This is a list of notable alumni of Arizona State University .
Business [ edit ]
Kathleen von Alvensleben – architect and charity fundraiser
Robert Bigelow [1] – hotel and aerospace entrepreneur
Michael R. Burns [2] – vice chairman of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2017[3]
Chris Cohan [4] – founder of Sonic Communications; former NBA owner, Golden State Warriors
Vince Ferraro [5] – VP of Global Strategy and Marketing, Eastman Kodak (2010–present)
Ira A. Fulton [6] – businessman, founder of Fulton Homes (attended)
Bennie Gonzales [7] – architect; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1970[3]
Derrick Hall [8] – president, CEO and general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks; recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2003[9] and the Alumni Achievement Award in 2016[3] from the ASU Alumni Association
Robert Hecht-Nielsen [10] – businessman, computer developer and adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering, University of California-San Diego ; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1994[3]
Howard Lindzon – author and founder of StockTwits [11]
Allison Maslan – CEO of Blast Off!, executive producer of Allie & You web series
T. Allen McArtor [12] – chief executive, EADS North America ; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1989[3]
Ioanna Morfessis [13] – helped launch the nation's first "one-stop" business assistance center for small minority business enterprises; inaugural executive director, Phoenix Economic Growth Corporation; founding president and CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council; founder, IO. INC consulting practice; honoree for the 2012 Arizona Centennial Legacy Project: Arizona's 48 Most Intriguing Women project
Ted Sarandos – Chief Content Officer at Netflix
Joe Shoen [14] – chairman of Amerco; chairman and president of U-Haul
Kate Spade [15] – fashion designer, business owner
Gary L. Tooker [16] – retired corporate executive; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award in 1983[3] and the James W. Creasman Award of Excellence in 1999[17] from the ASU Alumni Association
Ryan Wood [18] , co-founder of the Under Armour company
Arts, literature and entertainment [ edit ]
Grace Hampton - artist, art educator, emerita Professor at Pennsylvania State University
Dustin Lee Abraham – screenwriter and producer for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ludwig Ahgren – YouTube streamer
Steve Allen – writer, comedian, musician
Alvin Eli Amason – painter and sculptor
Atrioc (Brandon Ewing) – Twitch streamer
Matt Barrie – ESPN anchor
Wes Bergmann – cast member of The Real World: Austin ; winner of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel
Carolina Bermudez – co-host of Elvis Duran and the Morning Show , TV personality on Showbiz Tonight
Amanda Brown – author of Legally Blonde
Tony Carrillo – author of syndicated comic strip F Minus
Lynda Carter – Miss World USA (1972), actress, singer, and star of the TV series Wonder Woman 1975–1979
Jonni Cheatwood – artist
Roger Clyne – lead singer and songwriter for The Refreshments and Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers
Tim Colceri – actor known for Full Metal Jacket and originally cast to play Gunnery Sergeant Hartman
Ed Dee – author
Christine Devine – television news anchor based in Los Angeles; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2002
Jerry Dumas – comics writer and artist of Sam's Strip and Sam and Silo
Domo Genesis – rapper, songwriter, and DJ; member of Odd Future (attended)[19]
Dan Greenberg – sports journalist, Barstool Sports
Dustin Hodge – producer, Little Britches Rodeo and The Tight Rope
Tyler Hoechlin – actor, 7th Heaven and Teen Wolf
Shanna Hogan – journalist and author (The New York Times bestseller Picture Perfect )
Brandon Kellum – musician, vocalist of the band American Standards
Jimmy Kimmel – actor, comedian, and TV host
Kongos – alternative rock band composed of four brothers, all of whom graduated from ASU
Ladimir "Ladmo" Kwiatkowski – entertainer, co-hosted The Wallace and Ladmo Show ; received the Founders' Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1986 (deceased)
Dan Lam – drip artist
Jessica Makinson – actress, comedian
Tony Martino – singer/songwriter and record producer from Chicago
Al Michaels – sportscaster for ABC and NBC
Max Miller – YouTuber
Paul "P.H." Naffah – drummer for The Refreshments and Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers ; Kappa Sigma
Nick Nolte – actor
Barbara Teller Ornelas – master Navajo weaver and cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department
Michaele Pride-Wells (born 1956) – architect; B.Arch 1981[20]
Russ Rhea — television journalist
Holly Roberts – artist
