- Dennis Erickson
Dennis Erickson (born March 24, 1947, in Everett, Washington) is the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils football team. He has been the head coach of six college football programs and two NFL franchises.
- Bobby Petrino
Bernard "Bobby" Petrino (born March 10, 1961 in Lewistown, Montana) is the 13th head coach in the history of the Atlanta Falcons. Petrino grew up in Helena, Montana, and graduated from Carroll College with degrees in math and physical education in 1983. While at Carroll College, he played quarterback and began his coaching career there as a graduate assistant during the 1983 season. The next year, he moved to Weber State University, …
- Dirk Koetter
Dirk Koetter is an American football coach currently serving as the offensive coordinator of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. He is best known for his six years as the head coach of Arizona State Sun Devils. Under Koetter, the Sun Devils became known for a vertical passing attack. Koetter came under fire for his lack of focus on defense, questionable halftime adjustments, and failure to win numerous big games. He holds a 1-11 (W vs.
- Dustin Pedroia
Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, and played college baseball at the Arizona State University. Pedroia made his major league debut and collected his first major league hit on August 22, 2006 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Pedroia is listed by Major League Baseball and the Boston Red Sox at 5'9". Pedroia collected his first major league home run on 9 September, …
- Ike Diogu
Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu, better known as Ike Diogu (born September 11, 1983 in Buffalo, New York), is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Indiana Pacers. His parents are natives of Nigeria and moved to the United States in 1980 to pursue further education. He later moved from Buffalo, New York to Garland, Texas and enrolled in Garland High School. Diogu stands at 6 feet, 8 inches (2.03 m) tall, …
- 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.
- Howard Schnellenberger
Howard Schnellenberger (born March 16, 1934) is an American football coach at both the professional and college level. He is currently married to Mrs. Beverlee Schnellenberger and is head coach of Florida Atlantic University. He previously held head coaching positions with the University of Oklahoma, University of Louisville, University of Miami, and the Baltimore Colts. He has also worked extensively as an assistant coach at the college and pro levels, …
- Derek Hagan
Derek Steven Hagan, Jr. (born September 21, 1984 in Northridge, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Arizona State.
- John Cooper
John Cooper (born July 2, 1937 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes college football team from 1988 to 2000. Cooper grew up in the Knoxville suburb of Powell, Tennessee and joined the United States Army after high school. After serving for two years, he enrolled at Iowa State University where he played football for four years eventually becoming team captain and MVP. Cooper spent time as an assistant coach at Iowa State, Oregon State, UCLA, …
- Mike Hass
Mike Hass (born January 2, 1983 in Portland, Oregon) is an American wide receiver. He currently plays for the NFL's Chicago Bears.
- Jeff Larish
Jeffrey David Larish (born October 11, 1982 in Tempe, Arizona, USA) is a power-hitting left-handed first baseman who was chosen by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Larish currently attends Arizona State University, and on June 21, 2005, Larish became the third College World Series player in history to hit three home runs in a single game.
- Gene Smith
Gene Smith is currently the athletic director for The Ohio State University. He was named the university's eighth athletic director on March 5, 2005. Prior to his tenure at Ohio State, he served as the ad for Arizona State, Eastern Michigan, and Iowa State. He oversees one of the biggest athletics programs, with 36 varsity sports, and over 900 student athletes. He was also identified as Black Enterprise's "50 most powerful African-Americans in sports".
- Jesse Ainsworth
Jesse Ainsworth is an American football placekicker.
- Jason Kyle
Jason Kyle (born May 12, 1972 in Tempe, Arizona) is an American football long snapper who plays for the National Football League Carolina Panthers. Between 1995 and 2000 he played for the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. Kyle played college football at Arizona State.
- Andrew Carnahan
Andrew Carnahan (born September 8, 1983 in Hereford, Texas) is an American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Jaguars in the seventh round (252nd overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Arizona State.
- Robb Akey
Robb Akey (born July 24, 1966) is an American football coach, named the head coach at the University of Idaho on December 20, 2006, by athletic director Rob Spear. Akey succeeds Dennis Erickson, who left his second stint at Idaho after just ten months for Arizona State of the Pac-10. Erickson was preceded by Nick Holt, who voluntarily departed after only two seasons, compiling nine losses in each. The Idaho Vandals joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2005.
