List of Oregon State University alumni

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Oregon State University's first graduating class was in 1870, and consisted of three people.
Oregon State University's first graduating class was in 1870, and consisted of three people.
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.
Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

This is a list of notable alumni of Oregon State University, a university in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. The university traces its roots back to 1856 when Corvallis Academy was founded. It wasn't formally incorporated until 1858 when the name was changed to Corvallis College, and wasn't chartered until 1868. In 1890 the school became know as Oregon Agricultural College, in 1927 it was known as Oregon State Agricultural College, and the current name was adopted in 1961. Alumni from each of these eras may be included on the list, and more than 200,000 people have attended the university since its founding.[1]

Note that the people listed may have only attended the university at some point and have not necessarily graduated.


Contents

[edit] Science, engineering, and academics

Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
William Oefelein
William Oefelein
Donald Pettit
Donald Pettit
Name Attended Notability Reference
Philip Emeagwali 1974–1977 1989 Gordon Bell Prize winner [2]
Paul H. Emmett  ?–1922 Manhattan Project research staff member and member of the United States National Academy of Sciences [3]
Douglas Engelbart  ?–1948 Inventor of the computer mouse [1]
Wayne L. Hubbell  ?–1965 Led development of site-directed spin labeling (SDSL) and member of the National Academy of Sciences [4]
Octave Levenspiel‡ 1947–1952 Emeritus Professor of chemical engineering at Oregon State University, author of five books, and member of the National Academy of Engineering [5]
Linus Pauling‡ 1917–1922 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry & 1962 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, is the only person ever to win two unshared Nobel Prizes [1]
William Oefelein  ?–1988 NASA astronaut [6]
Donald Pettit  ?–1978 NASA astronaut [7]





[edit] Politics and diplomacy

Cecil D. Andrus
Cecil D. Andrus
John Ensign
John Ensign
Douglas McKay
Douglas McKay
Name Attended Notability Reference
Cecil D. Andrus 1952 Former Governor of Idaho (1971–1977, 1987–1995) and U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1977–1981) [1]
Earl I. Anzai  ?–1964 Former Attorney General of Hawaii (1999–2002) [8]
Rod Chandler  ?–1968 Former U.S. Representative of Washington (1983–1993) [9]
Charles Crookham 1941–1943 Former Attorney General of Oregon (1992–1993) [10]
John Ensign  ?–1981 Former U.S. Representative of Nevada (1995–1999) & current Nevada U.S. Senator (2001—) [11]
John Hubert Hall  ?–1923 Former Governor of Oregon (1947–1949) & member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1936–1947) [1]
Julia Butler Hansen 1924–1926 Former U.S. Representative of Washington (1960–1974) [12]
Darlene Hooley  ?–1961 U.S. Representative of Oregon (1997—) [13]
Douglas McKay  ?–1917 Former Governor of Oregon (1949–1952) and U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1953–1956) [1]
Paul Peek  ?–? Former California Secretary of State (1940–1943) & Speaker of the California State Assembly (1939) [14]
Norris Poulson 1923 Former U.S. Representative of California (1943–1945, 1947–1955) & mayor of Los Angeles, California (1953–1961) [15]
Frederick Steiwer  ?–1902 Former Oregon U.S. Senator (1927–1937) [16]
Lowell Stockman  ?–1922 Former U.S. Representative of Oregon (1943–1953) [17]
Jolene Unsoeld 1949–1951 Former U.S. Representative of Washington (1989–1995) [18]
George Wuerch  ?–1957 Former mayor of Anchorage, Alaska (2000–2003) [19]
Mary Carlin Yates  ?–1968 Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi and current U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana [1]

[edit] Business

Name Attended Notability Reference
Thomas J. Autzen 1905–1909 Plywood manufacturing pioneer
Mercedes Alison Bates  ?–1936 Former vice president of General Mills' Betty Crocker Cooking division. First ever female officer of General Mills. [1]
Randy Conrads  ?–1972 Founder of Classmates.com [20]
Jen-Hsun Huang  ?–1984 Co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA [21]
Timothy S. Leatherman  ?–1970 Inventor of the Leatherman tool [22]
Brian McMenamin  ?–1980 Co-founder of the McMenamins chain [23]
Mike McMenamin  ?–1974 Co-founder of the McMenamins chain [23]
Bernie Newcomb  ?–1965 Co-founder of E*TRADE [1]
Leonard Shoen  ?–? Founder of U-Haul [24]
John A. Young  ?–1953 Former president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard [1]

