List of University of Missouri alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri .

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Academia

• Thomas Swain Barclay (BA 2015, ΒΘΠ), professor of political science at Stanford University
• George E. Bates (B.A., M.A.), professor of Investment Management at the Harvard Business School; editor of the Harvard Business Review ^[1]
• Thomas Curtright (B.S. 1970, M.S. 1970), professor of Physics at University of Miami
• Walter Dandy (B.S. 1907), professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; considered a founding father of modern neurosurgery. ^{[2] [3]}
• Clifton C. Edom (BJ 1946), Mizzou photojournalism professor and co-founder of Pictures of the Year, Missouri Photo Workshop, and Kappa Alpha Mu
• Robert P. Foster (M.A., Ph.D.), President of Northwest Missouri State University (1964–1977)
• Robert J. Jones (PhD 1978), ^[4] Chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and former president at the University of Albany ^[5]
• Matthew Kroenig (BA), associate professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University ^[6]
• Uel W. Lamkin (attended), President of Northwest Missouri State University (1921–1945)
• Anderson Delano Macklin (1933–2001), visual artist, professor, art historian, ^[7]
• John C. McManus (PhD), military historian, author, and professor of military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Francis Joseph Mullin, president of Shimer College ^[8]
• Velma McBride Murry, psychologist and sociologist at Vanderbilt University ^[9]
• Donald E. Pease (BA 1968, MA 1969), professor of English and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College
• Mark Pope (AB 1973, MEd 1974), Thomas Jefferson professor & Curators' Distinguished professor Emeritus of counseling at University of Missouri-St. Louis, president of the American Counseling Association (2003–2004)
• Henry P. Rusk (BS 1908, MA 1911), dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois
• Ritch Savin-Williams (BA 1971), professor of developmental psychology at Cornell University; prolific sexual orientation researcher
• Mohammad Shahidehpour, Carl Bodine Distinguished professor and chairman in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Illinois Institute of Technology
• Mason Vaugh (BS 1919, B.Eng 1921), founder and Head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering in Allahabad Agricultural Institute ^[10]
• Lawrence Walkup (MA 1942, PhD 1948), President of Northern Arizona University
• Todd Whitaker (BS 1981, M.Ed. 1985, PhD 1992), professor of Educational Leadership, Indiana State University

Art

• Betty Scarpino, wood sculptor
• Albert Schweitzer, cartoonist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Brendan Smialowski, photographer and photojournalist
• Mort Walker (BA 1948, ΚΣ), cartoonist; a life-sized bronze statue of his creation Beetle Bailey sits in front of alumni center

Business

• Andrew Cherng (MS 1972), founder of Panda Express and chairman of Panda Restaurant Group
• Alan C. Greenberg ^[11] (BS BA 1949, ZBT), chairman, Bear Stearns Companies
• Edward D. "Ted" Jones (1947), managing partner of Edward Jones Investments
• R. Crosby Kemper (AB 1914, ΒΘΠ), former President and chairman, United Missouri Bancshares
• R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. (AB 1949, ΒΘΠ), former President and chairman, United Missouri Bancshares
• Richard Kinder (BA 1966, JD 1968, ΣΝ, QEBH), chairman and CEO of Kinder Morgan; former President of Enron; net worth of $10.2 billion; #39 on 2013 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans ^[12]
• E. Stanley Kroenke (BS BA 1971, MBA 1973), chairman of THF Realty; owner of NBA's Denver Nuggets and NHL's Colorado Avalanche; co-owner of NFL's Los Angeles Rams; majority shareholder Arsenal FC; net worth of $3.5 billion, tied for #105 on 2008 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans
• Kenneth Lay (BA 1964, MA 1965, ΒΘΠ, ΟΔΚ, ΦΒΚ), former CEO of Enron
• Harry J. Lloyd (BJ 1950, TKE), founder of House of Lloyd and the upscale Loch Lloyd village and country club near Kansas City
• David C. Novak (BJ 1974, ΔΥ), chairman, CEO, and President, Yum! Brands, Inc.
• Rodger O. Riney ^[13] (BS CiE 1968, MBA 1969, XE), founder of Scottrade, deep-discount brokerage firm
• Matthew K. Rose (BS BA 1981, ΛΧΑ), chairman, CEO, and President, Burlington Northern Santa Fe
• Roger Straus (1917–2004), co-founder and chairman of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Samuel M. Walton (BA 1940, ΒΘΠ, QEBH), founder of Walmart

