Noted People
For a more comprehensive list, see Category:College of San Mateo alumni.NFL Alumni John Madden of the Oakland Raiders and Bill Walsh of the SF 49ers, both played & coached at the College of San Mateo early in their careers. Bill Walsh was claimed by some to be the best NFL Coach "ever." He later retired from the 49ers to become the Athletic Director at Stanford University. See the College of San Mateo Sports Hall of Fame websites for details on he and many others.
- John Madden (1954–55), football coach/analyst
- Julian Edelman, NFL football player
- Jeanne Bates, actress
- Gregory Buckingham, 1968 Olympic silver medalist (swimming) and brother of Lindsey
- Lindsey Buckingham, musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- Dana Carvey, actor/comedian
- Scott Feldman, major league baseball player (Texas Rangers starting pitcher)
- Merv Griffin (1942–44), actor/singer/producer
- Jan Henne, (1965–68) 1968 Mexico City Olympics, triple medal winner in women's swimming
- Keith Hernandez (1970s), former major league baseball player
- Jerry Hill, San Mateo County Supervisor
- Phil Lesh (1959), musician (The Grateful Dead)
- Gordon Lish, editor/author/teacher
- Dick Lotz (1962–63), PGA professional golfer
- Tom Martinez, Head Coach, winningest coach in CA JC history, coached Tom Brady, John Elway etc.
- Paul McClellan, baseball player
- Bob McClure, former major league baseball player
- Michelle McLaughlin, Playboy Playmate (February 2008)
- Jon Miller (1968?–69?), San Francisco Giants sportscaster
- Daniel Nava, major league baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
- Bob Peterson, NBA player
- Kurtwood Smith, actor
- James Swett (1939), U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot; awarded Medal of Honor, 1943
- John Craig Venter, human genome researcher
- Dick Vermeil (1950s), football coach/analyst
- Bill Walsh (1950–51), head coach SF 49ers, Stanford athletic director
- John Wetteland, former major league baseball player
- Archie Williams (1933–35), athlete, world record holder at 400 meters and 1936 Olympic champion, 400 meters (African-American at Berlin Olympics with Jesse Owens)
Note: Some of the above mentioned athletes were inducted into the College of San Mateo Sports Hall of Fame. New individuals are inducted annually at the Sports Hall of Fame Dinner. See the CSM Sports Hall of Fame website for details and ticket info.
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