List of University of Kansas people
The list of University of Kansas people includes notable alumni and faculty of the University of Kansas , whose main campus is located in the American city of Lawrence , Kansas .
Alumni
Nobel laureates
William H. Avery (1934), 37th governor of Kansas (1965–1967)[ 2] Sheila Bair , former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Kay Barnes , Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1999–2007)Carol A. Beier , Kansas Supreme Court JusticeRobert Frederick Bennett , 39th governor of Kansas (1975–1979)[ 3] George L. Brown , first African-American elected lieutenant governor and first African-American elected to statewide office in ColoradoSam Brownback , United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ; former governor of Kansas; former U.S senator for Kansas; former U.S. representative for the Second District of Kansas; former secretary of agriculture, KansasHelen Brownson , information scientist and U.S. government executiveThomas W. Butcher , president of Kansas State Teachers College (Emporia State University) (1913–1943)Francisco Santos Calderón , 9th vice president of ColombiaArthur Linton Corbin (1894), professor at Yale Law School and scholar of contract lawJonathan M. Davis , 22nd governor of Kansas[ 4] George Docking (1925), 35th governor of Kansas (1957–1961)[ 5] Robert Docking (1948), 38th governor of Kansas (1967–1975)[ 5] Bob Dole , former U.S. Senate majority leader and senator from Kansas (1969–1996), presidential and vice-presidential nominee, played football and basketball while attending[ 6] Jerry Elliott , Kansas juristSam C. Ford , the 12th governor of Montana [ 7] Thomas Frank , author, What's the Matter with Kansas? Frederick Funston , attended 1885–1888, US Army general, recipient of Medal of Honor John B. Gage (1907), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1940–1946)Dan Gehlbach , member of the Iowa House of Representatives Robert L. Gernon (BS 1966), Kansas Supreme Court JusticeSusan Goering (BA and JD), civil rights lawyerJames B. Graham (MS 1947), Kentucky Auditor of Public AccountsDeborah Heikes (BA 1991), professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama in HuntsvilleJane Dee Hull (1957), 24th governor of Arizona (1997–2003)[ 8] Todd Ames Hunter (BA 1975), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Corpus Christi , 1989–1997; attorney since 2009[ 9] John E. Jacobs , interim president of Emporia State in 1953; Director of Special Education for the Kansas State Department of Education , 1953–1957Dusty Johnson , former South Dakota PUC Commissioner and chief of staff to the governor of South DakotaLee A. Johnson (BS 1964), Kansas Supreme Court justiceNancy Landon Kassebaum (1954), first female U.S. senator (1979–1997) elected without having been preceded in office by her husband[ 10] Kenton Keith , U.S. ambassador to Qatar (1992–1995)Marisa Kelly (BA 1986), political scientist and President of Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts [ 11] Joan F. Kessler , Wisconsin Court of Appeals JudgePhill Kline (JD 1987), former attorney general of Kansas (2003–2006), District Attorney of Johnson County (2007–2008)V. John Krehbiel , Ambassador to FinlandRon Kuby , civil rights attorneyAlf Landon (1908), 26th governor of Kansas (1933–1937) and Republican nominee in the 1936 presidential election [ 12] Delano Lewis , former National Public Radio CEO and ambassador to South AfricaCaroline Lucas , first member of parliament (UK) elected as a Green Party of England and Wales candidateDeane Waldo Malott (1921), former Chancellor of KU and 6th president of Cornell University (1951–1963)David McClain , president, University of HawaiiJohn H. McClendon , African-American studies scholar at Michigan State University Merritt C. Mechem , 5th governor of the State of New Mexico (1921–1923)[ 13] Kenneth Megill , philosopher, trade unionist, social activist, records and knowledge managerAlexander C. Mitchell (1889), Kansas Board of Regents, State House and Representative to the Sixty-second US Congress[ 14] Dennis Moore , U.S. congressman for Kansas District 3 (1999–2011)[ 15] Janet Murguía (born 1960), Civil rights activistFranklin David Murphy (B.S. 1936), chancellor of the University of Kansas and Chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles Lawton Nuss (BA 1975, JD 1982), Kansas Supreme Court justiceFrank D. Parent , California municipal court judgeWilliam C. Perry (1922), Chief Justice Oregon Supreme Court Martha Peterson , former president