Notable Athletes
- Stephen Abas - Olympic Silver medalist Freestyle Wrestling - Athens, Greece (2004); 3-time NCAA champion
- Courtney Alexander - former NBA player
- Rafer Alston - NBA point guard, New Jersey Nets, And1/New York City streetball legend Skip to my Lou
- Jahine Arnold - former NFL wide receiver
- Stephen Baker - former NFL wide receiver
- Laura Berg - three-time Olympic gold-medalist, USA Softball
- Bernard Berrian - NFL wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings. Played in Super Bowl XLI with the Chicago Bears
- Sonny Bishop - former AFL offensive lineman
- Reggie Brown - former NFL fullback
- David Carr, New York Giants quarterback - 1st overall draft pick in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans
- Duane Carter, former Indianapolis 500 racer
- Ron Cox - former NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers), NCAA sacks leader
- Aaron Craver - former NFL fullback
- Tyrone Culver - NFL safety, Green Bay Packers
- Trent Dilfer - former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl-champion quarterback as member of the Baltimore Ravens
- Henry Ellard - former NFL wide receiver
- Melvin Ely - NBA forward-center who is currently a free agent, two-time WAC Player of the Year (2001-2002)
- Noel Felix - former NBA player, NBDL player, Anaheim Arsenal
- Vernon Fox - NFL safety, Denver Broncos
- Jethro Franklin - NFL assistant coach, Houston Texans, former NFL player
- Hiram Fuller - former NBA player
- Augie Garrido - University of Texas baseball coach
- Matt Garza- MLB pitcher, Tampa Bay Rays
- A. J. Gass - former CFL linebacker
- Paul K. George - NBA player Indiana Pacers
- Tom Goodwin - former MLB outfielder, former NCAA steals leader
- Dan Gladden - former MLB outfielder
- Cory Hall - former NFL safety
- Gary Hayes - former NFL defensive back
- Chris Herren - former NBA player
- Rod Higgins - General Manager, Golden State Warriors
- Orlando Huff - former NFL linebacker
- Ervin Hunt - former NFL defensive back
- Lane Kiffin - Head football coach at the University of Southern California, Former Tennessee Volunteers Head Coach, Former Oakland Raiders Head Coach, former USC Offensive Coordinator, former Fresno State quarterback
- Jermaine Jamison - NFL wide receiver, Philadelphia Eagles
- Chris Jefferies - former NBA player, Argentine national league player, Club Sportivo Ben Hur
- Adam Jennings - NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions
- Bobby Jones - former MLB pitcher, 1991 NCAA Player of the Year
- Charlie Jones - former NFL wide receiver
- Louis Leonard - NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland Browns
- Tito Maddox - former NBA player
- Dominic McGuire - NBA player, Charlotte Bobcats
- Robin Mackin - Pitcher for Canadian National Softball Team, representing her home country in 2008 summer Olympics
- Logan Mankins - NFL offensive lineman, New England Patriots (first-round draft pick 2005)
- Dante Marsh - CFL cornerback, BC Lions
- Richard Marshall - NFL cornerback, Carolina Panthers
- Mike Martz - Offensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears
- Marcus McCauley - NFL cornerback, Minnesota Vikings
- Mike Moffitt - former NFL tight end
- Lorenzo Neal - former NFL Fullback, 3-time Pro Bowler
- Tom Neville - former NFL guard
- Stephone Paige - former NFL wide receiver
- Terry Pendleton - former MLB third baseman, 1991 National League MVP Atlanta Braves
- Michael Pittman - former NFL Running Back, currently with Florida Tuskers of the UFL
- Marquez Pope - former NFL Defensive Back
- Ron Rivers - former NFL running back
- Terrance Roberson - Euroleague basketball player
- Bryan Robinson - NFL defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals
- James Sanders - NFL safety, New England Patriots
- Stephen Spach - NFL tight end, Arizona Cardinals
- Jamie Southern - Team USA national softball team pitcher
- Michael Stewart - former NFL safety
- Omar Stoutmire - former NFL safety
- Kevin Sutherland - PGA Tour golfer, won 2002 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
- Kevin Sweeney - former NCAA record-setter in career passing yards and former NFL quarerback
- Jerry Tarkanian - legendary, controversial basketball coach (Fresno State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs). Won NCAA basketball title as head coach at UNLV.
- Jeff Tedford - Head Football Coach, Cal Bears
- Lavale Thomas - former NFL running back
- Billy Volek - NFL Quarterback, San Diego Chargers
- Derrick Ward - NFL running back, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Cornelius Warmerdam - former pole vault world record holder
- Anthony Washington - former NFL cornerback
- Tim Washington - former NFL defensive back
- Nick Watney - PGA Tour golfer, NCAA All-American, and 2007 Zurich New Orleans champion
- Jeff Weaver - MLB pitcher, currently a free agent
- Chastin West - NFL wide receiver, Green Bay Packers
- James Williams - former NFL defensive back
- Jimy Williams, former manager of three Major League Baseball teams
- Paul Williams - NFL wide receiver, Tennessee Titans
- Sam Williams - NFL linebacker, Oakland Raiders
- Tydus Winans - former NFL wide receiver
- Cameron Worrell - former NFL safety
- Dwayne Wright - NFL running back, currently a free agent
- Rodney Bernard Wright, Jr. - former Arena Football League wide receiver, currently on San Francisco 49ers practice squad
- Ryan Mathews - 2010 NFL Draft, first-round selection, 12th overall pick, NFL Running Back, San Diego Chargers
- Doug Fister - MLB Pitcher - Detroit Tigers
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