensive tackle and won the coveted Wil l iams Award for lead er ship and character before joining the Buffalo Bills. Frank and Cheryl Beamer sponsored Harvey for recognition on the Pride and Joy display. Before starting an NFL career, Jim Pyne, a powerful center in the early 1990s, started 41 games and al lowed just one sack in over 2,700 snaps on his way to becoming the Hokies’ fi rst unanimous All-American. Michael Vick was an electrifying quar ter back who made a lasting impact on college football while helping Virginia Tech to a national championship game and back-to-back 11-1 seasons before be com ing the top NFL pick in André 2001. Davis A two-time All-American, Cornell Brown became the fi rst Virginia Tech football player to gain consensus All-America honors as a junior when he was named to fi ve fi rst teams in 1995. He was selected National Defensive Player of the Year by Football News in 1995. Jim Pyne was the fi rst player chosen in the NFL’s 1998 expansion draft. A display in the Hall of Legends in the Merryman Center pays tribute to outstanding Hokies who went Anthony on to play in the pros and have shown great commitment to Virginia Tech both on the fi eld and off. Davis 2005 Football 187 Jim Druckenmiller ...................Miami Dolphins Jay Hagood .............................. New York Jets San Francisco 49ers DeAngelo Hall ......................Atlanta Falcons Jon Dunn ..........................Cleveland Browns Ricky Hall ..............................Denver Broncos Doug Easlick ................... Cincinnati Bengals Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins Billy Hardee ........................... Baltimore Stars Bill Ellenbogen ...................... New York Giants Atlanta Falcons New York Jets John Engelberger ........... San Francisco 49ers John Waddey Harvey ........................... Buffalo Bills Engelberger Mike Faulkner ........................... New York Jets Michael Hawkes .......................St. Louis Rams Mickey Fitzgerald ................... New York Giants Carolina Panthers Atlanta Falcons Vaughn Hebron .......................Denver Broncos Antonio Freeman ..................Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles Eddie Hunter ............................ New York Jets Vincent Fuller ....................Tennessee Titans Waverly Jackson ................. Indianapolis Colts Will Furrer ....................... Jacksonville Jaguars Carolina Panthers Jake St. Louis Rams Grove Denver Broncos Bryan Jennings ..................San Diego Chargers Dave Kadela Phoenix Cardinals New England Patriots Chicago Bears Tennessee Oilers Shayne Graham ................ Cincinnati Bengals Carolina Panthers Buffalo Bills John Granby ...........................Denver Broncos Torrian Gray ....................... Minnesota Vikings Eric Green .........................Arizona Cardinals DeAngelo Hall Jake Grove ..........................Oakland Raiders Kevin Jones Mike Johnson ............................ Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns Baltimore Stars Steve Johnson ........................ Dallas Cowboys Antonio New England Patriots Freeman Jock Jones ....................... Philadelphia Eagles Phoenix Cardinals Cleveland Browns Joe Jones .......................... Indianapolis Colts Kevin Jones ............................Detroit Lions Victor Jones .............................. Detroit Lions Shayne Tampa Bay Buccaneers Graham Dave Kadela ......................Carolina Panthers Jacksonville Jaguars Vincent Fuller Eric Green Atlanta Falcons 188188 Virginia Tech Hokies Matt Lehr .............................Atlanta Falcons Willie Pile ...................... Kansas City Chiefs Dallas Cowboys George Preas .......................... Baltimore Colts Kenny Lewis ............................. New York Jets Pierson Prioleau .......... Washington Redskins Kevin McCadam ....................Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers Doug McDougald .............. New England Patriots David Pugh ........................ Indianapolis Colts Kevin McCadam Anthony Midget .............. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bryan Randall Jim Pyne ............................ Cleveland Browns Corey Moore ............................ Miami Dolphins Detroit Lions Buffalo Bills Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buzz Nutter ............................ Baltimore Colts Bryan Randall .......................Atlanta Falcons Matt Pittsburgh Steelers Lehr Rick Razzano ..................... Cincinnati Bengals Don Oakes ....................Boston (N.E.) Patriots Bill Renner ......................... Green Bay Packers Ken Oxendine .........................Atlanta Falcons Jimmy Richards ........................ New York Jets Tony Paige .............................Miami Dolphins Detroit Lions George Roberts .......................Atlanta Falcons New York Jets San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins Jesse Penn ............................. Dallas Cowboys Damien Russell ................. San Francisco 49ers BRUCE SMITH Ricky Scales ............................Houston Oilers Shawn Scales ....................Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Bob Schweickert ....................... New York Jets Mike Shaw ........................ Pittsburgh Maulers Dave Smigelsky ............... Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons Bruce Smith ................... Washington Redskins Buffalo Bills Widely regarded as one of the game’s most dominant de fen sive players ever, Bruce Smith was one of a very select few who could change the complexion of a game by himself. Following his 19th season in the NFL, the Norfolk, Va., native retired from the league as the all-time sack leader with 200. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 11 times and was the game’s MVP in 1987. He trails only Reggie White (13) and Jerry Rice (12) in selections. Smith led the AFC in sacks with 13.5 sacks in ’96 and 14 in ’97. He was one sack shy of the AFC leader in 1989, ’90 and ’93 and just 1/2 sack shy in ’86, ’87 and ’88. Smith was named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year by AP, UPI and several publications in 1996 and 1990. He also earned defensive player of the year honors from NEA and Pro Football Weekly