of Barnard College and Beloit College Eric Rosen , Kansas Supreme Court JusticeJim Ryun , former U.S. congressman Kansas District 2 (1997–2007), three-time U.S. Olympic runner and silver medalist[ 16] Mike Schreiner (BA '92), Leader of the Green Party of Ontario 2009–presentKathleen Sebelius , Secretary of Health and Human Services under Obama, 44th governor of Kansas (2003–2009)Shombi Sharp , United Nations Resident Coordinator (Ambassador), Armenia (2018–)[ 17] Michael Shonrock – former president of Emporia State University ; now president of Lindenwood University Charles Edward Sims – former State Librarian of KansasStephen Six , Attorney General of KansasSam V. Stewart , Montana Supreme Court Justice and the sixth governor of Montana [ 18] David Stras , Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Donald Trump 's nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Walter R. Stubbs , 18th governor of Kansas[ 19] Deanell Reece Tacha (BA 1968), former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2001–present)Wenfang Tang (MA 1985) – Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen .Rosalie E. Wahl (1946), first woman appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court Greg Weisenstein (PhD), president of West Chester University from 2009 to 2016Bob Whittaker , U.S. representative from Kansas [ 20] Laura Williams (2015), member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 30th district[ 21] Kevin Yoder , U.S. Representative from Kansas District 3 (2011–2019)
Gina Adams , textile artist and professor[ 22] Wendall Anschutz , bachelors and masters in communications, long time KCTV news anchor[ 23] Sanora Babb , novelist, best known for An Owl on Every Post and Whose Names Are Unknown Scott Bakula , actor, star of Quantum Leap Star Trek: Enterprise James Barnes , professor and award-winning composerEtta Moten Barnett , actress and singer, the first black artist to perform at the White House Beatrice Belkin , sopranoJacqueline Bishop , New Orleans based artistLiliana V. Blum , Mexican writerDanni Boatwright , former Miss Teen USA and Miss USA contestant, winner of Survivor: Guatemala Kara Brock , television and film actress Elizabeth Broun , art historianDeborah Bryant , Miss America 1966, former Miss KansasTerry Bryant , journalist; sports and weather anchor, KMPH FOX 26, Fresno, CaliforniaIgor Buketoff , conductorTrai Byers , actor, star of Empire Christina Chang , television actressJan Chiapusso , piano pedagogueEvan S. Connell , novelist, best known for Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge Steve Doocy , Fox News anchor, New York Times Bob Dotson , documentarian and NBC reporter, four-time Emmy Award winnerBill Downs , CBS and ABC News correspondent and one of the original Murrow Boys Billy Drago , television and film actorRobert Ebendorf , international metalsmith and jeweler who uses found objects in his artworkC. L. Edson , newspaper columnist, humorist, and poetGillian Flynn , writer, novel Gone Girl Heidi Gardner , comedian, Saturday Night Live Kori Gardner , vocalist, organist, and pianist in Mates of State ; writer of Band on the Diaper Run[ 24] Frances Ginsberg , opera singerNikki Glaser , comedianCara Gorges , Miss Kansas USA 2007, controversial 2nd runner-up in Miss USA pageantMoses Gunn , actor, TV mini-series Roots Sherman Halsey , music video director, producer and artist managerAnn Hamilton (BFA 1979), sculptor, installation artist and 1993 MacArthur Fellow recipientJason Hammel , musician, member of Mates of State Kevin Harlan , broadcaster for CBS and TNT sportsDouglas Harvey , historian, writer, musician[ 25] Herk Harvey , award-winning director of over 400 industrial and educational short films and cult film Carnival of Souls Scott Heim , novelistKevin Helliker , Chicago bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting Caroline Henderson , teacher, farmer, authorBob Holtzman , ESPN bureau-reporter for SportsCenter William Inge , Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award -winning author and playwrightDon Johnson , actor, co-star of Miami Vice Nash Bridges Tim Joyce , television journalist, writer, meteorologistTom Kane (BA 1985), voice actor[ 26] Jay Karnes , television actor, most notably from The Shield John Kessel , Nebula Award-winning author, editor, professor of creative writingGeorge E Kimball III , author, poetTerry Kiser , actor who portrayed the title character of the comedy Weekend at Bernie's Bill Kurtis , television journalist and producer, host of A&E shows