Marquette Golden Eagles
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The Marquette Golden Eagles (formerly known as the Marquette Warriors) is the name of the various sports teams of Marquette University. With a National Championshp in the 1977-1978 season, a National Invitational Tournament Championship, and a trip to the Final Four in 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the Men's Basketball Team is a highly respected team in the NCAA. Although it no longer funds a football program, the school has highly-respected history in the sport, including an appearance in the first ever Cotton Bowl.
Notable Alumni:
|Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade |New York Giants Defensive Back/Place Kicker/Fullback/Haflback Ward Cuff |Dallas Cowboys Defensive End George Andrie |Chicago Bears Tailback Raymond Buivid |Los Angeles Lakers' Jim Chones |Chicago Bears Haflback Ron Drzewieski |Green Bay Packers Quarterback Joseph Dunn |Denver Nuggets' Bo Ellis |Dallas Sidekicks' Hayden Knight |National Basketball Association All-Star Don Kojis |Atlanta Hawks' Butch Lee |Portland Trailblazers' Maurice Lucas |Chicago Blackhawks' Donald McFayden |New York Knicks' Dean Meminger |National Basketball League's Ed Mullen |Atlanta Hawks' Doc Rivers |Green Bay Packers Head Coach Gene Ronzani |Chicago Bears' John Sisk |Los Angeles Lakers' Earl Tatum |Milwaukee Bucks' George Thompson |Chicago Bears' Milt Trost
Other Notable Sports Figures:
Basketball Coach Bill Chandler |Frank Murray
