List of Kappa Alpha Psi brothers

The following is a list of notable members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. recognized as leaders in the arts, athletics, business, civil rights, education, government, and science.[1] Kappa Alpha Psi was founded on the campus of Indiana University in 1911 and has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin. The fraternity has over 105,000 members with 700 undergraduate and alumni chapters in every state of the United States, and international chapters in the United Kingdom, Germany, Korea, Japan, the Caribbean, Saint Thomas, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and South Africa.[1]

Contents

Academics

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Dr. C. C. Baker Theta Delta President of Alabama State University (1991-1994)
Horace Mann Bond Epsilon Ph.D; First African-American president of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania;first president of Fort Valley State University in Georgia
Richard Bonner Alpha Theta President of State Community College of East Saint Louis
Steven J. Brady Clarksville (TN) Alumni Associate Dean Business and Finance Meharry Medical College [2]
Dr. Lester Brown Alpha Sigma Interim President of Voorhees College and Interim President of Florida Memorial College
Girard Bryant President of Penn Valley Community College
Dr. Calvin O. Butts Pi President of The State University of New York at Old Westbury and pastor at the Abyssinian Baptist Church [3]
Dr. Paul Phillips Cooke Xi President of District of Columbia Teachers College
Elbert Frank Cox Alpha First African American to earn a Ph.D. in pure mathematics, a field concerned with mathematical theory rather than with practice or application [4]
Dr. John T. Gibson Gamma Epsilon President of Alabama A&M University
Dr. Leslie Pinkney Hill Epsilon President of Cheyney University
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Abington-Ambler (PA) Alumni Professor, Columbia University, Author, Activist, Media Pundit
Dr. Martin D. Jenkins President of Morgan State University
Dr. Joseph B. Johnson President of Grambling State University
Dr. Mordecai Johnson President of Howard University
Dr. Wilbert Jones President of Wilberforce University
Dr. Leroy Keith Pi President of Morehouse College
Dr. Joe A. Lee Gamma Gamma Former President of Alabama State University (2001-2008) and former President of Tougaloo College (1995-2001) [4]
John M. Marquess President of Langston University
Dr. Ernest C. McNealey Beta Zeta President of Stillman College
Dr. Harold M. McNeil President of West Virginia State University
Dr. J. O. Perpener President of Jarvis Christian College
Dr. Benjamin L. Perry President of Florida A&M University
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Alpha Gamma President of Virginia Union University and president of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he made close acquaintance with then student body president Jesse Jackson
Harland L. Randolph Zeta President of Federal City College in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Robert Lee Randolph President of Alabama State University
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Omicron Historian and scholar of African-American culture [5]
James E. Shepherd Ph.D, Founder and first President of North Carolina College at Durham which is currently known as North Carolina Central University
Dr. S. Dallas Simmons Alpha Kappa Former President of Virginia Union University and former President of Saint Paul's College
Dr. William Edward Sims Alpha Mu President of Langston University
Francis Cecil Sumner Tau First African American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology, known as the Father of Black Psychology
Dr. Arthur Thomas President of Central State University
Cleo Thomas Eta Chi Rhodes Scholar; first black SGA president at the University of Alabama
Dr. James E. Walker President of Middle Tennessee State University
Gregory H. Williams Cincinnati Alumni President of University of Cincinnati, President of the City College of New York, author of award-winning and best-selling memoir "Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black"
Dr. John T. Williams President of Maryland State University which is currently known as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Dr. Harrison B. Wilson, Jr. President of Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia
Dr. Cordell Wynn President of Stillman College

