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List of Trinity University (Texas) people

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The following is a list of notable people associated with Trinity University, located in the American city of San Antonio, Texas.

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Arts and entertainment

  • Malouf Abraham, Jr. (B.S., biology, 1961) - allergist and patron of the arts from Canadian, Texas
  • Chingo Bling, born Pedro Herrera III (B.S., business administration marketing, 2001) - rapper and record executive
  • Brunson Green (B.S., economics, 1991) - Academy Award-nominated producer of The Help
  • Gibby Haynes (B.S., business administration, 1981) - lead singer of the Butthole Surfers, a rock band formed at Trinity
  • David N. Johnson (B.Mus., music, 1950) - composer, organist, and professor
  • Paul Leary (B.A., art, 1980) - member of the Butthole Surfers
  • Robert McCollum - voice actor affiliated with Funimation
  • Donald Moffett (B.A., art, 1977) - painter
  • Naomi Shihab Nye (B.A., English, 1974) - poet, songwriter and novelist
  • Jaclyn Smith - actress and model
  • Bob West (B.A., art, 1978) - voice of Barney, the purple dinosaur seen on PBS children's programming
  • Josh Wolf (B.A., communication, 1993) - comedian, actor, writer
  • Athletics

  • Vincent Lovoi (American football)- football player
  • Pete Cole - football player
  • Frank Conner (B.S., business administration, 1970) - professional golfer, PGA and Champions Tour; tennis player
  • Brian Gottfried (1972) - professional tennis player
  • Jerry Grote (1962), former Major League Baseball player
  • Darrell Hogan (B.S., physical education, 1949) - former NFL defensive lineman, Pittsburgh Steelers (1949–1953)
  • Davey Johnson (B.A., mathematics, 1964) - former Major League Baseball player and coach
  • Lance Key (B.A., philosophy, 2000) - three-time All-American soccer player; former player for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer; former Trinity women's soccer coach, current assistant University of Texas women's soccer coach
  • Obert Logan (B.A., mathematics, 1965), - NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys (1965–66), New Orleans Saints (1967)
  • Gretchen Magers (B.S., physical education, 1986) - former professional tennis player who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in the late 1980s and was runner-up in the 1988 mixed doubles at Wimbledon, current women's tennis coach at Trinity
  • Chuck McKinley (B.S., mathematics, 1964) - tennis player at Trinity, later professional tennis player
  • Bob Polk, Head Coach, Men's Basketball - led Tigers to 1968 NCAA Tourney
  • Henry Schmidt (1958) - former NFL defensive lineman, San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers (1959–1966)
  • Anne Smith (B.A., psychology, 1993) - professional tennis player, numerous tennis Grand Slam doubles titles
  • Dick Stockton (B.A., sociology, 1972) - professional tennis player, ranked as high as No. 8 tennis player in the 70s
  • Marvin Upshaw (B.S., physical education, 1970) - former NFL defensive lineman, Cleveland Browns (1968–1969), Kansas City Chiefs (1970–1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1976)
  • Jerheme Urban (B.A., social studies, 2003) - NFL wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks (2003–2006), Dallas Cowboys (2006–2007), Arizona Cardinals (2007–2009), Kansas City Chiefs (2010–2011); first Trinity alumnus to appear in a Super Bowl, current head football coach at Trinity
  • Business

  • Sardar Biglari (B.S., finance, 1999) - Chairman and CEO of Biglari Holdings; Manager of the Lion Fund
  • Daniel Lubetzky (B.A., international studies and economics, 1990) - CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks; founder of the PeaceWorks Foundation
  • Gavin Maloof (B.A., speech and communications, 1979) - co-owner of the Sacramento Kings
  • Charles Wesley Parish (B.S., business administration, 1960)
  • Alice Walton (B.S., business administration, 1971) - Forbes 400; daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton
  • Richard Yoo - co-founder and former CEO of Rackspace and ServerBeach
  • Education

  • Stephen Jennings (B.A., sociology, 1968) - former president of University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, and Simpson College
  • Hasan Bülent Paksoy (B.S., Business Administration, 1970) - founder and former president of AACAR, Association for the Advancement of Central Asian Research; former Head, ATON, Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative at Texas Tech
  • John Silber (B.A., philosophy, 1947) - Chancellor and former president of Boston University; candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1990
  • Government and military

  • William C. Chase - General, US Army
  • John Cornyn (B.A., print journalism, 1973) - United States Senator from Texas
  • James T. Hill (B.A., political science, 1968) - former commander, U.S. Southern Command
  • Joe M. Kilgore - former U.S. representative from Texas, attended Trinity in the mid-1930s
  • Cyndi Taylor Krier - former Texas state senator; former Bexar County judge
  • Michael McCaul (B.A., business administration and history, 1984) - Representative for Texas U.S. House District 10
  • Matt Mead (B.A, radio and television, 1984) - Governor of the state of Wyoming
  • Dan Morales (B.A, political science, 1978) - former Attorney General of Texas
  • John H. Shields (M.A., urban studies, 1985) - former member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio
  • William K. Suter (B.A., sociology 1959) - clerk of the United States Supreme Court; former Major General in the United States Army
  • Henry T. Waskow (B.A., history, 1939) - US Army officer in World War II
  • Susan Weddington (B.A., communications) - state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, 1997-2003
  • Other

  • John Hagee (B.S., History, 1964) - evangelical Christian leader and author
  • Uma Pemmaraju (B.A., political science, 1980) - Fox News journalist
  • Notable faculty

  • William L. Breit (Economics) - E.M. Stevens Distinguished Professor of Economics, mystery novelist, comedian
  • David W. Lesch (History) - Professor of Middle East History
  • Norman Sherry (English) - Mitchell Professor of Literature
  • References

    List of Trinity University (Texas) people Wikipedia