- Urban Meyer
Urban F. Meyer (born July 10, 1964 in Ashtabula, Ohio) is currently the head football coach at the University of Florida. He is best known for leading Florida to the 2006 Southeastern Conference Championship and later the BCS National Championship. Previously, as head coach at the University of Utah and Bowling Green State University, he led the Utes and the Falcons each to two of their greatest seasons in school history. - Tim Tebow
Timothy R. "Timmy" Tebow (born August 14, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the Florida Gators. A highly-touted quarterback known for his ability to run and pass, Tebow chose Florida over Alabama, Michigan, USC and LSU. He is from St. Augustine, Florida, and played quarterback for Allen D. Nease Senior High School, where he became a highly touted Division I-A recruit and ranked among the top quarterback prospects in the nation. - Billy Donovan
William John “Billy” Donovan, Jr. is the head coach of the Florida Gators basketball team. He has taken the Gators to three NCAA championship game appearances, in 2000, 2006 and 2007. The Gators lost to the Michigan State Spartans in the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball final. The Gators won the national championship in 2006 with a 73-57 win over UCLA and again in 2007 with an 84-75 win over Ohio State, … - 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. - Chris Leak
Christopher Leak (born May 3, 1985 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. In 2006, he led the Florida Gators to a 13-1 record, which culminated with a BCS Championship 41-14 victory over the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite declaring for the 2007 NFL Draft, Leak went undrafted, and signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears. - Joakim Noah
Joakim Noah (pronunciation: "JO-a-kim"; born February 25 1985 in New York, New York) is a basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He played collegiate basketball for the University of Florida in the SEC of the NCAA from 2004-2007. Noah was a member of the Gators' teams that won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. On June 28, 2007, Noah was taken 9th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. - Bernie Machen
Dr. James Bernard "Bernie" Machen (born 26 March 1944) is an American professor and academic administrator. As of 2004, he is the president of the University of Florida. Before starting at Florida in 2004, he was president of the University of Utah. Machen was born in Greenwood, Mississippi and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Vanderbilt University for his undergraduate studies. He attended Saint Louis University for his DDS, … - Bill Nelson
Clarence William "Bill" Nelson is the senior U.S. Senator from Florida. Nelson is a Democrat. Nelson became the second sitting member of the United States Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia as a Payload Specialist during NASA mission STS-61-C (January 12–18, 1986). - Percy Harvin
William Percy Harvin III (born May 28, 1988 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is a college football player at the wide receiver position for the University of Florida. - Rex Grossman
Rex Grossman is a quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. An Indiana native, Grossman graduated from Bloomington High School South and attended the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship. He led the Florida Gators to two championship games, and was the runner-up for the 2001 Heisman Trophy. Grossman began his professional career with the Chicago Bears as the twenty-second overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft, … - Jeremy Foley
Jeremy N. Foley (born December 1 1952 in Washington, D.C., USA) is the athletic director for the Florida Gators athletic program at the University of Florida. He has served in this role since 1992, and has been responsible for some of Florida's most notable hires since, including Urban Meyer as head football coach in 2004 and Billy Donovan as men's basketball coach in 1996. - Danny Wuerffel
Danny Wuerffel was born May 27, 1974 in Pensacola, Florida. He grew up as the son of an U.S. Air Force Chaplin, living all over the country as well as three years in Spain. Danny graduated as valedictorian of Fort Walton Beach High School in Florida, where he led his football team to the state championship. While at the University of Florida, Danny led the Gators to four SEC championships and a National title. - Erin Andrews
Erin Andrews (born on May 4, 1978 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a television sports reporter. Andrews joined ESPN in May 2004 as a reporter for the network's National Hockey League coverage. Since the 2004 season, Andrews has served as a reporter for the ESPN College Football Saturday telecast, the Saturday Primetime college basketball game and Big Ten college basketball coverage. In 2005, she added Major League Baseball sideling reporting to her duties. - Bob Graham
Daniel Robert Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American politician. He was a United States Senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005 and the governor of that state from 1979 to 1987. Following a failed bid for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2004 presidential race, Graham was considered a possible running mate for John Kerry. - Corey Brewer
Corey Wayne Brewer (born March 5 1986, in Portland, Tennessee) is an American basketball player formerly of the Florida Gators. He played small forward for the men's basketball team which won both the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments, as well as the 2006 and 2007 SEC Tournament. He was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2007 tournament. - Bill McCollum
Ira William "Bill" McCollum, Jr. (born July 12, 1944 in Brooksville, Florida) is the current Florida Attorney General and a former Republican Congressman from Florida. - David Lee
David Lee (born April 29, 1983 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New York Knicks. A 6'9", 249 lb. power forward, Lee played collegiately for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida. - Andre Caldwell
Andre "Bubba" Caldwell is an American football wide receiver for the University of Florida. He is the younger brother of former UF star Reche Caldwell, now of the New England Patriots. Caldwell was a quarterback who also lined up at receiver and returned punts for Tampa's Jefferson High School. He was named a Parade All-American following his senior season in 2002. In part because of his brother's legacy–and his friendship with Florida commitment Chris Leak, … - Emmitt Smith
Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former American football player, who played for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals. Smith is a three time Super Bowl champion and the NFL's all time rushing leader, a record formerly held by his childhood hero Walter Payton. Smith surpassed Payton on October 27, 2002 against the Seattle Seahawks at Texas Stadium. He is the only running back to ever have won a Super Bowl championship, … - Buddy Dyer
