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This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri .
Academia Thomas Swain Barclay (BA 2015, ΒΘΠ ), professor of political science at Stanford UniversityGeorge E. Bates (B.A., M.A.), professor of Investment Management at the Harvard Business School; editor of the Harvard Business Review [1] Thomas Curtright (B.S. 1970, M.S. 1970), professor of Physics at University of Miami Walter Dandy (B.S. 1907), professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ; considered a founding father of modern neurosurgery.[2] [3] Clifton C. Edom (BJ 1946), Mizzou photojournalism professor and co-founder of Pictures of the Year , Missouri Photo Workshop , and Kappa Alpha MuRobert P. Foster (M.A., Ph.D.), President of Northwest Missouri State University (1964–1977)Robert J. Jones (PhD 1978),[4] Chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and former president at the University of Albany [5] Matthew Kroenig (BA), associate professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University [6] Uel W. Lamkin (attended), President of Northwest Missouri State University (1921–1945)Anderson Delano Macklin (1933–2001), visual artist, professor, art historian,[7] John C. McManus (PhD), military historian, author, and professor of military history at the Missouri University of Science and TechnologySusan Morey (BS 1990), professor and chair of the Mathematics department at Texas State University [8] Francis Joseph Mullin , president of Shimer College [9] Velma McBride Murry , psychologist and sociologist at Vanderbilt University [10] Donald E. Pease (BA 1968, MA 1969), professor of English and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College Mark Pope (AB 1973, MEd 1974), Thomas Jefferson professor & Curators' Distinguished professor Emeritus of counseling at University of Missouri-St. Louis , president of the American Counseling Association (2003–2004)Henry P. Rusk (BS 1908, MA 1911), dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois Ritch Savin-Williams (BA 1971), professor of developmental psychology at Cornell University ; prolific sexual orientation researcherMohammad Shahidehpour , Carl Bodine Distinguished professor and chairman in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Illinois Institute of Technology Mason Vaugh (BS 1919, B.Eng 1921), founder and Head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering in Allahabad Agricultural Institute [11] Lawrence Walkup (MA 1942, PhD 1948), President of Northern Arizona University Todd Whitaker (BS 1981, M.Ed. 1985, PhD 1992), professor of Educational Leadership, Indiana State UniversityArt Business Andrew Cherng (MS 1972), founder of Panda Express and chairman of Panda Restaurant Group Alan C. Greenberg [12] (BS BA 1949, ZBT), chairman, Bear Stearns Companies Edward D. "Ted" Jones (1947), managing partner of Edward Jones Investments R. Crosby Kemper (AB 1914, ΒΘΠ ), former President and chairman, United Missouri BancsharesR. Crosby Kemper, Jr. (AB 1949, ΒΘΠ ), former President and chairman, United Missouri BancsharesRichard Kinder (BA 1966, JD 1968, ΣΝ , QEBH ), chairman and CEO of Kinder Morgan ; former President of Enron ; net worth of $10.2 billion; #39 on 2013 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans[13] E. Stanley Kroenke (BS BA 1971, MBA 1973), chairman of THF Realty ; owner of NBA 's Denver Nuggets and NHL 's Colorado Avalanche ; co-owner of NFL 's Los Angeles Rams ; majority shareholder Arsenal FC ; net worth of $3.5 billion, tied for #105 on 2008 Forbes 400 list of richest AmericansKenneth Lay (BA 1964, MA 1965, ΒΘΠ , ΟΔΚ, ΦΒΚ), former CEO of Enron Harry J. Lloyd (BJ 1950, TKE), founder of House of Lloyd and the upscale Loch Lloyd village and country club near Kansas CityDavid C. Novak (BJ 1974, ΔΥ), chairman, CEO, and President, Yum! Brands, Inc. Rodger O. Riney [14] (BS