Football is the most popular sport in the US. It turns out that a lot of famous actors actually have background in football.
Before these talented celebrities became famous in the entertainment industry they were once college and professional football stars.
Here are some 10 celebrities who played college football.
10) Ed O’Neill
Actor Edward Leonard “Ed” O’Neill earned his fame by playing Al Bundy on the Fox Network sitcom Married…with Children. He studied at the Ursuline High School and won a football scholar scholarship to Ohio University. He was a defensive lineman while he played for the Youngstown State University.
9) Tommy Lee Jones
Actor and film director Tommy Lee Jones was a talented athlete. He was an all-league offensive guard at Harvard University. This was way back in the 1960s. He was in the Harvard Crimson football team in the year 1968. He played in the famous season-ending tie between rivals Harvard and Yale in the same year.
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