Sheryl Crow

Brad Pitt

Entertainment

• John Anderson (BJ 1987), ESPN SportsCenter host
• Tom Berenger, actor, Major League , The Big Chill , Platoon
• Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, writer and television producer
• Neal E. Boyd (BA 2001), opera singer; winner of America's Got Talent in 2008
• Brent Briscoe MU 1984, actor ^[14]
• Kate Capshaw (BS 1975, MEd 1977, ΑΔΠ), actress, Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• Jann Carl (BJ 1982, ΚΚΓ), television personality, Entertainment Tonight
• Papa Joe Chevalier, host of nationally syndicated Papa Joe Show on the Sporting News Radio Network until 2005 ^[15]
• Sophia Choi, television anchor at CNN Headline News
• Chris Cooper (BGS 1976), Academy Award-winning actor, Adaptation
• Candice Crawford (BJ 2009, ΠΒΦ), Miss Missouri and Miss USA finalist; reporter for KDAF-TV
• Sheryl Crow (BS Ed 1984, ΚΑΘ, ΟΔΚ, SAI), musician, singer-songwriter
• Kelly Crull, sports anchor and reporter, Fox Sports South
• Hope Driskill (BA 2012, ΧΩ), Survivor: Caramoan , Miss Missouri USA 2011 and Miss USA Top 16 finalist
• Dave Fogel (ΣΧ), radio disc jockey
• Martin Frost (BJ 1964, ZBT), political commentator, Fox News Channel
• Major Garrett (BJ 1984), national correspondent, Fox News Channel
• Mike Hall, first winner of ESPN Dream Job series
• Jon Hamm (BA 1993), actor, Don Draper of AMC's Mad Men
• Tom Hart, play-by-play commentator for SEC Network and ESPN
• Sarah Hollins (BA 2013), Miss Nebraska USA 2016, TV personality
• Robert Horner (BJ 1970), president of NBC News Channel
• Juliet Huddy, Fox News Channel host
• Jeffrey Crawford Jones, radio host
• Michael Kim, ESPNEWS host
• David Koechner, actor, Todd Packer of The Office , Champ Kind of Anchorman
• Jim Lehrer ^[16] (ΣΔΧ award), PBS news anchor
• David Limbaugh (BA 1975, JD 1978), political commentator and author
• Robert Loggia (BJ 1951 ΑΣΦ), actor, Jagged Edge , Big , Scarface , The Sopranos
• Robin Luke (PhD Business Administration and Marketing), a 1950s pop music singer known for the 1958 hit "Susie Darlin"; professor and department head, Marketing Department, Missouri State University
• Andrea Mackris, Fox News television producer
• Richard Matheson (BJ 1949, ΦΜΑ), screenwriter, author of I Am Legend , The Shrinking Man , What Dreams May Come
• Joel Meyers, sportscaster
• Greg Miller (BJ 2005), IGN cast member, host of Up at Noon, co-founder of Kinda Funny ^[17]
• Russ Mitchell (BJ 1982), weekend anchor, CBS Evening News
• Jonathan Murray (BJ 1977), executive producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World
• Lisa Myers (BJ 1973), television journalist, former senior investigative correspondent, NBC News
• Brad Pitt (ΣΧ, Journalism School, remains one credit short of graduation), actor and producer ^[18]
• Elle Reeve (BJ 2005), correspondent for Vice News
• Chuck Roberts (BJ 1971), CNN news anchor
• SallyAnn Salsano, producer and creator of reality television shows for MTV including Jersey Shore
• Ed Sanders (dropout 1958), lead singer of the Fugs, social activist, author
• George C. Scott, Academy Award-winning actor, Patton , Dr. Strangelove , The Hustler , Anatomy of a Murder
• Jon Scott, Fox News Channel anchor
• Brad Sham (BJ 1970, ΑΕΠ), Dallas Cowboys Radio Network host
• Beatriz Sheridan, Mexican telenovela producer/director noted for Televisa
• Bob Sullivan, author and founding member of MSNBC
• Wright Thompson, ESPN senior writer
• Debbye Turner (DVM 1991), Miss America
• Elizabeth Vargas (BJ 1984), former ABC News anchor/correspondent and 20/20 co-anchor
• Matt Winer (BJ 1991, ΠΚΑ), ESPN SportsCenter host
• Ying Da, actor and director
• Nick Young, CBS radio news anchor

