List of Angelo State University people
This list includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of Angelo State University .
Angelo State Alumni Center
Arts and entertainment
Sohini Alam (born 1978), British Bangladeshi singer
Rupert Boneham , contestant on reality TV shows Survivor: Pearl Islands , Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains , Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Survivor: All-Stars ; voted a fan favorite and won a million dollar prize; 2012 Libertarian Party candidate for governor of Indiana
Luci Christian , American Anime Awards -nominated Voice actress (Full Metal Panic , Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi , Dance Dance Revolution Universe )
Bill Erwin , Emmy Award -nominated actor (The Andy Griffith Show , The West Wing , Seinfeld , My Name Is Earl )
Ben Garrison , political cartoonist and artist
Jenny Lawson , blogger and author of the #1 New York Times best seller Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Ilan Mitchell-Smith , actor (The Wild Life , Weird Science ); Angelo State professor
Lucy A. Snyder , author, Bram Stoker Award winner 2010
David Trevino, Grammy Award winner 2008; musician, Little Joe y La Familia[ 1]
Athletics
Colby Carthel , head football coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce
Gary Gaines , head football coach of Permian High School football team, the focus of the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream , the film Friday Night Lights , and the subsequent NBC TV show loosely based on the book and movie; head coach of Abilene Christian University ; coach at Texas Tech University
Alvin Garrett , NFL receiver for the Washington Redskins ; played in Super Bowl XVII
Tranel Hawkins , Olympic hurdler
Pierce Holt , NFL defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers ; played in Super Bowl XXIII , Super Bowl XXIV , and NFL Pro Bowl
Mike Jinks , head football coach at Bowling Green University
Chris Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Tramain Jones , former football defensive back who played in the Arena Football League
Ken Kennard , NFL defensive lineman for the Houston Oilers
Jim Morris , MLB player for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays ; inspiration for the film The Rookie
Glen Sefcik , sprint and hurdles coach for the Saudi Arabian Olympic team; head track coach at Wayland Baptist University , Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M University–Kingsville
Grant Teaff , head football coach, Baylor University , Angelo State; ranked 33rd all-time winningest football coach in NCAA Division I ; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001
Wylie Turner , NFL defensive back for the Green Bay Packers
Clayton Weishuhn , NFL linebacker for the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers , Super Bowl XX [ 2]
Charlie West , NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings ; played in Super Bowl IV
Business and nonprofit
Government
Troy Fraser , Texas Senate , 24th District
Rick Green , Texas House , District 45
Mark Homer , Texas House of Representatives , District 3[ 5]
Robert Junell, Texas House of Representatives , Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee[ 6]
Morris Overstreet , Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ; Judge for Potter County Court at Law No. 1; prosecutor in the 47th Judicial District; General Counsel to the Texas State Baptist Convention; distinguished visiting professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law ; first African-American official elected to statewide office in Texas history[ 7]
J.T. Rutherford , United States Representative , Texas's 16th congressional district
Journalism
Science and education
References
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