[edit] Journalism and arts

Name Attended Notability Reference
Chris Anderson  ?–1972 Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize [1]
George Bruns  ?–1936 Composer [1]
Pinto Colvig  ?–1911 Voice actor & the original Bozo the Clown [1]
Webley Edwards  ?–1927 World War II news correspondent [1]
Kevin Hagen Actor
Christopher Howell Poet
Harley Jessup  ?–1976 1987 Best Visual Effects Oscar winner for the film Innerspace [1]
Michael Lowry Soap opera actor
George Oppen Winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize in poetry
Mary Oppen Poet
Meredith Phillips Star of ABC reality television show The Bachelorette
Mike Rich Screenwriter
Travis Rush Country music singer
Roger Werth  ?–1980 1980 Pulitzer Prize in photography winner [1]

[edit] Military

Rex T. Barber
Rex T. Barber
Marion Eugene Carl
Marion Eugene Carl
Anthony E. Van Dyke
Anthony E. Van Dyke
Name Attended Notability Reference
Edward C. Allworth  ?–1916 Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor [1]
Rex T. Barber  ?–1940 World War II pilot credited with killing Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto [1]
Marion Eugene Carl  ?–1938 World War II flying ace, record setting test pilot, & United States Marine Corps (USMC) Major General [1]
John Noble Holcomb 1967 Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor [1]
Anthony E. Van Dyke  ?–1978 USMC Colonel and current commander of Marine forces at Henderson Hall [25]









[edit] Olympians & Historic Endeavorers

Name Attended Notability Reference
Stacy Allison  ?–1984 First American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest [1]
Joseph Hansen 1999–2001† 2004 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the Men's eight with coxswain rowing event [26]
Amy Martin  ? 2000 Summer Olympics competitor in the women's eight with coxswain rowing event
Keith Monohan  ?–? Ultimate Players Association's 1996 Callahan Award winner [27]
Gary Payton 1986–1990† 2000 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States men's national basketball team [1][28][29]
Selina Scoble  ?-? 2000 Summer Olympics participant for the USA women's volleyball team
Willi Unsoeld  ?–1951 Led the first United States climbing expedition to the summit of Mount Everest [1]
Robert Zagunis  ?-? 1976 Summer Olympics participant in Men's Rowing

[edit] Athletics and sport

[edit] Baseball

Name Attended Notability Reference
Scott Anderson 1981–1984† Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher in 1987, 1990, & 1995 [30][31]
Brian Barden 2000–2002† MLB second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals [30][31]
Lute Barnes 1967–1969† MLB player from 1972–1973 [30][31]
Darwin Barney 2005–2007† Minor League shortstop for the Peoria Chiefs [30]
Bob Beall 1968–1970† MLB player in 1975, 1978–1980 [30][31]
Dallas Buck 2004–2005† Minor League pitcher for the Visalia Oaks [30][32]
Jamie Burke 1992–1993† MLB catcher for the Seattle Mariners [30][31]
Mitch Canham 2004–2007† Minor League catcher for the Lake Elsinore Storm [30]
Ed Coleman 1924† MLB outfielder from 1932–1936 [30][31]
Ralph Coleman‡ 1918† Oregon State Beavers baseball head coach from 1923–1928, 1930–1931, & 1938–1966 [30]
Jeff Doyle 1975–1977† MLB second baseman in 1983 [30][31]
Glenn Elliott 1940–1942† MLB pitcher from 1947–1949 [30][31]
Jacoby Ellsbury 2003–2005 MLB outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, 2007 MLB champion, & the first Native American of Navajo descent to reach the Major Leagues [30][33]
Ken Forsch 1967–1968† MLB pitcher from 1970–1986 & two-time MLB All-Star [30][31]
Kevin Gunderson 2004–2006† Minor League pitcher for the Mississippi Braves [30][34]
Don Johnson 1932† MLB player from 1943–1948 & two-time MLB All-Star [30][31]
Eddie Kunz 2005–2007† Minor League pitcher for the Scottsdale Scorpions [30]
John Leovich 1940† MLB catcher in 1941 [30][31]
Steve Lyons 1979–1981† MLB player from 1985–1993 & current television sportscaster [30][31]
Mark McLemore 2000–2002† MLB pitcher for the Houston Astros [30]
Jonah Nickerson 2004–2006† 2006 College World Series Most Outstanding Player & current Minor League pitcher for the West Michigan Whitecaps [30][35]
Jorge Reyes 2007— 2007 College World Series Most Outstanding Player & current pitcher for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team [30]
Wes Schulmerich 1925–1927† MLB outfielder from 1931–1934 [30][31]
Mike Thurman 1992–1994† MLB pitcher from 1997–2002 [1][30][31]
Chris Wakeland 1995–1996† MLB right fielder in 2001 [30][31]
Jim Wilson 1980–1982† MLB player in 1985, 1989 [30][31]
Trevor Wilson 1985[36] MLB pitcher from 1988–1993, 1995, 1998 [37]
Bob Wolcott 2005–?[36] MLB pitcher from 1995–1999 [38]

