- Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson (born September 25, 1985 in Tyrone, Georgia) is a professional American football player who was drafted by the Detroit Lions. He spent three years for the Yellow Jackets at Georgia Tech until declaring for the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his first season for the Yellow Jackets in 2004 as a wide receiver. Johnson has a rare combination of size (6 ft. 5 in., 239 lb/ 196 cm, 108 kg), speed (4.35 sec 40-yard dash), strength, …
- Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach, Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach of the University of South Carolina football team. He was a two-time All-American and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame as a player.
- Chan Gailey
Thomas Chandler (Chan) Gailey, Jr. (born January 5, 1952 in Gainesville, Georgia) is the current head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' football team and former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
- Bobby Dodd
Bobby Dodd (November 11,1908 - June 21,1988) was an American college football coach at Georgia Tech. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player and coach.
- Tyler Hansbrough
Andrew Tyler Hansbrough (born November 3 1985 in Columbia, Missouri), nicknamed "Psycho T", is an American collegiate basketball player for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill men's basketball team. Hansbrough was a member of the 2006 and 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference All Conference Team and the 2006 ACC Freshman of the Year.
- Tashard Choice
Tashard "Deuce" Choice (born November 20, 1984) is the starting running back for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Choice began his collegiate career at Oklahoma University but transferred to Georgia Tech in 2005. Choice was born in Riverdale, Georgia. He played high school football for Lovejoy High School where he accounted for 40 career all-purpose touchdowns.
- Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt is an American college basketball coach at Georgia Tech.
- Reggie Ball
Reginald Lewis Ball (born October 6, 1984) was an American football quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket football team, and future wide receiver in the National Football League. He was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia and played high school football for Stephenson High School. Reggie was the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Georgia Tech since 1980. He started for four straight years amassing 49 starts, 57 touchdowns, …
- Thaddeus Young
Thaddeus Charles Young (born June 21, 1988) is an American basketball player. Previously, he attended Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) where he studied management. Standing 6 ft 8 in and weighing 217 pounds, Young is a small forward for the 76ers. On June 28, 2007, Young was drafted 12th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He was signed by the team on July 11.
- Javaris Crittenton
Javaris Crittenton (born December 31 1987) is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the Georgia Tech men's basketball team.
- Terrelle Pryor
Terrelle Pryor is an American football and basketball player from Jeannette, Pennsylvania. He is entering his senior year at Jeannette Senior High School. Pryor is considered the most versatile athlete in Pennsylvania high school sports since Tom Clements. The 6 foot 6 inch Pryor is considered a top 25 basketball prospect by most recruiting analysts, but is also widely regarded as the nation's top football prospect, …
- Taylor Bennett
Taylor Bennett (born September 12, 1985 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a college football quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and majoring in International Affairs.
- Jarrett Jack
Jarrett Matthew Jack (born October 28, 1983 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is a basketball player for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Before being selected in the 2005 NBA Draft, he attended and played for Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. In his sophomore year (2003-04) he helped guide Georgia Tech to the NCAA Finals with 12.5 points and 5.1 assists a game. In his junior and final year at Georgia Tech he averaged 15.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists.
- Stephon Marbury
Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard with the New York Knicks. Marbury has often gone by the nickname "Starbury", a name created during his youth. Marbury, the sixth of seven children, was born and raised on Coney Island and attended elementary school PS 238 During his teenage years he was often heralded as the next great New York City point guard, …
- Laron Landry
LaRon Louis Landry (born October 14, 1984 in Ama, Louisiana) is a American football safety who currently plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Landry was a four-year starting safety for the Louisiana State University Tigers. His parents are Frank and Rhonda Landry, and he has two siblings, Derik and Dawan, who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 5th round of the 2006 draft. He now starts at strong safety for the Ravens.
- George O'Leary
George O'Leary (born August 17, 1946 in Central Islip, New York) is the head football coach for the University of Central Florida. Before that, he served as the head coach at Georgia Tech and was briefly an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.
- Jon Tenuta
Jon Tenuta is the Georgia Tech Associate Head Coach. He also coaches the Yellow Jackets' defensive backs.
- David Wright
David Allen Wright (born December 20, 1982 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an All-Star Third Baseman in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets. Wright attended Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. In high school, he was a three-time All-State selection and, as a senior, was named the Virginia All-State Player of the Year. He finished his high school career with a .438 batting average, 13 home runs, and 50 RBI.
- Bobby Jones
Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 - December 18, 1971), born in Atlanta, Georgia, was one of the greatest golfers to compete on a national and international level. He participated only as an amateur, primarily on a part-time basis, and chose to retire from competition at age 28. Jones was a child prodigy who won his first children's tournament at the age of six and made the third round of the U.S. Amateur Championship at 14.
- Wallace H. Coulter
Wallace H. Coulter was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is best known for his discovery of the Coulter principle, which provided a methodology for counting, measuring and evaluating microscopic particles suspended in fluid. His invention of the Coulter Counter made possible today’s most common medical diagnostic test: the complete blood count (CBC).
- Matt Wieters
Matt Wieters (born May 21 1986) is a baseball catcher who was selected by the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball 5th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in college for Georgia Tech, and his agent is Scott Boras. Wieters is a tall athletic hitter, standing 6 feet 5 inches tall. He has drawn comparisons to Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek because of their size, skill, and ability to switch hit; in addition, both played for Georgia Tech.
- Ted Roof
Ted Roof is the head football coach at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Prior to his promotion to head coach on December 6, 2003, Roof had been a defensive coordinator at Duke and Georgia Tech, where he had been an All-American linebacker. In 2000, he was nominated for the Frank Broyles Award, given to the nation's top assistant coach. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Alabama, from 1987-1988.