Arts and entertainment

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Gerald Alston R&B singer, the lead singer with The Manhattans
Alvin Batiste Alpha Sigma Jazz Clarinet [6]
Kenny Burrell Alpha Beta Jazz guitarist; Director of Jazz Studies at UCLA [7]
Bryan Burwell sportswriter and sports television personality
Donald Byrd Alpha Beta Jazz and R&B trumpeter [7]
Byron Cage Kappa Upsilon Gospel musician [4]
Joe Clair Alpha Iota Television host, best known for Host of BET's Rap City [7]
Kevin Corke Beta Theta NBC News Correspondent [8]
Danny! Gamma Nu Hip hop artist/record producer [4]
Harold Dow American news correspondent, journalist and investigative reporter for CBS News
Jester Hairston Chi American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor on sitcom Amen [7]
Marc Lamont Hill Abington-Ambler (PA) Alumni TV Political Commentator and Host of Our World with Black Enterprise [7]
Kwame Jackson Theta Omicron Runner-Up on Donald Trump's The Apprentice; Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author [9][10]
Lewis Johnson Beta Eta Reporter for ESPN and Track Star at University of Cincinnati
John Marshall Jones Theta Actor
Edward Jordan Alpha Sigma Jazz Saxophonist [6]
Montell Jordan Beta Omega R&B musician [7]
Cedric 'The Entertainer' Kyles Mu Zeta Comedian [7]
Stan Lathan Delta Theta film director, television producer and television director. [11]
Whitman Mayo Upsilon Actor, best known as the character Grady Wilson on the sitcom Sanford and Son [7]
Thomas Miles Nu Alpha
(Charter Member)
Initiated through Beta Upsilon
Actor, Writer,Comedian, Radio Personality better known as "Nephew Tommy" on the number one syndicated rated radio show, The Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Finesse Mitchell Iota Chi Comedian, Actor, Writer, MC
Naledge Delta Eta Hip-Hop Artist
Smokie Norful Gamma Sigma Gospel musician [4]
Kevin A. Ross Los Angeles (CA) Alumni Chapter Host/producer of daytime syndicated legal show America's Court with Judge Ross
Marvin Sapp Grand Rapids (MI) Alumni Gospel Musician [4]
John Singleton Beta Omega Director, best known for Boyz n the Hood and Rosewood [7]
Tavis Smiley Alpha talk show host, political commentator; author [9][12]
William Grant Still Delta Classical composer, first African-American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra [13]
Billy Taylor Alpha Phi Jazz musician [14]
Ernest Lee Thomas Alpha Zeta Actor, best known as Roger "Raj" Thomas of What's Happening and What's Happening Now!! [7]
David (Dave) Warren Norristown Alumni (PA) Chapter Radio talk show host and producer
Ralph Wiley Beta Phi Sports writer and author
Lee Thompson Young Beta Omega Actor, best known on the Disney channel's "The Famous Jett Jackson"

Business

Name Original Chapter Notability Reference
Robert Sengstacke Abbott Chicago Alumni lawyer editor, and publisher of the Chicago Defender [15]
John Edward Jacob Xi Vice President of Anheuser-Busch; former CEO, National Urban League (NUL) [4]
Robert L. Johnson Beta Founder and CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET) [7]
Reginald Lewis Alpha Phi CEO of TLC Beatrice International, first black-owned company to have more than $1 billion in annual sales [7]
Kedar Massenburg

Herbert P Wilikins Venture Capitalist Founder Syncom Venture Partners

Delta Mu President and CEO of Motown Records [4]
Guy Primus Lambda Delta COO, Overbrook Entertainment; Urban Influence Magazine's "Men of Influence 2009" [16]
Charles Clinton Spaulding Durham Alumni founded North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
A. Maceo Walker Alpha Delta African-American businessman who served as president of the Universal Life Insurance Company of Memphis, Tennessee

