Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
Brandon Brown | Coastal Carolina University | NASCAR driver | |
Kenny Albert | New York University | Sportscaster | |
Bill Brown | | Professional football player; Pro Bowl running back, Minnesota Vikings | |
Hubert A. Caldwell | | Olympic crew, 1928 gold medalist | |
Sean Casey | University of Richmond | Professional baseball player; first baseman, Boston Red Sox | [17] |
Chris Chike | | eSports competitor; former #1 ranked Guitar Hero player in the world; 2017 DanceDanceRevolution world champion and current #2 ranked player in the world | |
Bill Cubit | | Head football coach, Western Michigan University | |
Bill Doba | | Former head football coach, Washington State University | |
John Fina | | Professional football player; tackle, Buffalo Bills | [17] |
Richard J. Gannon | University of Delaware | Professional football player; quarterback, Oakland Raiders, NFL MVP 2002 | [17] |
Orel Hershiser | Bowling Green State University | Professional baseball player; pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cy Young Award Winner, 1988, World Series Champion | [17] |
Tom Hicks | University of Texas at Austin | Former owner of the Dallas Stars, Liverpool F.C. and Texas Rangers | [17] |
Bobby Hurley | Duke University | Former NBA player, NCAA coach | |
James Johnson | | Professional basketball player; Miami Heat | [17] |
Gene Keady | | Former head coach, Purdue University Men's Basketball | |
Don Laz | | Olympic pole vaulter, 1952 Summer Olympics | |
Bob Lilly | Texas Christian University | Professional football player; Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys | [17] |
Emil Liston | | Former head coach, Baker University, Michigan Technological University | |
Dallas Long | | Olympic shot putter, 1960 silver medalist, 1964 gold medalist | |
Ryan Mathews | Fresno State University | Running back, San Diego Chargers, formerly of California State University at Fresno, NCAA Football Leading Rusher of 2009 | |
John Matuszak | University of Tampa | NFL Hall of Famer; 1st overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft of the Houston Oilers; played with the Oakland Raiders for the majority of his career; led the Raiders to two Super Bowl Championships (XI & XV) | |
Keith Moreland | | Professional baseball player; outfielder, Chicago Cubs | |
James Naismith | | Inventor of the sport of basketball | |
Davey O'Brien | Texas Christian University | Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, 1938 | |
Victor Ortiz | | Professional boxer and former WBC Champion, University of Kansas | |
Shawn Powell | Florida State University | NFL punter, Buffalo Bills | |
Jalen Ramsey | Florida State University | NFL Cornerback, Los Angeles Rams | |
Jon Rauch | | Professional baseball player; pitcher, Morehead State University | |
Dean Refram | | Professional golfer, Florida Southern College | |
Alma Richards | | Olympic high jumper, 1912 gold medalist | |
Roy Riegels | | Member of the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, famed for 1929 Rose Bowl where he was dubbed "Wrong Way" | |
Johnny Robinson | | Professional football player; strong safety, Kansas City Chiefs, All-Time All-AFL Team | |
Alvin F. Rylander | | Olympic crew, 1928 gold medalist | |
Sandy Sandberg | Iowa Wesleyan University | Professional football player | |
John Smith | Oklahoma State University | Olympic Wrestling Champion, Freestyle | |
J. C. Snead | East Tennessee State University | Professional golfer | [17] |
Jonnie Stewart | University of Memphis | AWA professional wrestler; unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Representative in Illinois in 1999 and Illinois Governor in 2018 | [18] |
Bob Todd | | Ohio State University baseball coach | [19] |
Nate Hybl | University of Oklahoma | Quarterback, 2002 Rose Bowl MVP | |
Ron Zook | Miami University | Former head football coach, University of Illinois and University of Florida | |