Linda Ronstadt – Grammy- and Emmy award-winning singer
Andrew Santino – comedian
John Seibel – host of ESPNEWS and SportsNation on ESPN Radio
Johnny Somali (Ismael Khalid) — Kick streamer
David Spade – comedian and actor
Stefan Springman – TV producer, host of the VH1 show Can't Get a Date
Brody Stevens – stand-up comedian and actor, star of the Comedy Central show Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! , pitcher for Arizona State University baseball team
Brenda Strong – actress
Ross Thomas – actor, filmmaker
Shayne Topp – actor known for Smosh and The Goldbergs
Trainwreckstv (Tyler Niknam) – Twitch streamer
Rishi Vohra – author
Andrew Wantuck – producer, director
Maysoon Zayid – standup comedian
Military [ edit ]
Maj. Gen. William P. Acker [21] – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former commander of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Maj. Gen. John J. Batbie, Jr. [22] – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, GA
Gen. Philip M. Breedlove [23] – four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
Ryan Cleckner [24] – former army sniper and veterans activist
John C. Keegan [25] – served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy; retired with the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy; served as judge of the Justice Court in Maricopa County, Arizona
Gen. John L. Piotrowski [26] – retired U.S. Air Force four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1985–1987; former commander-in-chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Space Command (attended)
Rick Romley [27] – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam; elected Maricopa County Attorney in 1989 and served until 2004; currently serves as Interim Maricopa County Attorney following his appointment by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Eldon Rudd [28] – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; served as a fighter pilot during World War II; served 20 years in the FBI on assignments in Latin America, Washington, D.C. and Phoenix; elected to U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th District in 1976, where he served until retirement in 1987 (deceased)
Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan – retired general in the U.S. Army
Jeremy Staat [29] – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; Iraqi War veteran; NFL professional athlete; founder of the Jeremy Staat Foundation, which works to prevent veteran suicide
Margaret H. Woodward [30] – major general in the U.S. Air Force, one of the commanders of Operation Odyssey Dawn
Daniel Yoo [31] – Commander of MARSOC ; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2013[32]
Miscellaneous [ edit ]
Keith Andrews – bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicans
Alicia-Monique Blanco – Miss Arizona USA 2009
Linda Burnes Bolton – past president of the American Academy of Nursing
Thom Brooks – political philosopher and legal scholar
Angela Bryan – Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, health psychologist conducting HIV/STD and cannabis research
Greg Byrne – University of Alabama Athletic Director[33]
Bradley Cardinale – ecologist, conservation biologist, academic and researcher
Terry A. Davis – programmer and creator of the TempleOS operating system
Janet S Gaffney – professor at University of Auckland
Temple Grandin – animal behavior expert, author, autism advocate
Dwayne D. Gremler – social scientist, academic, and author
Tania Israel – expert in LGBTQ intervention research and dialogue across political disagreement
Michael I. Jordan – computer scientist and researcher, MS in mathematics (Statistics) from ASU (1980)[34]
Shaun King – civil rights activist and writer
Don Lancaster – author, inventor, and microcomputer pioneer
Mary Kay Letourneau – child rapist convicted of raping a 12-year-old student whom she was teaching[35]
Paul F. McMillan – chemist and high pressure scientist, professor at University College London
Kevin Nee – professional strongman
Scott Peterson – convicted murderer (2004), currently serving life sentence at San Quentin State Prison
Saskia Popescu – infectious disease specialist
Jodi Quas – Professor of Psychological Science and Nursing Science at the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology
Charles M. Roessel (2007) – president of Diné College [36]
Jim Rossi – law professor at Vanderbilt University
Brenna Sakas – Miss Arizona USA 2006
Christopher J. Schneider – award-winning professor at Wilfrid Laurier University [37]
Larry Schweikart – conservative author and popular historian best known for A Patriot's History of the United States
Jimmy Siemers – professional water skier, two-time world champion
Paul Spudis – geologist and lunar scientist
Roger L. Worsley – educator; received three degrees from ASU in 1959, 1962, and 1969
