Lubbock High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• J.T. Alley, Lubbock police chief, 1957–1983
• Jerry Allison, songwriter/drummer (The Crickets)
• Hub Bechtol, former Baltimore Colts player
• Charley Brewer, quarterback of the 1951 state championship teams, later Texas Longhorn
• Shannon Burchett, Wall Street finance quant, developer of the probability models used in credit rating systems
• Waggoner Carr, Class of 1936, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and Attorney General of Texas
• Warlick Carr, Class of 1936, prominent Lubbock attorney
• Sonny Curtis, singer/songwriter
• Mac Davis, singer/songwriter
• Joe Ely, singer/songwriter
• Abner Euresti, anchor KCBD-TV
• Eric Felton, former New Orleans Saints player
• Joe Bowman, inspiration for the song Trololo (disputed)
• Bill Herchman, former San Francisco 49ers player
• Buddy Holly, singer/songwriter/guitarist
• E. J. Holub, professional football player
• Peggy Sue Gerron, the woman after whom the song "Peggy Sue" was named (disputed)
• Ralna English, Class of 1960, singer with the Lawrence Welk Show from 1969 until it ended/songwriter/performer
• Grandmaster Ratte', hacker
• Landon Collier, commonly know as the sexy sax man, youtube sensation
• Bobby Keys, saxophone player (The Rolling Stones)
• Bob Livingston, singer/songwriter
• Lloyd Maines, musician and producer
• Natalie Maines, singer/songwriter (The Dixie Chicks)
• Spencer Wells, geneticist and anthropologist
• Joe B. Mauldin, bassist (The Crickets)
• Roland Nabors, former New York Yankees player
• Jimmy Sampson, drummer (Ohio Players)
• Ernest Terry, Class of 1966, retired US Army and city manager.
• Morris W. Turner, Class of 1950 (1931–2008), businessman; mayor of Lubbock, 1972–1974
• Teddy Vaught, former San Francisco 49ers player
• Edwin "Big Ed" Wilkes, Class of 1950 (1931–1998), Lubbock radio personality
• Shuva Mukhopadhyay, Class of 2002, CEO of RMTD Solutions LLC