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Andree Layton Roaf

She was the first African-American woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court, and is the mother of former NFL offensive lineman Willie Roaf.

Andy Maurer

Andrew Lee Maurer (born September 30, 1948 in Silverton, Oregon) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, and the Denver Broncos.

Ardmore, Oklahoma

Jesse Hernandez, an American Professional Mixed Martial Artist and former Offensive Lineman for Ardmore High School and University Of Missouri

Basil Wilkerson

Basil Glenn Wilkerson (January 22, 1907 – September 1967) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston Braves, Staten Island Stapletons, and the Cin. Reds/STL Gunners.

Cody Wallace

Wallace attended Class 3A Cuero High School, where he earned all-state honors as an offensive lineman.

Dick Schafrath

Richard Philip "Dick" Schafrath (born March 21, 1937 in Wooster, Ohio) is a retired offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, former Ohio State Senator and author.

Doug Van Horn

Douglas Claydon Van Horn (born June 24, 1944 in Sedalia, Missouri) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and New York Giants.

Herschel Forester

Herschel Vincent Forester (born April 14, 1931 in Dallas, Texas) is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League.

James Thomas Norman

James Thomas Norman (born January 2, 1934 in Fortress Monroe, Virginia) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

Jeff Novak

Jeff Ladd Novak (born July 27, 1967) is a former American football offensive lineman who played professionally in the World League of American Football and the National Football League.

Jon Carman

Jonathan Daniel Carman (born January 14, 1976 in Herndon, Virginia) was an American football offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League 2000–2001.

Kurt Vollers

Kurt Fredrick Vollers (born April 4, 1979 in San Gabriel, California) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts.

Luke Patterson

Lucas Patterson (born September 19, 1987) is an American football offensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

Nick Campofreda

Nicholas William Campofreda (January 14, 1914 – May 23, 1959) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

Obed Cétoute

He was traded to the Roughriders on June 6, 2010 for non-import Offensive Lineman Jonathan St. Pierre.

Oliver Beeck

Oliver Beeck (born 1988) is an American football Offensive Lineman, Center for the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes of the German Football League.

Patrick Kabongo

Watshidimba "Patrick" Kabongo (born June 27, 1979 in Kinshasa, Zaire) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman with the BC Lions.

Reid Lennan

Reid Burgess Lennan (August 17, 1920 – February 1979) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

Second Effort

The film also featured veteran character actor Ron Masak and other members of the Green Bay Packers organization, including offensive lineman Jerry Kramer.

Shar Pourdanesh

Shahriar Pourdanesh (born July 19, 1970 in Tehran, Iran) is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Oakland Raiders from 1996 to 2001 when in 2001 a severe knee injury cut his career short.

Tackle-eligible play

Buffalo Bills' offensive tackle, Mitch Frerotte made a name for himself in 1992 by scoring 3 times in one season (twice on tackle-eligible plays), the best single season ever for an offensive lineman.


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1969 Ohio State vs. Michigan football game

They would go on to win their next four games, with a team including quarterback Don Moorhead, fullback Garvie Craw, wingback John Gabler, tailbacks Glenn Doughty and Billy Taylor, offensive lineman Dan Dierdorf and defensive stars Barry Pierson, Thom Darden, Cecil Pryor and Henry Hill.

2008 California Golden Bears football team

Mitchell Schwartz started all 13 games and was named a second-team Freshman All-American by College Football News, received the Bob Tessier Award as Cal's Most Improved Offensive Lineman, and received honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors.

2010 Miami Hurricanes football team

Following Miami's loss to Wisconsin in the Champs Sports Bowl, defensive lineman Allen Bailey, wide receiver Leonard Hankerson, and offensive lineman Orlando Franklin announced they would be returning for their senior seasons despite being considered possible candidates to enter the 2010 NFL Draft.

Albert Baisy

Albert Baisy (September 6, 1917 in Norton, West Virginia – April 16, 2005) is a former offensive lineman in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, and Philadelphia Eagles.

Audet

Earl Audet (1921 – 2002), an American football offensive lineman

Bill Hillgrove

Former Pittsburgh Pirate Dick Groat serves as Hillgrove's broadcast partner for basketball and former Pitt offensive lineman, and All-American Bill Fralic was his partner for football games until 2011, when former Pitt QB Pat Bostick took over after Fralic stepped down.

Brandon Newton

Brandon JeRell Newton (born April 1, 1981 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Regina and Robert Newton) is a former American football Offensive Lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Alvin Bailey, current offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks

Dan Mozes

In an April 19 article from Sports Illustrated.com, writer Stewart Mandel picked Mozes as the most underrated offensive lineman in the class.

David Lee Morgan, Jr.

Morgan is a former basketball and baseball player from Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio, the same high school that produced Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Paul Warfield, former Ohio State All-American and NFL All-Pro offensive lineman and the late Korey Stringer, former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett and former University of Michigan star and current San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Mario Manningham.

Edwin Harrison

Harrison is the grandson of former Outland Trophy winner and CFL offensive lineman Cal Jones, who was one of five players from the 1956 East-West All-Star Game killed when their Vancouver to Calgary plane, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, crashed into Slesse Mountain, killing all 62 people aboard.

