Saw a similar thread on the WAC board. Thought it would be interesting here.

Here's a few well-know from North Texas

Saw a like thread on the WAC board. Slow time, so thought it might be fun over here.

A few from North Texas

Nora Jones - Grammy winning vocalist

Don Henley - Grammy winning singer & musician with The Eagles

Ray Wylie Hubbard - Noted country western singer

Pat Boone - Singer with several gold records in 50's & 60's. Also starred in several movies including State Fair.

Thomas Hayden Church Academy award nominee and Emmy winner for the movie Broken Trail.

Joe Don baker - Acting credits include The Natural, Fletch, The Living Daylights and Goldeneye. Also starred as Buford Pusser in Walking Tall.

Joan Blondell - Academy award nominee for the Blue Veil, also starred in Public Enemy and Grease.

Ann Sheridan. Actress who's movies included Kings Row and Angels with Dirty Faces. Rolls in films with Humphry Bogart, Errol Flynn, James Cagney and Car Grant.

Peter Weller Actor best know for Robo Cop

Noble Willingham - Actor appeared in Walker Texas Rangers.

Larry McMurtry - Author of Lonesome Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner who wrote Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show.

Bill Moyers - Television Journalist, formerly chief correspondent for CBS Reports and senior news analyst for CBS news.

Shirley Cothern Barrett - Miss America 1975

Phyllis George - Miss America 1971

Texas State--

* U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson
* Country singer George Strait
* Country singer Randy Rogers
* Country/Tejano singer Emilio Navaira
* Film director Thomas Carter
* Actor G. W. Bailey
* Actor Powers Boothe
* Actor Chelcie Ross
* Actress Tracy Scoggins
* Columnist Heloise
* NBA basketball player Jeff Foster
* Former NBA basketball player Torgeir Bryn
* Writer Tomás Rivera
* Professional wrestlers Shawn Michaels and Lance Hoyt
* NFL football player Fred Evans
* Former NFL football player Ricky Sanders
* Former NFL football player Jeff Novak
* MLB pitcher Scott Linebrink
* Olympic High Jump Gold Medalist, Charles Austin
* Weber State University president F. Ann Millner
* National Pro Fastpitch Softball player Kristen Zaleski
* U. S. Treasurer Catalina Vasquez Villalpando

Lawrence Tynes - kicker for the New York Giants. Kicked the winning field goal in the 2008 NFC Championship game, sending the Giants to Super Bowl XLII.

Osi Umenyiora - defensive end for the New York Giants. Is a 2-time Pro Bowler. Also part of the ESPN Monday Night Football crew.

DeMarcus Ware - defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys. 3-time Pro Bowler. First ever NFL player to win the Butkus Award. Has appeared in Chunky Soup Commercials with LaDainian Tomlinson, Jonathan Vilma, Matt Hasselbeck, Maurice Jones-Drew and other prominent young players with their mothers.

Jill Dobson - Fox News Channel entertainment correspondent.

Bobby Jon Drinkard - contestant on Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Guatemala television shows, Cosmopolitan Magazine bachelor of the year for Alabama in 2003, runway model for Calvin Klein, actor in We Are Marshall.

Tom Foreman - CNN political correspondent and host of CNN's This Week at War and This Week in Politics.

Lynne Koplitz - stand-up comedian and actress.

Vecepia Towery - contestant and winner of Survivor: Marquesas on CBS.

Danielle Frye - current pit road announcer for NASCAR radio affiliate MRN.

James "JT" Thomas, Jr. - contestant and winner of Survivor: Tocantins on CBS.

Bobby Bright - current Congressman for Alabama.

Don Gaetz - current member of the Florida Senate.

William G. Gregory - Former NASA astronaut and STS-67 pilot for the March 1995 mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Kevin Kregel - NASA astronaut and mission commander for the February 2000 mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

James A. Roy - current Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.

Robert W. Smith - highly regarded band composer and educator.

WKU - here are some of ours.

John Carpenter ('68) - Academy Award winning movie director. "Halloween," "The Fog," "Big Trouble in Little China," "Prince of Darkness," "Village of the Dammed," "Memoirs of an Invisible Man," "Starman," "Escape From New York," "Escape From L.A." and "Vampires."

E.A. Diddle - Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Western Kentucky to 759 wins in 42 seasons (1922-1964). At the time of his retirement in 1964, Diddle was the winningest coach in college basketball and today still ranks #6. His teams claimed 32 conference championships.