- Steve Patterson
Steven J. Patterson was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association for five seasons. A 6'9"/2.06 m center from UCLA, Patterson spent his first year of athletic eligibility (1968-69, the third of the Bruins' unprecedented string of seven consecutive national titles) as the backup to Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He then was the starting center for the Bruins' 1970 and 1971 championship teams.
- Kent Baer
Kent Baer (b. May 2 1951) was an assistant football coach and defensive coordinator at the University of Notre Dame under Tyrone Willingham. When Willingham was fired as coach on November 30 2004, Baer was named interim head coach until Charlie Weis was hired in early 2005. He previously coached. Baer has now moved on to the University of Washington to serve as the defensive coordinator for the aforementioned Willingham.
- John Jefferson
John Jefferson (born February 3, 1956) is a retired American football wide receiver. Jefferson played at Arizona State University from 1974 to 1977. Jefferson's breakout year occurred in his sophomore season (1975) when he led the Sun Devils with 52 receptions and 921 yards receiving on the way to a perfect 12-0 season and an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl, where he was also named Most Valuable Player.
- Brent Guy
Brent Guy is the head football coach at Utah State. From 1986 to 1991, he served as a defensive coach at Oklahoma State. Guy previously coached at Utah State from 1992-94, working with the linebackers under then head coach Charlie Weatherbie. In that time, the Aggies won a Big West Conference Championship and posted the only bowl victory in school history, winning the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl 42-33 against Ball State.
- Terrelle Smith
Terrelle Vernon Smith (born March 12, 1978 in West Covina, CA) is an American football fullback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. At Arizona State, Smith served as a blocking back for J.R. Redmond after moving to fullback from the linebacker position. He had twenty-two carries for 129 yards (5.7 yards-per-carry average) with one touchdown, and added eleven receptions for 95 yards.
- Eric Allen
Eric Andre Allen (born November 22, 1965 in San Diego, California) is a former professional American football cornerback who played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, and Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001. Allen played football collegiately at Arizona State and was selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draft.
- Sean Dawkins
Sean Russell Dawkins (born February 3, 1971 in Red Bank, New Jersey) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars from 1993 to 2001. Dawkins was born in New Jersey but by the time he was in high school, he lived in Sunnyvale, California, where he distinguished himself as a Wide Receiver at Cupertino's Homestead High School, …
- Ned Wulk
Ned Wulk was the college basketball coach at Arizona State from 1958 to 1982. He remains by far the winningest coach in school history, with a record of 406-272(.599). Wells Fargo Arena's basketball court is named after him in his honor. He was also very successful in Tempe as he went 94-24(.797) in home games. At the time of his 400th victory, he was one of only four then-active coaches to win 400 or more games at one school.
- Oddibe McDowell
Oddibe McDowell (born August 25, 1962, in Hollywood, Florida) was a Major League Baseball player from 1985 to 1994 for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Atlanta Braves. McDowell was the first player to hit for the cycle for the Rangers when he accomplished that feat on July 23, 1985. Mark Teixeira and Gary Matthews, Jr. are the only other Rangers players to hit for the cycle.
- Derrick Rodgers
Derrick Rodgers (born 10/14/1971) is a former linebacker that played for the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints of the NFL. Roders played 6 seasons for the Dolphins and 2 for the Saints. He attended Arizona State for college.
- Keith Poole
Keith Robert Strohmaier Poole (born June 18, 1974 in San Jose, California) is a former professional American football wide receiver with the New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos from 1997 to 2001. Poole was a stand out receiver at Clovis High School in California and played collegiately at Arizona State alongside with quarterback Jake Plummer. In 1997, he and Plummer helped lead the Sun Devils to the Rose Bowl only to lose to Ohio State 20-17.
- Darryl Rogers
Darryl Rogers (born May 28, 1935) was an American football coach. He was hired by the Detroit Lions in 1985 as head coach. He went 7-9 in '85, 5-11 in '86, 4-11 in '87, and 2-9 in 1988, for a career record with the Lions of 18-40. One of his more famous quotes during his unsuccessful tenure with the Lions was when he once wondered aloud to reporters after a loss, 'What does a coach have to do around here to get fired?'. He was succeeded by Wayne Fontes.