CiE 1968, MBA 1969, XE), founder of Scottrade , deep-discount brokerage firmMatthew K. Rose (BS BA 1981, ΛΧΑ), chairman, CEO, and President, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Roger Straus (1917–2004), co-founder and chairman of Farrar, Straus and Giroux Samuel M. Walton (BA 1940, ΒΘΠ , QEBH), founder of Walmart Sheryl Crow Brad Pitt Entertainment and television John Anderson (BJ 1987), ESPN SportsCenter hostTom Berenger , actor, Major League , The Big Chill , Platoon Linda Bloodworth-Thomason , writer and television producerNeal E. Boyd (BA 2001), opera singer; winner ofAmerica's Got Talent in 2008Brent Briscoe MU 1984, actor[15] Kate Capshaw (BS 1975, MEd 1977, ΑΔΠ), actress, Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Jann Carl (BJ 1982, ΚΚΓ), television personality, Entertainment Tonight Papa Joe Chevalier , host of nationally syndicated Papa Joe Show on the Sporting News Radio Network until 2005[16] Sophia Choi , television anchor at CNN Headline News Chris Cooper (BGS 1976), Academy Award -winning actor, Adaptation Candice Crawford (BJ 2009, ΠΒΦ), Miss Missouri and Miss USA finalist; reporter for KDAF-TV Sheryl Crow (BS Ed 1984, ΚΑΘ, ΟΔΚ, SAI), musician, singer-songwriterKelly Crull , sports anchor and reporter, Fox Sports South Hope Driskill (BA 2012, ΧΩ), Survivor: Caramoan , Miss Missouri USA 2011 and Miss USA Top 16 finalistDave Fogel (ΣΧ), radio disc jockeyMartin Frost (BJ 1964, ZBT), political commentator, Fox News Channel Major Garrett (BJ 1984), national correspondent, Fox News Channel Mike Hall , first winner of ESPN Dream Job seriesJon Hamm (BA 1993), actor, Don Draper of AMC's Mad Men Tom Hart , play-by-play commentator for SEC Network and ESPN Sarah Hollins (BA 2013), Miss Nebraska USA 2016, TV personalityRobert Horner (BJ 1970), president of NBC News ChannelJuliet Huddy , Fox News Channel hostJeffrey Crawford Jones , radio hostMichael Kim , ESPNEWS hostDavid Koechner , actor, Todd Packer of The Office , Champ Kind of Anchorman Jim Lehrer [17] (ΣΔΧ award), PBS news anchorDavid Limbaugh (BA 1975, JD 1978), political commentator and authorRobert Loggia (BJ 1951 ΑΣΦ), actor, Jagged Edge , Big , Scarface , The Sopranos Robin Luke (PhD Business Administration and Marketing), a 1950s pop music singer known for the 1958 hit "Susie Darlin" ; professor and department head, Marketing Department, Missouri State University Andrea Mackris , Fox News television producerRichard Matheson (BJ 1949, ΦΜΑ), screenwriter, author of I Am Legend , The Shrinking Man , What Dreams May Come Joel Meyers , sportscasterGreg Miller (BJ 2005), IGN cast member, host of Up at Noon , co-founder of Kinda Funny [18] Russ Mitchell (BJ 1982), weekend anchor, CBS Evening News Jonathan Murray (BJ 1977), executive producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World Lisa Myers (BJ 1973), television journalist, former senior investigative correspondent, NBC News Brad Pitt (ΣΧ, Journalism School, remains one credit short of graduation), actor and producer[19] Elle Reeve (BJ 2005), correspondent for Vice News Chuck Roberts (BJ 1971), CNN news anchorSallyAnn Salsano , producer and creator of reality television shows for MTV including Jersey Shore Ed Sanders (dropout 1958), lead singer of the Fugs, social activist, authorGeorge C. Scott , Academy Award -winning actor, Patton , Dr. Strangelove , The Hustler , Anatomy of a Murder Jon Scott , Fox News Channel anchorBrad Sham (BJ 1970, ΑΕΠ), Dallas Cowboys Radio Network hostBeatriz Sheridan , Mexican telenovela producer/director noted for Televisa Bob Sullivan , author and founding member of MSNBC Wright Thompson , ESPN senior writerDebbye Turner (DVM 1991), Miss America Elizabeth Vargas (BJ 1984), former ABC News anchor/correspondent and 20/20 co-anchorMatt Winer (BJ 1991, ΠΚΑ), ESPN SportsCenter hostYing Da , actor and directorNick Young , CBS radio news anchorLaw John