List of Grambling State University alumni

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This list of Grambling State University alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Grambling State University.

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Grambling State University is a historically black (HBCU), public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana, United States.

News, media and journalism

NameClass yearNotabilityReferences
Charles M. Blow 1991 New York Times columnist [1]

Education

NameClass yearNotabilityReferences
Ivory V. Nelson 1959president of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

Entertainment

NameClass yearNotabilityReferences
Erykah Badu Grammy Award-winning artist
Natalie Desselle-Reid actress best known for roles in B*A*P*S, Def Jam's How to Be a Player, and Disney's Cinderella
E-40 rapper
Judi Ann Mason television writer, producer and playwright

Criminal justice

NameClass yearNotabilityReferences
Burl Cain master's degree in criminal justice, now warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (also known as Angola) [2]

Politics

NameClass yearNotabilityReferences
Robert Bobb politician and public administrator; Emergency Financial Director for Detroit Public Schools; city manager for thirty years in the cities of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Santa Ana, California; and Richmond, Virginia
Israel "Bo" Curtis member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 2008; member of the Rapides Parish School Board from 1976 to 1992 [3]
Bettye Davis member of the Alaska Senate and former member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 21st district [4]
Rick Gallot Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 29 since 2012; former state representative for the 11th district
Jeff Hall member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (District 26), accountant in Alexandria [5]
Edward Joseph Price 1975member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (District 58), businessman in Gonzales
Alicia Reece politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (33rd district)
Ollie Tyler mayor of Shreveport; former interim state superintendent of education; former Caddo Parish school superintendent [6]

Sports

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Tommie Agee 1961former professional baseball player
Garland Boyette former professional football player
Jophery Brown former Major League Baseball player; stuntman in film and television for over 30 years
Willie Brown 1963former professional football player; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Buck Buchanan former professional football player; member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Ronnie Coleman professional bodybuilder and eight-time Mr. Olympia winner
Bruce Eugene 2005former professional football player
Clemente Gordon 1990football player
Charles "Charlie Red" Hardnett 1962former ABA basketball player
James "Shack" Harris 1969first black quarterback to start in the NFL
Jason Hatcher 2006current NFL defensive end
Tyree Hollins professional football player
Johnny Jeter former Major League Baseball player
Trumaine Johnson former professional football player
Charlie Joiner 1969former professional football player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Ernie Ladd former professional football player and professional wrestler (nicknamed "The Big Cat")
Albert Lewis former professional football player
Guy Prather former professional football player
Willis Reed retired professional basketball player
Patrick Scott former professional football player
Goldie Sellers former professional football player
Winston Short former track athlete who competed for Trinidad in the Commonwealth and Pan American Games during the 1960s
Everson Walls 1980former NFL All-Pro cornerback and Super Bowl champion (XXV)
Doug Williams former NFL quarterback; MVP of Super Bowl XXII
Gerald Williams former Major League Baseball player

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