Government [ edit ]
Jacinda Ardern [38] – former prime minister of New Zealand [39]
Harriet C. Babbitt – Vice Chair, World Resources Institute; former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States, former Deputy Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, and former First Lady of Arizona
Barbara Barrett [40] – former U.S. secretary of the Air Force[41] ; former U.S. ambassador to Finland; recipient of the James W. Creasman Award of Excellence in 2022[42]
Betsey Bayless [43] – former Arizona Secretary of State [44]
Yolanda Bejarano – union organizer and chair of the Arizona Democratic Party [45] [46]
Ken Bennett [47] – former Arizona Secretary of State [48]
Bruce Blakeman – Nassau County Executive[49]
Mark Brnovich – former Arizona Attorney General [50]
Tena Campbell – Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah [51]
Angela Ducey – former First Lady of Arizona
Doug Ducey – former Governor of Arizona [52] , former Arizona State Treasurer, former president and CEO of Coldstone Creamery
Adrian Fontes [53] – Secretary of State of Arizona [54]
Dan Gehlbach – member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Terry Goddard – former Arizona Attorney General [55]
Barry Goldwater Jr. – former U.S. Congressman for California[56]
Michael Daly Hawkins [57] – Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; recipient of the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1995[58]
Carl Hayden – former U.S. Senator and Arizona's first Congressional Representative; Normal School graduate, class of 1896
Cecil Heftel – founder of Heftel Broadcasting; former U.S. Representative
Katie Hobbs – Governor of Arizona , former Secretary of State of Arizona
Jane Dee Hull – former Governor of Arizona
Steve T. Kirby – former Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori – Minister of Economy for the United Arab Emirates (UAE); received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2010
Dean Martin – former State Treasurer of Arizona
Kris Mayes – Arizona Attorney General
Ruth McGregor – former chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court ; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1998
Evan Mecham – former Governor of Arizona (1987–1988)[59]
Harry Mitchell – former U.S. Congressman, former Mayor of Tempe, former State Senator
Ed Pastor – former U.S. Congressman from Arizona; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1993
Matt Salmon – former U.S. Congressman; former Arizona gubernatorial candidate
David Schweikert – U.S. Congressman; former Maricopa County Treasurer; former State Representative
Fatmir Sejdiu – President of Kosovo , former Visiting Scholar at ASU
Kyrsten Sinema – U.S. Senator from Arizona
Susan Bitter Smith – Arizona Corporation Commission member (2013–2017); former executive director at Southwest Cable Communications Association; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2003
Bob Stump – former U.S. Congressman; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1996 (deceased)
Don Tracy – chairman Illinois Republican Party and chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board
Michelle Ugenti-Rita – Arizona State Senator
Kimberly Yee – Arizona State Treasurer ; former Arizona State Senate Majority Leader (2017–2019)
Peterson Zah – educator; former President of the Navajo Nation ; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1985
Medicine and science [ edit ]
Baseball [ edit ]
Ike Davis
Ian Kinsler
101 ASU Sun Devils have made it to Major League Baseball , including:
Sal Bando – former MLB player; played for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers ; inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 (attended)
Floyd Bannister – former player for the Houston Astros , Seattle Mariners , Chicago White Sox , Kansas City Royals , California Angels , and Texas Rangers (attended)
Austin Barnes – catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Willie Bloomquist – former player for the Arizona Diamondbacks ; also played for the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, and Cincinnati Reds
Barry Bonds – home run king and seven-time MVP;[69] played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants ; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2002 (attended)
Hubie Brooks – former player; played for the New York Mets , Montreal Expos , Los Angeles Dodgers , Anaheim Angels , and Kansas City Royals (attended)
Travis Buck – outfielder for the Houston Astros; played for the Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians (attended)
Alvin Davis – former player, 1984 Rookie of the Year; played for the Seattle Mariners and the California Angels
Ike Davis – player for the Pittsburgh Pirates (attended)
