Pete Pihos — Indiana (Big Ten) (1942-1943; 1945-1946)
While Indiana’s football program has not cranked out many memorable football stars like other programs on this list, Pete Pihos was definitely an excellent paragon for the school. At Indiana, he was a two-way player and a three-time All-American, something that is even more impressive once you realize that he was out for one season to serve in the Second World War, earning silver and bronze stars for his bravery in battle. After Pihos came back to Indiana University, he then played his entire career in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, winning championships twice. He was a three-time league leader in receptions and was a six-time first-team All-Pro in only nine seasons of action.
Pete Pihos — Indiana (Big Ten) (1942-1943; 1945-1946)
Paul Krause — Iowa (Big Ten) (1960-1963)
Some of the great football players from Iowa include Shonn Greene, Andre Tippett and Alex Karras, but the program’s all-time great has to be Paul Krause, who was a two-way player at Iowa. Krause went on to become an NFL icon and a nightmare for a lot of opposing quarterbacks in the league. Playing safety for the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins, Krause set the record for all-time career interceptions at 81, which will probably never be touched, and he missed only two games in 16 seasons. In 1969, he won a championship with the Vikings, but aside from that, Krause was named to eight Pro Bowls and seven All-Pro teams.
Paul Krause — Iowa (Big Ten) (1960-1963)