R. Gibson (BA 1949, JD 1952, TKE, QEBH, ΟΔΚ, ΦΒΚ), Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitStephen N. Limbaugh Sr. (1951 ΒΘΠ ), U.S. Federal District Court judge; former president of the Missouri Bar AssociationKimbrough Stone (1895, ΒΘΠ ), judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit Robert Barr Todd , Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court[20] Kathleen Zellner , attorneyTennessee Williams Literature and journalism Lori Borgman , nationally distributed columnist, author and speakerGerald M. Boyd , former Managing Editor of The New York Times Russ Buettner , Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times Barney Calame (ΒΘΠ ), Public Editor, New York Times Hal Call , pioneering LGBT rights activist and gay publisher/pornographerJeffery Deaver (BJ 1972), author of the Lincoln Rhyme seriesClarence Faulk (BJ c. 1931), publisher of Ruston Daily Leader and founder of radio station KRUS Pat Forde , Yahoo Sports columnistJay Greenberg , sports journalist and winner of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award William Least Heat-Moon (BA 1961, MA 1962, PhD 1973, BJ 1978, ΤΚΕ), authorRebecca Johns (BA 1993, BJ 1993), authorJames J. Kilpatrick (BJ 1941), conservative columnist[21] [22] Ah Jook Ku (1935), former Associated Press correspondent, first Asian American female reporter for Honolulu Star-Bulletin [23] Harris Merton Lyon , short-story writerMarijane Meaker (BA 1949 ΑΔΠ), novelistThomas Franklin Fairfax Millard (ΒΘΠ ), journalist and newspaper editorPamela Morsi , authorSuniti Namjoshi , writerKen Paulson , editor, USA Today Marjorie Paxson , influential women's page editorDoc Quigg , journalist for United Press International Ben Robertson (1926), WW II war correspondent, New York Herald Tribune ; authorJames Rollins , aka James Czajkowski, author of bestselling Sigma Force seriesEdgar Snow (ΒΘΠ ), main Western journalist in Mao's ChinaLee Strobel (BJ 1974), journalist and author of The Case for Christ seriesRam Subhag Singh , Indian politician, first Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha George Woodward Warder (BA circa 1866), poet and authorLonnie Wheeler , sportswriter and author; worked for The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Cincinnati Post John Edward Williams (PHD 1954), recipient of National Book Award , author of Stoner and Augustus Tennessee Williams (ΑΤΩ), playwright, The Glass Menagerie , A Streetcar Named Desire , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Grace Steele Woodward , writer and historianMilitary Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (1970), member of Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region , chemical weapons expertMarcus B. Bell , U.S. Army brigadier general[24] [25] Gen. Fred F. Castle Jr. (1970 and 1977), Vietnam War and Gulf War Major General Roger E. Combs (1968 and 1975), Assistant Adjutant General-Air Missouri National Guard , Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), National Guard Bureau Gen. Enoch Crowder (1886, ΒΘΠ ), Spanish–American War , Philippine–American War , World War I general Lt General Mark A. Ediger (1978), Surgeon General of Air Force Lieutenant General Charles D. Franklin (1953), commander of First United States Army from 1984 to 1987[26] Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard (1913) Nazi Waffen SS , held commands in first 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer and later 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division , awarded Knight's Cross of Iron Cross[27] Colonel Arthur D. Simons (1941), distinguished service in World War II , Korean War , and Vietnam War ; ranger patriarch; leader of Son Tay Raid Rear Admiral Kelly E. Taggart (1955), second Director of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Lieutenant Stephen W. Thompson , the first person in US military history