List of Hispanic professional American football players
This list contains professional [[American football]] players born in any [[Hispanic|Hispano-American]] or [[Latin America]]n region. This is the only criterion for inclusion on the list; nationality of the players' parents is not taken into consideration.
== Players list ==
The colors represent the following:
{{color box|#00FF00}} [[SUPER Bowl]] champion
{{color box|#ffbb00}} [[NFL Hall of Fame]] member
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#87CEFF" | <font color=#FFD700>{{flagicon|ARG}} '''Argentina'''</font>
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!width=8%|Birthplace
!width=10%|Birthdate
!width=10%|University
!width=15%|Teams <ref>Only the following leagues were considered: [[National Football League|NFL]], [[NFL Europa]], [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|AFL]], [[af2]], [[Canadian Football League|CFL]], [[United States Football League|USFL]] and the [[XFL]]</ref>
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!width=15%|Notable achievements
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| align="center"| [[Bob Breitenstein (American football player)|Bob Breitenstein]] || align="center"| [[Buenos Aires]] || align="center"| 8 April 1943 || align="center"| [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane|Tulsa]] || align="center"| [[Denver Broncos]]<br />[[Minnesota Vikings]]<br />[[Atlanta Falcons]] || align="center"| 1965-1967<br />1967<br />1969, 1970 || align="center"| [[Offensive tackle|T]] ||
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| align="center"| [[Bill Gramática]] || align="center"| Buenos Aires || align="center"| 10 July 1978 || align="center"| [[South Florida Bulls|South Florida]] || align="center"| [[Arizona Cardinals]]<br />[[New York Giants]]<br />[[Miami Dolphins]]<br />[[Tampa Bay Storm]] || align="center"| 2001-2003<br />2004<br />2004<br />2006 || align="center"| [[Placekicker|PK]] ||
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| align="center" style="background-color:#00FF00"| [[Martín Gramática]] || align="center"| Buenos Aires || align="center"| 27 November 1975 || align="center"| [[Kansas State Wildcats|Kansas State]] || align="center"| [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]<br />[[Indianapolis Colts]]<br />[[New England Patriots]]<br />Indianapolis Colts<br />[[Dallas Cowboys]]<br />[[New Orleans Saints]] || align="center"| 1999-2003<br />2004<br />2006<br />2006<br />2006, 2007<br />2007-present || align="center"| PK || Super Bowl Champion with Tampa Bay ([[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]])<ref>[http://www.sportsnet.com.mx/nLigas/NFL/Menus/SuperBowl/JuegoxJuego/sb37.htm Super Bowl XXXVII]</ref>
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| align="center"| [[Santiago Gramática]] || align="center"| Buenos Aires || align="center"| 6 January 1983 || align="center"| South Florida || align="center"| [[New York Dragons]] (AFL)<br />[[Florida Firecats]] (af2) || || align="center"| PK
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#d81e05" | <font color=#f7e214>{{flagicon|BOL}} '''Bolivia'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Wilson Alvarez (American football)|Wilson Alvarez]] || align="center"| [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra|Santa Cruz]] || align="center"| 22 March 1957 || align="center"| [[Southeastern Louisiana University|Southeastern Louisiana]] || align="center"| [[Seattle Seahawks]] || align="center"| 1981 || align="center"| [[Placekicker|K]]
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#F8D02F" | <font color=#003399>{{flagicon|COL}} '''Colombia'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Jairo Penaranda]] || align="center"| [[Barranquilla]] || align="center"| 15 June 1958 || align="center"| [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]] || align="center"| [[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]<br />[[Oakland Invaders]] (USFL)<br />[[Memphis Showboats]] (USFL)<br />[[Philadelphia Eagles]] || align="center"| 1981<br />1983<br />1984<br />1985 || align="center"| [[Running back|RB]]
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| align="center"| [[Fuad Reveiz]] || align="center"| [[Bogotá]] || align="center"| 24 February 1963 || align="center"| [[Tennessee Volunteers|Tennessee]] || align="center"| Miami Dolphins<br />[[San Diego Chargers]]<br />Minnesota Vikings || align="center"| 1985-1988<br />1990<br />1990-1995 || align="center"| K
