14 NFL Greats Who Are Members Of Phi Beta Sigma

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On this present day (Jan. 9) in 1914, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was based on the campus of Howard College with the motto, “Tradition For Service and Service For Humanity.” Of their 111 years, the lads of Phi Beta Sigma exemplified excellence and grit in each subject, particularly on this planet of sports activities.

Phi Beta Sigma is the brotherhood of many sports activities legends, from NBA greats like Scottie Pippen and Willis Reed to Olympians Al Joyner and Coby Miller. Nonetheless, plainly the lads of Phi Beta Sigma have the best affect on the soccer subject.

There is no such thing as a doubt: these NFL legends have Royal Blue & Pure White of their hearts…it doesn’t matter what jersey they put on!

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1. Jerry Rice

Notably performed for San Francisco 49ers; 12x All-Professional Choice, 13x Professional Bowl Choice, 3x Tremendous Bowl Champion and 2010 inductee into Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame

Initiating Chapter: Delta Phi (Mississippi Valley State)

2. Emmitt Smith

Performed for Dallas Cowboys & Arizona Cardinals; 5x First-Group All-Professional choice, 8x Professional Bowl choice, 3x Tremendous Bowl Champion, all-time main rusher

Initiating Chapter: Zeta Kappa (College of Florida)

3. Richard Sherman

Performed for Seattle Seahawks; All-Professional Cornerback and Tremendous Bowl XLVIII Champion

Initiating Chapter: Beta Tau (Stanford)

4. Hines Ward

Performed for Pittsburgh Steelers; 3x All-Professional choice, 4x Professional Bowl choice, 2x Tremendous Bowl Champion and Tremendous Bowl XL MVP

Initiating Chapter: Zeta Nu (College of Georgia)

5. James Washington

Performed for Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins; 2x Tremendous Bowl Champion

Initiating Chapter: Kappa Delta Sigma (Los Angeles Alumni)

6. Erik Williams

Notably performed for Dallas Cowboys; 3x All-Professional choice, 4x Professional Bowl choice and 3x Tremendous Bowl Champion

Initiating Chapter: Nu (Central State)

7. Jackie Slater

Performed for Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams; 5x All-Professional choice, 7x Professional Bowl choice, 2001 Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame inductee, holds file for many seasons performed with a single crew (20 seasons)

Initiating Chapter: Alpha Beta (Jackson State)

8. Joey Porter Sr.

Notably performed for Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins; 4x All-Professional choice, 4x Professional Bowl choice and Tremendous Bowl XL Champion

Initiating Chapter: Nu Xi (Colorado State)

9. William “Bubba” Paris

Notably performed for San Francisco 49ers; 3x Tremendous Bowl Champion and former All-American

Initiating Chapter: Delta Rho (College of Michigan)

10. Claude Humphrey

Performed for Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles; 8x All-Professional choice, 6x Professional Bowl choice, 1968 NFL Defensive Rookie Of The Yr and 2014 Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame Inductee

Initiating Chapter: Zeta Alpha (Tennessee State)