Erik Williams

He played college football at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, where he was an NAIA All-American offensive lineman.

Eugene Amano

He was the seventh of nine centers selected in this draft, and also the first offensive lineman selected from Southeast Missouri State since Dan Peiffer in 1973.

Ferrone

Dan Ferrone (born April 3, 1958, in Oakville, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 1981 to 1992.

Fountain Inn, South Carolina

Fountain Inn is the home town of Travelle Wharton who is an American football player who currently plays offensive lineman.

Gabriel Morency

Morency had several regulars including Dave Zirin, Rich "Moose" Salzer, Greg Sansone, Covers.com experts Teddy Covers, Steve Merril and Dave Malinsky, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Kyle Turley, MMA star Frank Trigg, and 'The Coach' Russ Anber.

Henlopen Conference

Luke Petitgout of Georgetown (Sussex Central Golden Knights) was drafted as an offensive lineman by the New York Giants as the 19th overall pick of the 1999 draft out of the University of Notre Dame.

Jason Peters

He was the first Bills offensive lineman to make the Pro Bowl since Ruben Brown in 2003.

Jason Whitlock

Whitlock was an all-state offensive lineman at Warren Central High School in Warren Township in the eastern part of Indianapolis, and he blocked for quarterback Jeff George, who later became the first overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Jeremy Newberry

On two occasions, Newberry was awarded the 49ers "Bobb McKittrick award", which is given to the team’s offensive lineman who best exemplifies the dedication, excellence and commitment.

Josh Sitton

In 2010, he was named Offensive Lineman of the Year by the NFL Alumni Association and was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate.

Kabongo

Patrick Kabongo (born June 27, 1979 in Kinshasa, Zaire), an offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League

Ken Austin

Kenneth Darrell Austin (born 1951), former professional American football offensive lineman

Khalif Mitchell

Mitchell was suspended by the CFL on July 23, 2012 for two games without pay after the B.C. Lions defensive tackle violently hyperextended the arm of Edmonton Eskimos offensive lineman Simeon Rottier.

LaVell Edwards

Robert Anae former University of Arizona offensive coordinator / current BYU offensive coordinator (BYU offensive lineman)

Michael D. Steele

He attended and was an offensive lineman for the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team, during the Vince Dooley era.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football under John Gutekunst

Kicker Brent Berglund, offensive lineman Dan Liimata, tailback Darrell Thompson and defensive tackle Mike Sunvold were named All-Big Ten second team.

Mount Vernon, Texas

Also hailing from Mt. Vernon is 13 year veteran AFL/NFL offensive lineman Bobby Maples.

Norborne, Missouri

Max Lane Former NFL offensive lineman, New England Patriots

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Frank Beede, a former offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks; Beede played offensive line for the OPSU aggies football team 1995-1996

Olin Kreutz

It was also the second consecutive year in which the Bears selected an offensive lineman from Washington, after Bob Sapp in 1997.

Parenteau

Marc Parenteau (born 1980), professional Canadian football offensive lineman

Pearl River Community College

Pearl River also won the 2004 National Championship of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) with the help of three NJCAA All-Americans, including wide receiver Larry Brackins, who was selected 155th overall by the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2005 NFL Draft; quarterback Jimmy Oliver, and offensive lineman Matt Lott.

Ron McBride

Pat McQuistan - Offensive Lineman selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 7th round of the 2006 NFL Draft (Weber State)

Ron Wolfley

Wolfley is the younger brother of former offensive lineman Craig Wolfley, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings.

Runge, Texas

Mike Gisler, former National Football League Offensive Lineman

San Diego Jewish Academy

Among the notable alumni of the San Diego Jewish Academy are Greg Silverman, President of Production at Warner Brothers, Keith D. Black, television and film writer, and Donte Atkins, offensive lineman for the San Diego Thunder.

Senio Kelemete

In his first NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers, Kelemente became the first offensive lineman in NFL history to make a reception in his debut when he caught a deflected Brian Hoyer pass intended for Andre Roberts for 10 yards.

Seth Wand

He was released by the team prior to the 2008 regular season opener on September 8, only to be re-signed two days later when offensive lineman Fred Wakefield was placed on injured reserve.

The Thorn Birds

New York Jets offensive lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson is named after Father Ralph De Bricassart, the main male character in the book.

Todd Kalis

After starting his final (36) with Arizona State University which included three Bowl Game appearances (Holiday, Rose and Freedom), Kalis was the 17th offensive lineman (the fifth guard) in the fourth-round (108th pick) of the Minnesota Vikings in the 1988 NFL Draft.

He competed and won the right guard position and joined fellow starting offensive lineman Leon Searcy (right tackle), Dermontti Dawson (center/Hall of Fame 2012), Duval Love (left guard), John Jackson (left tackle).

Walt Downing

He was a starting offensive lineman in 36 consecutive games for Michigan from 1975 to 1977, playing for teams that finished in the top ten of the AP and UPI polls each year and played in an Orange Bowl and two Rose Bowls.

Wayne Smith

Wayne A. Smith (born 1979), Canadian football offensive lineman

William Dugan

Bill Dugan (born 1959), former professional American football player, offensive lineman