| JONGRUDEN | Low-level but serious Bill Walsh disciple who went on to become an NFL head coach |
| MIKEHOLMGREN | QB coach under Bill Walsh who went on to become an NFL head coach |
| RAYRHODES | Defensive coordinator under Bill Walsh who went on to become an NFL head coach |
| MIKESHANAHAN | Offensive coordinator under Bill Walsh who went on to become an NFL head coach |
| AFOOTINTHEDOOR | Expression meaning 'entry into an organisation at a low level but with future prospects' (1,4,2,3,4) |
| ANITA | Miss Sweden 1950 who went on to become an actress, ___ Ekberg |
| SHULA | Don with the most total wins as an NFL head coach |
| STEVE | ___ Mariucci former NFL head coach who was once roommates with college basketball coach Tom Izzo |
| SONNY | Learning to box in prison. who went on to become world heavyweight champion in 1962? (5,6) |
| LISTON | Learning to box in prison. who went on to become world heavyweight champion in 1962? (5,6) |
| ATE | Prepared to become an NFL lineman? |
| MICHAELHOWARD | Which politician, who went on to become leader of the Conservatives, was famously asked the same question 12 times in a row by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight? (7,6) |
| TOM | ___ Brady NFL quarterback who suffered a major knee injury and went on to become the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 |
| BIOPHYSICISTS | Toby, his sister and I all went to this top college in Plymouth -- and we all went on to become interdisciplinary scientists (13) |
| CHERYL | Which singer rose to fame as a member of Girls Aloud and went on to become the first British female solo artist to have five No 1 UK singles? (6) |
| LIAM | First name of Mr Charles, the Bake Off contestant who went on to become a presenter on Bake Off: The Professionals in 2018 (4) |
| MANDELA | World's most famous political prisoner for 25 years who went on to become the first black president |
| LYNDONJOHNSON | Texas senator who went on to become the 36th US president: 2 wds. |
| COROLLA | Dating back to the 1960s, this Toyota went on to become a global best-seller (7) |
| IQBAL | Asif ___, cricketer who captained Pakistan and Kent and went on to become a match referee |