to shoot down an enemy aircraft Colonel F. D. Wickham (1893, ΒΘΠ ), Spanish–American War , Philippine–American War , World War I ; helped found Kappa Kappa Psi band fraternity at Oklahoma A&M College Politics and government Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (PHD 1983), Iraqi scientist and microbiologist; former member of Iraq's Revolutionary Command Council Emily Newell Blair , writer, suffragist, national Democratic Party political leader, co-founder of the League of Women Voters, feministRuss Carnahan (BS 1979, JD 1983, KA), U.S. congressman [28] Paul Coverdell (ΦΚΨ), former U.S. senator (GA); died 2000William S. Cowherd (1881, ΒΘΠ ), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1892–1893 and U.S. Congressman from Missouri in 1897–1905William B. Cravens (1893, ΒΘΠ ), former U.S. representative from MissouriThomas T. Crittenden Jr. (1882, ΒΘΠ ), former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1908–1909Elgin English Crull (1930, Kappa Sigma ), longest serving city manager of Dallas, Texas to date (1952–1966); city manager when Kennedy was assassinatedRandy "Duke" Cunningham , former U.S. congressman from California who resigned in 2005 amid a massive bribery scandalGen. Donald Dawson (1932, ΒΘΠ ), a former aide to President Truman, Curator of the Truman Presidential Library Hon. Harsha de Silva (MA and PhD, 1993), Sri Lankan Member of Parliament James H. Faulkner , Alabama politician, newspaper publisher, and business leaderMartin Frost [29] (BJ 1964, ZBT), former U.S.congressmanNicole Galloway (master's degree in business administration), State Auditor of MissouriJack Goodman (BA 1995, JD 1998), State senator, practicing attorney in Mount Vernon, MO Sam Graves (BS 1986, ΑΓΣ), U.S. congressman[30] Bob F. Griffin (JD 1958), Speaker of Missouri House of Representatives for 15 years[31] Jason Grill , Missouri House of Representatives (2006–2010)Chuck Gross (BA 1981, MPA 1982), Missouri State Senator Kate Hanley, née Keith (BA 1965, BS 1965, ΦΒΚ), Virginia politicianMartin Heinrich (BS 1995), former U.S. congressman and current U.S. senator from New MexicoJay Houghton , Republican member of the Missouri House of RepresentativesKenny Hulshof (BA 1980, Farmhouse, Mystical 7), former U.S. congressmanJames P. Kem (1910, ΒΘΠ ), United States Senate from Missouri, 1947 to 1953Jason Klumb (JD 1993), Regional administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration Rush Limbaugh Sr. (1914), Missouri House of Representatives, and patriarch of the Limbaugh family Jon Lindgren , Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota, 1978–1994; pioneering LGBT supporterJerry Lon Litton (B.S. Journalism 1961, ΑΓΡ ), U.S. representative from Missouri's 6th Congressional District (1972–1976); killed in a plane crash after winning the 1976 Democratic nomination for U.S. senator from Missouri; favored to be the Democratic nominee for President; host of the TV show Dialogue with Litton Themba N. Masuku , Acting Prime Minister of Eswatini Claire McCaskill (AB 1975, JD 1978, ΚΑΘ, QEBH), former Missouri state auditor and former senior U.S. Senator from MissouriWalter McCormick (BJ 1976; JD 1979; ΑΤΩ, ΟΔΚ, Mystical 7), President and CEO of United States Telecom Association ; former general counsel of U.S. Department of Transportation ; U.S. Senate Commerce CommitteeMorgan McGarvey , U.S. Representative from KentuckyJames B. Potter Jr. , Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71Clarke Reed , Mississippi state Republican chairman, 1966 to 1976; instrumental in the nomination of Gerald R. Ford , at the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City ; Greenville , Mississippi businessman[32] [33] Jody Richards , Kentucky House of Representatives and former speaker of the Kentucky House of RepresentativesCharles Griffith Ross , press secretary for President Harry S. Truman Thomas L. Rubey (1885, ΒΘΠ ), former U.S. representative from MissouriSally Shelton-Colby , Ambassador to Grenada and Barbados 1979–1981Tom Shively , Missouri House of RepresentativesRam Subhag Singh , Indian politician and the first Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Ike Skelton (AB 1953, JD 1956, ΣΧ, ΦΒΚ, QEBH), former U.S. congressman; former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Brian Treece , Mayor of Columbia, MissouriCarl M. Vogel , member of both houses of the Missouri State Legislature; from Jefferson City Governors James T. Blair Jr. , Missouri governor 1957–61Mel Carnahan , Missouri governor 1993–2000, only person elected U.S. senator posthumouslyJohn M. Dalton (ΦΓΔ), Missouri governor 1961–65[34] Forrest C. Donnell (ΚΣ, ΦΔΦ, ΦΒΚ, ΘΚΝ, QEBH), Missouri governor 1945–51Warren E. Hearnes (QEBH), Missouri governor 1965–73, namesake of Hearnes Center William Jayne , first governor of Dakota TerritoryTim Kaine (QEBH), Governor of Virginia 2006–10, U.S. senator and 2016 Democratic vice presidential nomineeTed Kulongoski (undergraduate and law degrees), Governor of Oregon 2003–11[35] Jay Nixon , Missouri governor 2009–17Guy B. Park (ΒΘΠ ), Missouri governor 1933–37Roger B. Wilson , Missouri governor 2000–01Religion Science and technology Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (Ph.D. 1983), WMD scientist for Saddam Hussein, one of 55 most wanted Iraqis post-Coalition invasionWilliam F. Baker (BS CiE '75), chief structural engineer of Burj Khalifa , world's tallest man-made structure[36] Gerald J. Fishman (BS 1965, ΑΕΠ), research astrophysicist specializing in gamma-ray astronomyLinda Godwin (MS 1976, PhD 1980), NASA astronaut Nancy E. Goeken (PhD 1972), immunologistSusan Golden (Ph.D. 1983) National Academy of Sciences member and professor of Molecular Biology at University of California, San Diego Charles Claude Guthrie (MD 1901), physiologist and researcher[37] [38] Mary Jane Guthrie (BA 1916, MA 1918), zoologist and cancer researcher, also a University of Missouri faculty memberErnest Lenard Hall (BS EE 1965, MS 1966, PhD 1971), roboticist Hope Hibbard (undergraduate degree, 1916, MS 1918), biologist , cytologist , zoologist , and professor of zoology[39] [40] [41] Thomas Jefferson Jackson See (BS 1889, valedictorian), controversial astronomer ; critic; opponent of EinsteinWilliam Langston , founder and CEO of Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center[42] in Sunnyvale , California Richard N. Richards (BS ChE 1969, ΛΧΑ), NASA astronautFrederick Chapman Robbins , M.D. 1954 Nobel Prize recipient, with John Enders and Thomas Weller for the cultivation of human viruses (Polio) in tissue cultureHerschel Roman (PhD 1942), early pioneer in yeast genetics[43] William C. Schwartz (MA 1951), physicist, laser pioneer, and founder of International Laser SystemsHarlow Shapley (AB in 1910, AM in 1911), astronomer; used RR Lyrae stars to correctly estimate the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and the sun's position within itLarry Smarr (BA 1970, MS 1970), physicist ; founding director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications William Jasper Spillman (B.S. 1886, M.S. 1890), wheat geneticist, founder, agricultural economics[44] Laura Sullivan-Beckers (PhD 2008), biologistRaymond E. Zirkle (B.A.1928; Ph.D. 1932), radiobiologist and principle of the Manhattan Project [45] Sports Ian Kinsler Max Scherzer Baseball Joe Bennett , MLB player[46] Phil Bradley (Mystical 7), former MLB player, also played footballSkip Caray , former broadcaster for Atlanta Braves ; son of Harry Caray Jeff Cornell , former MLB pitcherAaron Crow , MLB pitcherJohn Dettmer , former MLB pitcherDavid Freese , former MLB third baseman-first baseman, 2011 NLCS and World Series MVP and Babe Ruth Award winner for St. Louis Cardinals [47] Kyle Gibson , MLB All-Star pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies Ian Kinsler , former All-Star MLB second basemanTim Laudner , former MLB catcherReggie McClain , MLB pitcher for the Seattle Mariners Dave Otto , former MLB pitcherMax Scherzer , MLB All-Star pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers , 3-time Cy Young Award winner (2013, 2016, 2017)Jerry Schoonmaker , former MLB outfielder, also played footballArt Shamsky , former MLB outfielder and Israel Baseball League managerMike Shannon (attended), MLB infielder for St. Louis Cardinals , 2-time World Series champion and broadcaster Sonny Siebert , former MLB pitcher, 2-time All-StarDave Silvestri , former MLB infielderGene Stephenson , former Wichita State University baseball head coach, also played footballNick Tepesch , pitcher for Texas Rangers Jayce Tingler , manager for San Diego Padres Basketball Jabari Brown , CBA player for Foshan Dralions John Brown , former NBA player for Atlanta Hawks , Chicago Bulls DeMarre Carroll , former NBA player for San Antonio Spurs Jordan Clarkson , current NBA player for Utah Jazz Sophie Cunningham , current WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury[48] and current WNBL player for Melbourne Boomers Marcus Denmon , TBL player for Istanbul BB Keyon Dooling , former NBA player for Boston Celtics Larry Drew , former NBA player, former head coach for Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks Al Eberhard , former NBA player for Detroit Pistons Kim English , former NBA playerJaKeenan Gant , player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Thomas Gardner , former NBA player for Atlanta Hawks Linas Kleiza , former NBA playerGary Leonard , former NBA playerAnthony Peeler , former NBA player for Los Angeles Lakers Michael Porter Jr. , current NBA player for Denver Nuggets [49] Phil Pressey , former NBA player for Boston Celtics Kareem Rush , former NBA player for Los Angeles Clippers Doug Smith , former NBA playerDru Smith , current NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets Norm Stewart (BA 1956, ΒΘΠ , Mystical 7 ), All-American and former head coach at Northern Iowa (1961–67) and Mizzou (1967–99)Steve Stipanovich , former NBA playerTyler Stone (born 1991), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jon Sundvold , former NBA player for San Antonio Spurs , Miami Heat Roger Wehrli Bud Abell , former American Football League player for the Kansas City Chiefs [50] Danario Alexander , former NFL player for San Diego Chargers [51] Russ Ball , executive with Green Bay Packers Gary Barnett (1969, ΒΘΠ ), former head football coach at Northwestern and Colorado Dwayne Blakley , former NFL tight end[52] Nick Bolton , NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs Justin Britt , offensive lineman for Seattle Seahawks Charlie Brown , NFL player for New Orleans Saints Colin Brown , NFL player for Buffalo Bills Lloyd Carr (ΚΣ), former head coach University of Michigan Byron Chamberlain , former NFL player[53] Paul Christman (ΚΣ), College Football Hall of Famer, former NFL player and broadcasterChase Coffman , NFL player, John Mackey Award winnerDeMontie Cross , assistant coach with Wisconsin Badgers Sean Culkin , NFL playerChase Daniel , NFL player for Chicago Bears Robert Delpino , former NFL playerKony Ealy , defensive lineman for New York Jets Brad Edelman , former NFL playerAtiyyah Ellison , NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs Don Faurot (1924 Farmhouse, Mystical 7), MU coach and player[54] Ron Fellows , former NFL playerWill Franklin , former NFL playerBlaine Gabbert , NFL player for Arizona Cardinals Andrew Gachkar , NFL player with San Diego Chargers Justin Gage , former NFL playerE.J. Gaines , NFL player for Los Angeles Rams Tony Galbreath , former NFL playerMarkus Golden , NFL player for Arizona Cardinals Mel Gray (Mystical 7), former NFL playerDorial Green-Beckham , NFL player for Tennessee Titans