While doing research for the NFL Draft, I came across the name of Dexter Manley II, son of the former Redskins great. The younger Manley played college football at Santa Monica College, Oregon and West Texas A&M. He probably won't get drafted, but it's possible he could get a shot to make an NFL team as a free agent.

But this isn't why I'm writing this blog. No, I am writing about West Texas A&M, which was formerly known as West Texas State. You're probably wondering why anyone should care about West Texas State. It's simple. West Texas State was a hub for professional wrestlers in the 1970's. Let's call it Bodyslam U.

If you aren't too knowledgeable about professional wrestling, many wrestlers started out as football players. Leon White, who is known to the wrestling world as Vader, was a defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams after a standout career at Colorado. Ron Simmons, who was wrestling's first African American heavyweight champion, was a defensive tackle at Florida State and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. And the most famous of them all, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, was a defensive tackle for the Miami Hurricanes before some guy named Warren Sapp took over the position.

While schools like Miami and USC churn out professional football players, West Texas State is the Mecca for football players who went on to professional wrestling fame.

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