[edit] Basketball

Name Attended Notability Reference
Brent Barry 1990–1995 National Basketball Association (NBA) shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs, 1996 Slam Dunk Contest winner, and 2005 & 2007 NBA champion [28][39]
Vic Bartolome 1967–1970† NBA center from 1971–1972 [28][40]
Lew Beck  ?–1947 1948 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States men's national basketball team [1][29]
Corey Benjamin 1996–1998† NBA guard from 1998–2003 [28][41]
Ricky Berry 1983–1984† NBA power forward from 1988–1989 [42]
Ray Blume 1977–1981† NBA guard from 1981–1982 [28][43]
Fred Boyd 1969–1972† NBA guard from 1972–1978 [28][44]
Jay Carty 1959–1962† NBA power forward from 1968–1969 [28][45]
Lester Conner 1980–1982† NBA point guard from 1982–1995 [28][1][46]
Mel Counts 1961–1964† NBA center from 1964–1976, 1965 & 1966 NBA champion, & 1960 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States men's national basketball team [1][28][29]
Chelle Flamoe 1986–1989† Former member of the United States women's national basketball team [47]
Gary Freeman 1967–1970† NBA power forward from 1970–1971 [28][48]
Dave Gambee 1955–1958† NBA small forward from 1958–1970 & 1967 NBA champion [28][49]
Slats Gill‡ 1920–1924 Former head coach of the Oregon State Beavers baseball & men's basketball teams and Basketball Hall of Fame member [50]
A.C. Green 1981–1985† NBA power forward from 1985–2001, one-time NBA All-Star, 1987, 1988, & 2000 NBA champion, & holds the NBA record for consecutive games played at 1,192 [28][1][51]
Swede Halbrook 1953–1956† NBA center from 1960–1962 [1][28]
Scott Haskin 1988–1993† NBA power forward from 1993–1994 [28][52]
Jim Jarvis 1962–1965† NBA guard from 1967–1969 [28][53]
Steve Johnson 1976–1981 NBA center from 1981–1991 and holds the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball records for career field goal percentage, single season field goal percentage, field goal percentage as a junior and senior, and is tied for the single game field goal percentage record (12+ field goals attempted) [1][28]
Tanja Kostic 1992–1996† Consensus All-American as a member of the Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team in 1996 and Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996 [47]
John Mandic 1939–1942† NBA small forward from 1948–1950 [28]
Carol Menken-Schaudt 1978–1981† 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States women's national basketball team [1][29][47]
José Ortiz 1985–1987† NBA power forward from 1988–1990 and former member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team [28]
Gary Payton 1986–1990† NBA point guard from 1990-2007, nine-time NBA All-Star, two-time All-NBA First Team member, 2006 NBA champion, and 1996 & 2000 Summer Olympics gold medalist as a member of the United States men's national basketball team [1][28][29]
Loy Petersen 1965–1968† NBA guard from 1968–1970 [28]
Mark Radford 1977–1981† NBA guard from 1981–1983 [28]
Felicia Ragland 1998–2002† Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player from 2002–2005 [47]
Red Rocha 1944–1947† NBA center from 1947–1957, two-time NBA All-Star, 1955 NBA champion, & former head coach of the Detroit Pistons and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team [28]
Lonnie Shelton 1973–1973† NBA small forward from 1976–1986 & 1979 NBA champion [28]
Charlie Sitton 1980–1984† NBA small forward from 1984–1985 [28]

[edit] Football (American)