- Lyle Setencich
Lyle Setencich is a Football coach currently working as the Defensive Coordinator at Texas Tech. The 1969 Fresno State graduate began his collegiate coaching career in 1979 at the defensive coordinator at Boise State. He held the position for two years and helped lead the team to the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship in 1980. He was the head coach of Boise State from 1983 to 1986, posting a 24-20 record as the head coach.
- Mike Pagel
Michael Jonathan Pagel (born September 13, 1960 in Douglas, Arizona), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 4th round of the 1982 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 206 lbs. quarterback from Arizona State, Pagel played in 12 NFL seasons from 1982-1993. Drafted the same year as highly touted Art Schlichter, Pagel was drafted to be groomed as a backup. Generally he out-played Schlichter.
- Bill Kajikawa
Bill Kajikawa was the head men's basketball coach at Arizona State from 1949 to 1957. He attended Phoenix Union High School, and played football at Arizona State. During World War II, he was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. In addition to serving as the Sun Devils' basketball coach, he served as their head baseball coach, as well as an assistant football coach.
- Mike Aguirre
Michael Jules Aguirre (born 1949) is the City Attorney for the City of San Diego, California. A frequent political candidate and prominent figure in San Diego politics, Aguirre was elected as city attorney in 2004. Aguirre earned a Bachelor's degree in political science at Arizona State University in 1971. He earned a law degree from the Boalt Hall at the University of California at Berkeley in 1974.
- Bruce Hill
Bruce Edward Hill (born February 29, 1964 in Fort Dix, New Jersey), is a former professional American football player who selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 175-lb. wide receiver from Arizona State, Hill played his entire NFL career for the Buccaneers from 1987 to 1991. His best year as a pro came during the 1988 season when he led all Tampa Bay receivers with 58 receptions for 1,040 yards and 9 touchdowns.
- Art Malone
Art Malone (born March 20, 1948 in Tyler, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. His brother Benny Malone also played running back at Arizona State and in the NFL.
- Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider (born 1942) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1963 until 1969. Born in Evansville, Indiana, Schneider was a strong left-handed pitcher who played for the University of Arizona, where he made the 1962 College All-American Team. In June of 1962, Schneider was signed by the Milwaukee Braves. He played with them through the 1966 season (when the team moved to Atlanta) and then was traded to the Houston Astros.
- Lafayette Lever
Lafayette "Fat" Lever (born August 18, 1960 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. Originally selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the 11th pick in the 1982 NBA Draft out of Arizona State, he was considered one of the league's best point guards in the late 1980s while a member of the Denver Nuggets. Despite his size (6 feet 3 inches) he regularly led the Nuggets in rebounding.
- Dixie Howell
Millard Fillmore "Dixie" Howell (November 24, 1912 - March 2, 1971) was an American football running back and head coach.
- Robert C. Broomfield
Judge Robert C. Broomfield (born 1933) is a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. President Ronald Reagan nominated Broomfield on May 15, 1985 and was confirmed by the Senate on July 10, 1985. Broomfield served as chief judge from 1994-1999 and assumed senior status in August of 1999. Chief Justice William Rehnquist appoint judge Broomfield to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in May 2002.
- Dan Saleaumua
Raymond Daniel Saleaumua is a Samoan American former American football player. He attended high school at Sweetwater High and then college at Arizona State. He played Nose tackle/Defensive tackle all through his pro/college career. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round. He played with a total of 3 NFL teams through his 11 year career Detriot Lions (1987–1988), Kansas City Chiefs (1989–1996), and Seattle Seahawks (1997–1998).
- Ed Doherty
Edward A. Ed Doherty was a college football coach at Arizona State, Arizona, Holy Cross, and Rhode Island. From 1947 to 1950, he coached at Arizona State, where he compiled a 25-17 record. In 1951, he coached at Rhode Island, where he compiled a 3-5 record. From 1957 to 1958, he coached at Arizona, where he compiled a 4-15-1 record. From 1971 to 1975, he coached at Holy Cross, where he compiled a 20-31-2 record.