- 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. - Josh Howard
Joshua Jay Howard (born April 28, 1980) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. At and, he starts at small forward for the Dallas Mavericks. Howard won various awards in high school, continuing his academic and athletic career at Wake Forest in 1999. Howard, unlike fellow players of his 2003 NBA Draft class, stayed in college all four years. He won multiple awards in his senior season, including ACC Player of the Year, All ACC First Team, … - Kyle Visser
Kyle Visser (born October 19, 1985) was a center on the Wake Forest men's basketball team from 2003-04 to 2006-07. He is considered by ESPN as the nation's most improved college basketball player after having scored 466 points this past season, which is more than his previous three seasons combined. Visser ranked seventh in the ACC in scoring at 17.3 ppg, and ranked second in the league in field goal shooting percentage (.593). - Frank Haith
Frank Haith (born November 3, 1965 in Queens, New York) is the 11th and current head men's basketball coach at the University of Miami. Haith was hired on April 11, 2004 and tasked with leading the Hurricanes into the Atlantic Coast Conference. In Haith's first season, he took a team that was coming off two straight losing seasons and picked to finish last in the ACC and guided it to the postseason for the first time since 2002. - Micah Andrews
Micah Andrews is an American Football running back for the Wake Forest Deamon Deacons. He was named on the 2004 ACC All-Freshman team as well as being named the ACC Rookie of the Week on September 20. After a productive sophomore season where he ran for 621 yards and a touchdown Andrews' was expected to have a break-out Junior season before a torn ACL in his left knee ended his season just three games in. - Chris Barclay
Chris Barclay (born October 15, 1983 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Barclay was originally signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest. However, Chris was waived by the team at the end of training camp. Barclay was then signed to the Browns' practice squad and subsequently to the team's active roster. - Jim Caldwell
Jim Caldwell is (as of 2006) the quarterback coach for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. He also served as the head football coach of Wake Forest from 1993 to 2000. He had a career collegiate record of 26-63. He has served as an assistant coach at Southern Illinois University, Northwestern, Colorado, Louisville, and Penn State. - John Gilchrist
John H. Gilchrist III, (born June 29, 1984) is a former Maryland Terrapins point guard. Arriving in College Park for the 2002-2003 season, Gilchrist had a solid freshman campaign as the top backup to then-Terp guards Drew Nicholas and Steve Blake. Following Blake's graduation, Gilchrist inherited the starting point guard position as a sophomore and showed signs of stardom, leading the team in assists (5.0 pg), scoring (15.4 pg), minutes (34.0 pg), and steals (1.8 pg), … - Gary Darnell
Gary Darnell (born October 15, 1948) is currently the defensive coordinator of the Texas A&M Aggies football team. A long-time defensive coordinator, Darnell was previously the head coach at Western Michigan University and Tennessee Technological University, and interim head coach at the University of Florida. Gary Darnell attended Oklahoma State University as a personal management major and linebacker for the Cowboys football team. - Loren Woods
Loren Woods (born 21 June 1978, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional ex-NBA basketball player who is currently playing in Turkey, basketball club Efes Pilsen. Woods attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep, where he teamed with ex-NBA player Jahidi White and Duke University standout Chris Carrawell. He started his college career at Wake Forest, where was supposed to take over the center position once Tim Duncan left. - Brendan Gielow
Brendan Gielow (Born October 24, 1987 in Grand Rapids, Michigan), is a freshman amateur golfer for the Wake Forest Demon Decons. - Wells Thompson
Wells Thompson (born November 25, 1983) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfield for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. He played college soccer for four years at Wake Forest, and with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League. He was taken by the Revolution with the fifth overall selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft and signed with the league. - Scott Sealy
Scott Sealy (born June 4, 1981 in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago) is a football (soccer) forward, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. He played college soccer at Wake Forest from 2001 to 2004, where he played in 83 games, starting 73. He scored 43 goals and 22 assists in his career, including 17 goals and 10 assists as a senior, when he was named a second team All-American. - Riley Swanson