Government and politics

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Archie Alexander Gamma Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands [14]
Richard H. Austin Michigan Secretary of State [17]
Nelson Bascome Jr. Alpha Iota Minister of Health/Member of Parliament, Bermuda
Sanford Bishop Pi Representative from Georgia [18]
Tom Bradley Upsilon Mayor of Los Angeles, California, Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi [7]
Alvin Brown Delta Psi First African-American Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
George L. Brown First Black Lieutenant Governor of Colorado;together with his Kappa brother,California's Mervyn Dymally, he was one of the first two Black lieutenant-governors since Reconstruction and outside of any southern state [7]
William Lacy Clay, Jr. Saint Louis, Missouri Alumni Representative from Missouri [18]
Michael B. Coleman Columbus Alumni Mayor of Columbus, Ohio [18]
John Conyers Alpha Beta Representative from Michigan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee [18]
George W. Crockett Pi Representative from Michigan; civil rights activist [7]
Mike Davis California State Assembly member [4]
Mervyn M. Dymally Alpha Mu First black Lieutenant Governor of California;Representative from California [7]
Walter E. Fauntroy Alpha Gamma Representative from Washington, D.C.; civil rights leader [7]
Adrian Fenty Alpha Omega Mayor of Washington, D.C. [19]
Johnny Ford Beta Phi Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama [4]
Wilson Goode Philadelphia Alumni First African-American Mayor of Philadelphia [20]
Elihu Harris Gamma Alpha Mayor of Oakland, California [13]
Alcee Hastings Alpha Delta Representaive from Florida; Federal Judge [18]
Alphonso R. Jackson Epsilon Eta 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) [18]
Benjamin Jealous Washington (DC) Alumni Chapter President & CEO of the NAACP
Vernon Jones Alpha Kappa CEO of DeKalb County, Georgia; Senator from Georgia 2008 candidate [13]
Nathaniel J. McFadden The Baltimore Alumni Chapter President Pro Tempore, Senate of Maryland
Carl Officer Gamma Upsilon Four Term Mayor of East St. Louis, Illinois
Alvin Parks Pi Mayor of East St. Louis, Illinois
Obie Patterson Gainesville Alumni Maryland House of Delegates, fmr. chairman Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
James Perkins First African-American Mayor of Selma, Alabama [21]
Edward J. Perkins Alexandria-Fairfax Alumni U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, the United Nations, and Australia [22]
Kasim Reed Atlanta Alumni Mayor of Atlanta [23]
Carl B. Stokes Alpha Omega Mayor of Cleveland, first black mayor of a major U.S. city [7]
Louis Stokes Alpha Omega First African-American Congressman from Ohio, civil rights lawyer [22]
John F. Street Philadelphia Alumni Mayor of Philadelphia [19]
Shawn Z. Tarrant Epsilon Zeta Maryland House of Delegates
Bennie Thompson Gamma Rho Representative from Mississippi; Chairman of House Homeland Security Committee [7]
Wellington Webb Denver Alumni Mayor of Denver [7]
Jesse White Beta Zeta Secretary of State of Illinois [24]
Michael White Zeta Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
J. Ernest Wilkins, Sr. Iota Attorney, Undersecretary of Labor for International Labor Affairs
Albert Wynn Beta Epsilon Representative from Maryland [18]

Law

Name Original Chapter Notability Reference
A. A. Birch, Jr. Epsilon First African-American to serve as Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court [4]
Johnnie Cochran Upsilon defense attorney, best known for his role in the legal defense during the O. J. Simpson murder case [7]
Earl B. Dickerson Beta a prominent African American attorney, community activist and business executive who successfully argued before the U. S. Supreme Court in Hansberry v. Lee
Robert Morton Duncan First African-American to serve as a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
George Edward Chalmer Hayes Lambda Xi civil rights attorney [4]
Wade Henderson Washington (D C) Alumni attorney and President/CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Donald L. Hollowell Beta Lambda civil rights attorney, attorney for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [25]
Vernon Mason Pi Alabama Supreme Court [13]
Wade H. McCree Alpha Delta Wade H. McCree Jr. was the first African American appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the second African American Solicitor General in the history of the United States.
Irvin Mollison Iota Judge Irvin Mollison was the first African American to serve on the United States Customs Court. He was appointed by President Truman.
Donald Gaines Murray Nu Tau central figure in Murray v. Pearson (1935), which ruled that the University of Maryland School of Law policy of racial segregation was unconstitutional. [26]
James Benton Parsons Alpha Mu First African-American to serve as a United States Federal District Judge
Percy Sutton New York Alumni attorney and civil rights activist, attorney for Malcolm X [4]
Walter L. Sutton, Jr. attorney, President of the National Bar Association
Linnes Finney Iota Pi attorney,Former President of the National Bar Association,Partner at Gary, Williams, Finney, Lewis, Watson & Sperando P.L.

