The following lists and links are intended to provide Tribe football fans with information on W&M alumni and former coaches who are currently playing, coaching or working within the ranks of professional football. This page is a work in progress, please check back frequently for updates. Please direct omissions via email to rrturn@wm.edu.

As of April 30, 2013

Coaches

Mike Tomlin ('95) - Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach
Tomlin's Steelers Bio

Headlining the list of coaches and players with ties to the College is 1995 graduate Mike Tomlin, head coach of the 2009 Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

Tomlin, who was named the 16th head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 22, 2007, is the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl in NFL history. Tomlin was also named Motorola Coach of the Year for the 2008 season.

Tomlin, who was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at receiver for the Tribe, is just the third Steelers Head Coach since the 1969 season.

The last W&M alum to lead an NFL team was Dan Henning, who had two head coaching stints, one with the Atlanta Falcons (1983-1986) and another with the San Diego Chargers (1989-91).

Tomlin was named the head coach in Pittsburgh after spending the 2006 season as the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings. The position was both his first with the team and as a coordinator, but showed immediate results as he oversaw a unit that ranked eighth in the NFL in total defense.

Michael "Pinball" Clemons ('87) - Toronto Argonauts (CFL) Vice Chair
Clemons' Argos Bio

Mark Duffner ('75) - Jacksonville Jaguars Linebackers Coach
Duffner's Jaguars Bio

Ivan Fears ('76) - New England Patriots Running Backs Coach
Fears' Patriots Bio

Sean McDermott ('98) - Carolina Panthers Defensive Coordinator
McDermott's Panthers Bio

Brendan Nugent (Former Assistant Coach, 2007-11) - Chicago Bears Offensive Quality Control Assistant
Nugent's Bears Bio

Jim Ryan ('79) - Houston Texans Offensive Line Coach
Ryan's Texans Bio

Danny Smith (Former Assistant Coach, 1980-83) - Pittsburgh Steelers Special Teams Coordinator
Smith's Steelers Bio

Alan Williams ('92) - Minnesota Vikings Defensive Coordinator
Williams' Vikings Bio


Players

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R.J. Archer ('10) - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Archer's Blue Bombers Bio

David Caldwell ('10) - New York Giants
Caldwell's Giants Bio

Derek Cox ('09) - San Diego Chargers
Cox's Chargers Bio

Alex Gottlieb ('12) - Arizona Cardinals
Gottlieb's Cardinals Bio

Jonathan Grimes ('12) - Jacksonville Jaguars
Grimes' Jaguars Bio

Marcus Hyde - BC Lions (CFL)
Hyde's Lions Bio - Coming Soon

Mike Leach ('00) - Arizona Cardinals
Leach's Cardinals Bio

Sean Lissemore ('10) - Dallas Cowboys
Lissemore's Cowboys Bio

Billy Parker ('04) - Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
Parker's Alouette Bio

Mike Stover ('11) - Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
Stover's Stampeders Bio - Coming Soon

Adrian Tracy ('10) - New York Giants
Tracy's Giants Bio

B.W. Webb ('13) - Dallas Cowboys
Webb's Cowboys Bio