» Famous Spartans
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Michigan State University has a great record for contributing some amazing athletes, Hollywood stars, business gurus, and politicians. You may not have known that all of them are Spartans, but there are some pretty recognizable names. We should be proud to have such amazing alumni influenced by their Spartan experience. Entertain your brain and learn something cool about East Lansing! Renew your Spartan Pride! Your name could be next on this list!
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BASEBALL
-Mark Mulder, Pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals
BASKETBALL
-Charlie Bell, basketball
-Mateen Cleaves, basketball
-Earvin “Magic” Johnson, LA Lakers
-Morris Peterson, New Orleans Hornets
-Zach Randolph, LA Clippers
-Shaw Respert, former pro basketball player
-Jason Richardson, Charlotte Bobcats
-Scott Skiles, former pro basketball player and former Chicago Bulls coach
-Steve Smith, NBA player
-Eric Snow, Cleveland Cavaliers
-Kevin Williams, former pro basketball player
FOOTBALL
-Flozell Adams, Dallas Cowboys
-Morten Andersen, former New Oreans Saints player, also the all time leading scorer in NFL history
-Tony Banks, Houston Texans
-Plaxico Burress, New York Giants
-T.J. Duckett, Seattle Seahawks
-Paul Edinger, Minnesota Vikings
-Mark Ingram, Philadelphia Eagles
-Derrick Mason, Baltimore Ravens
-Jim Miller, New York Giants
-Muhsin Muhammad, Chicago Bears
-Julian Peterson, Detroit Lions
-Jeff Smoker, Arizona Rattlers
-Drew Stanton, Detroit Lions
-Javon Ringer, Tennesee Titans
-Brian Hoyer, New England Patriots
HOCKEY
-Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres
-Drew Miller, Anaheim Ducks
-John Michael Liles, Colorado Avalanche
-Adam Hall, Minnesota Wild
SOCCER
-Kevin Reiman, Real Salt Lake
MARTIAL ARTS
-Rashad Evans, Current UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion
CINEMA/TELEVISION
-James Caan, actor in Las Vegas series, The Godfather, Mickey Blue Eyes
-Jim Cash, Hollywood writer, Top Gun, Legal Eagles, Dick Tracy
-Greg Harrison, film director of Groove
-Sam Raimi, director, producer, actor, Spider-Man and Evil Dead series
-David Magee, screenwriter, Academy Award Nominee for Finding Neverland
-Bob Guiney, The Bachelor, season four
-Chris Hansen, NBC news
BUSINESS/POLITICS
-Julie Aigner-Clark, founder of the Baby Einstein company
-Michael Cannon, President of Global Operations for Dell
-Kevin Farr, CFO for Mattel Inc.
-Brad Krutchen, Kodak Company President
-Mark Murray, President and CEO for Meijer, president for Grand Valley University
-Jane Warner, President of Plexus Systems
-James Blanchard, Former Michigan Governor and Ambassador to Canada
-Dennis Archer, Michigan Supreme Court, Detroit mayor and former president of American Bar Assoc.
-Geoffrey Fieger, Attorney for Jack Kevorkian, Michigan Governor candidate
-John Engler, former Michigan Governor
-Spencer Abraham, former Us. Secretary of Energy and U.S Senator
-Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senator
*All data retrieved from en.wikipedia.org and The Michigan State Alumni Association
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By Katelyn Moore
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