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Lily Godwin – First female player in NCAA history to record a solo tackle, as a LB for the University of Puget Sound Loggers, a D3 school. [63] Sam Gordon – Running back, Salt Lake City. Her play in a youth football league [64] led to her becoming the first female football player featured on a Wheaties box. [65]
Gordon has appeared on Good Morning America, tackled Marshall Faulk on the set of the NFL Network, huddled up with the San Francisco 49ers at practice, and gained the attention and praise of U.S. soccer stars Abby Wambach and Mia Hamm. 49ers running back LaMichael James and former NFL player, Super Bowl MVP, and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard both jokingly stated that she should win the ...
Shannon Eastin (born 1970) [1] is a former NFL official; she was the first female official of the National Football League (NFL). She has spent 16 combined seasons officiating for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, high school games, and for the Arizona Cardinals Red and White game.
Ashley Martin (born c. 1981) is an American athlete who became the first woman to play and score in an NCAA Division I American football game, and one of the first ever to score points in any college football game.
Haley Van Voorhis (born 2003) [1] is an American football player for Shenandoah University. She is one of the first women to play a position other than kicker in an NCAA football game, at any level. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She accomplished this as a safety for the Shenandoah University Hornets on September 23, 2023.
Katharine Anne Hnida (/ ˈ n aɪ d ə /; born May 17, 1981) is a former American football player who became the first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A game, college football's highest level. She accomplished this as placekicker for the University of New Mexico Lobos on August 30, 2003. [1]
Callie Brownson (born October 15, 1989) [1] is an American football coach and player who is the assistant wide receivers coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). [2] In September 2018, she became the first woman hired as a full-time NCAA Division I coach, when she was promoted by Dartmouth , after briefly working as ...
Santia Deck (born November 19, 1991) is an American athlete. She started her career as a fitness trainer and gained a following on social media through her workouts and flag football skills. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Deck is the highest paid female American football player in the Women's Football League Association after signing a deal with a new team the ...