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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from West Virginia High Schools

 

Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.

What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.

Ranking Explanations

 

High School Athlete POS Rookie Rnk
Alderson (Alderson) Abe Shires OL 1941 20176
Ansted (Ansted) Tom Pridemore DB 1978 3831
Big Creek (War) Bob Gresham RB 1971 6209
Big Creek (War) Bob Gresham (KR) KR 1971 12144
Bluefield (Bluefield) Yubrenal Isabelle LB 2002 28613
Brooke (Wellsburg) Rich Thomaselli RB 1981 24569
Buckhannon (Buckhannon) Hoot Flanagan RB 1925 10113
Buffalo (Buffalo) Lionel Taylor WR 1959 869
Buffalo (Buffalo) Charley Cowan OL 1961 1126
Cabell Midland (Ona) Jason Starkey OL 2000 24497
Capital (Charleston) Darrion Scott DL 2004 14649
Capital (Charleston) Eric Smedley DB 1996 26500
Capital (Charleston) Dorian Etheridge LB 2021 35692
Catholic (Parkersburg) Luke Black DL 2012 32110
Central Catholic (Wheeling) Bill Gompers RB 1948 17675
Charleston (Charleston) Dick Huffman OL 1947 1956
Charleston (Charleston) Merl Condit RB 1940 4338
Charleston (Charleston) Dave Stephenson OL 1950 6281
Charleston (Charleston) Merl Condit (KR) KR 1940 8331
Charleston (Charleston) Russ Thomas OL 1946 8339
Charleston (Charleston) Merl Condit (K) K 1940 9030
Charleston (Charleston) Hal Shoener E 1948 9086
Charleston (Charleston) Bob Simms LB 1960 10186
Charleston (Charleston) Gene Johnson DB 1959 11264
Charleston (Charleston) Merl Condit (PR) PR 1940 12552
Charleston (Charleston) Carl Davis (OE) E 1926 15848
Chester (Chester) Herb Coleman OL 1945 7812
Clarksburg (Clarksburg) John Rokisky K 1946 10393
Clarksville (Clarksville) Jim Pearcy OL 1946 7448
Douglass (Huntington) Jim Greer WR 1960 9105
Dupont (Belle) Randy Moss WR 1998 9
Dupont (Belle) Randy Moss (PR) PR 1998 14340
Dupont (Belle) Bobbie Howard LB 1999 20833
Dupont (Belle) Kelvin Kinney DL 1996 21153
East Bank (East Bank) Jimmy Carr DB 1955 3634
East Bank (East Bank) Chris Massey RB 2002 22068
Eastern Christian (Elkton) Wendell Smallwood RB 2016 8980
Elkins (Elkins) Marshall Goldberg RB 1939 3001
Elkins (Elkins) Marshall Goldberg (KR) KR 1939 9829
Elkins (Elkins) Marshall Goldberg (PR) PR 1939 12299
Elkins (Elkins) Al Baisi OL 1940 17693
Fairmont (Fairmont) Zach Frazier (OL) OL 2024 10386
Fairmont (Fairmont) Dante Stills DL 2023 15340
Fairmont (Fairmont) Rashod Kent TE 2002 34224
Farmington (Farmington) Sam Huff LB 1956 209
Farmington (Farmington) Frank Gatski OL 1946 367
Follansbee (Follansbee) Swede Hagberg OL 1929 7062
Follansbee (Follansbee) William Anderson DB 1971 23897
Franklin (Franklin) Dick Dolly E 1941 15130
Gary (Gary) Gordon Lambert LB 1968 21076
Green Bank (Green Bank) Bruce Bosley OL 1956 1140
Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) Roger Shoals OL 1961 5396
Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) Stu Worden OL 1930 6072
Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) Walt Brewster OL 1929 13286
Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) Sam Bartholomew RB 1940 15839
Greenbrier Military School (Lewisburg) Harry Myles E 1929 16609
