Famous Alumni
- William "Bill" Winter (1961) had a hall of fame football career at Marshall.
- Kathy Mattea Grammy Award Winning Country Music Star.
- Lew Burdette When Milwaukee won the 1957 World Series against the Yankees, Burdette became the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in a World Series, and the first since Christy Mathewson in 1905 to pitch two shutouts (Games 5 and 7).
- J. R. House Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and played football at West Virginia University, starred at Nitro as the Wildcats' Quarterback during 1998 Championship Season.
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Famous quotes containing the word famous:
“Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.”
—Alan Bennett (b. 1934)