NFL Ties
HIGHLANDS' TIES TO THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL)
COACH:
Homer Rice: Former HHS player and head coach who was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals from 1978-1979
Homer Rice: Former HHS player and head coach who was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals from 1978-1979
PLAYERS:
Jim Burt: HHS Class of 1961; Los Angeles Rams (College: Western Kentucky University)
Mike McGraw: HHS Class of 1962; Baltimore Colts (College: University of Kentucky)
Chuck Kyle: HHS Class of 1965; New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys (College: Purdue University)
Tim Racke: HHS Class of 1969; Chicago Bears (College: Purdue University)
Jeff Kremer: HHS Class of 1983; Dallas Cowboys (College: University of Kentucky)
Jerry "Zeke" Reynolds: HHS Class of 1988; Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants (College: University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Marty Moore*: HHS Class of 1989; New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns (College: University of Kentucky)
Derek Smith: HHS Class of 1999; Indianapolis Colts, Saint Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals (College: University of Kentucky)
Jared Lorenzen*: HHS Class of 1999; New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts (College: University of Kentucky)
Gino Guidugli: HHS Class of 2001; Tennessee Titans (College: University of Cincinnati)
Rob Smith: HHS Class of 2002; Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs (College: University of Tennessee)
Michael Mitchell: HHS Class of 2005; Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers (College: Ohio University)
Ben Guidugli: HHS Class of 2006; Saint Louis Rams, New York Giants (College: University of Cincinnati)
* = Played on a Super Bowl-winning team