including American Justice Cold Case Files Neil LaBute , filmmaker/screenwriter, wrote and directed In the Company of Men Palme D'Or for Nurse Betty Wayne Lamb , Broadway dancer, choreographer and Professor Emeritus at Purdue University Margaret Larkin , writer, poet, singer-songwriter, theater personality, researcher, and union activistJack Lembeck , painter and sculptorLori Lewis , soprano, lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Therion Keith Loneker , NFL player, St. Louis Rams and Atlanta Falcons ; actor, Leatherheads Superbad Lakeview Terrace Laura Moriarty , novelistRobert Morris , contemporary sculptor and painter (transferred to Reed College )Rob Neyer , baseball author and columnist for ESPN.comSara Paretsky , novelist, best known for her frequent protagonist V.I. Warshawski Mandy Patinkin , Emmy and Tony Award -winning actor and singer (Yentl The Princess Bride Criminal Minds Artur Pizarro , concert pianistMaurice Prather , motion picture and still photographer and film directorUnique Priscilla , Indonesian-born actress and modelBetsy Randle , actress best known as the mother on Boy Meets World Rob Riggle , comedian, The Daily Show Saturday Night Live Melissa Rooker , Director of Development of Malpaso Productions Aaron S. Rosenberg , author and game designerPaul Rudd , film actorDan Ryckert , video game journalistHeidi Schwegler , artistDevin Scillian , television journalist and children's authorGary Mark Smith , artist, author, master global street photographerWilliam Stafford (BA 1937), poet and pacifist, winner of the National Book Award for Travelling Through the Dark Oscar S. Stauffer (1910), founder of Stauffer Communications Craig Stevens , film, television and stage actor; star of the detective series Peter Gunn Mimi Thebo (BA 1985), Carnegie-nominated children's authorLaurence Traiger , composerFederico Varona , communication scholar, academic and authorHazel Volkart , composerKari Wahlgren (BA 1999), voice actor[ 27] [ 28] Dee Wallace , actress (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial The Howling Catherine Warren , Miss Illinois USA 2006William Allen White , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and authorFrank Wilcox , actor (attended for one year before transferring to St. Benedict's College )[ 29]
Science and technology
Milburn G. Apt (BS 1951), U.S. Air Force test pilot , and the first man to attain speeds faster than Mach 3 Beulah Armstrong (1895–1965), American mathematicianBrian Axsmith (PhD Biology 1998), paleobotanist [ 30] Henry K. Beecher (BA 1926, MA 1927), anesthesiologist , medical ethicist , and investigator of the placebo effect Josephine Thorndike Berry (A.B.), educator, home economistJenette H. Bolles (BS 1885), first woman osteopathic physician Jon Davies (BS 1980), meteorologist, expert on severe thunderstorm environments and forecasting Milton Diamond (Ph.D. 1962), sexologist and professor of anatomy and reproductive biology[ 31] Paul R. Ehrlich (MA/PhD 1957), entomologist, researcher and author of The Population Bomb MacArthur Fellow recipientJoe Engle (BS 1955), former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force colonel[ 32] Ronald E. Evans (BS 1956), former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Navy captain[ 33] David B. Feldman (PhD 2004), psychologistBarney S. Graham (MD 1979), NIH and NIAID virologist who worked on Zika and COVID-19Robert M. Haralick (BA 1964, BS 1966, MS 1967, PhD 1969), Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Graduate Center, City University of New York[ 34] Steve Hawley (BA 1973), former NASA director and astronaut; Professor of Physics and Astronomy at KUErasmus Haworth , founder of the Kansas Geological Survey David Hillis , evolutionary biologist and 1999 MacArthur Fellow recipientWes Jackson (MA 1960), environmental historian and founder of the Land Institute , a 1992 MacArthur Fellow recipientBill James , baseball sabermetrician ; author of The Bill James Baseball Abstract , starting in 1977; named to the Time 100Richard F. Johnston , ornithologist and author, onetime curator of the Natural History MuseumJoseph W. Kennedy (MA 1937), co-discoverer of the element plutonium John L. Koprowski (PhD Biology 1991), conservation biologist, awarded Aldo Leopold Memorial Medal from The Wildlife Society, dean of the Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources University of Wyoming , director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources University of Arizona Thomas Kunz (PhD 1971), researcher notable