Logo of a college football team that plays in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Western Illinois University Leathernecks. The school began play in 1902 and has won 13 conference championships over the decades. There is a long impressive list of players from WIU who have enjoyed pro football careers, including Mike Wagner, Booker Edgerson, Larry Garron, David Bowens, Don Beebe, Frank Winters, Aaron Stecker, Will Peterson, Rodney Harrison, Mike Scifres, Rich Seubert, Bryan Cox and current player Khalen Saunders.