Celebrity Secret Pasts: A-Listers You Won’t Believe Were High School Football Stars
James Caan
Before James Caan hit Hollywood, he studied economics and played football at Michigan State University under legendary coach Duffy Daugherty. After a year, he began pursuing acting in New York, branded as a formidable actor frequently playing gangsters on TV.

No one knows if he would have made it to the NFL if he had stuck with football. But from playing Sonny Corleone in “The Godfather” to winning awards for “Brian’s Song,” Caan’s career has already made a touchdown.
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