for insights into bat ecologyWarren P. Mason (B.Sc 1927), electrical engineer and physicist, founder of the field of distributed-element circuits Brian McClendon (BSEE 1986), VP of Engineering for Google Earth , formerly Keyhole, Inc. Elmer McCollum , co-discoverer of Vitamin A Nariman Mehta , pharmacologist , developer of the antidepressant and smoking cessation drug bupropion Wayne E. Meyer , rear admiral, "father" of the Aegis Combat System and namesake of the USS Wayne E. Meyer naval destroyerLoral O'Hara (BSAE 2005), NASA astronaut , research engineerDorothy Okello (MS EE 1999), dean, School of Engineering, Makerere University ; board chair, Uganda Communications Commission ; former president, Uganda Institution of Professional EngineersDouglas Shane (BS 1982), director of flight operations for SpaceShipOne , which made the first privately funded human spaceflightVernon L. Smith (M.A. in economics 1952), awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics [ 1] Kathryn Stephenson (MD 1941), first American woman board-certified plastic surgeon Walter Sutton , pioneer of cellular biology and genetics, physician, inventorCynthia K. Thompson (BS 1975), neurolinguist and cognitive neuroscientistGeorge Tiller (BS 1963, MD 1967), physician, abortion provider, pro-choice advocateMerlin Tuttle , bat conservationist and photographerClyde Tombaugh , astronomer, discoverer of the dwarf planet Pluto Anabella Villalobos (PhD 1987), medicinal chemist and senior pharmaceutical executive at Biogen Kent Whealy , co-founder of the Seed Savers Exchange; 1988 MacArthur Fellow recipient
Business
Bud Adams , CEO of Adams Resources, owner of the Tennessee Titans until his death[ 35] Kenneth S. "Boots" Adams (1921), former president and CEO of Phillips 66 Petroleum Company [ 36]
Kjell Almskog , Norwegian businessman; former chief executive officer of Kværner and many other companiesPhilip Anschutz (1961), billionaire, founder of Qwest [ 37] Sue Anschutz-Rodgers (1955), cattle ranch owner and philanthropistDavid G. Booth (1968 & 1969) investor (Founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors) and philanthropistGene Camarena (1979), president and CEO of La Raza Pizza, a Pizza Hut franchisee[ 38] Cynthia Carroll , CEO of Anglo American , one of the world’s largest independent mining companiesLinda Z. Cook (1980), executive director of Shell Gas & Power, part of Royal Dutch Shell David Dillon , chairman and CEO, Kroger Co.Robert Eaton , former CEO of Chrysler Corporation Brad Garlinghouse , CEO of Ripple Mark A. Huselid , Distinguished Professor of Workforce Analytics at D'Amore-McKim School of Business , Northeastern University Robert Kaplan , president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas , former vice chairman of the Goldman Sachs Group Lou Montulli , co-founder of Netscape[ 39] Alan Mulally (BS/MS), president and CEO of Ford Motor Company Ned Ryun Christopher A. Sinclair (1971), chairman and CEO of Mattel ; former CEO of Pepsi-Cola Co.Harry F. Sinclair , founder of Sinclair Oil Corporation [ 40] Charles E. Spahr (1934), former CEO of Standard Oil of Ohio Kenneth A. Spencer (1926), Spencer Chemical Company founder whose philanthropies to KU include the Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of ArtDavid Wittig (1977), former president and CEO of Westar Energy Cheryl Womack , founder of insurance company for National Association of Independent Truckers, who donated the money for Arrocha Ballpark on the KU campus
Honorary alumni
Faculty
Ronald Barnes , player of the university carillon , harpsichord instructor, and caretaker of the university instrument collection[ 41] Raj Bhala , distinguished Professor of Law and the Associate Dean for International and Comparative LawMonica Biernat , distinguished Professor of Psychology, social psychology, prejudice, discrimination, social judgmentRobert Branner , Assistant Professor of Art History (1954–1957)Jan Chiapusso , Dutch-born pianist and pedagogueJ C D Clark , Ph.D., Cambridge University; Professor of History, History of Political Thought, 17th and 18th-century Britain, History of ReligionAnthony Corbeill , classics professor and writer specializing in political humor, Roman gesture, and grammatical genderSimon Carrington , Director of Choral Activities, Professor, and Artist in Residence 1994 to 2001Lynn Davidman , distinguished Professor of Modern Jewish Studies and Professor of SociologyLoren Eiseley , anthropology professor from 1937 to 1944Charles C. Eldredge , Hall Distinguished Professor of