Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Before he was gracing the WWE with his notorious eyebrow raise and starring in lackluster romantic comedies, the artist formerly known as "The Rock" won an NCAA National Championship with the University of Miami. Hey, you don't get a nickname like that by playing golf.

The man, the myth, the legend.

Forest Whitaker. This Academy Award-winning actor attended Cal Poly Pomona on a football scholarship. An injury cut his athletic career short, however, and he became a music major before focusing on acting.

Mark Harmon. This NCIS star and perpetual stepfather actually started out as a pretty accomplished quarterback at UCLA—a true double threat.

Phil Robertson (of Duck Dynasty). Mostly known as that one dude with the huge beard who hunts things on his very own reality TV show, Robertson was once the very beardless starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech University. However, he quit football to focus on duck hunting. Follow your heart, we suppose.