Name Attended Notability Reference
James Allen 1998–2001† National Football League (NFL) linebacker for the New Orleans Saints [54][55]
Derek Anderson 2001–2004† NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns and one-time Pro Bowler [54]
Fred Anderson 1973–1975† NFL defensive lineman from 1978–1982 [54][55]
Juddy Ash 1918, 1922† NFL guard in 1926 [54][55]
Bill Austin 1945–1948† NFL player from 1949–1950, 1953–1957 and former head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers & Washington Redskins [54][55]
Sam Baker 1950–1952† NFL player in 1953, 1956–1969 [54][55]
Terry Baker 1960–1962† 1962 Heisman Trophy winner, 1962 Maxwell Award winner, 1962 Sportsman of the Year, NFL player from 1963–1965, and College Football Hall of Fame member [1][54][55]
Nick Barnett 1999–2002† NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers [54][55]
Ted Bates 1956–1958† NFL linebacker from 1959-1962 and American Football League (AFL) player in 1963 [54][55]
Gil Bergerson 1930–1931† NFL player from 1932–1936 [54][55]
Yvenson Bernard 2005—† Starting running back for the Oregon State Beavers football team [54]
Johnny Blancone 1931–1933† NFL running back in 1936 [54][55]
Dennis Boyd 1973–1976† NFL lineman from 1977–1979, 1981–1982 [54][55]
Jerome Boyd 1981–1982† NFL linebacker in 1983 [54][55]
Darrick Brilz 1983–1986† NFL offensive lineman from 1987–1998 [54][55]
Brandon Browner 2003–2004† NFL cornerback in 2005 and current free agent [54]
Matt Bryant  ?–? NFL placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers [55]
Mike Burke  ?–? NFL player in 1974 [55]
Vern Burke 1962–1963† NFL tight end from 1965–1967 [54][55]
Reggie Bynum 1982–1985† NFL wide receiver in 1987 [54][55]
John Cadwell 1959† AFL offensive guard in 1961 [54][55]
Zuck Carlson 1926–1928† NFL player from 1929–1936 [54][55]
Calvin Carlyle 1998–2000, 2002† Current cornerback free agent [54]
Ken Carpenter 1946–1949† 1955 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner, 1955 Dave Dryburgh Memorial Trophy winner, NFL player from 1950–1953, Canadian Football League (CFL) player from 1954–1959, & AFL player in 1960 [54][55]
Pat Chaffey 1986, 1988–1989† NFL running back from 1991–1993 [54][55]
Herman Clark 1949–1951† NFL player in 1952, 1954–1957 [54][55]
Jim Clark 1949–1951† NFL player from 1952–1953 [54][55]
George Conn 1916† NFL running back in 1920 [54][55]
José Cortéz 1997–1998† NFL placekicker from 1999–2006 and current free agent [54][55]
Rick Cunningham  ?–? NFL player in 1990, 1992–1998 [55]
Herschel Currie 1992–1993† NFL cornerback in 1994 [54][55]
John Didion 1966–1968† NFL player from 1969–1974 [54][55]
Ken Dow 1938–1940† NFL running back in 1941 [54][55]
Don Durdan 1939–1941† All-America Football Conference (AAFC) player from 1946–1947 [54][55]
Ron East 1964–1965† NFL defensive lineman from 1967–1973, 1975–1977 [54][55]
Scott Eaton 1966† NFL player from 1967–1971 [54][55]
Dwan Edwards 2000–2003† NFL defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens [54][55]
Keith Ellison 2004–2005† NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills [54]
Bill Enyart 1966–1968† AFL player in 1969 and NFL player from 1970–1971 [54][55]
David Etherly  ?–? NFL cornerback in 1987 [55]
Tim Euhus 2000–2003† NFL tight end from 2004–2006 and current free agent [54][55]
Paul Evensen 1942, 1946–1947† AAFC guard in 1948 [54][55]
Harry Field 1932–1933† NFL tackle from 1934–1936 [54][55]
Roman Fortin 1985† NFL player from 1991–2000 [54][55]