Law

• John R. Gibson (BA 1949, JD 1952, TKE, QEBH, ΟΔΚ, ΦΒΚ), Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. (1951 ΒΘΠ), U.S. Federal District Court judge; former president of the Missouri Bar Association
• Kimbrough Stone (1895, ΒΘΠ), judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• Robert Barr Todd, Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court ^[19]
• Kathleen Zellner, attorney

Tennessee Williams

Literature and journalism

• Lori Borgman, nationally distributed columnist, author and speaker
• Gerald M. Boyd, former Managing Editor of The New York Times
• Russ Buettner, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times
• Barney Calame (ΒΘΠ), Public Editor, New York Times
• Hal Call, pioneering LGBT rights activist and gay publisher/pornographer
• Jeffery Deaver (BJ 1972), author of the Lincoln Rhyme series
• Clarence Faulk (BJ c. 1931), publisher of Ruston Daily Leader and founder of radio station KRUS
• Pat Forde, Yahoo Sports columnist
• Jay Greenberg, sports journalist and winner of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award
• William Least Heat-Moon (BA 1961, MA 1962, PhD 1973, BJ 1978, ΤΚΕ), author
• Rebecca Johns (BA 1993, BJ 1993), author
• James J. Kilpatrick (BJ 1941), conservative columnist ^{[20] [21]}
• Ah Jook Ku (1935), former Associated Press correspondent, first Asian American female reporter for Honolulu Star-Bulletin ^[22]
• Harris Merton Lyon, short-story writer
• Marijane Meaker (BA 1949 ΑΔΠ), novelist
• Thomas Franklin Fairfax Millard (ΒΘΠ), journalist and newspaper editor
• Pamela Morsi, author
• Suniti Namjoshi, writer
• Ken Paulson, editor, USA Today
• Marjorie Paxson, influential women's page editor
• Doc Quigg, journalist for United Press International
• Ben Robertson (1926), WW II war correspondent, New York Herald Tribune ; author
• James Rollins, aka James Czajkowski, author of bestselling Sigma Force series
• Edgar Snow (ΒΘΠ), main Western journalist in Mao's China
• Lee Strobel (BJ 1974), journalist and author of The Case for Christ series
• Ram Subhag Singh, Indian politician, first Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
• George Woodward Warder (BA circa 1866), poet and author
• Lonnie Wheeler, sportswriter and author; worked for The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Cincinnati Post
• John Edward Williams (PHD 1954), recipient of National Book Award, author of Stoner and Augustus
• Tennessee Williams (ΑΤΩ), playwright, The Glass Menagerie , A Streetcar Named Desire , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
• Grace Steele Woodward, writer and historian

Military

• Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (1970), member of Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region, chemical weapons expert
• Marcus B. Bell, U.S. Army brigadier general ^{[23] [24]}
• Gen. Fred F. Castle Jr. (1970 and 1977), Vietnam War and Gulf War
• Major General Roger E. Combs (1968 and 1975), Assistant Adjutant General-Air Missouri National Guard, Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), National Guard Bureau
• Gen. Enoch Crowder (1886, ΒΘΠ), Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, World War I general
• Lt General Mark A. Ediger (1978), Surgeon General of Air Force
• Lieutenant General Charles D. Franklin (1953), commander of First United States Army from 1984 to 1987 ^[25]
• Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard (1913) Nazi Waffen SS, held commands in first 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer and later 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division, awarded Knight's Cross of Iron Cross ^[26]
• Colonel Arthur D. Simons (1941), distinguished service in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War; ranger patriarch; leader of Son Tay Raid
• Rear Admiral Kelly E. Taggart (1955), second Director of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
• Lieutenant Stephen W. Thompson, the first person in US military history to shoot down an enemy aircraft
• Colonel F. D. Wickham (1893, ΒΘΠ), Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, World War I; helped found Kappa Kappa Psi band fraternity at Oklahoma A&M College