Literature

Name Original Chapter Notability Reference
Lerone Bennett, Jr. Pi author and editor of Ebony [25]
LeAlan Jones Theta Eta Author of Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago. [13]

Military

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Daniel James, Jr. Nashville Alumni First African-American Four Star General [7]
Frederick C. Branch Alpha Epsilon First African American officer in the United States Marine Corps [4]
Russell C. Davis Lt. General in the United States Air Force
John R. Fox Delta First Lieutenant in World War II, Received A Medal of Honor
David Hall Xi Brigadier General in the United States Air Force
Robert W. Smith Major General in the United States Army Reserve
Clifford Stanley Alpha Lambda Major General in the United States Marine Corps

Religion

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Ralph Abernathy Beta Zeta Civil Rights Leader and former president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) [7]
Calvin O. Butts Pi Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, NY [7]
Eddie L. Long Alpha Kappa pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church [13]
Leon Sullivan Tau Baptist minister; civil rights leader and social activist; pastor emeritus of Zion Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA [13]
Gardner C. Taylor Alpha Omega Pastor Emeritus of the Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY; awarded the 2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton [13]

Science

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Darren R. Cross Camden (SC) Alumni President of the National Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
John P. Eagan 3rd Black Orthodontist; Tuskegee Airman, Congressional Gold Medal recipient
Leonard Jenkins, Jr. Mu Rho African American inventor; Chemical Engineer Microbial Stability (product) & Carbonation Retention (package)
Henry Foster Pi Surgeon General nominee [7]
Ralph A. Gardner Beta Ph.D in Chemistry;employed on classified plutonium research on The Manhattan Project; African-American scientist who specialized in the development of hard plastics
Bernard A. Harris, Jr. Eta Lambda Astronaut, first African-American to walk in space [7]
Samuel P. Massie chemistry professor who was the first African American to teach at the U.S. Naval Academy; worked on The Manhattan Project;was president of what was then North Carolina College at Durham
Hakeem M. Oluseyi Astrophysicist and Inventor
Moddie Taylor Alpha Mu Ph.D in Chemistry; Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Howard University, 1969-76; was a pioneer of the atomic age, having worked on The Manhattan Project during World War II.
J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. Iota African American mathematician; nuclear scientist; worked on The Manhattan Project; entered the University of Chicago at age 13,earned Ph.D at age 19, Genius

Sports

Baseball

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Emmett Ashford First Black umpire in Major League Baseball
Larry Bradford Gamma Kappa MLB player with the Atlanta Braves
Don Buford Beta Omega former MLB player and coach [27]
Donn Clendenon Pi MVP in the 1969 World Series with the New York Mets
Kenny Lofton Delta Omicron (U. of Arizona) MLB player [27]
Lloyd McClendon Zeta Alpha Hitting Coach for Detroit Tigers; former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates [27]
Reggie Williams Alpha Sigma MLB player for Los Angeles Dodgers
Harvey Branch Beta Zeta and Memphis Alumni Chapter MLB player for St. Louis Cardinals

Basketball

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Bernie Bickerstaff Delta Epsilon General Manager of the Charlotte Bobcats, NBA Coach Seattle Super Sonics [7]
Rolando Blackman Beta Psi NBA player [11]
Bob Boozer Beta Psi NBA Player, 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist
Jason Capel Theta Omicron Basketball player at University of North Carolina, Appalachian State Head Coach
Wilt Chamberlain Mu NBA Hall of Fame [7]
John Chaney Gamma Theta former head coach of Temple University [7]
Erick Dampier Eta Upsilon Center for the Dallas Mavericks [7]
Alex English Zeta Epsilon NBA Hall of Fame
Mike Evans Beta Psi NBA player and Assistant Coach
James Green Lambda Pi
(Charter Member)
Head Coach Jacksonville State University
Penny Hardaway Kappa Beta 4-Time NBA All Star, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist [11]
Leonard Hamilton Zeta Kappa
(Charter Member)
Head basketball coach at Florida State University
Walt Hazzard Upsilon NBA Player, NBA Coach, 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist
Alan Henderson Alpha Power Forward for the Philadelphia 76ers [7]
Allan Houston Mu Rho NBA player, 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist [7]
Phil Hubbard Sigma NBA Player, NBA Coach, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist
K. C. Jones NBA Player, NBA Coach, 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist, NBA Hall of Fame
Sam Jones Alpha Kappa NBA Hall of Fame [7]
Kerry Kittles Delta Eta NBA player [7]
Willie Naulls Upsilon NBA Player (St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics), first African American player to be named captain of a major professional sports team (New York Knicks)
Johnny Newman Eta Xi NBA player for 16 seasons [7]
David Noel Theta Omicron Small Forward for the Milwaukee Bucks
Sam Perkins Fort Worth Alumni 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist and NBA player
Elliot Perry Kappa Beta NBA Player
Oscar Robertson Beta Eta NBA Hall of Fame, 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist [7]
Bill Russell Gamma Alpha First African American inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame, 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist, awarded the 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama [7]
Cazzie Russell Sigma NBA Player and NBA Coach
Darrell Walker Iota Tau NBA Player and Coach [7]
Lorenzen Wright Kappa Beta Atlanta Hawks forward

