Austin College - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Marshall Applewhite, Leader of the Heaven's Gate religious cult.
  • Gene Babb, President, National Football Scouting Inc.; former player for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers, and San Francisco 49ers
  • Byron Boston, a football official in the National Football League
  • George C. Butte, American jurist and Texas politician
  • Larry Fedora, Head Football Coach at University of North Carolina
  • David Lee "Tex" Hill, WWII Triple Ace, member of the Flying Tigers. John Wayne based his character on Hill in the movie "Flying Tigers".
  • Ron Kirk, Former Mayor of Dallas and current United States Trade Representative
  • Candace Kita, Actress
  • Ray Morehart, baseball player, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, played with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
  • Carroll Pickett, Presbyterian minister, author, and advocate against the death penalty

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