Politics and government

• Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (PHD 1983), Iraqi scientist and microbiologist; former member of Iraq's Revolutionary Command Council
• Emily Newell Blair, writer, suffragist, national Democratic Party political leader, co-founder of the League of Women Voters, feminist
• Russ Carnahan (BS 1979, JD 1983, KA), U.S. congressman ^[27]
• Paul Coverdell (ΦΚΨ), former U.S. senator (GA); died 2000
• William S. Cowherd (1881, ΒΘΠ), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1892–1893 and U.S. Congressman from Missouri in 1897–1905
• William B. Cravens (1893, ΒΘΠ), former U.S. representative from Missouri
• Thomas T. Crittenden Jr. (1882, ΒΘΠ), former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1908–1909
• Elgin English Crull (1930, Kappa Sigma), longest serving city manager of Dallas, Texas to date (1952–1966); city manager when Kennedy was assassinated
• Randy "Duke" Cunningham, former U.S. congressman from California who resigned in 2005 amid a massive bribery scandal
• Gen. Donald Dawson (1932, ΒΘΠ), a former aide to President Truman, Curator of the Truman Presidential Library
• Hon. Harsha de Silva (MA and PhD, 1993), Sri Lankan Member of Parliament
• James H. Faulkner, Alabama politician, newspaper publisher, and business leader
• Martin Frost ^[28] (BJ 1964, ZBT), former U.S.congressman
• Nicole Galloway (master's degree in business administration), State Auditor of Missouri
• Jack Goodman (BA 1995, JD 1998), State senator, practicing attorney in Mount Vernon, MO
• Sam Graves (BS 1986, ΑΓΣ), U.S. congressman ^[29]
• Bob F. Griffin (JD 1958), Speaker of Missouri House of Representatives for 15 years ^[30]
• Jason Grill, Missouri House of Representatives (2006–2010)
• Chuck Gross (BA 1981, MPA 1982), Missouri State Senator
• Kate Hanley, née Keith (BA 1965, BS 1965, ΦΒΚ), Virginia politician
• Martin Heinrich (BS 1995), former U.S. congressman and current U.S. senator from New Mexico
• Jay Houghton, Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives
• Kenny Hulshof (BA 1980, Farmhouse, Mystical 7), former U.S. congressman
• James P. Kem (1910, ΒΘΠ), United States Senate from Missouri, 1947 to 1953
• Jason Klumb (JD 1993), Regional administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration
• Rush Limbaugh Sr. (1914), Missouri House of Representatives, and patriarch of the Limbaugh family
• Jon Lindgren, Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota, 1978–1994; pioneering LGBT supporter
• Jerry Lon Litton (B.S. Journalism 1961, ΑΓΡ), U.S. representative from Missouri's 6th Congressional District (1972–1976); killed in a plane crash after winning the 1976 Democratic nomination for U.S. senator from Missouri; favored to be the Democratic nominee for President; host of the TV show Dialogue with Litton
• Themba N. Masuku, Acting Prime Minister of Eswatini
• Claire McCaskill (AB 1975, JD 1978, ΚΑΘ, QEBH), former Missouri state auditor and former senior U.S. Senator from Missouri
• Walter McCormick (BJ 1976; JD 1979; ΑΤΩ, ΟΔΚ, Mystical 7), President and CEO of United States Telecom Association; former general counsel of U.S. Department of Transportation; U.S. Senate Commerce Committee
• Morgan McGarvey, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• James B. Potter Jr., Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71
• Clarke Reed, Mississippi state Republican chairman, 1966 to 1976; instrumental in the nomination of Gerald R. Ford, at the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City; Greenville, Mississippi businessman ^{[31] [32]}
• Jody Richards, Kentucky House of Representatives and former speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• Charles Griffith Ross, press secretary for President Harry S. Truman
• Thomas L. Rubey (1885, ΒΘΠ), former U.S. representative from Missouri
• Sally Shelton-Colby, Ambassador to Grenada and Barbados 1979–1981
• Tom Shively, Missouri House of Representatives
• Ram Subhag Singh, Indian politician and the first Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
• Ike Skelton (AB 1953, JD 1956, ΣΧ, ΦΒΚ, QEBH), former U.S. congressman; former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
• Brian Treece, Mayor of Columbia, Missouri
• Carl M. Vogel, member of both houses of the Missouri State Legislature; from Jefferson City