Football

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Shawn Andrews Iota Tau National Football League (NFL) Offensive Lineman, Philadelphia Eagles [28]
Nnamdi Asomugha Gamma Alpha NFL All-Pro Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles [28]
Chris Barclay Omicron Sigma Special teams Cleveland Browns, Running back Tennessee Titans [4]
Lem Barney Delta Delta NFL Hall of Fame [7]
Tra Battle Zeta Iota Safety Dallas Cowboys [28]
Larry Brown Kappa Epsilon Super Bowl XXX MVP Dallas Cowboys, Cornerback [29]
Jim Caldwell Gamma Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts
Drew Carter Zeta Wide Receiver Oakland Raiders [4]
Maurice Carthon Theta Mu Assistant head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs [30]
Marino Casem Beta Iota served as the head football coach at Alabama State University, Alcorn State University, and Southern University. Casem was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003
Greg Childs Iota Tau SEC Receiver [7]
Reggie Corner Xi Xi Safety for the Buffalo Bills
Eric Davis Eta Mu NFL Cornerback SF 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions [7]
Willie Davis Gamma Psi NFL Hall of Fame [4]
Ron Dickerson Lambda former head coach of Temple University and Alabama State University [7]
Jamar Fletcher Beta Omicron Jim Thorpe Awardee, Cornerback Houston Texans [28]
John Gilliam Alpha Lambda NFL Hall of Fame
Jason Goss Kappa Epsilon Cornerback Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Football League (CFL), Former Arizona Cardinals [28]
DeJuan Groce Eta Cornerback New Orleans Saints [4]
Corey Harris Nu Rho NFL, safety Detroit Lions [4]
Nic Harris Zeta Omega Linebacker Buffalo Bills
Kahlil Hill Gamma Wide Receiver Jacksonville Jaguars [28]
Earl Holmes Alpha Xi Former Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker [4]
Willie Jeffries Alpha Lambda First African American head coach of a NCAA Division I-A football program at Wichita State University; elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010
William Joe Wilberforce Alumni head football coach at Florida A&M University and Central State; voted president of the American Football Coaches Association
John Henry Johnson Gamma Iota NFL Hall of Fame, Member of 49ers Million Dollar Backfield [7]
Kevin Jones Theta Psi Running Back Chicago Bears [13][28]
Colin Kaepernick Xi Phi Quarterback San Francisco 49ers [31]
Shaun King St. Petersburg Alumni Former Quarterback Tampa Bay/AFL Anchor [13]
Charles Lee Lambda Omega Former Arizona Cardinals Wide Receiver
Cleo Lemon Theta Mu National Football League (NFL) Quarterback, Jacksonville Jaguars [32]
Greg Lloyd Gamma Zeta Pro Bowl Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers [4]
Andre Lott Mu Rho Strong Safety Pittsburgh Steelers [4]
Marquis Johnson Eta Chi St. Louis Rams, Cornerback [33]
Brandon Marshall Lambda Omega NFL Wide Receiver Miami Dolphins [28]
Ollie Matson Gamma Alpha NFL Hall of Fame,won a bronze medal in the 400-meter run and a silver medal as part of the United States 4x400-meter relay team in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland [7]
Michael Matthews Lambda Delta NFL Tight End New York Giants, Super Bowl Champion [16]
Aaron Maybin Delta Theta Defensive End for the Buffalo Bills
Guy McIntyre Zeta Iota Pro Bowl Lineman and Superbowl Champion San Francisco 49ers [28]
Ron Meeks Theta Mu Defensive Coordinator, Carolina Panthers
John Merritt Alpha Upsilon head football coach at Jackson State University and Tennessee State University; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
Derrick Morgan Lambda Delta Tennessee Titans DE, 2010 1st Round Draft Pick
Kirk Morrison Delta Epsilon Middle Linebacker Oakland Raiders [28]
Pellom McDaniels Iota Iota Defensive End Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons [4]
Anthony McFarland St. Petersburg Alumni Defensive Tackle Indianapolis Colts [4]
Ace Mumford Delta Arnett W. "Ace" Mumford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001; coached Southern University Jaguars to 5 black national championships in football;coached Southern University to the 1941 black national championship in basketball by taking the National Invitational Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament.
Ricky Price Zeta Theta Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs [4]
Stanley Pritchett Zeta Epsilon NFL Fullback [4]
Myron Rolle Theta Eta Tennessee Titans SS/Rhodes Scholar
Gale Sayers Mu NFL Hall of Fame Chicago Bears [7]
Darren Sharper Xi Theta NFL All-Pro Safety New Orleans Saints
Travis Shelton Lambda College Football National All-Purpose Yardage Leader
Duke Slater Gamma College Football Hall of Fame [4]
Clifton Smith Pi Beta kick returner, Pro Bowl
Rod Smith Mu Epsilon Former Wide Receiver Denver Broncos [4]
Tre' Stallings Lambda Pi Offensive Guard Baltimore Ravens [4]
Reggie Swinton Eta Beta Punt Return and Kick Return [4]
George Taliaferro Alpha First African-American drafted by an NFL team [28]
Dontarrious Thomas Theta Delta Linebacker Minnesota Vikings [28]
Earl Thomas Iota Delta Seattle Seahawks S, 2010 1st Round Draft Pick
Andre Tippett Gamma NFL linebacker New England Patriots; Class of 2008 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee [4]
Mike Tomlin Xi Theta; Initiated through Eta Omega Chapter Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers that won Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 [4]
Jason Tucker Kappa Epsilon Wide Receiver, Edmonton Eskimos CFL [4]
Courtney Van Buren Gamma Sigma NFL Offensive Tackle [4]
Tavares Washington Zeta Phi Offensive Tackle Kansas City
Solomon Wilcots Beta Theta Former defensive back in the NFL, NFL commentator and analyst for NFL Network and CBS
Andre Roberts Omicron Mu WR. Arizona Cardinals
Aeneas Williams Alpha Sigma Pro Bowl Defensive Back St. Louis Rams [7]
Bill Willis Zeta one of the first African American football players to play professional football. NFL Hall of Fame [7]
Donovan Woods Zeta Theta Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers [28]