Riley Swanson (born April 20, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played collegiately at Wake Forest. - Dickie Hemric
Ned Dixon "Dickie" Hemric (born August 29 1933 in Jonesville, North Carolina) is a former basketball player for Wake Forest University (1952-1955) and the NBA's Boston Celtics (1955-1957). Hemric played the first two college years at Wake Forest when the school was a member of the Southern Conference. The ACC Male Athlete of the Year was created at the start of the 1954 season, and he played his last two seasons in the ACC, … - Andrew Filipowski
"'Andrew J. "Flip" Filipowski" a Polish American technology entrepreneur born in 1950 in Chicago IL. He is currently the Executive Chairman and CEO of SilkRoad Equity, a private investment firm, and founded Platinum Technology in 1987. He founded or cofounded Blue Rhino Corporation, Primo Water, SilkRoad technology, inc., DBMS, Inc., the House of Blues, SolidSpace, Inc., onramp Branding, MissionMode and InterAct 911 Corp. He was the COO of Cullinet - Calvin Jones
Calvin Jones (April 2, 1775 - September 20, 1846) was a North Carolina physician. He served for many years as a trustee of the University of North Carolina. Jones was also elected to the North Carolina House of Commons and as the intendant of police of Raleigh, North Carolina. The plantation he owned, Wake Forest, was purchased by the Baptist Convention, and became the home of Wake Forest College. - Bill George
William J. George (October 27, 1929 - September 30, 1982) was a product of the Pittsburgh area town of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. George was a professional football player, playing linebacker, for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams. George attented college at Wake Forest University, being the Bears' second-round draft pick in 1951. He began his pro football career the following year as a middle guard in the then-standard five-man defensive front. - Dennis Wolff
Dennis Wolff (born March 1, 1955 in New York City) is the head coach of men's basketball at Boston University. Wolff finished his collegiate basketball career at UConn after playing two years at LSU. He became the head coach at Boston University following the 1993-1994 season, taking over for Bob Brown. He was previously the head coach at Connecticut College, where he coached from 1980 to 1982. In between his head coaching jobs, Wolff was an assistant at St. Bonaventure, … - Doc Blanchard
Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (born December 11, 1924, raised in Bishopville, South Carolina) is best known as the Army football player who won the 1945 Heisman, Maxwell Award, and James E. Sullivan Award. The son of a doctor who had played football at Tulane and Wake Forest, Felix Blanchard was nicknamed "Little Doc" as a boy. - Norm Snead
Norman Bailey Snead (born July 31, 1939 in Halifax County, Virginia), is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (2nd overall pick) of the 1961 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 215 lbs. quarterback from Wake Forest, Sneed played in 16 NFL seasons from 1961-1976 for five different teams. In his career he played for Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. - Fran McCaffery
Fran McCaffery (born May 23, 1959) is the current head men's basketball program at Siena. He previously was the head coach at Lehigh and UNC-Greensboro. McCaffery played college basketball for a season at Wake Forest before transferring to Penn. He began his college coaching career with a stint at Penn as an assistant coach, moving to Lehigh in 1983. When Lehigh promoted him to head coach in 1985, he was the youngest head coach in Division I. Following his career at Lehigh, … - Carl Tacy
Carl Tacy was the college basketball coach at Wake Forest. He served as the head coach from 1972 to 1985 where he compiled a 222-149 record.In 1985, he was inducted into the Wake Forest Hall of Fame. From 1971 to 1972, he served as the head basketball coach at Marshall. At Marshall, he compiled a 23-4(.852) record. - Ryan Caugherty
Ryan Caugherty (born September 23, 1982 in South Korea) is an American soccer player currently playing with Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League. - Kevin Granata
Kevin P. Granata was a professor in multiple departments including the Departments of Engineering Science and Mechanics (in which he was tenured) and Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. - Chuck Mills
