DID YOU KNOW? The tallest player in National Football League history was a North Carolina Central University Eagle. Standing 7-feet tall and weighing 300 pounds, Richard Sligh roamed the NCCU gridiron from 1962-64.

He was drafted in the 10th round of the 1967 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders.

Sligh was a reserve defensive tackle for the Raiders in Super Bowl II against the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 15, 1968.