Hispanic American Football Players

Further research by the hall of fame and hispanic historian mario longoria confirmed that in fact ignacio lou molinet played in the nfl in 1927.

Hispanic american football players. A list of famous hispanic football players with photos. Mexican american culture is robust and full of history with a focus on family. The nfl has a large number of famous hispanic football players. Ucla college football hall of fame 1976.

9 tony romo. According to the hall of fame website ignacio saturnino lou molinet was the first hispanic player to be an nfl team member. These are some of the most well known mexican americans in the united states. Giants guard will hernandez is currently playing for the new york giants.

In honor of national hispanic heritage month here are the eight best latino players in the history of football listed alphabetically. Top 10 hispanic football players 2018 list 10 tom flores. Both the college and pro football halls of fame are dotted with those of hispanic decent that have excelled on the gridiron. 1920 1931 the contract of ignacio molinet the first hispanic american player in the nfl.

The nfl does have hispanic and latino talent but it has a long way to go before it can boast about how much. Currently over 10 of the population of the united states is hispanic. Perhaps the most notable hispanic player to get any playing time recently was matt moore who covered for patrick mahomes while he was injured. The first football player that i wanted to talk about is tom flores who may be more well known for.