The list of Olympians in the NFL is pretty long (40). There are degrees of success and failure in that list, from Jim Hines (a Miami Dolphin receiver in 1969 who’s nickname was “Ooops,” and was ranked the 10 th worst NFL player of all time by Deadspin writer Jeff Pearlman), to, arguably the most successful NFL Olympian… running back Herschel Walker (lost 3 NFL seasons to the USFL, where he was a monster) who subsequently had over 13,000 yards running and receiving over 12 NFL seasons, with 84 TD’s. The Eagles have had a few of those 40 Olympians as players… Sam Francis was an Olympic shot putter and then the first pick by the Eagles in the 1937 draft, although his rights were traded to the Bears. Sam played 4 years as a running back before serving in WW2, Korea and Vietnam, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Clyde Scott was an Olympic medalist as a hurdler and was the 8 th pick by the Eagles in the ’48 draft. Clyde appeared on 2 Championship teams o...