Huntington (Huntington) Bill Sortet E 1933 2168
Huntington (Huntington) Hoge Workman RB 1924 11938
Huntington (Huntington) Darnell Wright OL 2023 14031
Huntington (Huntington) Charlie Honaker E 1924 16838
Iaeger (Iaeger) John Brewer Jr. RB 1952 12010
Irving (Clarksburg) Ken Moore OL 1940 21661
Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction) James Jett WR 1993 3019
Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction) Dewey McDonald DB 2014 28884
Lewis County (Marlinton) Mike McKibben LB 1979 10228
Lincoln (Hinton) Monte Crockett TE 1960 8269
Madonna (Weirton) Gene Trosch DL 1967 21216
Mannington (Mannington) Cassy Ryan RB 1929 14387
Martinsburg (Martinsburg) Fulton Walker (KR) KR 1981 4687
Martinsburg (Martinsburg) Fulton Walker (PR) PR 1981 8586
Martinsburg (Martinsburg) Fulton Walker DB 1981 14051
Martinsburg (Martinsburg) Tyson Bagent QB 2023 14961
Martinsburg (Martinsburg) Juwan Green WR 2020 35614
Monongah (Monongah) Kerry Marbury RB 1973 36209
Mount Hope (Mount Hope) Lonnie Warwick LB 1965 2720
Musselman (Inwood) Trevon Wesco TE 2019 20674
Northfork (Northfork) Tom Beasley DL 1978 6200
Northfork (Northfork) David Riley RB 1978 12197
Notre Dame (Clarksburg) John Lucente RB 1945 10052
Notre Dame (Clarksburg) Sam Fernandez DB 1962 33757
Oak Hill (Oak Hill) George Cafego RB 1940 7153
Oak Hill (Oak Hill) George Cafego (P) P 1940 12312
Oak Hill (Oak Hill) George Cafego (KR) KR 1940 12848
Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Len Barnum RB 1938 5298
Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Len Barnum (P) P 1938 5818
Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Len Barnum (K) K 1938 7427
Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Walt L. Barnes OL 1948 12389
Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Pete Barnum RB 1926 15328
Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Brenton Strange TE 2023 18181
Parkersburg (Parkersburg) Ryan Wingrove DL 2002 29364
Pine Grove (Pine Grove) Norm Willey DL 1950 1399
Pineville (Pineville) Curt Warner RB 1983 524
Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant) Bob Adkins RB 1940 13952
Point Pleasant (Point Pleasant) Scott Burris OL 1981 24372
Ravenswood (Ravenswood) Howard Hartley DB 1948 6589
Ravenswood (Ravenswood) Howard Hartley (PR) PR 1948 12991
Ridgeley (Ridgeley) Joe Moss OL 1952 12009
Ripley (Ripley) Bill Karr E 1933 2432
Roane County (Spencer) Derek Hardman OL 2010 34859
Rupert (Rupert) Joe Nicely OL 1958 38889
Sherman (Seth) Lou Zontini (K) K 1940 6998
Sherman (Seth) Lou Zontini RB 1940 10143
Sherman (Seth) Lou Zontini (P) P 1940 11784
Shinnston (Shinnston) Joe Stydahar OL 1936 1067
Shinnston (Shinnston) Frank Abruzzino RB 1931 13144
South Charleston (South Charleston) Carl Lee DB 1983 1023
South Charleston (South Charleston) Alex Hawkins WR 1959 2535
South Charleston (South Charleston) Alex Hawkins (PR) PR 1959 9552
South Charleston (South Charleston) Robert Alexander RB 1981 17340
South Charleston (South Charleston) Aaron Dobson WR 2013 18259
South Charleston (South Charleston) Anthony Bass DB 1998 26801
St. Albans (St. Albans) Jason Rader TE 2004 27036
