- Joseph Sec
Joseph Sec was a bourgeois, a Jacobite and a grey penitent from Aix-en-Provence. He was a carpenter.
- 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.
- Mark Richt
Mark Richt (born February 18, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska) is the current head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team.
- Phillip Fulmer
Phillip Fulmer (born September 1, 1950 in Winchester, Tennessee), is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1992. Fulmer is the 20th head football coach in the history of the school.
- Arthur Levitt
Arthur Levitt Jr. (born 1931) was the twenty-fifth and longest serving Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1993 to 2001. Widely hailed as a champion of the individual investor, he has been criticized for not pushing for tougher accounting rules. Growing up in Brooklyn, Levitt received his first exposure to the world of finance through his father, Arthur Levitt, Sr., …
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945, and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. A central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war, …
- 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.
- Mark Gottfried
Mark Frederick Gottfried (born January 20, 1964 in Crestline, Ohio) is a men's college basketball coach. Gottfried is the current head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. His father, Joe Gottfried, was also a basketball coach and currently serves as Director of Athletics at the University of South Alabama. His uncle, Mike Gottfried, was a college football head coach and is now an analyst on ESPN college football broadcasts. Mark played 3 seasons of basketball at Alabama, …
- John Brady
John Brady (born September 17, 1954 in McComb, Mississippi) is the head men's basketball coach at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He coached the Tigers to an unlikely Final Four run in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the fourth men's Final Four in LSU history.
- 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.
- Kirk Kerkorian
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian (born June 6, 1917) is an American billionaire, and president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known as one of the important figures in shaping the city of Las Vegas, Nevada and, with architect Martin Stern, Jr. the "father of the megaresort." Kerkorian splits his time between his residences in Beverly Hills and Nevada. One of the richest residents of Beverly Hills, …
- 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, …
- David Ross
David Wade Ross (born March 19, 1977 in Bainbridge, Georgia), is a catcher for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. The 6'-2" (1.89 m), 225 pound (102 kg) Ross bats and throws right-handed. Ross' collegiate career began at Auburn University, but he transferred to the University of Florida after the 1997 season. Arguably, his finest collegiate moment came in the 1997 SEC semifinal round against Florida State, where he blasted a walkoff home run.
- John McDonnell
John McDonnell (born July 2, 1938) is the current head coach for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks track team. He began as the cross country track coach for the University in 1972 and became head track coach in 1978.
- Brent Schaeffer
Brentis Jarryn Schaeffer is an American football quarterback. He is currently playing at the University of Mississippi, where he is entering his senior season. He transferred from the College of the Sequoias to Ole Miss prior to the 2006 season. He was selected as one of the nation's top-five impact junior college transfers by Lindy's magazine, as well as “Newcomer of the Year” in the SEC. Schaeffer started his college career at the University of Tennessee, …
- Richard Williams
Richard Williams was the college basketball coach at Mississippi State from 1986 to 1998. With 191 victories, he is the winningest coach in school history. His 1995 squad made the Sweet Sixteen, and his 1996 squad made the school's only Final Four appearance. He has received two SEC Coach of the Year awards.
- Van Chancellor
VAN CHANCELLOR , a native of Louisville, Mississippi, led the Houston Comets to four straight WNBA Championships (1997-2000) and won 439 games as the head Women’s coach at Ole Miss (1978-1997). Chancellor coached the undefeated United States Gold Medal team at the 2004 Olympic Games, and has a spotless 38-0 record in international competition. In leading the Comets, Chancellor has been named WNBA coach of the year three times (1997, 1998, 1999).
- Charles Davis
Charles Davis is a former football player for the University of Tennessee. Charles Davis was an all SEC defensive back for Tennessee. He went to camp with the Dallas Cowboys, but didn't make the team. Then Davis turned to broadcasting. He currently works as a commentator for college football on TBS, he also called the 2007 BCS National Championship Game with Barry Alvarez and Thom Brennaman.
