As you read you'll notice many of these guys are ex-Raiders, and that several of them appeared in Adam Sandler's The Longest Yard remake. Not a big deal or anything — although it's some nifty info for any of you who'd like to play a couple drinking games while reading the list! I'll even play along — now let's get started...

The 11th Man: Lyle Alzado
Pro-Football Career: Fifteen seasons in the NFL
Teams Played For: Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Raiders (DRINK!)

I might catch flack for leaving the late Mr. Alzado off the list, but note that it’s not a slight — it’s just a really tough crop to choose from! Looking over his career as both a football player and an actor, I can’t help but think of the great things he could have done on the big and small screens had he not died so young. I used to watch his sitcom Learning the Ropes as a lad, was thrilled by his evil shenanigans in Destroyer via USA Up All Night, and hated his guts as I rooted for Ernest P. Worrell to kick his butt in Ernest Goes to Camp.

Most will remember him, however, not as an actor or a football player, but as an avid spokesman against the use of steroids. The brain cancer he suffered, and ultimately died from was a result of using steroids throughout his football career, and he wanted desperately for everyone to know — especially children — that the consequences just weren’t worth it. Every time I see a clip of him in his rail-thin, bandana-wearing last days, it brings me to tears, because he really seemed like a good man with a kind soul. God bless you, Lyle.

10. Bubba Smith
Pro-Football Career: Nine seasons in the NFL
Teams Played For: Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders (DRINK!), Houston Oilers

What can you say about Bubba that would come anywhere near close to doing him justice? Best known to moviegoers everywhere as Moses Hightower, the soft-spoken, blue-clad giant from the Police Academy series, many might recognize Steve Guttenberg as the star of the franchise, but I don’t think anyone could argue that the supporting cast was the soul, which Bubba anchored with authority. He’s since gone on to star and cameo in B-movies here and there, so keep your eyes peeled!

9. Don Gibb
Pro-Football Career: 1 season in the NFL
Teams Played For: San Diego Chargers

You may not know Don Gibb as Don Gibb, but you’ll surely know him as Ogre, the Alpha Beta bully who tormented the nerds of Lambda Lambda Lambda in Revenge of the Nerds! Guy Movie nuts will also know him as Ray Jackson, Jean Claude’s butt-kicking American buddy at the Kumate in Bloodsport. Don’s face, size, and wild hair are unmistakable, and his persona is one of a big huggable teddy bear — with a bite. Don’s acting gigs have mostly consisted of bit parts in movies and TV shows since his days as Ogre, so while you’re flipping keep an eye out. You never know where he might pop up.