Governors

• James T. Blair Jr., Missouri governor 1957–61
• Mel Carnahan, Missouri governor 1993–2000, only person elected U.S. senator posthumously
• John M. Dalton (ΦΓΔ), Missouri governor 1961–65 ^[33]
• Forrest C. Donnell (ΚΣ, ΦΔΦ, ΦΒΚ, ΘΚΝ, QEBH), Missouri governor 1945–51
• Warren E. Hearnes (QEBH), Missouri governor 1965–73, namesake of Hearnes Center
• William Jayne, first governor of Dakota Territory
• Tim Kaine (QEBH), Governor of Virginia 2006–10, U.S. senator and 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee
• Ted Kulongoski (undergraduate and law degrees), Governor of Oregon 2003–11 ^[34]
• Jay Nixon, Missouri governor 2009–17
• Guy B. Park (ΒΘΠ), Missouri governor 1933–37
• Roger B. Wilson, Missouri governor 2000–01

Religion

• Edward N. Peters (JD, 1982), Catholic canonist and blogger

Science and technology

• Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (Ph.D. 1983), WMD scientist for Saddam Hussein, one of 55 most wanted Iraqis post-Coalition invasion
• William F. Baker (BS CiE '75), chief structural engineer of Burj Khalifa, world's tallest man-made structure ^[35]
• Gerald J. Fishman (BS 1965, ΑΕΠ), research astrophysicist specializing in gamma-ray astronomy
• Linda Godwin (MS 1976, PhD 1980), NASA astronaut
• Nancy E. Goeken (PhD 1972), immunologist
• Susan Golden (Ph.D. 1983) National Academy of Sciences member and professor of Molecular Biology at University of California, San Diego
• Charles Claude Guthrie (MD 1901), physiologist and researcher ^{[36] [37]}
• Mary Jane Guthrie (BA 1916, MA 1918), zoologist and cancer researcher, also a University of Missouri faculty member
• Ernest Lenard Hall (BS EE 1965, MS 1966, PhD 1971), roboticist
• Hope Hibbard (undergraduate degree, 1916, MS 1918), biologist, cytologist, zoologist, and professor of zoology ^{[38] [39] [40]}
• Thomas Jefferson Jackson See (BS 1889, valedictorian), controversial astronomer; critic; opponent of Einstein
• William Langston, founder and CEO of Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center ^[41] in Sunnyvale, California
• Richard N. Richards (BS ChE 1969, ΛΧΑ), NASA astronaut
• Frederick Chapman Robbins, M.D. 1954 Nobel Prize recipient, with John Enders and Thomas Weller for the cultivation of human viruses (Polio) in tissue culture
• Herschel Roman (PhD 1942), early pioneer in yeast genetics ^[42]
• William C. Schwartz (MA 1951), physicist, laser pioneer, and founder of International Laser Systems
• Harlow Shapley (AB in 1910, AM in 1911), astronomer; used RR Lyrae stars to correctly estimate the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and the sun's position within it
• Larry Smarr (BA 1970, MS 1970), physicist; founding director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• William Jasper Spillman (B.S. 1886, M.S. 1890), wheat geneticist, founder, agricultural economics ^[43]
• Laura Sullivan-Beckers (PhD 2008), biologist
• Raymond E. Zirkle (B.A.1928; Ph.D. 1932), radiobiologist and principle of the Manhattan Project ^[44]