Joe Francis 1955–1957† NFL quarterback from 1958–1959 [54][55]
Red Franklin 1932–1934† NFL running back from 1935–1937 [54][55]
Rocky Freitas 1964, 1966† NFL offensive lineman from 1968–1978 [54][55]
Jack Gotta 1951–1952† CFL tight end from 1957–1964 & head coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders [54]
DeLawrence Grant 1999–2000† NFL defensive end from 2001–2005 and current free agent [54][55]
Bill Gray 1942–1946† NFL guard from 1947–1948 [54][55]
David Gray  ?–? NFL cornerback in 1979 [55]
Quentin Greenough 1940–1941† Former center for the Oregon State Beavers football team and 1941 All-American [54]
Bob Grim 1964–1966† NFL player from 1967–1977 and one-time Pro Bowler [54][55]
Harry Gunner 1966–1967† AFL player from 1968–1969 and NFL player in 1970 [54][55]
Johnny Hackenbruck 1937–1939† NFL tackle in 1940 [54][55]
Bill Halverson 1930–1941† NFL tackle in 1942 [54][55]
Craig Hanneman 1968–1970† NFL defensive lineman from 1972–1975 [54][55]
Jeff Hart 1972–1974† NFL player from 1975–1976, 1979–1983 [54][55]
Mike Hass 2002–2005† 2005 Fred Biletnikoff Award winner and NFL wide receiver for the Chicago Bears [54]
Armon Hatcher 1995–1998† NFL defensive back in 2000 [54][55]
Ron Heller 1981, 1983–1985† NFL tight end from 1987–1990, 1992 [54][55]
Doug Hogland 1950–1952† NFL player from 1953–1958 [54][55]
Bob Horn 1973–1975† NFL linebacker from 1976–1983 [54][55]
Clark Hoss 1969–1971† NFL tight end in 1972 [54][55]
T. J. Houshmandzadeh 1999–2000† NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and one-time Pro Bowler [54][55]
David Howard 1979† NFL linebacker from 1985–1992 [54][55]
Hank Hughes 1928–1930† NFL player in 1932 [54][55]
Jonathan Jackson 1996–1999† NFL linebacker in 2001 [54][55]
LaDairis Jackson 1999–2000† NFL defensive end from 2002–2003 [54][55]
Steven Jackson 2001–2003† NFL running back for the St. Louis Rams and one-time Pro Bowler [54][55]
Chad Johnson 2000† NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and five-time Pro Bowler [54][55]
Kerry Justin 1976–1977† NFL cornerback from 1978–1983, 1986–1987 [54][55]
Alai Kalaniuvalu 1992–1993† NFL offensive lineman from 1994–1996 [54]
Carl Keever 1980† NFL linebacker in 1987 [54][55]
Aaron Koch 1996–1999† NFL offensive lineman from 2000–2001 [54][55]
Adam Koets 2003–2006† NFL offensive tackle for the New York Giants [54]
Rich Koeper 1962–1964† NFL offensive tackle in 1966 [54][55]
Elmer Kolberg 1935–1937† NFL player from 1939–1941 [54][55]
James Lee 2001–2002† NFL defensive tackle in 2004 and current NFL Europa player for the Amsterdam Admirals [54][55]
Paul Lowe 1956, 1958† AFL running back from 1960–1969, two-time AFL All-Star, 1965 AFL MVP, & member of the AFL All-Time Team [54][55]
Dave Mann 1951† NFL running back from 1955–1957 [54][55]
Amos Marsh 1959–1960† NFL player from 1961–1967 [54][55]
Frank Marsh  ?–? AFL defensive back in 1967 [55]
Chuck Marshall 1958–1960† AFL cornerback in 1962 [54][55]
Greg Marshall 1975–1977† NFL defensive tackle in 1978 [54][55]
Pellom McDaniels 1987–1989† NFL defensive lineman from 1993–1999 [54][55]
Bill McKalip 1928–1930† NFL player from 1932–1932, 1934, 1936 [54][55]
John Misko 1978† NFL punter from 1982–1984, 1987 [54][55]
Harold Moe 1930–1932† NFL player in 1933 [54][55]
Dave Montagne 1984–1986† NFL wide receiver in 1987 [54][55]
Matt Moore 2005–2007 NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers [54]
Rob Nairne 1974–1976† NFL linebacker from 1977–1983 [54][55]
Bill Nelson 1967–1969† NFL defensive tackle from 1971–1975 [54][55]
