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Ferrum Panthers in
the Pros
Updated: Monday, November 26, 2007
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Ferrum has had a number of student-athletes sign contracts and play professional sports.
Billy Wagner is currently with
the New York Mets, but began with the Houston Astros, which selected him as the 12th pick overall in
the 1993 MLB draft. He then went to Philadelphia before joining the
Mets. After taking over as Houston's closer early in
the 1997 season, he set a major league record with a 14.4 strikeouts per
nine innings average. One of the hardest-throwing lefthanders in the game, Wagner's
fastball has been clocked at 99 miles per hour. Through the 2007
season, Wagner had earned 5 All-Star nods (1999, 2001,
2003, 2005, 2007).
Ferrum's most successful pro football player was Chris Warren,
who played for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles after stints with the Dallas
Cowboy sand the Seattle Seahawks. At Seattle, Warren was a four-time All-Pro running
back for the Seahawks.
Eric Owens' most
recent major league action was during the 2003 season, when he was
with the Anaheim Angels. Owens also played for the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, and San Diego Padres.
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Professional
Football Players |
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Kelvin Fuller '03 - Manchester Wolves (AF2); Tim Carter '02 - Roanoke Steam (AF2);
Javon Baker '02 - Roanoke Steam (AF2); Tone' Dancy '01 - Arena Football;
Nate Daniels '98 - Roanoke Steam (AF2);
Millard Vining '96 - Berlin Adler (WFL); Henley Green '95
- Roanoke Steam (AF2); Jim Kitts '94
- Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins,
Washington Redskins, Albany Firebirds (Arena); Chris Warren '90 - Philadelphia
Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks; Anthony Drakeford '89 - Roanoke Steam (AF2);
Norman Flood '85 - Minnesota Vikings; Darryl Hammond '85 - New Orleans Saints;
Curtis Taliaferro '85 - Atlanta Falcons; Leander Knight '84 - New York Jets, Houston Oilers;
Curtis Stewart '83 - Dallas Cowboys; Chuck Banks '83 - Houston Oilers;
Brett Wilson '81 - Minnesota Vikings, Washington Commandos (Arena); Raymond Johnson '81
- New York Giants; Joe Happe '70 - Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Stars (USFL);
Boo Boo Trent '79 - New York Giants; Mike Mitchell '79 - New York Giants;
Steve Gordon '79 - Cleveland Browns; Don Jones '79 - Virginia Hunters;
Mike Durrette '78 - Los Angeles Express (USFL), San Francisco 49ers; Nate Parker '78 -
Virginia Hunters, David O'Donohoe '78 - Virginia Hunters;
Keith Gary '78 - Montreal Alouettes (CFL); George Butts '78 -
Washington Redskins, Ottowa Roughriders (CFL);
Joe Odum '76 - Hamilton Tiger Cats (CFL); Melvin Martin '76 - Detroit Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL);
Al Latimer '75 - Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Winnipeg
Bombers (CFL); John Douglas '75 - Buffalo Bills; Don Testerman '74 -
Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Seattle
Seahawks, New Orleans Saints; Dexter Pride '74 - Miami Dolphins; Mumbo Gaines '74 - Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears;
Dicky Jones '73 - New Orleans Saints; Frank Haywood '73 - Cincinnati Bengals;
Frank Dark '73 - Baltimore Colts; Charlie Bland '73 - Dallas Cowboys;
Cleo Johnson '71 - Dallas Cowboys; Ted Powell '71 - Birmingham (WFL);
Jim Culbreath '71 - Green Bay Packers, New York Giants; Frank Fontes '70 - Houston Oilers;
Larry Robinson '70 - Dallas Cowboys; Billy Joe Mantooth '70 - Philadelphia Eagles;
Mark Skinner '69 - Houston Oilers; Phil Mosser '69 - Montreal Alouettes (CFL);
Renso Perdoni '68 - Hamilton Tiger Cats (CFL), Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL);
Jim Huff '67 - Green Bay Packers; Ed George '67 - Montreal Alouettes (CFL), Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh
Steelers; Bruce Gossett '62 - Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers;
Don Thompson '60 - Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis
Cardinals
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Professional
Baseball Players |
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Kevin Alger - Philadelphia Phillies;
Chris Allen (independent league); Hal Baird - Kansas City Royals;
Roy Clark - Seattle Mariners; Todd Cunningham - Ohio Redcoats;
Pat Daly - Chilcothe Indians; Mike Dillard - Boston Red Sox;
Kevin Griffin, - San Angelos Colts;
Jimmy Hamilton - Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians;
Doug Heagen - Boston Red Sox;
Darren Hodges - N.Y. Yankees; Travis Hundley
- South Georgia Peanuts; Daryl Irvine - Boston Red Sox;
Randy Lawrence - Boston Red Sox; Tris Lipscomb -
Texas Rangers; Greg Mayberry - Los Angeles; Keith
Mayhew -Atlanta Braves; Dan Maynard - Texas Rangers;
Warren McGee - Philadelphia; Bobby Mortimer - Texas Rangers;
Roy Nowlin - Atlanta Braves; Eric
Owens - Anaheim Angels, Florida Marlins, Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds;
Ray Perkins - Houston Astros; Mike Plecker - N.Y. Mets;
Bob Scarborough - Cleveland Indians; Jimmy Stinnett
- Pittsburgh Pirates; Brian Strong - Atlanta Braves;
Oscar Talley - Montreal Expos; Brett Thomas,
Orange County Flyers; Billy
Wagner - New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros
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Professional
Basketball Players |
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Everett Foxx -
Fayetteville Flyers, Athletes in Action ... also played professionally in Australia, France, Taiwan &
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