- John Vaughn
John Vaughn (born June 15, 1984 in Brentwood, Tennessee) is an American football placekicker who played college football for Auburn University. In the 2006 season, Vaughn was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and was a Lou Groza Award finalist. His 42-yard Cotton Bowl field goal was his twentieth made out of twenty-four attempts for a 83.3% on the season and made him just the second Auburn kicker ever to complete twenty or more field goals in a single season.
- Ron Polk
Ron Polk (born January 12, 1944) is the current head baseball coach at Mississippi State. He is by far the winningest coach in school history. In 27 seasons as the coach, he compiled a 1078-535-2 (.668) record. His career record stands at 1312-647-2. He currently ranks 8th on the all time wins list, and ranks 5th in terms of victories among active coaches. His teams have won five SEC championships, including four SEC tournament championships.
- Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown is the current head men’s tennis coach at Louisiana State University. Brown succeeded Jerry Simmons in 1998 and has recorded an overall record of 159-74 in nine seasons as head coach of the Tigers. His teams have played in 9 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, reaching the semifinals in 1998 and 1999. His 1998 and 1999 teams were SEC Champions.
- Casey Clausen
Casey Clausen (born January 9, 1981) is a former American football player who played college football for the University of Tennessee. He took over the starting position from A.J. Suggs. Clausen started 44 of 47 games at the quarterback position in his career and had a 14-1 record on the road with a 34-10 record overall.
- Jim Donnan
Jim Donnan was a college football coach and is now an on-air television analyst for college football games. A Burlington, North Carolina native and graduate of North Carolina State University, Donnan was head football coach at Marshall University, where he led the Thundering Herd to a 64-21 record from 1990 to 1995, including five consecutive 11-plus win seasons and the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA national football championship.
- Fran Tarkenton
Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3 1940) is a former American football player, TV personality, and computer software executive. He is probably best known for his years with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, as well as a commentator on "Monday Night Football" and a co-host of "That's Incredible!". Tarkenton also founded Tarkenton Software, a computer-program generator company, …
- Tony Delk
Tony Lorenzo Delk (born January 28 1974 in Covington, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player currently playing with Panathinaikos in Greece. He was team leader of the 1996 University of Kentucky Wildcats that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. During his 1992 senior year of high school Delk was named "Mr. Basketball" in the state of Tennessee and also to the Parade and McDonald's All-American Teams.
- Pat Sullivan
Patrick Joseph Sullivan (born January 18, 1950) is a former American football player, winner of the 1971 Heisman Trophy, and college football coach. Sullivan was formerly the offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and is currently the head coach for Samford University.
- Cliff Ellis
Cliff Ellis is an American college basketball coach. His 534 victories rank him 29<sup>th</sup> on the list of all-time career coaching victories in Division 1 basketball. He was national coach of the year in 1999 at Auburn, when his Tigers won 29 games and captured the school’s first SEC championship in 40 years. In 1990 he coached Clemson to its only ACC title in history and his South Alabama teams won Sun Belt Conference regular-season championships in 1979, …
- Pokey Chatman
Dana "Pokey" Chatman (born June 18, 1969 in Ama, Louisiana) is the former head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team. After taking over from coach Sue Gunter in 2004, Chatman led the Lady Tigers to three consecutive NCAA Final Fours in 2004 (as acting head coach for the ailing Gunter), 2005, and 2006. Notably, Chatman resigned from her post at LSU on March 7, 2007 amid allegations of an inproper sexual relationship with a former player.
