Athletics and Sportscasters
- Monica Abbott, NPF pitcher for the Washington Glory, Olympian (2008)
- Brock Baker, Professional Wrestler and UT Basketball Player
- Bill Bates, Former NFL Pro Bowl safety
- Buddy Bolding, Head Baseball Coach at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia
- Kevin Burnett, NFL player
- Ray Bussard, a hall-of-fame and Olympic swimming coach from 1968-1989
- Tonya Callahan, NPF All-Star first baseman for the Rockford Thunder
- Tamika Catchings, WNBA player, two-time Olympian (2004, 2008)
- Denny Crawford, professional football guard
- Antone Davis, former National Football League offensive lineman
- Doug Dickey, College Football Hall of Fame head coach at the University of Tennessee (1964–1969) and the University of Florida (1970–1978); athletic director at Tennessee (1985–2002)
- R.A. Dickey, professional baseball pitcher
- Bobby Dodd, college football coach and athletic director at Georgia Tech
- Brent Dougherty, co-host of 3HL on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, TN
- Dale Ellis former NBA player
- Beattie Feathers, former NFL player and collegiate football and baseball coach
- Paul Finebaum, radio host and journalist
- Cory Fleming, Former NFL wide receiver
- Phillip Fulmer, head coach of Tennessee Volunteers football team (1992–2008)
- Harry Galbreath, former National Football League offensive lineman
- Braden Gall, College Football Writer for Athlon Sports, Radio Host for SiriusXM
- Charlie Garner, NFL running back
- Phil Garner, former Major League Baseball player and manager
- Justin Gatlin, 2004 Summer Olympics 100m Gold medalist
- Willie Gault, Former NFL wide receiver
- Ernie Grunfeld, former NBA player and current president of basketball operations, Washington Wizards
- Sam Graddy, 1984 Summer Olympics 100m silver medalist and 4x100m gold medalist
- Ray Graves, former NFL player; University of Florida head football coach (1960–1969) and athletic director (1960–1979); College Football Hall of Fame (1990)
- Alvin Harper, Former NFL wide receiver
- Albert Haynesworth, NFL Defensive Tackle
- Todd Helton, Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies
- Chamique Holdsclaw, former WNBA player, Olympian (2000)
- Rick Honeycutt, former Major League Baseball player and current pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Allan Houston, NBA shooting guard
- Luke Hudson, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
- Steve Kiner, former NFL player, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Bernard King, former NBA player
- Kara Lawson, WNBA player, Olympian (2008), ESPN analyst
- Jamal Lewis, NFL running back
- Jeremy Linn, an American swimmer, who won one gold and one silver medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Christine Magnuson, an American swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
- Johnny Majors, Heisman Trophy runner-up (1956); head football coach at Iowa State University (1968–1972), University of Pittsburgh (1973–1976) and the University of Tennessee (1977–1992)
- Peyton Manning, NFL quarterback
- Tee Martin, former NFL quarterback
- Steve Matthews, former NFL quarterback
- Jacques McClendon, NFL offensive lineman
- Tim McGee, NFL receiver
- Ross McGowan, professional golfer
- Greg McMichael, former Major League Baseball player
- Charles McRae, former National Football League offensive lineman
- Anthony Miller, Former NFL pro Bowl wide receiver
- Mike Miller, NFL player
- Chris Moneymaker, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event winner
- Tom Myslinski, Former NFL center
- Kevin Nash, professional wrestler and UT basketball player
- Lindsey Nelson, sportscaster
- Augie Ojeda, Major League Baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Candace Parker, WNBA player, Olympian (2008)
- Woody Paige, sports analyst for The Denver Post and Around the Horn
- Bruce Pearl, former men's head basketball coach
- Carl Pickens, Former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver
- Peerless Price, Former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver
- Semeka Randall, former WNBA player
- Mychal Rivera, brother of Glee actress Naya Rivera
- Pat Ryan (American football), former NFL player
- Stuart Saylor, NFL defensive tackle
- JT Smith, former NFL player
- Michelle Snow, WNBA player
- Ovince St. Preux, mixed martial artist with Strikeforce
- Robert Shaw, Former NFL center
- Donté Stallworth, NFL WR
- Melvin Stewart, an American swimmer, who won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
- Pat Summitt, women's basketball head coach and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Olympian (1976), head coach for the 1984 Olympic women's basketball Team that won Gold
- Lenny Taylor, NFL player
- Chuck Webb, NFL player
- Reggie White, former NFL defensive lineman
- Ron Widby, former NFL Pro Bowl punter
- Al Wilson, NFL player
- Gibril Wilson, NFL safety
- Jason Witten, NFL Pro Bowl tight end
- Bob Woodruff, head football coach at Baylor University (1947–1949); head football coach and athletic director at the University of Florida (1950–1959)
- Doug Word, NBA Writer (Athlon Sports)
- Matthew Woerner, London Wasps rugby union player
- Gene Wojciechowski, college football reporter/senior writer, ESPN The Magazine
- Jonathan Crompton, NFL free-agent quarterback
- Rhyne Williams, Professional Tennis Player
- Chris Woodruff, Associate head coach at the University of Tennessee, former professional tennis player.
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