Calvin Nicholson 1987–1988† NFL cornerback in 1989, 1991 [54][55]
Doug Nienhuis 2001–2004† NFL tackle for the Denver Broncos [54][55]
Tom Oberg  ?–? AFL defensive back from 1968–1969 [55]
Don Odegard 1985–1987† NFL cornerback from 1990–1991 [54][55]
Ted Ossowski 1941–1942, 1946† AAFC tackle in 1947 [54][55]
Hal Pangle 1932–1934† NFL player from 1935–1938 [54][55]
Sam Paulescu 2004–2006† NFL punter for the Denver Broncos [54]
Dainard Paulson 1958–1959† AFL defensive back from 1961–1966 [54][55]
Joe Phillips 1982† NFL defensive lineman from 1986–1999 [54][55]
Jonathan Pollard 2001–2004† NFL Europa linebacker for the Cologne Centurions [54]
Steve Preece 1966–1968† NFL defensive back from 1969–1977 [54][55]
Hal Puddy 1945–1947† AAFC tackle in 1948 [54][55]
Frank Ramsey 1935–1937† NFL player in 1945 [54][55]
Rocky Rasley 1967–1968† NFL guard from 1969–1970, 1972–1976 [54][55]
Jarvis Redwine 1976† NFL running back from 1981–1983 [54][55]
Hank Rivera 1960–1961† AFL defensive back from 1962–1963 [54][55]
Terrell Roberts 1999–2002† NFL cornerback from 2003–2004 and current free agent [54][55]
Steve Rogers  ?–? NFL offensive tackle in 1987 [55]
Reggie Rust 1930–1931† NFL player in 1932 [54][55]
Don Samuel 1946–1948† NFL running back from 1949–1950 [54][55]
Elbie Schultz 1937–1939† NFL player from 1940–1947 [54][55]
Ade Schwammel 1931–1933† NFL player from 1934–1936, 1943–1944 [54][55]
Lew Scott 1964–1965† AFL defensive back in 1966 [54][55]
Vic Sears 1938–1940† NFL player from 1941–1943, 1945–1953 and member of the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team [54][55]
Richard Seigler 2000–2003† NFL linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers [54][55]
Alexis Serna 2004—† 2005 Lou Groza Award winner and current placekicker for the Oregon State Beavers football team [54]
Ken Simonton 1998–2001† NFL running back in 2003 [54][55]
Jim Stinnette 1957–1959† AFL player from 1961–1962 [54][55]
George Svendsen  ?–? NFL center from 1935–1937, 1940–1941 and member of the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team [55]
Bill Swancutt 2001–2004† NFL defensive end for the Detroit Lions [54][55]
Brian Taylor 1987–1988† NFL player in 1989, 1991 [54][55]
Kenny Taylor 1981–1984† NFL cornerback from 1985–1986 [54][55]
Aaron Thomas 1958–1960† NFL player from 1961–1970 [54][55]
Robb Thomas 1985–1988† NFL wide receiver from 1989–1998 [54][55]
Reggie Tongue 1992–1995† NFL defensive back from 1996–2005 and current free agent [54][55]
John Tsoutsouvas 1938–1939† NFL player in 1940 [54][55]
Esera Tuaolo 1987–1990† NFL defensive tackle from 1991–1999 [54][55]
F. Wayne Valley  ?–1936 Founder and principal owner of the Oakland Raiders & former President of the American Football League [54][1]
Skip Vanderbundt 1965–1967† NFL linebacker from 1969–1978 [54][55]
Dallas Ward 1924–1926† Former head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team [54]
Dennis Weathersby 1999–2002† NFL cornerback in 2003 [54][55]
Joe Wendlick 1936–1938† NFL player from 1940–1941 [54][55]
Lloyd Wickett 1940–1942† NFL tackle in 1943, 1946 [54][55]
Erik Wilhelm 1985–1988† NFL quarterback from 1989–1991, 1993–1994, 1996 [54][55]
Jerry Wilkinson 1975–1978† NFL defensive end from 1979–1980 [54][55]
Aric Williams 2001–2004† NFL Europa cornerback for the Cologne Centurions and Arena Football League player for the Philadelphia Soul [54]
Len Younce 1938–1940† NFL guard in 1941, 1943–1944, 1946–1948 & member of the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team [54][55]