Chuck Mills, a Scottish immigrant, served as head football coach at seven collegiate instituions including Utah State University, Wake Forest University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Pomona College, Southern Oregon University, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Mills was also an assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs the year of the first Super Bowl in 1967. - Rich Baldinger
Rich Baldinger (born December 31, 1959, in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is a former professional football player. Baldinger, an offensive lineman, played twelve seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Kansas City Chiefs. His younger brother Gary Baldinger was his teammate with the Chiefs and also played at Wake Forest. His other brother Brian Baldinger also played in the NFL and currently is a broadcaster. - Gary Baldinger
Gary Baldinger (born October 4, 1963, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional football player. Baldinger, a defensive lineman, played six seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Kansas City Chiefs. His older brother Rich Baldinger was his teammate with the Chiefs and also played at Wake Forest. His other brother Brian Baldinger also played in the NFL and currently is a broadcaster. - Jack Murdock
Jack Murdock was a head basketball coach at Wake Forest. In 1953, he led Hugh Morson High School to the North Carolina state basketball championship. He was also the MVP of the 1953 East-West Basketball All-Star Game. From 1954 to 1957, he played basketball at Wake Forest. In 1956, he was a second-team all Acc selection, and in 1957, he was a first-team selection. He finished his collegiate career with 1,239 points, and 14.9 ppg. - Ray Scarborough
Rae Wilson Scarborough was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1942-1943 and 1946-1950), Chicago White Sox (1950), Boston Red Sox (1951-52), New York Yankees (1952-53) and Detroit Tigers (1953). Scarborough batted and threw right handed. He was born in Mount Gilead, North Carolina. In a ten-season career, Scarborough posted a 80-85 win-loss record in 318 games, 168 games started, 59 complete games, 9 shutouts, … - Bill Herring
Bill Herring was a minor league baseball pitcher, player-manager and General Manager. Herring graduated with a law degree from Wake Forest but decided to pursue a baseball career. He began with three seasons in the Piedmont League with Portsmouth. While there, Herring went 28-26 on the mound and had a .281 batting average at the plate. The next two seasons were spent in the Coastal Plain League. 1938 saw Herring in Ayden, and in 1939, he pitched for Kinston. - James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin served as the head football coach at Wake Forest from 1926 to 1927. His record at Wake Forest stands at 7-10-3. He also served as the head coach at Maine from 1919 to 1920, and at Duke University where he compiled a 6-1-2 record. - Joe Tereshinski Sr.
Joseph Peter Tereshinski (born December 7, 1923 in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania) was a former American football tight end in the NFL. He played eight seasons all for the Washington Redskins from 1947-1954. He attended the University of Georgia. Tereshinski is the father of former Georgia Bulldogs Joe Tereshinski, Jr. and Wally Tereshinski. He is also the grandfather of current Bulldogs quarterback Joe Tereshinski III and John Tereshinski, … - Thomas E. Woodward
Thomas E. Woodward is professor of missions, evangelism and science at Trinity College of Florida/Dallas Theological Seminary (Tampa Bay Extension) and a prominent Christian apologist. Professor Woodward has published widely defending creationism. intelligent design and attacking Darwin's theory of evolution. His biography on Amazon.com lists the subjects he teaches as "systematic theology, communications, and the history of science". - Wake Forest
- Robert Ukrop
Robert Ukrop is a retired U.S. soccer forward. Ukrop, heir to the Ukrop's Super Market chain, grew up in Richmond where he attended Collegiate School where he starred with both the school’s golf and soccer teams. When Ukrop graduated from high school in 1988, he had partial athletic scholarship offers from Wake Forest and the University of Richmond. However, he chose to attend Davidson College with no tuition assistance. - Ryan Plackemeier
Ryan Steven Plackemeier (born March 5, 1984) is an american football punter who was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the last round of the 2006 NFL Draft. A graduate of Fallbrook Union High School in San Diego, where he played both soccer and football. He played college football at Wake Forest University. Plackemeier is a large punter at 6'3", 253 pounds. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks to a four-year, $1.652 million contract. - Wake Forest
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