- Riley Skinner
Riley Skinner (born October 21, 1986) is the current starting quarterback for the Wake Forest football team, coached by Jim Grobe. He played high school football for The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. Skinner stepped in for the injured Wake Forest QB Ben Mauk after Mauk injured his arm in the first game of the 2006 season against Syracuse.
- Will Bynum
Will Bynum (born January 4 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel. He previously played for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Prior to that, he played for the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBA Development League. After signing a contract with the Boston Celtics in the off-season of 2005, he participated in NBA preseason play and was subsequently waived before the start of the 2005-06 regular season.
- Joe Hamilton
Joe Hamilton (born March 13, 1977 in Alvin, South Carolina), is a professional American football player and formerly the quarterback for the Orlando Predators of the AFL. He played football collegiately at Georgia Tech from 1996 to 1999.
- Bobby Cremins
Bobby Cremins (born July 4, 1947), is the head coach of the College of Charleston's men's basketball team, and former head coach at Georgia Tech, serving from 1981 until 2000.
- Chris Young
Chris Young (born January 23, 1980 in Senoia, Georgia) is an American football player who played for the Denver Broncos. Young was a three-year starter at Georgia Tech who started 35 consecutive games, beginning with the final game of his true freshman season. He was also a team captain, Young finished his career ranked 10th among all-time Georgia Tech defensive backs in career tackles with 219. He was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Broncos.
- P. J. Daniels
Prince Ahadzie Daniels, Jr. (P.J.) (born December 12, 1982) was a successful college running back at Georgia Tech from 2002 to 2005. He was drafted in the 4th round by the Baltimore Ravens as the 132nd overall pick. While at Georgia Tech, he majored in Management and minored in Chemistry. In four years, P.J. had over 3,300 yards rushing, 360 yards receiving, 230 kick return yards, and 26 all-purpose touchdowns.
- Owen Schmitt
Owen Schmitt (born February 13th, 1985 in Fairfax, Virginia) is a senior fullback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
- Dan Radakovich
Dan Radakovich is the Athletics Director at Georgia Tech. He has held that position since February 22, 2006, beating out former Tech player and head coach Bill Curry for the job. Radakovich has a long background in dealing with program finance, as well as large scale renovation and facility improvement. Over the course of his career, Radakovich has managed over a quarter of a billion dollars for various University's athletic departments.
- Stewart Cink
Stewart Ernest Cink (born May 21, 1973) is an American golfer who has featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings. Cink was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended Georgia Tech, where he played golf for the Yellow Jackets, and turned professional in 1995. After winning the Mexican Open and three events on the Nike Tour in 1996, Cink joined the PGA Tour in 1997 and won the Canon Greater Hartford Open in his rookie season.
- Bobby Ross
Robert Joseph Ross (December 23, 1936, Richmond, Virginia) is a retired football coach. His career as a head coach included stints at The Citadel, the University of Maryland and Georgia Tech, in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions, and at Army. Highlights of his coaching career include winning a share of the National Championship at Georgia Tech in 1990, and guiding the San Diego Chargers to an appearance in Super Bowl XXIX.
- Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas Holliday was born January 15, 1980 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He is a baseball player for the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies drafted Holliday in the 7th round of the 1998 draft and he made his major league debut in 2004 as one of the top rookies in the National League. An outfielder, Holliday hit .290 with 14 home runs and 57 RBIs. He would finish fifth in the voting for the 2004 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in the National League.
- Ken Whisenhunt
Kenneth "Ken" Moore Whisenhunt (born February 28, 1962 in Augusta, Georgia) is the American football head coach of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team.
- Tom Luginbill
Tom Luginbill is a college football analyst for ESPN. Luginbill grew up in Tempe, Arizona and San Diego, California. He is the son of the professional football coach Al Luginbill. Luginbill was the starting quarterback for three colleges over his four year career. He had varying degrees of success ranging from a national championship to a one win season. He played college football for Palomar College from 1992-1993 amassing 21 wins.
- Matt Harpring
Matthew Joseph Harpring (born May 31 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a professional American basketball player currently with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
- Adam Wainwright
Adam Parrish Wainwright, born August 30 1981 in Brunswick, Georgia) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals. A highly valued prospect coming out of Glynn Academy, Wainwright planned to play college baseball at Georgia Tech, signing a letter of intent with the Yellow Jackets. But, when he was selected 29th overall in the first round of the 2000 amateur draft by his favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, …
- Danny Hall
Danny Hall is the current head baseball coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He has been the head coach of Georgia Tech since 1994. Before coming to Tech, he held positions at Miami (OH), Michigan, and Kent State. From 1978 to 1979, he coached at Miami (OH), where he compiled a 69-26 (.726) record. From 1980 to 1987, he coached at Michigan, where he compiled a 368-111-1 record as an assistant coach. From 1988 to 1993, he coached at Kent State, …
- Gerris Wilkinson
Gerris Wilkinson (born April 5, 1983 in Oakland, California) is a current American football linebacker for the New York Giants. He was one of the last players drafted in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech. The coaching staff has high hopes for Wilkinson. They feel that he has the versatility to play both the inside and outside linebacker positions, …
- Keith Brooking
Keith Howard Brooking (born October 30, 1975 in Senoia, Georgia) is a linebacker who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons. He attended East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Georgia and played college football at Georgia Tech. After being the 12th overall selection by the Falcons in the 1998 NFL Draft, Brooking quickly became the foundation of their defense. As of 2006, he is the only remaining member of the 1998 Falcons team that made it to Super Bowl XXXIII.