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#0038A8" | <font color=#CE1126>{{flagicon|CUB}} '''Cuba'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Joe Lamas]] || align="center"| [[La Habana]] || align="center"| 10 January 1916 || align="center"| [[Mount St. Mary's University|Mount St. Mary's]] || align="center"| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] || align="center"| 1942 || align="center"| [[Guard (american football)|G]]
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| align="center"| [[Lou Molinet]] || align="center"| Chaparra || align="center"| 30 November 1904 || align="center"| [[Cornell Big Red|Cornell]] || align="center"| [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] || align="center"| 1927 || align="center"| [[Fullback (American football)|FB]] || According to the Hall of Fame website, Ignacio Saturnino "Lou" Molinet was the first Hispanic player to be an NFL team member<ref>[http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/contract.jsp Ignacio Molinet's 1927 NFL Contract]</ref>
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| align="center"| [[Ralph Ortega]] || align="center"| La Habana || align="center"| 6 July 1953 || align="center"| [[Florida Gators|Florida]] || align="center"| Atlanta Falcons<br />Miami Dolphins || align="center"| 1975-1978<br />1979-1980 || align="center"| [[Linebacker|LB]]
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| align="center"| [[Luis SharpE]] || align="center"| La Habana || align="center"| 16 June 1960 || align="center"| UCLA || align="center"| [[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals]] || align="center"| 1982-1994 || align="center"| T
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#0038A8" | <font color=#FFFFFF>{{flagicon|ESA}} '''El Salvador'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[José Cortéz]] || align="center"| [[San Vicente, El Salvador|San Vicente]] || align="center"| 27 May 1975 || align="center"| [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]] || align="center"| New York Giants<br />[[Amsterdam Admirals]] (NFLE)<br />[[Los Angeles Xtreme]] (XFL)<br />[[San Francisco 49ers]]<br />[[Washington Redskins]]<br />Minnesota Vikings<br />[[Detroit Fury]] (AFL)<br />Dallas Cowboys<br />Philadelphia Eagles<br />San Francisco 49ers<br />Indianapolis Colts || align="center"| 1999<br />2000<br />2001<br />2001-2002<br />2002<br />2003-2004<br />2005<br />2005<br />2005<br />2005<br />2005 || align="center"| PK
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#AA151B" | <font color=#F1BF00> {{flagicon|Spain}} '''Spain'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Jesse Rodriguez (American football)|Jesse Rodriguez]] || align="center"| Avilés || align="center"| 7 August 1901 || align="center"| [[Salem College]] || align="center"| [[Buffalo (NFL)|Buffalo Bisons]] || align="center"| 1929 || align="center"| [[Halfback|HB]] || First Spanish member of an NFL team<ref>[http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/latin-americans.jsp General History - Latin-Americans in Pro Football]</ref>
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| align="center"| [[Kelly Rodriguez (American football)|Kelly Rodriguez]] || align="center"| Avilés || align="center"| 9 August 1907 || align="center"| [[West Virginia Wesleyan College|West Virginia Wesleyan]] || align="center"| [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]]<br />[[Minneapolis Red Jackets]] || align="center"| 1930 || align="center"| FB<br />[[Quarterback|QB]] ||
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| align="center"| [[Ray Rowe]] || align="center"| [[Rota]] || align="center"| 28 July 1969 || align="center"| [[San Diego State Aztecs|San Diego State]] || align="center"| Washington Redskins <br />Minnesota Vikings|| align="center"| 1992-1993<br />1994 || align="center"| [[Tight end|TE]] ||
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#87CEFF" | <font color=#FFFFFF> {{flagicon|GUA}} '''Guatemala'''</font>
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| align="center" style="background-color:#ffbb00"| [[Ted Hendricks]] || align="center"| [[Guatemala City]] || align="center"| 1 November 1947 || align="center"| [[Miami Hurricanes|Miami]] || align="center"| [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]<br />[[Green Bay Packers]]<br />[[Oakland Raiders|Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders]] || align="center"| 1969-1973<br />1974<br />1975-1983 || align="center"| LB || 4-time [[Super Bowl]] Champion ( [[Super Bowl V|V]], Colts; [[Super Bowl XI|XI]], [[Super Bowl XV|XV]] & [[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]], Raiders). Member of: [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] and [[College Football Hall of Fame]].
