Football Players with 10+ Years of Eligibility

This topic comes up every so often. Who are the players that seem to have played college football for 8, 10 or even 20 years?

Everyone has their names. Here are some of mine:

1. Stan White - Quarterback at Auburn
Originally recruited by Shug Jordan. Played for Auburn from the 1950s through the mid-90s. Unquestionably the longest tenured athlete in Div 1 history.

2. Tommy Hodson - Quarterback at LSU
Participated in both the Billy Cannon midnight run in the 1959 as well as the Earthquake touchdown in 1988.

3. Wayne Peace Bell Matthews - Quarterback at UF
The worst kept secret in sports is that Wayne Peace, Kerwin Bell and Shane Matthews were actually the same player with different jersey numbers. Combined to throw for more than 30,000 yards in his Gator careers.

[Photo Above: Stan White or Pat Sullivan? Two people or 1 guy that just was too stupid to graduate?]

Who are the ones you remember lasting forever? Some other names of note across college football:

Major Ogilivie - Bama
Major Applewhite - Texas
Hines Ward - UGA
Kevin Turner - Bama
Demarcus McNeil - Auburn
Kyle Orton - Purdue

Drop me a note in the comments field with other suggestions.

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