Name | Notability | References |
Taz Anderson | NFL tight end for the St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1964) and Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967) | [4] |
George Atkinson | AFL and NFL safety and kick returner for the Oakland Raiders (1968–1977) and the Denver Broncos (1979); member of Raiders' Super Bowl XI championship team, AFL All-Star (1968, 1969) | [5] |
Edwin Bailey | NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks (1981–1991) | [6] |
Solomon Brannan | AFL defensive back and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs (1965–1966) and New York Jets (1967); member of the Chiefs' 1966 AFL championship team | [7] |
Leroy Brown | professional wrestler known by ring names "Leroy Brown," "Elijah Akeem," "Georgia Sweets," and "Muhammad Jabbar" | |
Bucky Dent | MLB shortstop for the Chicago White Sox (1973–1976), New York Yankees (1977–1982), Texas Rangers (1982–1983), and Kansas City Royals (1984), and manager for the New York Yankees (1989–1990), 1978 World Series Most Valuable Player, MLB All-Star (1975, 1980, 1981), MLB World Series Champion (1977, 1978) | |
Demarcus Dobbs | NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers (2011–2014) and Seattle Seahawks (2014–2015) | |
Pervis Ellison | NBA center for the Sacramento Kings (1989–1990), Washington Bullets (1990–1994), Boston Celtics (1994–2000) and Seattle SuperSonics (2000); nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis"; led University of Louisville to national championship; named Most Outstanding Player as freshman | [8] |
JaKeenan Gant | basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League | |
John Gant | MLB pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (2016), St. Louis Cardinals (2017–2021), and Minnesota Twins (2021) | |
Cody Hall | MLB pitcher for the San Francisco Giants (2015), and Miami Marlins (2016) | |
Cheryl Haworth | Olympic weightlifting medalist (bronze, 2000); 1998–2005 national champion; 2001 and 2002 junior world champion) | [9] |
Percy Howard | NFL wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys (1975–1977) | [10] |
Flau'jae Johnson | American rapper and college basketball player for the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). | |
Aaron Jones | NFL running back for the Green Bay Packers (2017–present) | |
Kevin Mawae | NFL center for the Seattle Seahawks (1994–1997), New York Jets (1998–2005), and Tennessee Titans (2006–2009) | [11] |
Dustin McGowan | MLB pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (2005–2008, 2011, 2013–2014), Philadelphia Phillies (2015), and Miami Marlins (2016–2017) | [12] |
Jordan McRae | NBA, NBL, Liga ACB, CBA, LNB Pro A, and Israeli Basketball Premier League shooting guard for Melbourne United (2014–2015), Phoenix Suns (2016), Cleveland Cavaliers (2016–2017), Baskonia (2017–2018), Washington Wizards (2018–2020), Denver Nuggets (2020), Detroit Pistons (2020), Beijing Ducks (2020–2021), Metropolitans 92 (2021–2022), and Hapoel Tel Aviv (2022–present) | |
Casey Mitchell | basketball player for Elitzur Ashkelon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League | [13] |
Bobby Norfleet | NASCAR driver | |
Terry Orr | NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins (1986–1990 and 1991–1993) and San Diego Chargers (1990) | [14] |
Gerald Perry | MLB first baseman for the Atlanta Braves (1983–1989), Kansas City Royals (1990), and St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1995) and hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners (2000–2002), Pittsburgh Pirates (2003–2005), Oakland Athletics (2006, 2011), and Chicago Cubs (2007–2009) | [15] |
Marty Pevey | MLB catcher for the Montreal Expos (1989), coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, manager for the Peoria Chiefs (2009), Iowa Cubs (2013), and catching coordinator for the Toronto Blue Jays minor leagues (2010–2012) | [16] |
Alex Poythress | NBA, CBA, BSL, VTB United League, and Israeli Basketball Premier League power forward for the Philadelphia 76ers (2017), Indiana Pacers (2017–2018), Atlanta Hawks (2018–2019), Jilin Northeast Tigers (2019), Galatasaray (2019–2020), Zenit Saint Petersburg (2020–2022), and Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–present) | |
Andrew Provence | NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons (1983–1987), Denver Broncos (1988–1989) | |
Tim Quarterman | NBA, Liga Leumit, National Basketball League, CIBACOPA, and Macedonian League point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers (2016–2017), Houston Rockets (2018), Ironi Nahariya (2018), Super City Rangers (2019), Caballeros de Culiacán (2021–2022), and KK Feniks 2010 (2022–present) | |
Josh Reddick | MLB outfielder for the Boston Red Sox (2009–2011), Oakland Athletics (2012–2016), Los Angeles Dodgers (2016), Houston Astros (2017–2020), and Arizona Diamondbacks (2021) | [17] |
Eron Riley | wide receiver, National and Canadian Football Leagues; initially signed by Baltimore Ravens (2009–2010), then Carolina Panthers (2010), Denver Broncos (2010–2011), New York Jets (2011), and Saskatchewan Roughriders (2013–2014) |
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Kenny Rogers | MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers (1989–1995, 2000–2002, 2004–2005), New York Yankees (1996–1997), Oakland Athletics (1998–1999), New York Mets (1999), Minnesota Twins (2003), and Detroit Tigers (2006–2008) | |
Gene Sauers | PGA Tour golfer, 2016 U.S. Senior Open champion | |
Al Seeger | former International Boxing Association world super-bantamweight title holder | [18] |
Jason Shiell | MLB pitcher for the San Diego Padres (2002), Boston Red Sox (2003), Atlanta Braves (2006) | [19] |
Roy Simmons | NFL guard for the New York Giants (1979–1982) and Washington Redskins (1983) | [20] |
Nolan Smith | NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles (2023–present) | |
Hollis Stacy | three-time U.S. Women's Open champion golfer (1977, 1978, and 1984) | [21] |
Indiana Vassilev |
Association football player for St. Louis City SC in Major League Soccer. |
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J. B. Wendelken | MLB and NPB pitcher for the Oakland Athletics (2016, 2018–2021), Arizona Diamondbacks (2021–2022), and Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2023–present) | |
Dusty Zeigler | NFL center for the Buffalo Bills (1996–1999) and New York Giants (2000–2002) | [23] |