- Derek Smith
Derek Smith (born October 1, 1980 in Silver Grove, Kentucky) was a standout high school and collegiate football player. He played for the Highlands Bluebirds under head coach Dale Mueller. Smith, a tight end, and quarterback Jared Lorenzen, currently of the New York Giants, led Highlands to two Kentucky class 3A state championships. In a single game against rival Scott High School, Smith caught 7 passes for 325 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns, …
- Bubba Watson
Gerry "Bubba" Watson (born November 5, 1978) is an American professional golfer. Watson was born in Bagdad, Florida. He played golf for Faulkner State Community College in Alabama, where he was a junior college All-American. After that he played golf at the University of Georgia (UGA) in 2000 and 2001. While at UGA, he helped lead the Bulldogs to a SEC Championship in 2000. After his career at UGA, Watson played on the Nationwide Tour from 2002 until 2005.
- Brian Lee
Brian Gordon Lee (born May 14, 1971 in Cheltenham, England) is the head coach of the LSU women's soccer team. Lee came to LSU after 11 seasons at Furman, where he accumulated a 144-80-10 overall record, including a 76-16-3 mark in the Southern Conference. Lee was the Southern Conference Coach of the Year five times and was named the NSCAA and SoccerBuzz Southeast Region Coach of the Year in 1999, …
- Jumaine Jones
Jumaine Lanard Jones (born February 10 1979, in Cocoa, Florida) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a free agent after playing for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA. His position is small forward, but he plays power forward occasionally. Known as the "Thrilla from Camilla", he played competitive high school basketball in the tiny town of Camilla, Georgia. He spent two impressive years at the University of Georgia, …
- Matt Freije
Matthew (Matt) Wayne Freije (born October 2 1981, in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player, currently a free agent. He was selected 53rd overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat, was then released and later played for the New Orleans Hornets. He played 19 games for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2006-07 season but was waived in December 2006 to clear a roster spot for Slava Medvedenko.
- Harvey Goldschmid
Harvey Goldschmid is currently a law professor at Columbia University. From 2002 to 2005, he served as a member of the Securities & Exchange Commission, where he was an "intellectual heavyweight" who, as a Democrat, was a chief ally of reformist Republican chairman William Donaldson. He is also an advisory board member of the Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management.
- Tom Gardner
Tom Gardner (born April 16, 1968) is one of the three founders of The Motley Fool and the current Motley Fool Fantasy Football champ. He is currently co-chairman of the board of The Motley Fool. He is the author of "The Motley Fool Hidden Gems" newsletter, which aims to find the most promising small public companies for investment. The Hulbert Digest, a watchdog for the financial newsletter industry, …
- Ko Simpson
Yukota "Ko" Simpson (born November 9, 1983 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) is an American football safety who currently plays for the NFL's Buffalo Bills. A standout at the University of South Carolina winning SEC Freshman of the Year honors, he declared early for the 2006 NFL Draft after playing only two seasons. Simpson was drafted in the fourth round with the 105th overall pick.
- Tim Brando
Now in his 13th year as play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports' NCAA Tournament coverage, Brando also serves as the host of COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, the Network's pre-game and studio show. He has called play-by-play for the CBS Television Network's coverage of the NFL and also serves as host of AT THE HALF, CBS Sports' college basketball halftime studio show. Brando called play-by-play for CBS Sports' college football coverage in 1997.
- Takeo Spikes
Takeo Gerard Spikes (born December 17, 1976 in Sandersville, Georgia) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
- Keiwan Ratliff
Keiwan Jevar Ratliff (born April 19, 1981 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American football cornerback and punt returner for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. He attended the University of Florida. During his time with Gators, he set a school record for punt return yards (860), interceptions in a season (9), and interceptions in a single game (3). In 2003, he made made the College Football All-America Team and won SEC defensive player of the year honors.
- Deon Grant
Deon D'Marquis Grant (born March 14, 1979) is a cornerback/safety for the Seattle Seahawks. Grant attended Josey High School in Augusta, Georgia and then attended the University of Tennessee from 1997-1999. Grant was selected as an All-American in 1999 after he tied for the NCAA lead with nine interceptions for 167 return yards. Grant finished the 1999 campaign with 69 tackles and eight pass breakups.