Greatest college football player born in each state
Despite not having a college football program in the NCAA’s top level since the split between Division I into 1-A and 1-AA prior to the 1978 season, the state of New Hampshire has still had great success on the gridiron. Dartmouth claims a football national championship from 1925, and the University of New Hampshire has appeared in the FCS playoffs 13 times since 1991, including trips to the national semifinals in both 2013 and 2014.
However, because the state ranks No. 46 in land area and No. 42 in population, New Hampshire is one of the smallest states in the union, and it’s therefore understandable that there is a small number of star players that were born in the Granite State.
Perhaps the greatest college football player ever born in New Hampshire is former UMass quarterback Greg Landry. A native of Nashua, Landry was a dual threat signal caller that led the Minutemen in passing in three seasons as a starter, but also led the team in rushing in 1965 and 1967. Under his direction, UMass won two Yankee Conference titles, and Landry played well enough for the Minutemen to be selected No. 11 overall in the 1968 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. Landry played 15 seasons in the NFL and two in the USFL and was selected as an All-Pro in 1971.
Other Notable College Football Players Born in New Hampshire:
- Chad Eaton, DL, Washington State
- Don Macek, OL, Boston College
- Joe Murphy, OL, Dartmouth
- Sherman White, DE, Cal
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