Romeo Crennel ('69, '77) - Longtime NFL coach who was named head coach of the Cleveland Browns in February 2005.

G. Dean Daniels ('80) - Co-founder and co-creator, with his father, of CMT Country Music Television.

Steve Gorman - Drummer for the popular rock band "The Black Crowes". Gorman is an original member of the Black Crowes and is currently out on the road with the band on their world tour.

Clem Haskins ('67) - A three-time All-American, Haskins is one of only three Hilltopper basketball players ever honored as "consensus" All-American (AP First-team -1967). He was a first-round draft choice of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association and played nine seasons in the NBA, averaging in double figures six times. Haskins later returned to the Hill as head basketball coach (1980-86) and guided the Toppers to two NCAA appearances and one NIT appearance.

Duncan Hines - One of the most recognized names associated with food and hospitality, especially in bakery items found in grocery stores.

Donald Kendall - The co-founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Pepsi Co. Inc.

Charles Napier ('61) - Well-known character actor best known for his parts in the movies: The Blues Brothers, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Austin Powers and The Nutty Professor. TV appearances include: Star Trek, Kojak, Rockford Files, Dallas, L.A. Law, Party of Five, and The Practice.

Kenny Perry ('82) - The most successful golfer ever produced by Western Kentucky University. Perry turned professional after completing his collegiate career in 1982 and has been on the PGA Tour since1987.

Michael Rosenbaum ('95) - Actor stared as Lex Luthor in the TV series Smallville on the WB Network. Other TV credits include: The Tom Show and Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane. Movie credits include: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Urban Legend

David Schramm - Actor best known for his role on the hit NBC Series "Wings". Schramm played the character of "Roy Biggins" on Wings during its entire run on NBC from 1990-97.

I added this one that wasn't on WKU's web site (yet).
Courtney Lee - First round NBA draft pick for the Orlando Magic (now with the NJ Nets).

Famous University of Louisiana Alumni

* Marc Breaux, (deceased), popular choreographer of movie such as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, etc.

* James Lee Burke, novelist, writer; The Lost Get-Back Boogie was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

* Judith Ford, Miss America (1969).

* Leigh Hennessy, movie and TV actress and stuntwoman.

* Ali Landry, Miss USA (1996); actress.

* Eddy Raven, American singer and songwriter; six No. 1 songs on the country music charts.

* George Rodrigue, artist known for his Blue Dog series and early art depicting Cajun life.

* Richard Simmons, exercise guru.

* Scott Tatman, writer, actor appearing in "Chappelle's Show" and "Saturday Night Live."

* A. Hays Town, architect

* Albert H. Crews, former U.S. astronaut (1962-1988).

* Charles B. DeBellevue, first Air Force weapon systems officer to become a flying "Ace."

* Jefferson DeBlanc, (deceased) Congressional Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipient and WWII Flying Ace

* Bennett Landreneau, major general, director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

* Alex McCool, manager NASA Space Shuttle Projects Office (1960-).

* Clifford Schoeffler, (deceased) former brigadier general, United States Air Force.

* C. C. Brown, safety Houston Texans (2005-).

* Chris Cagle, (deceased) halfback New York Giants (1930-1932), Brooklyn Dodgers (1933-1934), College Football Hall of Fame (1954).

* Jake Delhomme, quarterback New Orleans Saints (1998-2002) and Carolina Panthers (2003-Present).

* Brian Mitchell, former running back Washington Redskins (1990-1999), Philadelphia Eagles (2000-2002), New York Giants (2003).

* Antwain Spann, cornerback for the New England Patriots (2006-).

* Brandon Stokley, wide receiver Baltimore Ravens (1999-02), Indianapolis Colts (2003-06), Denver Broncos (2007-).

* Ike Taylor, defensive back Pittsburgh Steelers (2003-).

* Charles Tillman, cornerback Chicago Bears (2003-).

* Paul Bako, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals (1998-).

* Ron Guidry, Cy Young Award winner; New York Yankees (1969 - 1970).

* B.J. Ryan, Baltimore Orioles (1997 - 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (2006 - )

* Bo Lamar, former Detroit Pistons and ABA player.

* Andrew Toney, former Philadelphia 76ers (1980-1988) aka "The Boston Strangler"

* Kim Perrot, (deceased) former Houston Comets. Led Comets to the 97' and 98' World Championship.