Sports

Ian Kinsler

Max Scherzer

Baseball

• Joe Bennett, MLB player ^[45]
• Phil Bradley (Mystical 7), former MLB player, also played football
• Skip Caray, former broadcaster for Atlanta Braves; son of Harry Caray
• Jeff Cornell, former MLB pitcher
• Aaron Crow, MLB pitcher
• John Dettmer, former MLB pitcher
• David Freese, former MLB third baseman-first baseman, 2011 NLCS and World Series MVP and Babe Ruth Award winner for St. Louis Cardinals ^[46]
• Kyle Gibson, MLB All-Star pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies
• Ian Kinsler, former All-Star MLB second baseman
• Tim Laudner, former MLB catcher
• Reggie McClain, MLB pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
• Dave Otto, former MLB pitcher
• Max Scherzer, MLB All-Star pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-time Cy Young Award winner (2013, 2016, 2017)
• Jerry Schoonmaker, former MLB outfielder, also played football
• Art Shamsky, former MLB outfielder and Israel Baseball League manager
• Mike Shannon (attended), MLB infielder for St. Louis Cardinals, 2-time World Series champion and broadcaster
• Sonny Siebert, former MLB pitcher, 2-time All-Star
• Dave Silvestri, former MLB infielder
• Gene Stephenson, former Wichita State University baseball head coach, also played football
• Nick Tepesch, pitcher for Texas Rangers
• Jayce Tingler, manager for San Diego Padres

Basketball

• Jabari Brown, CBA player for Foshan Dralions
• John Brown, former NBA player for Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls
• DeMarre Carroll, former NBA player for San Antonio Spurs
• Jordan Clarkson, current NBA player for Utah Jazz
• Sophie Cunningham, current WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury ^[47] and current WNBL player for Melbourne Boomers
• Marcus Denmon, TBL player for Istanbul BB
• Keyon Dooling, former NBA player for Boston Celtics
• Larry Drew, former NBA player, former head coach for Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks
• Al Eberhard, former NBA player for Detroit Pistons
• Kim English, former NBA player
• JaKeenan Gant, player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Thomas Gardner, former NBA player for Atlanta Hawks
• Linas Kleiza, former NBA player
• Gary Leonard, former NBA player
• Anthony Peeler, former NBA player for Los Angeles Lakers
• Michael Porter Jr., current NBA player for Denver Nuggets ^[48]
• Phil Pressey, former NBA player for Boston Celtics
• Kareem Rush, former NBA player for Los Angeles Clippers
• Doug Smith, former NBA player
• Dru Smith, current NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets
• Norm Stewart (BA 1956, ΒΘΠ, Mystical 7), All-American and former head coach at Northern Iowa (1961–67) and Mizzou (1967–99)
• Steve Stipanovich, former NBA player
• Tyler Stone (born 1991), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Jon Sundvold, former NBA player for San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat

