Latino Football Players

Currently over 10 of the population of the united states is hispanic.

Latino football players. 8 joe. Both the college and pro football halls of fame are dotted with those of hispanic decent that have excelled on the gridiron. Hispanic football players though some understated have been an important part of the nfls fabric. The first football player that i wanted to talk about is tom flores who may be more well known for.

First hispanic american elected to pro football hall of fame. He played in 102 matches and scored 44 goals. Steve van buren running back lsu philadelphia eagles 1944 1951 elected 1968. In honor of national hispanic heritage month here are the eight best latino players in the history of football listed alphabetically.

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. Jim plunkett quarterback stanford new england patriots 1971.

Flores who is the child of mexican american parents eventually earned a starting spot making him the first hispanic player to ever accomplish such a feat. The hispanic soccer players are prominent andres iniesta lujan a central midfielder for fc barcelona and the spain national team is a great player who inspires the younger generation of soccer lovers. First hispanic american selected first overall in the nfl draft. Next its time to talk about tony romo who is perhaps one of the more talked about hispanic football.

Miami dolphins linebacker kiko alonso has been the most impactful latino player this season. Raul one of the most important players of real madrid was a striker for newyork cosmos. The nfl has a large number of famous hispanic football players. Beginning with players during the nfls formative years like pro football hall of famer steve van buren an integral part of the philadelphia eagles championship team in 1948 hispanic footballers have always found a place in the nfl.

These are some of the most well known mexican americans in the united states. The 27 year old who is of puerto rican cuban and colombian decent signed a contract extension before. Top 10 hispanic football players 2018 list 10 tom flores.