American Art and Culture from 1988 to 2018Michael S. Engel , distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Curator of Entomology; expert on fossil insectsBryant C. Freeman , founded the Institute of Haitian studies at KU, has published dictionaries in the language; was given the protocol rank of major general with the U.N. peacekeeping force[ 42] James Gunn , Hugo Award -winning science fiction author and creative writing professor [ 43] Steve Hawley , Professor of Physics and Astronomy, former astronaut and director of flight crew operations of Johnson Space CenterFritz Heider (1896–1988), Professor of Psychology known for his work in developing attribution theory and balance theory Kij Johnson , creative writing professor, Nebula Award -winning fantasy authorKermit E Krantz MD, LittD (deceased 2007), University distinguished Professor; Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; developed the Marshall–Marchetti–Krantz (MMK) surgical procedure; invented the expandable tamponSolomon Lefschetz (1884–1972), known for his topological fixed-point theoremStanley Lombardo , classics professor and translator of classical works into English, including the Iliad Odyssey Aeneid [ 44] Don Marquis , Professor of philosophy who is known for his essay arguing for the immorality of abortion Adrian Melott , Professor of Physics and Astronomy ; astrophysicist and astrobiologist, researched the large-scale structure of the Universe and mass extinctionsCharles D. Michener ; former chairman of KU Entomology Department, ex-director of the Snow Entomological Museum; distinguished Professor EmeritusRichard Moore , distinguished Professor emeritusJames Naismith , professor of physical education, campus chaplain, invented basketball, was the first men's basketball coach for the schoolJan Roskam , emeritus professor of aerospace engineering, author of eleven books on airplane design and flight dynamicsSusan Scholz , Harper Faculty FellowMarilyn Stokstad , Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History from 1980 to 2002Katharine Mulky Warne , music professor and composerKevin Willmott , associate professor of theater and film;[ 45] C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America [ 46] Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (along with Spike Lee , David Rabinowitz, and Charlie Wachtel) for BlacKkKlansman Donald Worster , distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, considered one of the founders of the field of environmental history
Athletes and coaches
Baseball
Bob Allison , All-Star outfielder of the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins, 1959 American League Rookie of the YearJeff Berblinger , former Major League Baseball playerBrett Bochy , former Major League Baseball pitcherMike Getto , head baseball coach, All-American in football, Head Coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers team in 1942Tom Gorzelanny , former Major League Baseball pitcherTravis Metcalf , former Major League Baseball playerSteve Renko , major league pitcher, winner of 136 games for seven different teamsRob Thomson , major league coach for the Philadelphia Phillies Mike Zagurski , major league pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Basketball
Cole Aldrich , 2010 All-American, 11th pick in the 2010 NBA draft , Oklahoma City Thunder Phog Allen , head basketball coach; won three national championships, 10th winningest coach in college basketball history and #1 winningest when he retired, also had brief stints as the head football coach and head baseball coachDarrell Arthur , 2008 National Champions, 27th pick of 2008 NBA draft, Memphis Grizzlies Udoka Azubuike , NBA player for the Utah Jazz Nick Bradford , basketball player 1997–2000, played professionally in Iceland , France , and Romania Bill Bridges , All-American , 1975 NBA Championship with Golden State Warriors Mario Chalmers , 2007 Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, 2008 National Champions, MOP of 2008 Championship Game, 34th pick of 2008 NBA draft, Miami Heat , 2012 and 2013 NBA Finals Champion with the Miami Heat , currently an NBA free agentWilt Chamberlain , two-time All-American, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA all-time leader for career rebounds and most points in a single game with 100 pointsSherron Collins , 2010 All-American, NBA player for Charlotte Bobcats Nick Collison , All-American, NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder also known as "Mr. USA Basketball" for representing