85 former Wildcat players in all have played professional football dating back to 1920 including Howard "Fungy" Lebengood who was a halfback on the uncrowned World Champion 1925 Pottsville Maroons [REF].
Although he never played professional football, Matt Szczur, a star on the 2009 national championship team, went on to a professional baseball career, and currently plays for the Chicago Cubs.