Pittsburgh greats
59 players, ranked by what they did at Pittsburgh: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Tony Dorsett1976 Heisman
Hugh GreenHall of Fame, 1996
Aaron DonaldHall of Fame, 2026
Larry FitzgeraldHall of Fame, 2024
Mark MayHall of Fame, 2006- Bill FralicHall of Fame, 1999
Marshall GoldbergHall of Fame, 1958
Mike DitkaHall of Fame, 1986
Jim CovertHall of Fame, 2003
Bob PeckHall of Fame, 1954- Joe SkladanyHall of Fame, 1975
- Herb SteinHall of Fame, 1967
Dan MarinoHall of Fame, 2002- Ave DaniellHall of Fame, 1975
- Ruben BrownHall of Fame, 2015
Tom DaviesHall of Fame, 1970- George McLarenHall of Fame, 1965
Joe SchmidtHall of Fame, 1971- Joe ThompsonHall of Fame, 1971
- Hube WagnerHall of Fame, 1973
Kenny Pickett2021 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm
Antonio Bryant2000 Biletnikoff- Jordan Addison2021 Biletnikoff
- Paul MarthaConsensus All-American, 1963
- Craig HeywardConsensus All-American, 1987
- Tony WoodsConsensus All-American, 1986
- Calijah KanceyConsensus All-American, 2022
- Randy HollowayConsensus All-American, 1977
Joe WaltonConsensus All-American, 1956
Rashad WeaverConsensus All-American, 2020
John GuzikConsensus All-American, 1958- Jimmy Morrissey2020 Burlsworth
- Patrick Jones IIConsensus All-American, 2020
- Bob JuryConsensus All-American, 1977
- Mark StepnoskiConsensus All-American, 1988
Darrelle RevisNo. 14 pick, 2007- Tony MatisiConsensus All-American, 1937
- Randy DixonConsensus All-American, 1986
Gibby WelchConsensus All-American, 1927
James P. HerronConsensus All-American, 1916
Jock SutherlandConsensus All-American, 1917
Leonard HiltyConsensus All-American, 1918
Warren HellerConsensus All-American, 1932
Jonathan BaldwinNo. 26 pick, 2011- Quadree HendersonConsensus All-American, 2016
- Jesse QuatseConsensus All-American, 1931
- Brian GreenfieldConsensus All-American, 1990
- Tom BrzozaConsensus All-American, 1977
- Sal SunseriConsensus All-American, 1981
- Dale SeisConsensus All-American, 1917
- Ralph E. ChaseConsensus All-American, 1925
- George ShotwellConsensus All-American, 1934
- Al RomanoConsensus All-American, 1976
- Joe DonchessConsensus All-American, 1929
- Ray MontgomeryConsensus All-American, 1929
- Chuck HartwigConsensus All-American, 1934
- Mike GettoConsensus All-American, 1928
Matt CavanaughSeventh in the 1977 Heisman vote- Edgar JonesSeventh in the 1941 Heisman vote
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