The 2014 Emmy Awards are upon us! Will your favorite TV stars win? Will you yell at the TV when they don’t? All bets are off. See the nominees before they were dressed to the nines to pick up that Emmy statuette.

In honor of America’s favorite pastime, here’s a look at some small screen stars who got their first tastes of fame by tackling, punting and passing for their high school football teams.

Time to buy some nicotine gum and welcome the final season of AMC’s award-winning drama Mad Men. Snakkle couldn’t resist taking a look back on what these stylish lads and ladies looked like before they were stars.

Emmy nominations are out! See if you can guess who these fresh-faced nominees grew up to be!