St. Albans (St. Albans) Frank Roy OL 1966 29534
St. Anthony's (Follansbee) Mike Ciccolella LB 1966 13840
St. Marys (St. Marys) Billy Reynolds (PR) PR 1953 6789
St. Marys (St. Marys) Billy Reynolds RB 1953 6880
St. Marys (St. Marys) Billy Reynolds (KR) KR 1953 10188
Stonewall Jackson (Charleston) Dennis Harrah OL 1975 858
Stonewall Jackson (Charleston) Ron McCartney LB 1976 17205
Stonewall Jackson (Charleston) Walt Easley RB 1981 18552
The Linsly School (Wheeling) John Reger LB 1955 810
The Linsly School (Wheeling) Tom Keane DB 1948 1608
The Linsly School (Wheeling) Jim Keane E 1946 2142
The Linsly School (Wheeling) Eddie Drummond (PR) PR 2002 3190
The Linsly School (Wheeling) Willie Clay DB 1992 3266
The Linsly School (Wheeling) Eddie Drummond (KR) KR 2002 5379
The Linsly School (Wheeling) Eddie Drummond WR 2002 11669
The Linsly School (Wheeling) Bill Berrehsem OL 1926 19945
The Linsly School (Wheeling) C.J. Goodwin DB 2014 23734
Thomas (Wheeling) Tony Tonelli OL 1939 19817
Union (Benwood) Ed Matesic QB 1934 6181
Union (Mount Storm) Charlie Seabright RB 1941 8159
University (Morgantown) Rich Braham OL 1994 5037
Victory (Clarksburg) Rex Bumgardner RB 1948 5560
Victory (Clarksburg) Rex Bumgardner (PR) PR 1948 11614
Victory (Clarksburg) Rex Bumgardner (KR) KR 1948 14098
Victory (Clarksburg) Jess Rodriguez RB 1929 17303
Vinson (Huntington) Buzz Nutter OL 1954 1593
Wahama (Mason) Jim Barton OL 1960 9814
Warwood (Wheeling) Chuck Howley LB 1958 72
Washington (Charleston) Ryan Switzer (PR) PR 2017 10415
Washington (Charleston) Ryan Switzer (KR) KR 2017 10971
Washington (Charleston) Ryan Switzer WR 2017 19290
Weir (Weirton) Bob Gain DL 1952 704
Weir (Weirton) Bob Jeter DB 1963 1705
Weir (Weirton) Tony Leon OL 1943 7410
Weir (Weirton) Bill Tucker RB 1967 7493
Weir (Weirton) Kevin Miller (PR) PR 1978 13171
Weir (Weirton) Kevin Miller (KR) KR 1978 14351
Weir (Weirton) Bill Tucker (KR) KR 1967 14359
Weir (Weirton) Tony Jeter TE 1966 16587
Weir (Weirton) Kevin Miller WR 1978 17274
Weir (Weirton) John Canei OL 1983 24775
Weir (Weirton) Leon Jenkins DB 1972 29053
Weir (Weirton) Leon Jenkins (PR) PR 1972 35940
Weir (Weirton) Bob Jeter (KR) KR 1963 36131
Wellsburg (Wellsburg) Russ Craft DB 1946 1412
Wellsburg (Wellsburg) Russ Craft (PR) PR 1946 14100
Wellsburg (Wellsburg) Kenny Fryer QB 1944 16348
West (Fairmont) Calvin Turner DL 1987 14177
Weston (Weston) Russ Bailey OL 1920 7064
Weston (Weston) Nels Peterson RB 1937 11032
Wheeling (Wheeling) Nick Mumley DL 1960 9159
Wheeling (Wheeling) Bill Stobbs RB 1921 13288
Wheeling (Wheeling) Tom Bland RB 1962 30569
Wheeling (Wheeling) Tom Bland (PR) PR 1962 36664
Williamson (Williamson) Dick Hensley E 1949 10952
Williamson (Williamson) Verlin Adams E 1943 16598
Williamson (Williamson) Frank Kimble E 1943 16830
Wilson (Beckley) Frank Huffman OL 1939 11542
Wilson (Beckley) Doug Legursky OL 2008 17632
Wilson (Beckley) Millard Flemming (KR) KR 1963 34932
Wilson (Beckley) Millard Flemming RB 1963 36038
Winfield (Winfield) Michael Barber WR 1989 15766
Winfield (Winfield) Michael Barber (PR) PR 1989 16201
Ziesing (Hepzibah) Kelly Rodriguez RB 1930 13006

 


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