Logo of a college football team, the Columbia University Lions, used from 1936 until 1956. The school, located in Manhattan, fielded it’s first football team in 1870 and is one of the oldest programs in the country. The Lions play in the prestigious Ivy League, which is not exactly a gridiron powerhouse but plays competitive football. The Lions are remembered mostly for their long losing streaks, one of which set an NCAA record for futility, but they’ve sent a few players on to the NFL, including Marcellus Wiley, George Starke and Hall of Famer Sid Luckman. A few other former Lion players went on to become famous in careers other than football – baseball great Lou Gehrig, actor Brian Dennehy and writer Jack Kerouac.