John H. "Buddy" Dyer is the current mayor of Orlando, Florida, and member of the United States Democratic Party. He began his political career after serving as an attorney and lawyer following his graduations from Brown University and the law school of the University of Florida. - Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio (born May 28, 1971, Miami, FL) is the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives for the 2007 and 2008 Legislative sessions. He was first elected to the Florida House as a Republican on January 25, 2000, from the 111th district. He was previously a City Commissioner from West Miami. He received his B.S. from University of Florida in 1993, and his J.D. from the University of Miami in 1996. - Taurean Green
Taurean Green is a point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, who played on the 2007 University of Florida Gators Men's Basketball team, which won the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 3, 2006 and the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 2, 2007, as well as the 2006 and 2007 SEC Tournaments. Green also passed the 1,000 point benchmark in his career at Florida, racking up over 1,170 points in just 3 seasons, … - Marreese Speights
Marreese Speights is a member of the University of Florida men's basketball team. Speights is a current center for the Florida men's basketball team. With Joakim Noah and Al Horford leaving for the NBA, he is expected to be the next dominating Florida big man. He began his career at Florida in 2006, and averaged approximately four points and two rebounds in only four minutes per game as a freshman for the national champion Gators. - Robert Cade
Dr. James Robert Cade (born 1927) is a professor of medicine and physiology at the University of Florida who invented Gatorade. Dr. Cade patented Gatorade and offered the patent to the University of Florida, but the university turned it down. He then signed a deal with Stokley-Van Camp and began selling it. When sales took off the University asked for the patent rights, but Dr. Cade refused. - Jim Davis
James Oscar "Jim" Davis III (born October 11, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing Florida's 11th district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election. He was defeated by Republican candidate Charlie Crist. - Robert Wexler
(Washington, DC) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the United States Congress, released the following statement regarding the government of Israel's ongoing military efforts in the Gaza strip. Wexler supports the government of Israel's efforts to prevent Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian terrorist organizations from launching rockets and mortars into Israel. - Connie Mack
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy IV (born August 12, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida), known as Connie Mack IV, is a Republican from Florida, elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004, representing (map). He succeeds Porter Goss, who resigned to take the helm of the Central Intelligence Agency. He has two children, Addison and Connie V, with his former wife Ann from whom he is divorced. - Mike Miller
Michael (Mike) Lloyd Miller (born February 19 1980 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He attended the University of Florida from 1998 until 2000. As a sophomore, he led the Gators to the 2000 NCAA Championship game, losing to Michigan State. He hit perhaps the most dramatic shot of the tournament that year in the opening round versus Butler. - Channing Crowder
Randolph Channing Crowder, Jr. (born December 2, 1983 in State College, Pennsylvania) is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the third round (70th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Florida. - Darrell Jackson
Darrell Lamont Jackson (born December 6, 1978 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft, being the 15th wide receiver drafted. Prior to playing for the Seahawks, Jackson attended the University of Florida. Jackson went to Tampa Catholic High in Florida. - Corrine Brown
Corrine Brown (born November 11, 1946) is an American politician. She has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing (map). Her district includes parts of Duval, Clay, Putnam, Alachua, Volusia, Marion, Lake, Seminole, and Orange Counties. - Lee Humphrey
Lee Humphrey, (born April 26, 1984 in Maryville, Tennessee) is a former shooting guard for the Florida basketball team, which won the 2006 & 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. During the 2005-2006 NCAA basketball season, he made 45.9% of his three point attempts; he made a school-record 113 in total, a mark he would equal in 2006-2007. Humphrey hails from Maryville, Tennessee where he graduated from Maryville High School in 2003. - Anthony Grant
Anthony Grant (born April 15, 1966) is a basketball coach who became the ninth head coach in the history of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) on April 18, 2006. A native of Miami, Florida, Grant came to VCU after serving for ten years as an assistant to Billy Donovan at the University of Florida (UF). - James Jones
James Jones (born March 21, 1961) was an American college and professional football player. A star at Florida, he played ten professional seasons as a running back for the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks from 1983-1992. - John Thompson
John Thompson is the current defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss football team. Thompson was hired by head coach Ed Orgeron, who played under Thompson at Northwestern State. Thompson has also served as the defensive coordinator at Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Louisiana Tech, and Memphis. From 2003 to 2004, he was the head football coach at East Carolina, where he compiled a 3-20 record. His most recent coaching position, prior to Ole Miss, … - Archie Carr
Archie Carr (June 16, 1909-May 21, 1987) was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida and a pioneering conservationist. He was the son of a Presbyterian pastor and spent his growing up years in Mobile, Alabama, Fort Worth, Texas and Savannah, Georgia. He studied zoology at the University of Florida, eventually specializing in herpetology. - Chris Richard
Chris Richard is a National Basketball Association player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Richard, a power forward played collegiately at the University of Florida. He has an impressive wingspan of 7'4.5" and he can score a load of points in very few minutes. - Jeff Miller
Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller (born June 27 1959), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing. His district includes all of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, and Washington Counties. - Mary Wise
Mary Wise (b. August, 1959) is an American volleyball player, author, and current volleyball coach of the University of Florida Gators women's volleyball team. In her 16 years at Florida, Wise has compiled a 520-53 (0.907) record, won 16 consecutive SEC regular season titles (1991-2006), 12 SEC Tournament titles (1992-96, 1998-2003, 2000) and the Gators have made 16 consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament, … - Marcus Thomas
Marcus Thomas (born on September 23, 1985) is a football defensive tackle who plays on the Denver Broncos. He was formerly part of the University of Florida football team until November 2006 when he was kicked off the team for violating the terms of his reinstatement from a drug suspension. He missed curfew, went on an unapproved out of town trip, and skipped a mandatory drug counseling session. While he played for Gators during the 2006 football season, …
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