On the associated HIVE Blog (also on Peakd.com), we posted an in-depth list of ECW alumni who played professional football in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Leagues include the NFL, CFL, USFL, XFL, and others.
ECW was known for wrestlers who brought a legitimate degree of toughness to the ring. Backgrounds ranged from the U.S. Army Rangers (Perry Saturn) to bounty hunters (New Jack and Bam Bam Bigelow) to second generation wrestlers (like Terry Funk). What many wrestling fans don’t know is the number of ECW alumni who also had professional football backgrounds.
Here are some of the ECW alumni who played in the NFL, USFL (1980’s version), CFL, XFL, and other professional football leagues:
Photo credit is from eBay. It is a fan-made card based on the original Topps 1984 USFL football card design. It was not an actual card in the 1984 set, but made for autograph collections & related reasons.
