5 college football players who became WWE's greatest superstars

5. Bill Goldberg

Bill Goldberg secured a scholarship with the University of Georgia and was picked for college football for the Georgia Bulldogs

4. Stone Cold Steve Austin

Steve Austin played college football at the University of North Texas as a defensive tackle

3. The Rock

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson played football at the University of Miami, where he was part of a national championship-winning team in 1991

2. Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns played football for the Georgia tech yellow jackets and later for the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL (Canadian Football League)

1. Brock Lenser

Brock Lesnar played college football for the University of Minnesota, where he was a standout defensive tackle before leaving to pursue wrestling and mixed martial arts

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