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| align="center"| [[John Hendy (American football)|John Hendy]] || align="center"| Guatemala City || align="center"| 9 October 1962 || align="center"| [[Long Beach State 49ers|Long Beach State]]|| align="center"| San Diego Chargers || align="center"| 1985 || align="center"| [[Defensive back|DB]]
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#0000CD" | <font color=#FFFFFF> {{flagicon|HON}} '''Honduras'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Ebert Van Buren]] || align="center"| [[Tela (Honduras)|Tela]] || align="center"| 6 December 1924 || align="center"| [[LSU Tigers|Louisiana State]] || align="center"| Philadelphia Eagles || align="center"| 1951-1953 || align="center"| FB<br />HB ||
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| align="center" style="background-color:#ffbb00"| [[Steve Van Buren]] || align="center"| [[La Ceiba]] || align="center"| 28 December 1920 || align="center"| Louisiana State || align="center"| Philadelphia Eagles || align="center"| 1944-1951 || align="center"| HB || align="center"| 2 [[Anexo: NFL Champions#NFL Championships|NFL Championships]] (1948, 1949). [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] member.
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#006847" | <font color=#ce1126> {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''México'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Sergio Albert]] || align="center"| [[México City]] || align="center"| 28 October 1951 || align="center"| United States International University || align="center"| [[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis Cardinals]] || align="center"| 1974 || align="center"| K || align="center"|
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| align="center" style="background-color:#00FF00"| [[Raúl Allegre]] || align="center"| [[Torreón]] || align="center"| 15 June 1959 || align="center"| [[Texas Longhorns|Texas]] || align="center"| Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts<br />New York Giants<br />[[New York Jets]] || align="center"| 1983-1985<br />1986-1991<br />1991 || align="center"| K || align="center"| Super Bowl Champion with New York Giants ([[Super Bowl XXI|XXI]])
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| align="center"| [[Rolando Cantú]] || align="center"| [[Monterrey]] || align="center"| 25 February 1981|| align="center"| [[Borregos Salvajes, Campus Monterrey|Tec de Monterrey]] || align="center"| [[Berlin Thunder]] (NFLE)<br />Arizona Cardinals || align="center"| 2004<br />2005 || align="center"| G || align="center"| First Mexican player to play in NFL coming out of the [[Organización Nacional Estudiantil de Fútbol Americano|ONEFA]]<ref>[http://www.tackleo.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=26592 Rolando Cantú, involved in Arizona]</ref>
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| align="center"| [[Eduardo Castañeda]] || align="center"| [[Acuña]] || align="center"| 19 January 1983 || align="center"| Tec de Monterrey || align="center"| [[Rhein Fire]] (NFLE)<br />[[Houston Texans]]<br />Arizona Cardinals || align="center"| 2007<br />2007<br />2008-present || align="center"| LB || align="center"| [[2009 Super Bowl]] member with the [[Arizona Cardinals]].
