Marshall University Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of Marshall University. The list includes people like Randy Moss, Robert Byrd, Carwood Lipton, Harley Morenstein & Michael W. Smith. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, musicians, sportspersons, singers and leaders etc.

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Randy Moss

(One of the Greatest and Most Talented Football Wide Receivers of All Time)

Birthdate: February 13, 1977

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Rand, West Virginia, United States

NFL wide receiver Randy Moss set a record for the highest number of receiving touchdowns in a season. The Minnesota Vikings player became the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1998 and retired after playing with the San Francisco 49ers. He gave rise to the term “getting mossed.”

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Billy Crystal

(Actor, Comedian & Directed Who Has Hosted the Academy Awards Nine Times)

Birthdate: March 14, 1948

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Billy Crystal is an American actor, filmmaker, television host, comedian, and singer. He is credited with hosting the Academy Awards nine times. In recognition of his contribution to the American entertainment industry, Crystal has been honored with six Primetime Emmys, a Mark Twain Prize, and a Tony Award. Also a philanthropist, Crystal has worked with non-profit organizations like Comic Relief.

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Brad Dourif

(Actor)

Birthdate: March 18, 1950

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Conchata Ferrell

(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Berta’ in the TV Series ‘Two and a Half Men’)

Birthdate: March 28, 1943

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Loudendale, West Virginia, United States

Died: October 12, 2020

Emmy-nominated actor Conchata Ferrell was best known for her portrayal of housekeeper Berta in Two and a Half Men. She began her career with the off-Broadway show The Sea Horse, which won her a Drama Desk and an Obie award. She had also appeared in Krampus and Erin Brockovich.

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Hassan Whiteside

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: June 13, 1989

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Birthdate: January 14, 1980

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Football coach and former NFL quarterback Byron Leftwich now serves as the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He initially played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has won a Super Bowl each as a player and as a coach, and has also been the MAC Most Valuable Player twice.

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Birthdate: January 8, 1926

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Franklinton, North Carolina, United States

Died: October 22, 2009

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Homer Hickam

(Aerospace Engineer)

Birthdate: February 19, 1943

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Coalwood, West Virginia, United States

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Robert Byrd

(The Longest-Serving U.S. Senator in History)

Birthdate: November 20, 1917

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

Died: June 28, 2010

Robert Byrd was the longest-serving U.S. senator and the longest-serving member of the U.S. Congress. In his early days, he was against the Civil Rights Act, supported the Vietnam War, and even recruited for the Ku Klux Klan, but later grew tolerant and spoke against racism and the Iraq War.

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Hal Greer

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: June 26, 1936

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Died: April 14, 2018

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Michael W. Smith

(Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Musician, Actor, Pianist)

Birthdate: October 7, 1957

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Kenova

Birthdate: January 30, 1920

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia

Died: December 16, 2001

Carwood Lipton was a United States army officer who served during World War II. Lipton, who played a major role in the Battle of Normandy and Battle of the Bulge, was honored with three Purple Hearts and two Bronze Star medals. In the popular TV war drama miniseries Band of Brothers, Carwood Lipton was portrayed by actor Donnie Wahlberg.

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Mike D'Antoni

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: May 8, 1951

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Mullens, West Virginia

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Chad Pennington

(American Football Player)

Birthdate: June 26, 1976

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Troy Brown

(American football player)

Birthdate: July 2, 1971

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Craig Johnson

(Author Who Writes Mystery Novels)

Birthdate: January 16, 1961

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia, United States

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Birthdate: July 20, 1985

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Harley Morenstein is a Canadian Internet personality, actor, and vlogger. He is best known for co-creating and hosting the popular YouTube show Epic Meal Time. The show was also adapted into a television series titled Epic Meal Empire. Harley Morenstein has also appeared in films like Dead Rising: Watchtower and Yoga Hosers.

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Justin Rohrwasser

(American football player)

Birthdate: December 7, 1996

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Clifton Park, New York, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Vinny Curry

(American football player)

Birthdate: June 30, 1988

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Neptune City, New Jersey, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Ahmad Bradshaw

(American football player)

Birthdate: March 19, 1986

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Bluefield, West Virginia, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Kaare Vedvik

(Norwegian Professional Gridiron Football Placekicker and Punter)

Birthdate: March 16, 1994

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Stavanger, Norway

Norwegian gridiron footballer Kaare Vedvik is best known as a placekicker and punter for the Canadian team Saskatchewan Roughriders. He showed his brilliance even as high-school player, as an exchange student in Kansas. While he aspired to be a wide receiver, his coaches pushed him to be a placekicker.

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Kevin Keatts

(Basketball coach, Basketball player)

Birthdate: July 28, 1972

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

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C. J. Reavis

(American Football Player)

Birthdate: November 27, 1995

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Chester, Virginia, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Frank Gatski

(Football Player)

Birthdate: March 18, 1921

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Farmington, West Virginia, United States

Died: November 22, 2005

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Ajdin Penava

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: March 11, 1997

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

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Josh Ball

(American football player)

Birthdate: May 15, 1998

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

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William Ferrel

(American Meteorologist Who Developed Theories That Explained the 'Mid-Latitude Atmospheric Circulation Cell')

Birthdate: January 29, 1817

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States

Died: September 18, 1891

Though mostly self-taught, William Ferrel grew up to be a school teacher and later joined the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. He was later part of the U.S. Army’s Signal Service and is best remembered for his meteorological research and his explanation of the deflection of air currents on Earth.

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Lea Ann Parsley

(American Skeleton Racer)

Birthdate: June 12, 1968

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Logan, West Virginia, United States

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Alex Bazzie

(Football player)

Birthdate: August 5, 1990

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Liberia

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Marshall University is one of the most talked about coeducational public research university Huntington, West Virginia. It got its name in 1837 after the fourth chief justice of Supreme Court, John Marshall. It also runs its own cancer research institution, in an attempt to do their bit for the society. It is basically an institution that was intended in giving out graduation education. It also runs three other institutions for undergraduate programs namely, the Southern Mountain Center, the Southern West Virginia Community College and the YMCA in Gilbert. The basic goal of the institution is to, transfer of technical information from the academic divisions to private sectors in order to support job development. Most people of the current generation dream to graduate from this institution to carve a niche for themselves. Most of alumni of this institution have made it big in the field of sports, entertainment, politics and arts. With every new batch that graduates, the bar of excellence goes a notch higher only to becoming idols in the eyes of others. Some of the famous alumni of this institution are, the famous footballer, Randy Moss or the Chad Pennington, the footballer, Troy Brown. They have shown the world that with hard work and dedication, impossible is just a word.