List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League
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Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson)[1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro,[2] Paddy Driscoll,[3] George Halas,[4] Ernie Nevers,[5] Ace Parker,[6] Jim Thorpe,[7] and Deion Sanders).[8] However, none of the players on the list has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In 1920, the inaugural season of the NFL, 11 veterans of MLB (including George Halas and Jim Thorpe) became the first athletes to accomplish the feat. Since 1970, only seven athletes have done so, including Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders. Jackson was the first athlete to be selected as an All-Star in both MLB and the NFL. Sanders holds the longevity record, having appeared in 641 MLB games and 189 NFL games.