Track and Field

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Jerome Biffle 1952 Olympics Gold Medalist, Long Jump
Cletus Clark Eta Lambda world class Hurdler, Pan American Games gold medalist
Hollis Conway Theta Nu 1988 and 1992 Olympic medalist [7]
Jon Drummond Kappa Epsilon 2000 Olympic gold medalist in 4X100 relay [7]
Joe Greene Kappa Rho world class hurdler
Vincent Henderson Iota Tau world class sprinter [4]
Hayes Jones Delta Nu 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist in the High Hurdles and the 1960 Olympic Bronze Medalist in the High Hurdles
Sean W Maye Las Vegas Alumni 1997 World Indoor Championships 4x400 gold medalist [4]
Antonio Pettigrew Gamma Omicron 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He also won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo.
Tyrone Smith Iota Omega world class long jumper
Erick Walder Iota Tau world class long and triple jumper [4]

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Other athletics

Name Original chapter Notability Reference
Arthur Ashe Upsilon Tennis legend, social activist [7]
James Ellis Gamma Omega founded the Philadelphia Department of Recreation Swim Team; subject of the movie Pride [4]
Wilbert McClure Beta Xi 1960 Olympics Gold Medalist in Boxing, light middle weight division, only boxing gold medalist in the history of the Olympics to earn a Ph.D
Dasan Robinson Iota Mu MLS player [4]
Dante Washington Theta Psi MLS Player, and 1992 Olympian [34][35]

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