Mike Devereaux – former player;[70] played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles , Chicago White Sox , Atlanta Braves , and Texas Rangers (attended)
Tim Esmay – former Arizona State baseball coach[71]
Mike Esposito – pitcher for the Colorado Rockies (attended)
Andre Ethier – outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (attended)
Herman Frazier – deputy athletics director/chief of staff, Syracuse University ; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2000
Larry Gura – former All-Star pitcher; played for the Chicago Cubs , the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals
Eric Helfand – Major League Baseball player
Bob Horner – former player, 1978 Rookie of the Year; played for the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals (attended)
Reggie Jackson – former player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame , "Mr. October"; played for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles , New York Yankees, and Anaheim Angels ; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1974 (attended)
Mitch Jones – outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates (attended)
Merrill Kelly – pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks , former pitcher for the SK Wyverns , 2018 Korean Series champion, pitcher for Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic
Ian Kinsler – Israeli-American 4x All Star 2B for the Detroit Tigers , Texas Rangers , Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Angels (attended)
Jason Kipnis – player for the Cleveland Indians (attended)
Ken Landreaux – former MLB player
Mike Leake – player for the Seattle Mariners (attended)
Paul Lo Duca – former catcher; played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins , New York Mets, and Washington Nationals (attended)
Seth Martinez – MLB pitcher, made debut for Houston Astros [72]
Rick Monday – former outfielder; Los Angeles Dodgers announcer; played for the Oakland Athletics , Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers (attended)
Dustin Pedroia – second baseman for the Boston Red Sox , 2008 American League Most Valuable Player (attended)
Ken Phelps – radio broadcaster, former designated hitter and first baseman; played for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics , and the Cleveland Indians (attended)
Andrew Romine – MLB baseball player for the Detroit Tigers (attended)
Kevin Romine – Boston Red Sox right fielder [73] (attended)
Dennis Sarfate – pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ; played for the Milwaukee Brewers , Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles ; holds several Nippon Professional Baseball records, including most saves in a season and most by a foreign-born pitcher[74]
Brian Serven (born 1995) – Major League Baseball catcher
Eric Sogard – player for the Oakland A's (attended)
Spencer Torkelson (2022) – MLB first-baseman for the Detroit Tigers (attended)
Fernando Viña – ESPN analyst and former second baseman; played for the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers , St. Louis Cardinals , and Detroit Tigers (attended)
Don Wakamatsu – former catcher for the Chicago White Sox and former manager of the Seattle Mariners (first Asian-American) (attended)
Brett Wallace – player for the Houston Astros [75] (attended)
Basketball [ edit ]
Isaac Austin – former NBA player; played for the Utah Jazz , Miami Heat , Los Angeles Clippers , Orlando Magic , Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies (attended)
Joe Caldwell – former professional basketball forward/guard; Olympic gold medalist; played for the Detroit Pistons , St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, and ABA Carolina Cougars
Ike Diogu – former NBA player; Pac-10 Player of the Year; played for the Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers , Portland Trail Blazers , Sacramento Kings , Los Angeles Clippers, and San Antonio Spurs (attended)
Luguentz Dort – Canadian NBA forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder (attended)
James Harden – NBA guard for the Philadelphia 76ers ; NBA All-Star; '11–'12 Sixth Man of the Year; NBA MVP ‘17-‘18; Olympic gold medalist; Pac-10 Player of the Year (attended)
Rico Harris – former professional basketball player for some International Basketball League teams, and later with the Harlem Globetrotters (attended)
Lionel Hollins – head coach of Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA ; former NBA guard who played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers , San Diego Clippers , Detroit Pistons, and Houston Rockets
Eddie House – former NBA guard; Pac-10 Player of the Year; played for the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks , Charlotte Bobcats , Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns , New Jersey Nets , Boston Celtics , and New York Knicks (attended)