the country in international basketballCheick Diallo , NBA player for the New Orleans Pelicans Joel Embiid , NBA player for the Philadelphia 76ers Drew Gooden , All-American, 4th pick 2002 NBA draft, Basketball America Player of the Year 2002, Milwaukee Bucks Devonte' Graham , NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans Xavier Henry , All Big 12 honorable mention, 12th pick in the 2010 NBA draft , Memphis Grizzlies Kirk Hinrich , All-American, NBA player with the Chicago Bulls Josh Jackson , 4th pick in the 2017 NBA draft , NBA player for the Phoenix Suns Elijah Johnson (born 1990), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Tom Kivisto , played on 1971 and 1974 Final Four TeamsRaef LaFrentz , All-American, NBA player with the Portland Trail Blazers Keith Langford , professional basketball player (with Maccabi Tel Aviv )Clyde Lovellette , All-American; first basketball player in history to play on NCAA, Olympic, and NBA championship squads; three NBA Finals titles and 1952 Olympic gold medal and NCAA ChampionDanny Manning , basketball player and coach; two-time All-American, 1988 recipient of the Naismith and Wooden Awards, Big 8 Player of the Decade for the 1980s, two-time NBA all-starFrank Mason III , NBA player for the Sacramento Kings Ben McLemore , 7th pick of 2013 NBA draft, Sacramento KingsAaron Miles , NBA Player for the Golden State Warriors and assistant coach for the Boston Celtics Ralph Miller , former men's basketball coach at Oregon State University , the University of Iowa , and Municipal University of Wichita , member of the Basketball Hall of Fame , 1941 All-Big Six Conference back on football teamMarcus Morris , All-American basketball player, fourteenth pick in the 2011 NBA draft , Houston Rockets Markieff Morris , thirteenth pick of the 2011 NBA draft , Phoenix Suns Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk , NBA Player for the Toronto Raptors Malik Newman (born 1997), player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Greg Ostertag , NBA player for the Utah Jazz Kelly Oubre Jr. , NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets Paul Pierce , All-American, NBA All-Star , 2008 NBA Finals Champion and NBA Finals MVP with the Boston Celtics , now on the Los Angeles Clippers Scot Pollard , NBA , free agentThomas Robinson , NBA player for the Sacramento Kings Dave Robisch , two-time All-American, 13 seasons in the ABA and NBA Adolph Rupp , former men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky and the third winningest coach in the sport; two-time Helms National Championship team member at KUBrandon Rush , two-time All-American, MVP of the 2008 Big 12 Tournament, 2008 National Champions, 13th pick of 2008 NBA draft, Indiana Pacers , 2015 NBA Finals Champion as a member of the Golden State Warriors Wayne Selden Jr. , player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Wayne Simien , two-time All-American, 2005 Big 12 Player of the YearDean Smith , basketball coach at the University of North Carolina ; third winningest coach in the sport; 1952 NCAA Basketball title at KUTyshawn Taylor , NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets Mark Turgeon , former player and current head coach for University of Maryland , formerly at Wichita State and Texas A&M Darnell Valentine , All-American , three-time Academic All-American, 16th pick in 1981 NBA draft , 10 years in NBA Jacque Vaughn , head coach of Orlando Magic , two-time All-American , and 27th pick in 1997 NBA draft Jo Jo White , All-American, 1968 gold medal Mexico City Olympics, named the most valuable player of the 1976 NBA Finals , seven-time NBA All-Star with Boston Celtics Andrew Wiggins , first pick in the 2014 NBA draft , 2015 NBA Rookie of the Year , current Golden State Warriors playerJeff Withey (born 1990), player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League Lynette Woodard , four-time All-American at KU; major college basketball's career women's scoring leader; first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters ; Olympic women's basketball gold medalist Julian Wright , All-American, 13th pick of 2007 NBA draft, Toronto Raptors
Jim Bausch , running back, All-American and member of College Football Hall of Fame (also Olympic Decathalon champion, 1932)Gilbert Brown , NFL nose tackle for Super Bowl XXXI Champion Green Bay Packers ; 11 seasons in NFL Jon Cornish , CFL running back for the Calgary Stampeders ; 2013 CFL season Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian; 2012 CFL season Most Outstanding Canadian; played in and won the 96th Grey Cup Nolan Cromwell , All-American; in 1976 set NCAA rushing record for a quarterback ; 1980 NFC Defensive Player of the Year; four-time pro bowl selection in 11 years with the Los Angeles Rams J.P. Darche , former NFL long-snapper for the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs , graduated from the KU Medical School in 2014 following his retirement from football[ 47] Dick Davis , American Football League champion with the 1962 Dallas TexansJack Del Rio , former NFL linebacker and coach; did not play football at Kansas, attended and graduated from the school while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs [ 48] Bobby Douglass , KU and NFL quarterback; led 9–1 Jayhawks to Orange Bowl in 1968; All-American 1968, drafted 2nd round by Chicago Bears in 1969, retired 1978Mike Getto , head baseball coach, All-American in football, head coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942John Hadl , two-time All-American , once as halfback and once as quarterback ; KU Football Player of the Century; NFL quarterback 1962–1977Chris Harris Jr. , cornerback for Denver Broncos; Super Bowl 50 champion; two-time Pro BowlerJames Holt , 2008 Insight Bowl defensive MVP; signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2009Ron Jessie , former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiverMike Johnson , NFL playerRod Jones , Aloha Bowl Champion 1995, National Football League 1996–2002, Cincinnati Bengals , St. Louis Rams , Washington Redskins Curtis McClinton , played in Super Bowl IV with the Kansas City Chiefs ; sixth-leading rusher in franchise history; MVP Monte Merkel , NFL guardTyler Patmon , NFL cornerback, graduated from Kansas but did not finish college football career at KansasElvis Patterson , former NFL cornerback, two-time Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXVIII)Willie Pless , star football linebacker in the Canadian Football League ; NCAA and Big 8 record holder for tackles with 633 (in only 3 years); 11-time All-Pro and 5-time Defensive Player of the Year in CFLJohn Riggins , Super Bowl XVII MVP; Pro Football Hall of Fame inducteeGale Sayers , All-American , Pro Football Hall of Fame running backLaverne Smith , NFL running back, Pittsburgh SteelersDana Stubblefield , NFL all-pro defensive end; drafted in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft, 26th overall, by the San Francisco 49ers; NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year ; four-time All-Pro selection (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997); NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1997Darrell Stuckey , NFL safety, San Diego Chargers Aqib Talib , 2008 Orange Bowl MVP; first round NFL draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Broderick Thompson , former NFL offensive linemanJohn E. Zook , defensive end, KU (1966–1968), NFL (1969–1979); KU All-Time team, All-American 1968, 2nd-Team All-Pro 1973, 2nd-Team All-NFC 1972 & 1973, 1973 Pro Bowl; missed only three games in ten years before final pro season
Golf
Matt Gogel , professional golfer on the PGA Tour ; winner of the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on the PGA TourGary Woodland , professional golfer on the PGA Tour; winner of the 2011 Transitions Championship at Innisbrook, the 2013 Reno Tahoe Open, the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open on the PGA Tour, and the 2019 U.S. Open
Soccer
Track and field
Bill Alley , javelin, Olympian and US record holderJim Bausch , Olympic Decathalon champion, 1932 (also football Hall of Fame member)Glenn Cunningham , former world record holder in 1500m and the mile, silver medal in 1936 Olympics in 1500mBill Dotson , former distance runner; broke four minute mile on both indoor and outdoor tracksMaurice Green , won two Olympic gold medals and four medals overall in the 100m dash and 4x100m relayBilly Mills , the only US Olympic 10,000m gold medal winner; former world record holder in 6 mile runBill Nieder , shot put; won silver at the 1956 Summer Olympics and gold in 1960 Summer Olympics ; set three shot put world recordsAl Oerter , All-American , four consecutive gold medals in olympic discus throw; two-time world record holderJim Ryun , former U.S. congressman; three-time Olympic runner and silver medalist; held world records in the 880, 1,500m, and indoor and outdoor milesWes Santee , middle distance runner, Olympian
Athletic directors
See also
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