* Mike Heinen, American professional golfer.

* Craig Perks, professional PGA golfer; 2002 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year.

* Hollis Conway, high-jump athlete; Olympic medalist, 1988 silver, 1992 bronze.

(07-14-2009 07:06 PM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  Saw a similar thread on the WAC board. Thought it would be interesting here.

Here's a few well-know from North Texas

Saw a like thread on the WAC board. Slow time, so thought it might be fun over here.

A few from North Texas

Nora Jones - Grammy winning vocalist

Don Henley - Grammy winning singer & musician with The Eagles

Ray Wylie Hubbard - Noted country western singer

Pat Boone - Singer with several gold records in 50's & 60's. Also starred in several movies including State Fair.

Thomas Hayden Church Academy award nominee and Emmy winner for the movie Broken Trail.

Joe Don baker - Acting credits include The Natural, Fletch, The Living Daylights and Goldeneye. Also starred as Buford Pusser in Walking Tall.

Joan Blondell - Academy award nominee for the Blue Veil, also starred in Public Enemy and Grease.

Ann Sheridan. Actress who's movies included Kings Row and Angels with Dirty Faces. Rolls in films with Humphry Bogart, Errol Flynn, James Cagney and Car Grant.

Peter Weller Actor best know for Robo Cop

Noble Willingham - Actor appeared in Walker Texas Rangers.

Larry McMurtry - Author of Lonesome Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner who wrote Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show.

Bill Moyers - Television Journalist, formerly chief correspondent for CBS Reports and senior news analyst for CBS news.

Shirley Cothern Barrett - Miss America 1975

Phyllis George - Miss America 1971

How could you forget MEATLOAF!?!?

You must repent.

Watch it 10 times. Love it.

(07-14-2009 07:06 PM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  Saw a similar thread on the WAC board. Thought it would be interesting here.

Here's a few well-know from North Texas

Saw a like thread on the WAC board. Slow time, so thought it might be fun over here.

A few from North Texas

Nora Jones - Grammy winning vocalist

Don Henley - Grammy winning singer & musician with The Eagles

Ray Wylie Hubbard - Noted country western singer

Pat Boone - Singer with several gold records in 50's & 60's. Also starred in several movies including State Fair.

Thomas Hayden Church Academy award nominee and Emmy winner for the movie Broken Trail.

Joe Don baker - Acting credits include The Natural, Fletch, The Living Daylights and Goldeneye. Also starred as Buford Pusser in Walking Tall.

Joan Blondell - Academy award nominee for the Blue Veil, also starred in Public Enemy and Grease.

Ann Sheridan. Actress who's movies included Kings Row and Angels with Dirty Faces. Rolls in films with Humphry Bogart, Errol Flynn, James Cagney and Car Grant.

Peter Weller Actor best know for Robo Cop

Noble Willingham - Actor appeared in Walker Texas Rangers.

Larry McMurtry - Author of Lonesome Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner who wrote Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show.

Bill Moyers - Television Journalist, formerly chief correspondent for CBS Reports and senior news analyst for CBS news.

Shirley Cothern Barrett - Miss America 1975

Phyllis George - Miss America 1971

Correct me if I am wrong, but is not Dr. Phil a UNT graduate? I believe he is.

(07-14-2009 10:26 PM)tux Wrote:  

(07-14-2009 07:06 PM)MeanGreen61 Wrote:  Saw a similar thread on the WAC board. Thought it would be interesting here.

Here's a few well-know from North Texas

Saw a like thread on the WAC board. Slow time, so thought it might be fun over here.

A few from North Texas

Nora Jones - Grammy winning vocalist

Don Henley - Grammy winning singer & musician with The Eagles

Ray Wylie Hubbard - Noted country western singer

Pat Boone - Singer with several gold records in 50's & 60's. Also starred in several movies including State Fair.

Thomas Hayden Church Academy award nominee and Emmy winner for the movie Broken Trail.

Joe Don baker - Acting credits include The Natural, Fletch, The Living Daylights and Goldeneye. Also starred as Buford Pusser in Walking Tall.

Joan Blondell - Academy award nominee for the Blue Veil, also starred in Public Enemy and Grease.

Ann Sheridan. Actress who's movies included Kings Row and Angels with Dirty Faces. Rolls in films with Humphry Bogart, Errol Flynn, James Cagney and Car Grant.

