Notable Alumni
- John Allaire — Buffalo Bills Strength and Conditioning Coach since 2006
- Harold Amos — microbiologist and professor
- Jeff Blatnick — 1984 Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
- Raymond Castellani — did not graduate; actor, activist on Los Angeles' Skid Row
- John Cena — World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star, was a college football star, a team captain and All-American center, earned a degree in exercise physiology, 1999
- W. Dean Eastman — educator (graduate assistant track coach 1974-76, MSE 1976, CAGS 1977)
- Nancy E. Gary — (ScB 1958) dean of Albany Medical College and Executive Vice President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Dean of its F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine.
- Wayne Granger — former Major League Baseball relief pitcher and National League saves leader in 1970
- Davis Hart, physician & English channel swimming world record holder, 1972.
- Don Ho — Hawaiian musician and entertainer (attended for one year)
- Rusty Jones, strength and conditioning coach for the Chicago Bears.
- Rob Lasorsa: 1982 Track & Field All American - Founder and President of National Throws Coaches Association
- James Naismith — Canadian faculty member, invented basketball in 1891
- Erin Pac — bronze medal winner in bobsled at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
- Manuel Rivera-Ortiz — did not graduate; documentary photographer; attended classes at Springfield Colleges as part of the Massachusetts Migrant Education summer program, where he was offered his first courses in photography and film development.
- Steve Spagnuolo — class of 1982, became head coach of the National Football League's St. Louis Rams in 2009
- Tom Waddell — alumnus, physician and founder of Gay Games
- Glenn Warner — president of National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 1953, head coach of the Naval Academy's men's soccer team from 1942 to 1975.
- Mike Woicik — former football coach (1978–79) and current coach for the New England Patriots.
- Bill Yorzyk — physician & only USA swimming gold medalist in 1956 Olympics, 200M butterfly.
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