Notable Alumni
Notable individuals who either attended or graduated from SFASU:
- Cliff Ammons (M.S., education), Louisiana state representative known as "the father of Toledo Bend Reservoir"
- Derrick Blaylock, National Football League running back (Kansas City Chiefs & New York Jets)
- Kim Brimer, former Texas state senator, District 10
- Shane Carruth, filmmaker, writer/director/producer/star of Primer (film)
- Larry Centers, National Football League retired fullback
- Wayne Christian, Member, Texas House of Representatives 1997–Present, President, Texas Conservative Coalition
- Gerald Clarke, artist and educator
- Nelson Clyde, III, late publisher of the Tyler Morning Telegraph
- Rodney Crowell, Songwriter, Nashville Producer, Singer, Literary writer
- Nancy Dickey, physician, first female president of the American Medical Association
- Spike Dykes, former head football coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Todd Hammel, Arena Football League quarterback for 14 years
- Don Henley, Musician, Singer, Songwriter, and member of the American rock band the Eagles (1971–1980, 1994–present)
- Lance Hunter, watercolor and mural artist, current professor of Fine Arts at Northeastern State University, (Present)
- Will Jennings, Grammy (1982, 1986, 1993, and 1997), Golden Globe (1983, 1991, and 1997), and Academy Award-winning (1983 and 1997) songwriter; member, Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Kent Johnston, National Football League assistant coach
- Joseph W. Kennedy, Co-Discoverer of Plutonium, 1917–1957
- Ronnie Laws, Musician, Member of Earth, Wind, and Fire
- Brad Maule, Daytime Emmy Award winning actor
- Frank Melton, former mayor, Jackson, MS, (March 19, 1949 – May 7, 2009)
- Allen R. Morris, Emmy Award Winning Producer/Director/Writer
- Mark Moseley, 1982 NFL MVP; played for Eagles (1970), Oilers (1971–1972), Redskins (1974–1986), and Browns (1986)
- Drew Nixon, former Republican state senator from Carthage
- Bill Owens, former Republican governor of Colorado
- Stephen Payne, International Relations and Energy Expert
- Bum Phillips, former National Football League head coach
- Mike Quinn, National Football League Quarterback
- Rhonda Rajsich, current #1 women's racquetball player and two time World Champion
- Mikhael Ricks, former National Football League tight end/wide receiver
- Michael H. Schneider, Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- Terrance Shaw, Retired National Football League defensive back (1995–2004) for several teams (2004)
- James Silas, American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association
- Chad Stanley, Former NFL Punter, Tied NFL record for most punts in a season (114)
- Terrance Shaw and Jeremiah Trotter are the only two known SFASU alumni who have played in the National Football League's Super Bowl. Shaw won Super Bowl XXXVI with the New England Patriots and Trotter lost Super Bowl XXXIX with the Philadelphia Eagles
- Belinda Temple, murdered, in a high-profile 2005 case, by her husband when she was 8 months pregnant
- Jeremiah Trotter, National Football League middle linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Mac Duff Warren, First Graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, School Teacher and Rancher
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