Roger Wehrli

Football

• Bud Abell, former American Football League player for the Kansas City Chiefs ^[49]
• Danario Alexander, former NFL player for San Diego Chargers ^[50]
• Russ Ball, executive with Green Bay Packers
• Gary Barnett (1969, ΒΘΠ), former head football coach at Northwestern and Colorado
• Dwayne Blakley, former NFL tight end ^[51]
• Nick Bolton, NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Justin Britt, offensive lineman for Seattle Seahawks
• Charlie Brown, NFL player for New Orleans Saints
• Colin Brown, NFL player for Buffalo Bills
• Lloyd Carr (ΚΣ), former head coach University of Michigan
• Byron Chamberlain, former NFL player ^[52]
• Paul Christman (ΚΣ), College Football Hall of Famer, former NFL player and broadcaster
• Chase Coffman, NFL player, John Mackey Award winner
• DeMontie Cross, assistant coach with Wisconsin Badgers
• Sean Culkin, NFL player
• Chase Daniel, NFL player for Chicago Bears
• Robert Delpino, former NFL player
• Kony Ealy, defensive lineman for New York Jets
• Brad Edelman, former NFL player
• Atiyyah Ellison, NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs
• Don Faurot (1924 Farmhouse, Mystical 7), MU coach and player ^[53]
• Ron Fellows, former NFL player
• Will Franklin, former NFL player
• Blaine Gabbert, NFL player for Arizona Cardinals
• Andrew Gachkar, NFL player with San Diego Chargers
• Justin Gage, former NFL player
• E.J. Gaines, NFL player for Los Angeles Rams
• Tony Galbreath, former NFL player
• Markus Golden, NFL player for Arizona Cardinals
• Mel Gray (Mystical 7), former NFL player
• Dorial Green-Beckham, NFL player for Tennessee Titans
• Ziggy Hood, NFL player for Jacksonville Jaguars
• Harry Ice (ΒΘΠ), MVP of the 1942 Sugar Bowl, a longtime member of the athletic department
• Brad Imes, football player; appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 2 , retired professional mixed martial arts fighter ^[54]
• Jim Jennings, former NFL player
• Mike Jones, former NFL player
• Henry Josey, former NFL player
• Jim Kekeris, former NFL player
• Jim Leavitt, former head coach of University of South Florida
• Leo Lewis, former NFL player
• Drew Lock, NFL player for Denver Broncos
• Rick Lyle, former NFL player
• Bill McCartney, former head coach at University of Colorado
• Jeremy Maclin, NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs
• Henry Marshall, former NFL player
• Steve Martin, former NFL player
• John Matuszak, former NFL player for Oakland Raiders
• Ron McBride, former NFL player
• Erik McMillan, former NFL player
• William Moore, NFL player for Atlanta Falcons
• Mitch Morse, NFL player for Kansas City Chiefs
• C. J. Mosley, NFL player for Cleveland Browns
• Damien Nash, former NFL player
• Brock Olivo, former NFL player
• Gus Otto (ΒΘΠ), former NFL player
• Francis Peay, former NFL player
• Kurt Petersen, former NFL player
• Johnnie Poe, former NFL player
• Shane Ray, NFL player for Denver Broncos
• Howard Richards (Kappa Alpha Psi), former NFL player, Dallas Cowboys
• Johnny Roland (Kappa Alpha Psi), former NFL coach and player
• Martin Rucker, NFL player for Philadelphia Eagles
• Andy Russell, former NFL player
• Jerome Sally, former NFL player
• Michael Sam, former NFL player for St. Louis Rams, first openly gay player in NFL
• George Seals, former NFL player
• Aldon Smith, NFL player for San Francisco 49ers
• Brad Smith, NFL player for Philadelphia Eagles
• Justin Smith, NFL player for San Francisco 49ers
• Otis Smith, former NFL player
• Ray Smith, NFL player
• David Smukler, NFL player
• Hugh Sprinkle, NFL player
• Stryker Sulak, NFL player for Green Bay Packers
• Morris Towns, former NFL player
• Bruce Van Dyke, former NFL player
• L'Damian Washington, wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
• Russ Washington, former NFL player
• Sean Weatherspoon, NFL player for Atlanta Falcons ^[55]
• Roger Wehrli, seven-time Pro Bowl NFL player in Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Bill Whitaker, former NFL player
• James Wilder Sr., former NFL player
• Kellen Winslow, college and Pro Football Hall of Fame player
• Eric Wright, former NFL player

Wrestling

• Ben Askren, two-time NCAA wrestling champion (2006,2007); 2008 Olympian; retired MMA fighter; former Bellator Welterweight Champion ^[56]
• Evan Bourne, professional wrestler
• Michael Chandler, 2009 NCAA Wrestling All-American (5th place 157 lbs.), former Bellator Lightweight Champion ^[57]
• J'den Cox, three-time NCAA champion wrestler, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in 86 kg weight class
• Sammie Henson, two-time NCAA wrestling champion; 1998 world freestyle champion; 2000 Olympic silver medalist; 2006 world bronze medalist at age 36
• J. P. Reese, two-time NCAA wrestling championships qualifier (2002 and 2003); MMA fighter ^[58]
• Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler ^[59]
• Mike Whitehead (attended), three-time All-American wrestler; MMA fighter ^[60]
• Tyron Woodley, two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler; mixed martial artist in welterweight division, champion for Ultimate Fighting Championship ^[61]

Other sports

• Dick Ault, Olympic hurdler
• Christian Cantwell, shot putter, 2004 IAAF World Indoor Champion, 2008 Olympic silver medalist, 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Champion
• Carl Edwards, NASCAR driver and 2007 Busch Series champion (attended but did not graduate) ^[62]
• Ross Miner (born 1991), skating coach and retired competitive figure skater
• Derrick Peterson (ΑΚΛ), professional runner, 2004 Olympian
• Karissa Schweizer, runner, seven-time NCAA National Champion
• Chelsea Thomas, softball player, SEC Pitcher of the Year

Other

• Thomas Doty, Continental Airlines Flight 11 suicide bomber ^[63]

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See also

• List of people from Columbia, Missouri