Notable Athletes
See also: List of West Virginia University alumni- Joe Alexander - Former NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls
- Tavon Austin
- Stedman Bailey
- John Barton - Head Football Coach of the Hollidaysburg Golden Tiger Football Team and winner of the District 6 Championship(1999,2006,2008)
- Terry Bowden - Yahoo Sports Analyst
- Tommy Bowden - Former head football coach at Clemson University and Tulane University
- Marc Bulger - NFL quarterback for Baltimore Ravens
- Da'Sean Butler - Former NBA basketball player for the Miami Heat, currently a Graduate Assistant coach for WVU basketball
- Gale Catlett - winningest coach in WVU basketball history
- Avon Cobourne - Former NFL running back for the Detroit Lions. Currently with the CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
- Mike Compton - Former NFL guard for the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and Jacksonville Jaguars
- Robert Dennis - University’s first Male Big East Conference Track & Field champion
- Noel Devine - Current CFL running back for the Montreal Alouettes
- Devin Ebanks - NBA basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Raymon Gaddis - Current defender for the Philadelphia Union
- Mike Gansey - Current basketball player in NBA Development League
- Major Harris - Quarterbacked for West Virginia in their 1988 undefeated season.
- Chris Henry - Former NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Johannes "Joe" Herber - German international basketball player
- Jeff Hostetler - Former Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders & New York Giants Quarterback
- Chuck Howley - WVU Five Sport Letterman, former NFL Linebacker and Super Bowl MVP with Dallas Cowboys
- Sam Huff - Former NFL Linebacker, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
- Bob Huggins - Former WVU basketball player. Current Head Basketball Coach of the WVU Men's Basketball Team. One of only 4 active Division I coaches with 700+ career victories.
- Rodney "Hot Rod" Hundley - First pick in the 1957 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals.
- James Jett - All-American sprinter and wide receiver for Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders
- Adam "Pacman" Jones - Former NFL cornerback for the Tennessee Titans(#6 draft choice overall), Dallas Cowboys and currently with the Cincinnati Bengals
- Kevin Jones - Current power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Brian Jozwiak - Former lineman, Kansas City Chiefs.
- Ken Kendrick - owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball
- Steve Kline - Former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Oliver Luck - Former NFL quarterback and president and current athletic director at WVU
- Pat McAfee - Current NFL punter for the Indianapolis Colts
- Dan Mozes - First Team All American Center, won the Rimington Trophy in his senior year
- Adrian Murrell - Former running back for New York Jets
- Kevin Pittsnogle - Former WVU basketball star
- Jerry Porter - Former NFL Wide Receiver for the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars
- Rich Rodriguez - Former head football coach at West Virginia University and University of Michigan
- Todd Sauerbrun - Former NFL punter, Went to the Pro Bowl in 2002, 2003, and 2004.
- Owen Schmitt - Current NFL fullback for the Oakland Raiders
- Floyd B. "Ben" Schwartzwalder - Former head coach of the 1959 National Championship Syracuse University football team
- Steve Slaton - Current NFL free agent running back
- Eugene "Geno" Smith
- Darryl Talley - WVU all-time team member and former NFL Linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
- Rod Thorn - Former WVU basketball player and current President of the New Jersey Nets
- John Thornton - Former defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Mike Vanderjagt - Former Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys placekicker
- Jerry West - WVU and NBA basketball player, member of Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Model for NBA Logo
- Pat White - Former NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins and Minor League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals
- Andrew Wright - Current Defender/Midfielder for Scunthorpe United F.C.
- Amos Zereoue - Former NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders, and New England Patriots
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“Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less equivalent to the credit. Except of course when it’s more than equivalent, as it has been with universal education, for example, or wireless, or these damned aeroplanes. In which case, of course, your progress is a step backwards and downwards.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)