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| align="center"| [[Frank Corral]] || align="center"| [[Chihuahua]] || align="center"| 16 June 1955 || align="center"| UCLA || align="center"| Los Angeles Rams<br />[[Chicago Blitz]] (USFL)<br />[[Arizona Wranglers]] (USFL)<br />[[Houston Gamblers]] (USFL) || align="center"|1978-1981<br />1983<br />1984<br />1985 || align="center"| [[Cornerback|CB]] ||
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| align="center"| [[David Etherly]] || align="center"| Alburgu || align="center"| 22 December 1962 || align="center"| [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]<br />[[Portland State Vikings|Portland State]] || align="center"| Washington Redskins || align="center"|1987 || align="center"| K<br />[[Punter (American football)|P]] ||
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| align="center" style="background-color:#ffbb00"| [[Tom Fears]] || align="center"| [[Guadalajara (Jalisco)|Guadalajara]]|| align="center"| 3 December 1922 || align="center"| UCLA || align="center"| Los Angeles Rams || align="center"| 1948-1956 || align="center"| [[Wide receiver|WR]] || align="center"| 1 [[Anexo:NFL Champions#NFL Championships|NFL Championship]] (1951). Member of: [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] and [[College Football Hall of Fame]]
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| align="center" style="background-color:#00FF00"| [[Efren Herrera|Efrén Herrera]] || align="center"| Guadalajara || align="center"| 30 July 1951 || align="center"| UCLA || align="center"| Dallas Cowboys<br />Seattle Seahawks<br />[[Buffalo Bills]]<br />[[Oklahoma Outlaws]] (USFL) || align="center"| 1974-1977<br />1978-1981<br />1982|| align="center"| K || align="center"| Super Bowl Champion with Dallas Cowboys ([[Super Bowl XII|XII]])
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| align="center"| [[Victor Leyva]] || align="center"| Andocutín || align="center"| 18 December 1977 || align="center"| [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]] || align="center"| [[Cincinnati Bengals]] || align="center"| 2002 || align="center"| OT || align="center"|
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| align="center"| [[Marco Martos (American football)|Marco Martos]] || align="center"| México City || align="center"| 14 December 1973 || align="center"| [[Aztecas UDLA|Aztecas de la UDLA]] || align="center"| [[Barcelona Dragons]] (NFLE)<br />[[Cologne Centurions]](NFLE) || align="center"| 1997-2003<br />2004 || align="center"| WR || align="center"| [[World Bowl]] Champion with Barcelona Dragons in 1997 ([[World Bowl World Bowl V|V]])
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| align="center"| [[Manuel Padilla (american football)|Manuel Padilla]] || align="center"| [[Tijuana]] || align="center"| 12 August 1983 || align="center"| Tec de Monterrey || align="center"| Denver Broncos || align="center"| 2008-present || align="center"| LB ||
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| align="center"| [[Jose Portilla|José Portilla]] || align="center"| Zaragoza || align="center"| 11 September 1972 || align="center"| [[Arizona Wildcats|Arizona]] || align="center"| Atlanta Falcons || align="center"| 1998-1999 || align="center"| OT ||
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| align="center"| [[Ramiro Pruneda]] || align="center"| Monterrey || align="center"| 25 January 1983 || align="center"| Tec de Monterrey || align="center"| Cologne Centurions<br />[[Kansas City Chiefs]]<br />Philadelphia Eagles<br />San Francisco 49ers || align="center"|2006<br />2007<br />2007<br />2008-present || align="center"| OT ||
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| align="center"| [[Aldo Richins]] || align="center"| Colonia Diaz || align="center"| 2 November 1910 || align="center"| [[Utah Utes|Utah]] || align="center"| Detroit Lions || align="center"| 1935 || align="center"| T || 1 [[Anex:NFL Champions#NFL Championships|NFL Championship]] (1935)
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| align="center"| [[Carlos Rosado]] || align="center"| México City || align="center"| 9 August 1975 || align="center"| Aztecas de la UDLA || align="center"| Barcelona Dragons (NFLE)<br />[[Amsterdam Admirals]] (NFLE) || align="center"| 1998-2002<br />2003-2004 || align="center"| WR ||
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| align="center"| [[Rafael Septien|Rafael Septién]] || align="center"| México City || align="center"| 12 December 1953 ||align="center"| [[Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns|Louisiana-Lafayette]] || align="center"| Los Angeles Rams<br />Dallas Cowboys || align="center"| 1977<br />1978-1986 || align="center"| PK ||
