* Denotes deceased members
John Singleton
Director of Boyz N The Hood, Shaft, Poetic Justice, Rosewood, and Higher Learning
Joe Clair
Television Personality
Host of BET's Rap City
Leo Lawrence
Producer of "Living Color", "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper", "The Jamie Foxx Show" and winner of the 1994 Black Filmaker's Hall Of Fame Festival
Montell Jordan
Recording Artist
Donald Byrd
Trumpeter
Ray McCampbell
Musical Artist (Mac Band)
Kenny Burrell
Jazz Artist
Billy Taylor
Jazz Pianist
Grammy Winning Jazz Artist
Cedric the Entertainer
Comedian/Actor
"Steve Harvey Show" - "Kings of Comedy"-"Barber Shop"
Whitman Mayo
Actor
Played "Grady" on the "Sanford and Son" sitcom
Earnest Thomas
Actor
Played "Roger" on the "What's Happening"sitcom
Jester Hairston
Actor
Played "Rolly Forbes" on "Amen" and "Pops" in "I'm Gonna' Get You Sucka'!"
Max Jullian(Banks)
Actor
Played Lead Character in THE MACK
Gregory D. Ridley Jr.
Artist
Painting and sculptures in over 500 public collections in U.S.
Basketball
Erick Dampier
NBA Golden State Warriors
Eta Upilson Alumni - Spr '96
Mississippi State University
Anfernee Hardaway
NBA Orlando Magic
Wilt Chamberlain
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the LA Lakers.
Oscar Robertson "The Big O"
NBA Hall of Fame
Bill Russell
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the Boston Celtics
Sam Jones
NBA Hall of Fame, Guard for the Boston Celtics
Alan Henderson
NBA Atlanta Hawks
Allan Houston
NBA New York Knicks
Kerry Kittles
NBA New Jersey Nets
Danny Manning
NBA Pheonix Suns
Johnny Newman
NBA New Jersey Nets
Rolondo Blackman
Former NBA Player with the Knicks and Mavericks
Alex English
Former NBA Player
1996 Inductee in NBA Hall of Fame
Bernie Bickerstaff
Head Coach of the NBA Washington Wizards
Darrell Walker
Head Coach of the NBA Toronto Raptors
Rudy Washington
Head Basketball Coach, Drake University
President, Black Coaches Association
Paul E. Smith
Head Basketball Coach, Dunbar High in Baltimore, MD
Larry Finch
Head Basketball Coach, Memphis State University
Nolan Richardson
Head Basketball Coach, University of Arkansas
John Chaney
Head Basketball Coach, Temple University
Football
Gale Sayers
NFL Hall of Fame, RB for the Chicago Bears, Selected for the All Time NFL Team
Greg Lloyd
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers, 1995 All-Pro
Derek Loville
NFL San Francisco 49ers (RB)
Larry Brown
NFL DallasCowboys
Super Bowl XXX Most Valuable Player
Eric Davis
NFL Carolina Panters, DB
Glynn Milburn
NFL Detroit Lions
Earnest Byner
NFL Baltimore Ravens, RB
Steve Wallace
NFL San Francisco 49er's (OL)
Chris Oldham
NFL Pittsburg Steelers (DB)
Robert Green
NFL Chicago Bears
Randall Hill
NFL Arizona Cardinals (WR)
Jesse Hester
NFL Oakland Raiders
J.J. Birden
NFL Kansas City Chiefs (WR)
Aeneas Williams
NFL Arizona Cardinals (DB)
Guy McIntyre
NFL San Francisco 49ers - Retiwhite All-Pro Guard
E.J. Junior
NFL Miami Dolphins - Retiwhite Middle Linebacker
John Henry Johnson
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers - Fullback, 1954-66
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1987
Willie Davis
NFL Green Bay Packers - Cornerback, 1958-69
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1981
Lem Barney
NFL Detroit Lions - Cornerback, 1967-77
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1992
Ollie Matson
NFL Chicago Bears - Running Back, 1952-66
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1972
Bill Willis
NFL Cleveland Browns - Offensive/Defensive Tackle, 1946-53
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1977
Curtis McClinton
AFL-NFL Kansas City Chiefs - Running Back, 1962-69
1962 AFL Rookie of the Year; 1962 & 1965 all AFL
Jim Marshall
NFL Minnesota Vikings - Defensive Tackle
Played on the famed Purple People Eater defense
Ronald L. Cooper
Head Coach at Louisville Univ.
At at 33, he is the youngest Div. 1-A Coach
Ron Dickerson
Head Football Coach, Temple University
Carl Jackson
Asst. Coach, San Francisco 49ers
Bob Simmons
Head Football Coach, Oklahoma State Univ.
Baseball
Kenny Lofton
MLB Atlanta Braves, 1994 All Star
Emmett Ashford
First Black Umpire in Major League Baseball
Tennis
*Arthur Ashe
Tennis Legend, Humaniterian
Track and Field
Hollis Conway
Olympic Medalist in Track
Jon Drummond
World Class Sprinter and 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist (4 x 100 relay)
Johnny L. Cochran, Jr.
Attorney
Robert L. Harris
Attorney
C. Francis Stradford Award Winner (Highest National Bar Association Honor)
Walter Sutton
Attorney
President of National Bar Association
Dr. Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Civil rights leader and former President of SCLC
Thomas Bradley
Past Grand Polemarch
Former Mayor of Los Angeles, CA
Carl Stokes
First Black Mayor of a major US city (Cleveland, OH)
Wellington Webb
Mayor of Denver
Richard Dixon
Mayor Of Dayton, OH
Clerance Robinson
U.S. Representative (Bridge named in his honor in Chattanooga, TN)
Judge Theodore R. Newman
First Black Chief Judge of D.C. Court of Appeals
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Congressman, D-MS
Rep. Sanford Bishop
Congressman, D-GA
Rep. John L. Conyers
Congressman, D-CA
Introduced legislature to make Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday a National Holiday
Mervyn Dymally
Congressman, D-CA
Rep. Alcee Hastings
Congressman, D-FL
Elihu Harris
Mayor, Oakland, CA
Carl Officer
Rep. Louis Stokes
Congressman, D-OH
Rep. Albert R. Wynn
Congressman, D-MD
Rep. Walter E. Fauntroy
Congressman, D-D.C.
Michael White
Mayor, Cleveland, OH
Rep. George W. Crockett, Jr.
Congressman, D-MI
Henry Foster
Doctor
Former Surgeon General Nominee
Dr. Bernard Harris
Astronaut
First Black to walk in Space
Dr. Rev. Joseph H. Evans
Elected as first Black president to head the United Church of Christ (2 million members) in 1980
Rev. Calvin O. Butts
Pastor of Absynnian Baptist Church in NYC (Largest Black Church in USA)
*Reginald F. Lewis
The late CEO of Beatrice International Foods
(The largest Black-owned business, worth over $1 Billion)
Lerone J. Bennett, Jr.
Award winning author, Executive Director of Johnson Publishing Co.
Edward Gardner
President of Soft Sheen Products, Inc. and Dollars & Sense Magazine
Robert Johnson
Founder and CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Percy E. Sutton
CEO of Inner City Broadcasting Corp., and Owner of the Famed Apollo Theater in N.Y.
Mel Whitedick
Director of Business Affairs for CBS Sports
A. Maceo Walker
Insurance Executive
Carl Ware
Vice President of The Coca Cola Company
Keith Clinkscales
President and C.E.O. of Vibe Magazine
General Daniel James Jr., U.S.A.F
First Black General to wear 4 stars in the U.S. Military