Peter Weller Actor best know for Robo Cop

Noble Willingham - Actor appeared in Walker Texas Rangers.

Larry McMurtry - Author of Lonesome Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner who wrote Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show.

Bill Moyers - Television Journalist, formerly chief correspondent for CBS Reports and senior news analyst for CBS news.

Shirley Cothern Barrett - Miss America 1975

Phyllis George - Miss America 1971

Correct me if I am wrong, but is not Dr. Phil a UNT graduate? I believe he is.

Yep. Dr Phil is a former UNT guy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Flo...ity_people

here is a full lists from wikipedia for FIU

* Richard Simmons, exercise guru.


Thats hilarious!

For the University of Denver

Notable alumni

Politics, Government and Military
Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State under President G.W. Bush
Ed Schafer, Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President G.W. Bush, former Governor of North Dakota
James Nicholson, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs under President G.W. Bush
Gale Norton, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President G.W. Bush
Current U.S. Senator Peter Domenici (R-N.M.)
Current U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)
Current U.S. Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Cindy Courville, U.S. Ambassador to the African Union
Robert Dieter, U.S. Ambassador to Belize
Paul Trivelli, U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua
Loy Henderson, former U.S. Ambassador to Iran
Heraldo Munoz, Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations
Wayne Aspinall, former member, U.S House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
Mike McKevitt, former member, U.S, House of Representatives (R-Colo.)
William D. Ford former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mich.)
Mo Udall, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ariz)
Byron Rogers, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Colo.)
John Patrick Williams, former member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Mont.)
Paul Laxalt, former Nevada governor and U.S. Senator (R-Nev.)
Charles Brannan former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President H. Truman
Oscar Chapman former U.S. Secretary of Interior under President H. Truman
John Arthur Love, former Gov. of Colorado and Dir. of U.S. Energy Policy under President Nixon.
M. Javad Zarif, former Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations
George W. Casey, Jr., U.S. Army General and former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq
Mary Cheney, Political Activist Daughter of former Bush VP Dick Cheney
Alvin Wiederspahn, former member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature and prominent Cheyenne attorney and historical preservationist
Peter Groff, President, Colorado Senate
Terrance Carroll, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
Susan Waltz, chair, International Executive Committee, Amnesty International
Ibrahim A. Assaf, Finance Minister, Saudi Arabia

Business and Industry
Brad Anderson, CEO, Best Buy
Peter Coors, Chairman and CEO, Molson Coors Brewing Company
Roger Birnbaum, CEO, Spyglass Entertainment (major movie producer)
Richard Hilton, chairman, Hilton and Hyland Real Estate
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman, Emirates Airlines
Dale Wolf. CEO, Coventry Health Care
Richard Cook, Espanola Mercantile Company
Mark Gasta, CHRO and SVP, Vail Resorts
Jeff Lorberbaum, CEO, Mohawk Industries
Steve Whisler, former CEO, Phelps Dodge Mining
Charles Winter, inventor of "the boot" for illegally parked cars
Ted Kleisner, President and CEO, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Jim Lentz, President, Toyota USA
Michael Morton, Co-Founder, N9NE Group
Carol Tome - CFO and Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, The Home Depot
Ted Weisberg, Founder, Seaport Securities
Marc Schulman, President and CEO, The Elis Cheesecake Company
Peter Morton, founder, Hard Rock Cafe chain
Marc Nathanson billionaire founder, Falcon Cable
Andrew C. Taylor, CEO, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
James Unruh, former CEO, Unisys
Pam Turbeville, CEO, Navistar Financial
Joseph Saunders, Chairman and CEO, Visa Inc.
Nilanshu Raja, CEO, Medicorp, Inc.
Sean Menke, President and CEO, Frontier Airlines
Emily Cinader Scott, Former Chairman, J. Crew
Howard P. James, former CEO, Sheraton Hotels
Tom Marsico, founder, Janus Mutual Funds, president of Marsico Capital Management

Media
Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
Andrew Rosenthal, editorial page editor, The New York Times
Bill Clarke, consumer reporter, Denver Channel 7 news
David Von Drehle, Editor-at-Large for Time magazine
Clarke Canfield, Associated Press Reporter and Author
James C. Kennedy, Chairman, former CEO, Cox Enterprises
Mike Rosen, conservative talk radio host