Ziggy Hood , NFL player for Jacksonville Jaguars Harry Ice (ΒΘΠ ), MVP of the 1942 Sugar Bowl, a longtime member of the athletic departmentBrad Imes , football player; appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 2 , retired professional mixed martial arts fighter[55] Jim Jennings , former NFL playerMike Jones , former NFL playerHenry Josey , former NFL playerJim Kekeris , former NFL playerJim Leavitt , former head coach of University of South Florida Leo Lewis , former NFL playerDrew Lock , NFL player for Denver Broncos Rick Lyle , former NFL playerBill McCartney , former head coach at University of Colorado Jeremy Maclin , NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs Henry Marshall , former NFL playerSteve Martin , former NFL playerJohn Matuszak , former NFL player for Oakland Raiders Ron McBride , former NFL playerErik McMillan , former NFL playerWilliam Moore , NFL player for Atlanta Falcons Mitch Morse , NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs C. J. Mosley , NFL player for Cleveland BrownsDamien Nash , former NFL playerBrock Olivo , former NFL playerGus Otto (ΒΘΠ ), former NFL playerFrancis Peay , former NFL playerKurt Petersen , former NFL playerJohnnie Poe , former NFL playerShane Ray , NFL player for Denver Broncos Howard Richards (Kappa Alpha Psi ), former NFL player, Dallas Cowboys Johnny Roland (Kappa Alpha Psi), former NFL coach and playerMartin Rucker , NFL player for Philadelphia Eagles Andy Russell , former NFL playerJerome Sally , former NFL playerMichael Sam , former NFL player for St. Louis Rams , first openly gay player in NFLGeorge Seals , former NFL playerAldon Smith , NFL player for San Francisco 49ers Brad Smith , NFL player for Philadelphia Eagles Justin Smith , NFL player for San Francisco 49ers Otis Smith , former NFL playerRay Smith , NFL playerDavid Smukler , NFL playerHugh Sprinkle , NFL playerStryker Sulak , NFL player for Green Bay Packers Morris Towns , former NFL playerBruce Van Dyke , former NFL playerL'Damian Washington , wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers Russ Washington , former NFL playerSean Weatherspoon , NFL player for Atlanta Falcons [56] Roger Wehrli , seven-time Pro Bowl NFL player in Pro Football Hall of Fame Bill Whitaker , former NFL playerJames Wilder Sr. , former NFL playerKellen Winslow , college and Pro Football Hall of Fame playerEric Wright , former NFL playerWrestling Ben Askren , two-time NCAA wrestling champion (2006,2007); 2008 Olympian; retired MMA fighter; former Bellator Welterweight Champion[57] Evan Bourne , professional wrestlerMichael Chandler , 2009 NCAA Wrestling All-American (5th place 157 lbs.), former Bellator Lightweight Champion[58] J'den Cox , three-time NCAA champion wrestler, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in 86 kg weight classSammie Henson , two-time NCAA wrestling champion; 1998 world freestyle champion; 2000 Olympic silver medalist; 2006 world bronze medalist at age 36J. P. Reese , two-time NCAA wrestling championships qualifier (2002 and 2003); MMA fighter[59] Gene Snitsky , professional wrestler[60] Mike Whitehead (attended), three-time All-American wrestler; MMA fighter[61] Tyron Woodley , two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler; mixed martial artist in welterweight division, champion for Ultimate Fighting Championship [62] Other sports Dick Ault , Olympic hurdlerChristian Cantwell , shot putter, 2004 IAAF World Indoor Champion, 2008 Olympic silver medalist, 2009 IAAF World Outdoor ChampionCarl Edwards , NASCAR driver and 2007 Busch Series champion (attended but did not graduate)[63] Ross Miner (born 1991), skating coach and retired competitive figure skaterDerrick Peterson (ΑΚΛ), professional runner, 2004 OlympianKarissa Schweizer , runner, seven-time NCAA National ChampionChelsea Thomas , softball player, SEC Pitcher of the YearOther References See also