[edit] Football coaching

Name Attended Notability Reference
Rich Brooks‡ 1959–1964 1994 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award winner, 1996 Home Depot Coach of the Year, former Oregon State Beavers football assistant coach, former head coach of the St. Louis Rams and the Oregon Ducks, & current head football coach for the Kentucky Wildcats [1][54][56]
Osia Lewis  ?–1986† Current defensive coordinator for the University of New Mexico football team [57]
Bronco Mendenhall‡ 1986–1987† Former Oregon State Beavers football assistant coach and current head football coach of the Brigham Young Cougars [54][58]
Kent Riddle  ?–1991† Current tight ends coach for Colorado Buffaloes football team [59]
Doug Sams  ?–1978† Current offensive line coach for the Stanford Cardinal football team [60]
Jonathan Smith  ?–2001† Current quarterbacks coach for University of Idaho football team [61]

[edit] Soccer

Name Attended Notability Reference
Robbie Findley 2003–2006† Major League Soccer (MLS) striker for the Los Angeles Galaxy [62]
Alan Gordon 2002–2003† MLS striker for the Los Angeles Galaxy [62]
Greg Howes 1998–1999† Major Indoor Soccer League striker for the Milwaukee Wave [62]
Ryan Johnson 2002–2005† MLS midfielder for the Chicago Fire [62]

[edit] Swimming and diving

Name Attended Notability Reference
David Fall 1924 Summer Olympics silver medalist in high diving [29]
Louis Kuehn 1920 Summer Olympics gold medalist in springboard diving [29]
Clarence Pinkston 1920 Summer Olympics gold medalist in platform diving [29]
Birte Steven  ? 2004 Summer Olympics participant in the 200m Breaststroke for the German national team & five-time NCAA All-American

[edit] Track and Field

Forrest Smithson
Forrest Smithson
Name Attended Notability Reference
Dick Fosbury  ?–1968 1968 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the high jump and creator of the Fosbury Flop [1][29]
Cynthia Greiner  ? Participant in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics in the heptathlon
Joni Huntley  ?–1975 1984 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the high jump [1][29]
Forrest Smithson  ?–1908 1908 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the 110m hurdles [1][29]
Kathy Weston  ? 1976 Summer Olympics participant

[edit] Winter sports

Jill Bakken
Jill Bakken
Name Attended Notability Reference
Jill Bakken 1996 2002 Winter Olympics gold medalist in the Two-Woman Bobsleigh [63][64]
Joe Runyan  ?–1970 1989 Iditarod winner [1]
Jean Saubert  ?–1964 1964 Winter Olympics silver and bronze medalist in skiing [1][29]

[edit] Wrestling

Name Attended Notability Reference
Les Gutches‡ 1993–1996† Two-time NCAA champion, 1998 Goodwill Games gold medal winner, the bronze medalist at the 1999 World Championships, and U.S. 1996 Olympic wrestling Team member [65]
Dan Hicks  ?–? 2-time NCAA Champion and current coach of the Cal-State Fullerton Titans [65]
Len Kauffman 1963–1965† Member of the 1966 U.S. World Championship wrestling team and placed second in the 1964 and 1966 Greco-Roman National Championships [65]
Chester Newton 1926† 1924 Summer Olympics silver medalist [29][65]
Robin Reed‡ 1923–1924† 1924 Summer Olympics gold medalist, former head coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team, and National Wrestling Hall of Fame member [1][29][65]
Greg Strobel‡ 1971–1974† Two-time NCAA champion and current head wrestling coach at Lehigh University [65]
Oscar Wood  ?–? 3-time NCAA All-American and former Olympian [65]

[edit] Multi-sport

Name Attended Notability Reference
Jess Lewis 1966–1970† NFL linebacker in 1970 and NCAA heavyweight champion in wrestling in 1969 and 1970. [54][55][65]
Howard Maple 1927–1929† NFL player in 1930 and MLB catcher in 1932 [30][31][54][55]

[edit] Other

Name Attended Notability Reference
Bobby Henderson  ?–2003 Creator of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism [66]
Katharine Jefferts Schori  ?–1983 Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and oceanographer [67]
Jodi Ann Paterson  ?–1998 2000 Playboy Playmate of the Year [68]
Katherine Ann Power  ?—2001 Anti-war activist, convicted of armed robbery & manslaughter (participating as a get-away driver), 14 years on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. [69]
Sara Jean Underwood  ?–2007 July 2006 Playboy Playmate of the Month and 2007 Playmate of the Year [70]

[edit] Legend

†
   Only represents years of which individual was a letterman for one of the university's athletic teams; may have attended additional years
‡
   Individual is both an Oregon State University alumni and a current or former faculty member

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes & references

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  2. ^ Philip Emeagwali (English). The Black Inventor Online Museum. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
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