Sports
Eric Alexander, scaled Mt. Everest with first blind climber to summit
Glenn Anderson NHL Hall of Famer and who scored 498 career NHL goals and won six Stanley Cups
Jerome Biffle, 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the long jump
Vince Boryla 1948 US Olympic Gold medalist, NBA player, head coach and long-time NBA executive
Matt Carle, hockey defenseman with Philadelphia Flyers, 2007 NHL all-Rookie team and 2006 Hobey Baker Award winner
Suzy Chaffee, former Olympic, World Cup and professional freestyle skier
Kevin Dineen, former NHL all-star player and current coach, Portland Pirates (AHL)
Sam Etcheverry, Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback
Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin Two-time U.S. Olympic medalist Luge Pair
Michelle Kwan, World Champion Figure Skater, Graduated June 2009.
Keith Magnuson, former Chicago Blackhawks coach and defenseman
Bill Masterton, former Minnesota North Star, The NHL's Bill Masterton Trophy is named in his honor
Peter McNab, Former NHL hockey player, current color analyst for the Colorado Avalanche
Craig Patrick, former Pittsburgh Penguins executive vice president/general manager
Gregg Popovich, Head Coach, San Antonio Spurs
Dan Schatzeder, winning pitcher of Game 6 of the 1987 World Series
Paul Stastny, forward, Colorado Avalanche, NHL, runner up for 2006-2007 Rookie of the Year

*Denver has produced over 50 NHL hockey players - only the most recognizable names are above

Arts and Letters
David Adkins, comedian known as Sinbad
Roger Birnbaum, CEO, Spyglass Entertainment (major movie producer)
Chris Broderick, Guitarist of Megadeth
Mark Harris, Author of 'Bang the Drum Slowly'
Gerhard Knoop, stage producer and theatre director
Elliott Martin, Multiple Tony award-winning Broadway producer
Duane Michals, photographer
Ron Miles, Jazz composer and trumpet player
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, founder, Malibu Comics, developer of Men in Black franchise, CEO/Chairman of Platinum Studios
Ted Shackelford, TV Star, Knot's Landing
Neil Simon, Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright
Josh Taylor, actor (Days of Our Lives, The Hogan Family)
Hao Jiang Tian, Opera Singer/Basso Cantate, Metropolitan Opera
Cedar Walton, jazz pianist
Joshua Marie Wilkinson, American poet
John Edward Williams, Author, National Book Award Winner in 1973

Famous FAUites

Here is the full list above, but some big ones that stick out...

Mary Carey - Porn Star
Carrot Top - Entertainer
Steven Sawanson - Astronaut
Don Brewer - Drummer & Founder Grand Funk Railroad

I think FAU wins just because they represent Grand Funk Railroad, porn, and Carrot Top! :ncaabbs:

(07-15-2009 11:54 AM)condray Wrote:  I think FAU wins just because they represent Grand Funk Railroad, porn, and Carrot Top! :ncaabbs:

And I do believe the FAU flag has gone to space on one of the trips Steven has made.

(07-15-2009 11:57 AM)NCowl Wrote:  And I do believe the FAU flag has gone to space on one of the trips Steven has made.

Indeed, I belive it now hangs in the New Alumni Center.

Marey Carey came to a basketball game lat year, needless to say her apperance caused quite a stir. I think Ted Hutton went into photo overload when she showed up.

Then he posted those pictures on the Blog. Dont think the site EVER had that many hits.

(07-15-2009 09:42 AM)NCowl Wrote:  Famous FAUites

Here is the full list above, but some big ones that stick out...

Mary Carey - Porn Star
Carrot Top - Entertainer
Steven Sawanson - Astronaut
Don Brewer - Drummer & Founder Grand Funk Railroad

I am sure that there plenty of amateur (and a few professional) Starlets who have attended classes in San Marcos.

Alexis Texas attended SWT/TXSt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Texas

Arkansas State

1. The voice of Squidward on Spongebob Squarepants....can't recall his name though....
:bean:

ME!!!

WKU- John Carpenter, AWESOME! Thanks for teaching this guy how to direct movies!

(07-15-2009 09:42 AM)NCowl Wrote:  Famous FAUites

Here is the full list above, but some big ones that stick out...

Mary Carey - Porn Star
Carrot Top - Entertainer
Steven Sawanson - Astronaut
Don Brewer - Drummer & Founder Grand Funk Railroad

Also one of your renowned professors(architecture maybe?) was on Millionaire Matchmaker!!!