Found this link pretty cool....

[EdgyTim]

Listing of all Illinois born players in the NFL

NFL Players born in Illinois

 

[crusader_of_90]

Interesting that on page one, there are Southwest Conference representatives from Belleville, Alton, Granite City and Madison (Edwardsville) - but not one from East St. Louis.

 

[UlbKA91]

Interesting that on page one, there are Southwest Conference representatives from Belleville, Alton, Granite City and Madison (Edwardsville) - but not one from East St. Louis.

Does it list by home of parent or by hospital born at?

 

[crusader_of_90]

Does it list by home of parent or by hospital born at?

I think "born in" because Adoree graduated in Cali (lived with his sister) and Vincent Valentine shows Madison as his hometown but played at Edwardsville.

 

[bruno-1445]

Naperville = TE Factory

 

[tomloner]

Missing from St. Rita currently in NFL:

Kenny Golladay Detroit Lions
Patrick O’Connor Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Others in NFL from St. Rita on list:

Matt Conrath
Ryan Donahue
Darius Fleming
Bruce Gaston
Mike Kafka
Dennis Lick
Ahmad Merritt
Tony Simmons

If I’m missing someone let me know.

 

[Golden Warrior]

i think it's by place of birth. it shows sean considine as being from dixon. he's from byron, 30 miles north of there.

 

[Bwm57]

It’s surprising, if I’m reading it right, that the earliest guys still active only came into the league in 2010??

 

[USD24]

Missing from St. Rita currently in NFL:

Kenny Golladay Detroit Lions
Patrick O’Connor Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Others in NFL from St. Rita on list:

Matt Conrath
Ryan Donahue
Darius Fleming
Bruce Gaston
Mike Kafka
Dennis Lick
Ahmad Merritt
Tony Simmons

If I’m missing someone let me know.

Pretty impressive list. 10 alums who have played in the NFL. Is there any high school from Illinois who has more?

 

[Wittymoniker1]

Pretty impressive list. 10 alums who have played in the NFL. Is there any high school from Illinois who has more?

Mount Carmel? ESL? Not sure, but those are two schools I am sure who has had several players in the NFL.

 

[ignazio]

Pretty impressive list. 10 alums who have played in the NFL. Is there any high school from Illinois who has more?

LINK

 

[Irish LB]

Pretty impressive list. 10 alums who have played in the NFL. Is there any high school from Illinois who has more?

Thornton for sure

 

[tomloner]

LINK

THANKS for the link!
The below link shows 15 without the the two new ones for a total of 17.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93bdb950

 

[tomloner]

NFL players from St. Rita (updated):

1 Chuck Brodnicki
2 Matt Conrath
3 Ryan Donahue
4 Tom Flaherty
5 Darius Fleming
6 Kenny Golladay Detroit Lions ***
7 Bruce Gaston
8 Mike Kafka
9 George Knight
10 Dennis Lick
11 Ahmad Merritt
12 Patrick O'Connor Tampa Bay Buccaneers ***
13 Perry Richards
14 Ron Sabal
15 Tony Simmons
16 Ron Weissenhofer
17 Bob Zimny

*** Currently on active roster.

 

[Bwm57]

Looks like Evanston had a pretty good run going in the 1920’s.