Briann January – WNBA guard for the Connecticut Sun
Egor Koulechov (born 1994) – Israeli-Russian professional basketball player for Israeli team Ironi Nahariya
Lafayette Lever ("Fat") – former NBA guard; played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks
Alton Lister – former forward/center; played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics , Golden State Warriors , Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers (attended)
Kurt Nimphius – former forward/ center; played for the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, and Philadelphia 76ers
Jeff Pendergraph (Ayers) – former NBA player for the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, and Los Angeles Clippers
Victor Rudd (born 1991) – basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and Euroleague
Byron Scott – NBA head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers , New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets , and Los Angeles Lakers ; former NBA guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers, and Vancouver Grizzlies ; former ESPN analyst (attended)
Romello White (born 1998) – basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
E-sports [ edit ]
Eric Allen – retired NFL cornerback ;[77] played for the Philadelphia Eagles , New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders (attended)
Adam Archuleta – former defensive safety in the NFL ;[78] played for the St. Louis Rams , Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears (attended)
Trace Armstrong – former defensive end ; played for the Chicago Bears , Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders
Dino Babers – head football coach at Syracuse University
Jon Baker – NFL and CFL placekicker
Mike Bercovici – quarterback; currently a free agent (attended)
Bob Breunig – former NFL player, linebacker ; played with the Dallas Cowboys
Vontaze Burfict – linebacker for the Oakland Raiders (attended)
Shante Carver – former defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys
Davon Coleman – defensive tackle for the BC Lions (attended)
Aaron Cox – former wide receiver with the Los Angeles Rams [79] and Indianapolis Colts (attended)
Curley Culp – former player defensive tackle and Pro Football Hall of Famer; played for the Kansas City Chiefs , Houston Oilers and Detroit Lions
Dexter Davis – former defensive end/linebacker; played for the Seattle Seahawks
David Fulcher – former defensive back ; played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders
Mark Gastineau – former player defensive end; played for the New York Jets (attended 1 year)
Travis Goethel – former linebacker: played for the Oakland Raiders
John F. Goodman – retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General; former quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
Mike Haynes – former cornerback and College and Pro Football Hall of Famer; played for the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Raiders
Todd Heap – played for the Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens
Jim Jeffcoat – former defensive end; played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills
John Jefferson – former wide receiver ; played for the San Diego Chargers , Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns
John Henry Johnson – former fullback, Pro Football Hall of Famer; played for the San Francisco 49ers , the Detroit Lions , Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Oilers
Paul Justin – retired quarterback; played for the Chicago Bears , the Indianapolis Colts , the Cincinnati Bengals and St. Louis Rams in the NFL, as well as for the Arizona Rattlers in the Arena Football League
Kyle Kingsbury – former walk-on who played in 2004, mixed martial artist in the UFC
Kyle Kosier – guard; played for the San Francisco 49ers , Detroit Lions , and Dallas Cowboys
Mark Malone – former player, quarterback; played for the Pittsburgh Steelers , San Diego Chargers and New York Jets
Dick Mansperger – former NFL executive[80]
Randall McDaniel – former guard, college and Pro Football Hall of Famer; played for the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ; Special Education Paraprofessional at Hilltop Primary School in Minnesota; received the Founder's Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2012
Zach Miller – former NFL tight end; played for the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks
Nick Murphy – former punter; played for the Baltimore Ravens , Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles
Isaiah Mustafa – former wide receiver, practice squad member of the Tennessee Oilers , Oakland Raiders , Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks
