The San Francisco 49ers legend and quarterback Willie Totten were so prolific in college that the school re-named its football stadium after the duo.

Payton, who picked up the nickname Sweetness at Jackson State, played with several other future NFLers in college, including Jerome Barkum and Robert Brazile.

The Hawk starred for the Rattlers before being drafted by Montreal in 1975.

Gibson, who is sometimes referred to as "The Jackie Robinson of Tennis," became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam (1956 French Open) three years after graduating from Florida A&M.

Reed led the Tigers to an NAIA title in 1963 before starring for the New York Knicks.

The 6-foot-9 Jones began his career at Tennessee State as a basketball player but switched to football after two years.

McNair set all sorts of records during his career at Alcorn State, including a new FCS high of 16,283 total yards, and he even finished third in the Heisman voting his senior year.

After a stellar career at Grambling State, Davis became the first player in school history to be drafted. Under Vince Lombardi's guidance, Davis had an extremely successful NFL career.

Brock originally tried out for the baseball squad to secure a scholarship, and he ended up leading the team to an NAIA baseball championship in his junior year.

Jones honed his game in college under legendary coach John McLendon. He scored 1,770 points while in Durham and would go on to be selected by the Celtics in the first round of the 1957 NBA Draft.

Shell played both offense and defense at what was then called Maryland State College.

Earl the Pearl was named NCAA College Division Player of the Year in 1967 after an incredible senior year in which he led his team to the title while averaging 41.5 points-per-game.

The Los Angeles Rams star had his scholarship revoked from South Carolina State after the school learned that he had taken part in the civil rights movement.

Before an extremely successful career with the Browns, Kelly alternated between running back, defensive back, punter and kick returner at Morgan State.

One of the leaders of the Steel Curtain of the 1970s, Blount played safety and cornerback at Southern.

As a senior, Carson captained a defense which held opponents to an NCAA record 29 total points in 10 games.

Coachman, who also played basketball at Tuskegee, became the first black female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.

Johnson put his name on the map as a senior, averaging an NCAA-best 13.3 assists per game.

Widely considered the most dominant female sprinter of her era, Rudolph won three gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics.