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The following is a list of notable people associated with
Mississippi State University, located in the American city of
Starkville, Mississippi.
Notable alumni
Politics and government
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Sharion Aycock, first female federal district court judge in Mississippi
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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from
Tennessee
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Randy Boyd, forester who serves as a Republican in the
Mississippi House of Representatives for District 19 in his native
Itawamba County
[1]
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Jenifer Branning, Republican member of the
Mississippi State Senate
[2]
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Videt Carmichael, Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate
[3]
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Cynthia Cooper, whistleblower, 2002 Time Person of the Year
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Leonard B. Cresswell, major general in the Marine Corps; World War II
Navy Cross recipient
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Jess Dickinson, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice
[4]
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Charles D. Easley, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice
[5]
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Josh Harkins, Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate
[6]
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Horace Harned, former member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives
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Bill Hawks, former USDA Undersecretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs
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Todd Jordan, Mayor of
Tupelo, Mississippi
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Mark Keenum, USDA Undersecretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service
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Rhonda Keenum, Assistant to President
George W. Bush and director of White House Public Liaison
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Billy McCoy, Speaker of the
Mississippi House of Representatives
[7]
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Troy H. Middleton, World War II corps commander (lieutenant general) and president of
Louisiana State University
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G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery, former U.S. Representative and author of the Montgomery G.I. Bill
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Brandon Presley, former Democratic Public Service Commissioner for Mississippi's northern district
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John C. Stennis, former U.S. Senator; "father of the Modern Navy"
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Amy Tuck, Mississippi Lieutenant Governor
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William Waller Jr., Mississippi Supreme Court Justice
[8]
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Albert H. Wilkening, Adjutant General of
Wisconsin
Academia
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James E. Cofer, Fulbright Scholar and former president of
Missouri State University in
Springfield, Missouri, and former president of the
University of Louisiana at Monroe
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Frances Lucas, vice president and campus executive officer of the
University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast
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Damir Novosel, Fulbright Scholar, founder and president of
Quanta Technology in
Raleigh, North Carolina, former vice president of
ABB Automation Products, and former president of
IEEE Power & Energy Society
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Malcolm Portera, former chancellor of the
University of Alabama System
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Priscilla Slade, former president of
Texas Southern University
Business
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Richard Adkerson, CEO of
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
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George W. Bryan, senior vice president of
Sara Lee Corporation, CEO of Sara Lee Foods, and founder of
Old Waverly Golf Club
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Toxey Haas, founder and CEO of
Haas Outdoors, Inc. (
Mossy Oak)
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Martin F. Jue, amateur radio inventor; entrepreneur; founder of
MFJ Enterprises
[9]
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Hartley Peavey, founder of
Peavey Electronics
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Dalton Pritchard, early color television systems pioneer at
RCA Laboratories
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Arthur L. Williams, Jr., insurance magnate, #583 on Forbes' list of the world's billionaires
Media and arts
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Kevin Benson,
meteorologist for
WPXI in
Pittsburgh
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Turner Catledge, former vice president of
The New York Times
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Jerry Clower, comedian
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Bill Evans, meteorologist for WABC-TV, ABC affiliate in New York City
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John Grisham, author of more than two dozen novels, many of which have been made into screenplays
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Matthew F. Jones, novelist
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Gregory Keyes, author
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Donna Ladd, journalist
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Sean McLaughlin, MSNBC Chief Meteorologist
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Lewis Nordan, author
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Audrey Puente, New York City meteorologist; daughter of salsa singer
Tito Puente
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Frank K. Spain, founder of
Tupelo television station
WTVA;
broadcasting pioneer
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Joe M. Turner, magician, mentalist, professional speaker
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Brad Watson (born 1955), author
Athletics
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Jim Ashmore, former NBA player
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Denico Autry, DE, Oakland Raiders
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Vick Ballard, NFL running back, Indianapolis Colts
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Johnthan Banks, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Korey Banks, CFL DB BC Lions
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Kevin Bouie, NFL player
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Timmy Bowers, professional basketball player, 2006
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
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Jimmy Bragan, former MLB coach with Cincinnati, Montreal, and Milwaukee 1967–1977
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Jeff Brantley, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher; commentator for the Cincinnati Reds
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Rickey Brown, C for Golden State, Atlanta Hawks
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Titus Brown, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns
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Shawn Byrdsong, football player
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Van Chancellor, former head coach of women's basketball at
Louisiana State University, at the
University of Mississippi, and of the
Houston Comets of the
WNBA
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Ed Chapman, P for the Washington Senators in 1933
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Bubba Church, pitcher for the Phillies, Reds, and Cubs from 1950 to 1955
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Will Clark, former first baseman for
San Francisco Giants,
Baltimore Orioles,
St. Louis Cardinals, and
Texas Rangers
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John Cohen, Mississippi State University Head Coach
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Keo Coleman, former NFL linebacker
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Michael Connell, PGA golfer 2001–2006
[10]
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Johnie Cooks, NFL linebacker,
Super Bowl XXV Champion
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Fletcher Cox,
defensive tackle for the
Philadelphia Eagles of the
National Football League
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Hughie Critz, second baseman for
Cincinnati Reds (1920s) and the
New York Giants (1930s)
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Quinton Culberson, NFL linebacker, St. Louis Rams
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Erick Dampier, former NBA player
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Charlie Davidson, football player
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Art Davis, NFL player, college football coach
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Brandon Davis, professional
mixed martial artist competing in the
UFC
[11]
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Harper Davis, NFL player, college football head coach
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Anthony Dixon, NFL running back, San Francisco 49ers
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Kevin Dockery, NFL
Super Bowl XLII Champion
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Dominic Douglas, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos
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Frank Dowsing, first black football player at MSU
[12]
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Eric Dubose, P for Baltimore and Cleveland from 2002 to 2006
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Sammy Ellis, former Major League Baseball pitcher, 7 seasons
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Bobby Etheridge, former MLB player
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Rags Faircloth, P for Phillies in 1919
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Dave "Boo" Ferriss, former
Major League Baseball player
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Ronald Fields, NFL DT, Denver Broncos
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Joe Fortunato, five-time Pro Bowler with the
Chicago Bears
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Steve Freeman, former
Buffalo Bills defensive back for 13 seasons; NFL game official
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Willie Gay, NFL linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
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Chuck Gelatka, NFL player
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Matt Ginter, pitcher for the Houston Astros
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De'Mon Glanton, football player
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Tom Goode, former NFL center and
Super Bowl veteran
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Alex Grammas, former Major League infielder
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Hoyle Granger, former
NFL running back
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Paul Gregory, pitcher in Major League Baseball, played 1932–1933 for the Chicago White Sox
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Justin Griffith, NFL running back, Oakland Raiders
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Michael Haddix, former NFL running back
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Mario Haggan, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos
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Tang Hamilton, Miami Heat
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Walt Harris, NFL cornerback, San Francisco 49ers
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Bunny Hearn, former MLB player; college coach
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Ron Hill, vice president of the NFL
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John Hilliard, NFL player
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Jim Howarth, Major League Baseball outfielder; played all or part of four seasons in the majors, 1971–1974, for the San Francisco Giants
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Bailey Howell,
NBA Hall of Famer
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Kent Hull, former NFL C, Buffalo Bills
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Kirby Jackson, NFL DB Buffalo Bills
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Rickea Jackson, WNBA small forward, Los Angeles Sparks
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Justin Jenkins, NFL wide receiver, Buffalo Bills
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Morley Jennings, former head football coach of the
Baylor Bears; former Athletic Director of the
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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Alan Johnson, Colorado Rockies
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Chris Jones, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs
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Chris Jones, American player of Canadian football
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Dontae' Jones, Celtics
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James Jones, NFL running back, Dallas Cowboys
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Todd Jordan, football player
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Tommy Kelly, NFL defensive end, Oakland Raiders
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Tyrone Keys, NFL linebacker,
Super Bowl XX Champion
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Jon Knott, former Major League Baseball outfielder with the Padres and Orioles
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Jack Lazorko, pitcher for the
Milwaukee Brewers,
Seattle Mariners,
Detroit Tigers and
California Angels
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Donald Lee, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers;
Super Bowl XLV Champion
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D. D. Lewis, former All-Star linebacker
Dallas Cowboys; member of the
College Football Hall of Fame
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Carlton Loewer, retired Major League Baseball player
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Lance Long, NFL wide receiver, Arizona Cardinals
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Jim Lyle, pitcher for the Washington Senators (now the
Minnesota Twins) in
1925
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Paul Maholm, LHP Atlanta Braves; formerly with Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs
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Jeff Malone, two-time All-Star as a player; coached three teams in NBA D-League
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Chris Maloney, Memphis Redbirds Manager (St. Louis Cardinals AAA)
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James H. "Babe" McCarthy, college and professional basketball coach
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Fred McCrary, NFL running back
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Alvin McKinley, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos
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Bo McKinnis, sports agent
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Pernell McPhee, linebacker, Chicago Bears; formerly with Baltimore Ravens
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Brandon McRae, NFL wide receiver, St. Louis Rams
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Brandon Medders, MLB player
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John Miller, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers
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Leland Mitchell, New Orleans Buccaneers of the ABA
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Monroe Mitchell, Washington Senators
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Willie Mitchell, Cleveland Naps/Indians and Detroit Tigers
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Henry Monroe, NFL DB Green Bay Packers
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Mitch Moreland, first baseman,
Boston Red Sox
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Eric Moulds, NFL wide receiver, Buffalo Bills
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Arnett Moultrie, Philadelphia 76ers
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Buddy Myer, Major League Baseball, two-time All-Star second baseman
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Bob Myrick, LHP for the
New York Mets
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Tom Neville, former NFL offensive tackle, 14 seasons
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Malik Newman (born 1997), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Jerious Norwood,
NFL running back for the
Atlanta Falcons
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Romero Osby (born 1990), American basketball player for
Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Walter Packer, NFL player
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Rafael Palmeiro, former Major League Baseball player
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Jonathan Papelbon, RHP Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies; All-Star in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
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Jackie Parker, former All-Star quarterback
CFL; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
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Wiley Peck, Spurs, Mavericks
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Adam Piatt, played for the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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Jay Powell, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher, 11 seasons; World Series veteran
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Dak Prescott, NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
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Gary Rath, Dodgers, Twins
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Fred Reid, CFL running back, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Lawrence Roberts, Memphis Grizzlies
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Ray Roberts, played for the Philadelphia Athletics
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DelJuan Robinson, NFL defensive tackle, Houston Texans
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Jon Shave, former player for the
Texas Rangers and the
Minnesota Twins
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Buck Showalter, former baseball manager
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Renardo Sidney, former NBA player
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Jeffery Simmons, NFL defensive tackle, Tennessee Titans
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Barrin Simpson, NFL linebacker
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Deontae Skinner, NFL player
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Darius Slay, cornerback for the Detroit Lions
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Don Smith, quarterback/running back for Buccaneers, Bills, and Dolphins
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Truett Smith, football player
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Fred Smoot, former NFL cornerback
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Homer Spragins, former MLB player
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David Stewart, NFL OT Tennessee Titans
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Scott Stricklin, former athletic director for
Mississippi State Bulldogs, athletic director for
Florida Gators
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Walter Suggs, former All-Star lineman for
Houston Oilers
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Montez Sweat, NFL linebacker, Washington Redskins
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Craig Tatum, former MLB player
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Ken Tatum, former MLB player
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Bobby Thigpen, former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
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Del Unser, former Major League Baseball outfielder
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Jarvis Varnado, Miami Heat
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Victoria Vivians,
WNBA Guard
Indiana Fever
[13]
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Fred Walters, catcher for the
Boston Red Sox in 1945
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Kendell Watkins, NFL tight end, Dallas Cowboys
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Quinndary Weatherspoon, NBA shooting guard, Golden State Warriors
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Jimmy Webb, former
NFL defensive lineman, 7 seasons
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Floyd Womack, NFL OT Seattle Seahawks
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Sid Womack, former MLB player
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Marc Woodard, NFL linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
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Ellis Wyms, NFL LT, Super Bowl Champion with the Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders
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Chris Young, pitching coach for the
Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball
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Pete Young, former MLB player
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Derrick Zimmerman, New Jersey Nets
Other
Notable faculty
References
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"Randy Boyd".
Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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"Jenifer B. Branning". Mississippi State Senate. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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"Videt Carmichael". Mississippi State Senate. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
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^ Supreme Court of Mississippi.
"State of Mississippi Judiciary – Supreme Court". Retrieved 2010-05-08.
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^ Soylent Communications.
"Charles D. Easley". Retrieved 2010-05-08.
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"Josh Harkins". Mississippi State Senate. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
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"William McCoy's Biography – Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. 1942-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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"State of Mississippi Judiciary – Supreme Court". Courts.ms.gov. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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"Nine named BCoE Distinguished Alumni Fellows". Mississippi State University. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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"Michael Connell – Career Earnings, Tournament Wins, Stats, Awards and more". databaseGolf.com. 1975-02-07. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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"Brandon Davis | UFC". 14 September 2018.
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^ Maraniss, Andrew (31 August 2017).
"Frank Dowsing, Mississippi State's first black football player, is almost unknown today". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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"Victoria Vivians". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
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