Brian Noble – former linebacker; played for the Green Bay Packers
Brock Osweiler – NFL quarterback; currently a free agent (attended)
Mike Pagel – former quarterback; played for the Indianapolis Colts , Cleveland Browns , and Los Angeles Rams
Jake Plummer – former quarterback; played for the Arizona Cardinals , Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (attended)
Mike Pollak – former center / guard; played for the Indianapolis Colts , Carolina Panthers and Cincinnati Bengals
Keith Poole – former wide receiver; played for the New Orleans Saints and the Denver Broncos (attended)
Damarious Randall – former cornerback; played for the Green Bay Packers , Cleveland Browns , Las Vegas Raiders , Seattle Seahawks , and the Los Angeles Rams
Gerald Riggs – former running back; played for the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins (attended)
Derrick Rodgers – former linebacker; played for the Miami Dolphins
Juan Roque – former offensive tackle; played for the Detroit Lions
Dan Saleaumua – former player (defensive player);[81] played for the Detroit Lions , Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks
Jerry Smith – former tight end; played for the Washington Redskins
Marvel Smith – former NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Phillippi Sparks – former cornerback; played for the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys ; father of pop /R&B Grammy-nominated singer Jordin Sparks (attended)
Dennis Sproul – former quarterback; played for Green Bay Packers (attended)
Terrell Suggs – linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals (attended)
Will Sutton – defensive tackle; currently a free agent
Charley Taylor – former wide receiver for the Washington Redskins , Pro Football Hall of Famer
J. T. Thomas – former wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams
Pat Tillman – former safety for the Arizona Cardinals ; US Army Ranger (deceased)
Andrew Walter – former quarterback for the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots [82]
Danny White – College Football Hall of Fame member, former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys , and former Arizona Rattlers coach
Wilford White – former player running back for the Chicago Bears (deceased); father of Danny White
Kyle Williams – former wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers and son of Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams (attended)
Darren Woodson – former safety for Dallas Cowboys , ESPN Analyst[83]
Louis Wright – former cornerback ; played for the Denver Broncos
Mixed martial arts [ edit ]
Ryan Bader – MMA fighter, winner of The Ultimate Fighter 8 ; former competitor in the UFC ,[94] current Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion
C.B. Dollaway – state champion wrestler; JUCO National Champion; NCAA D-1 All-American for ASU ; professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC's Middleweight Division[95]
Don Frye – former MMA fighter for Pride Fighting Championships and the UFC[96] (attended)
Dan Henderson – Olympic team member for Greco-Roman wrestling; former MMA fighter, won both the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship and the Pride Welterweight and Middleweight Championship, competed for titles in the UFC [97]
Barb Honchak [98] – professional mixed martial artist , inaugural Invicta FC Flyweight Champion, currently competing in the UFC [99]
Bubba Jenkins – 2011 National Champion at 157 lbs,[100] professional MMA fighter
Zeke Jones – competed on the 1988 NCAA Wrestling Championship team, Olympic silver medalist (1992) and World Wrestling Champion (1991)
Matthew Lopez (attended) – professional MMA fighter[101]
John Moraga – two-time Freestyle All-American wrestler; mixed martial artist fighting in the UFC[102]
Anthony Robles – 2011 National Champion at 125 lbs., ESPY award-winner, author of Unstoppable , 2013 appointee to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
Frankie Saenz – professional mixed martial artist, UFC Bantamweight[103] (attended)
Townsend Saunders – 1996 Olympic silver medalist
Dan Severn – Olympic team alternate and NCAA All-American wrestler; former professional mixed martial artist and Professional Wrestler ("The Beast"); UFC Hall of Fame member[104]
Aaron Simpson – All-American in 1996 and 98; retired MMA fighter, formerly with the UFC[105]
Clifford Starks – MMA competitor, in both Bellator and the UFC[106]
James Terry – professional MMA fighter
Cain Velasquez – two-time All-American wrestler at heavyweight 5th in 2005, 4th in 2006; professional MMA fighter, former UFC Heavyweight Champion, first UFC champion of Mexican-American descent[107]
Patrick Williams – professional MMA fighter for the UFC [108]
Olympics [ edit ]
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