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| align="center"| [[Salomón Solano]] || align="center"| [[Ciudad Victoria]] || align="center"| 19 September 1985 || align="center"| [[Correcaminos de la UAT (fútbol americano)|Correcaminos UAT]] ||align="center"| Rhein Fire<br />[[Detroit Lions]]<br />[[Baltimore Ravens]] || align="center"| 2006-2007<br />2007<br />2008-present || align="center"| [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || align="center"|
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| align="center"| [[Joaquín Zendejas]] || align="center"| Curimeo || align="center"| 14 January 1960 || align="center"| [[Universidad de La Verne|La Verne]] || align="center"| New England Patriots || align="center"| 1983 || align="center"| K || Joaquín, Luis and Max Zendejas are one of 300 groups of brothers that have played in the NFL<ref>[http://www.profootballhof.com/assets/history/Brothers_Mar_28_2006.pdf Brothers Who Played Pro Football]</ref>
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| align="center"| [[Luis Zendejas]] || align="center"| México City || align="center"| 22 October 1961 || align="center"| Arizona State || align="center"|Dallas Cowboys<br />Philadelphia Eagles<br />[[Arizona Rattlers]] (AFL) || align="center"|1987-1989<br />1989<br />1992-1995 || align="center"| K ||
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| align="center"| [[Max Zendejas]] || align="center"| Curimeo || align="center"| 2 September 1963 || align="center"| Arizona || align="center"|Washington Redskins<br />[[Green Bay Packers]] || align="center"| 1986<br />1987-1988 || align="center"| PK ||
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| align="center"| [[Tony Zendejas]] || align="center"| Curimeo || align="center"| 15 May 1960 || align="center"| [[Nevada Wolf Pack|Nevada]] || align="center"| [[Houston Oilers]]<br />Los Angeles Rams<br />Atlanta Falcons<br />San Francisco 49ers || align="center"| 1985-1990<br />1991-1994<br />1995<br />1995 || align="center"| K ||
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#0060c0" | <font color=#d40000> {{flagicon|PAN}} '''Panamá'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Leo Barker]] || align="center"| Cristobal || align="center"| 7 November 1959 || align="center"| [[New Mexico State Aggies|New Mexico State]] || align="center"| Cincinnati Bengals || align="center"| 1984-1991 || align="center"| LB || align="center"|
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| align="center"| [[Alvin Powell]] || align="center"| [[Panama City]] || align="center"| 19 November 1959 || align="center"| Winston-Salem State || align="center"| Seattle Seahawks<br />Miami Dolphins || align="center"| 1987-1988<br />1989 || align="center"| G ||
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| align="center"| [[Jim Schuber]] || align="center"| Ancón || align="center"| 23 June 1904 || align="center"| [[Navy Midshipmen|Navy]] || align="center"| [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] ||align="center"| 1930 || align="center"| HB || align="center"|
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#d40000" | <font color=#0060c0> {{flagicon|PAR}} '''Paraguay'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Benny Ricardo]] || align="center"| [[Asunción]] || align="center"| 4 January 1954 || align="center"| [[San Diego State Aztecs|San Diego State]] || align="center"| Buffalo Bills<br />Detroit Lions<br />New Orleans Saints<br />Minnesota Vikings<br />San Diego Chargers || align="center"| 1976<br />1978-1979<br />1980-1981<br />1983<br />1984 || align="center"| PK ||
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! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#FCD116" | <font color=#0038A8> {{flagicon|VEN}} '''Venezuela'''</font>
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| align="center"| [[Alan Pringle]] || align="center"| [[Santa Cruz de Los Taques|Los Taques]] || align="center"| 20 January 1952 || align="center"| [[Rice Owls|Rice]] || align="center"| Detroit Lions || align="center"| 1975 || align="center"| K || align="center"|
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| align="center"| [[Pat Ragusa]] || align="center"| [[Caracas]] || align="center"| 17 March 1963 || align="center"| [[St. John's Red Storm|St. John's]] || align="center"| New York Jets || align="center"| 1987 || align="center"| K ||
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Source of information for the NFL]
* [http://www.footballdb.com/index.html Source of information for the now-defunct NFL Europa]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/ Another source of information for the NFL]
[[Category:Players of American football by nationality|*]]
[[es:Anexo:Jugadores profesionales de fútbol americano nacidos en países de habla hispana]]