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Texas Christian University has more than 90,000 living alumni.
[1] Following is a list of notable Texas Christian University alumni by profession.
Art
Glenda Green – artist; author of Love Without End, Jesus Speaks (1998)
Mary McCleary – contemporary artist with works in numerous public collections
Business
Education
Bob Schieffer, class of '59
Entertainment
Norman Alden – actor with a fifty-year career in movies and television, mostly in voice roles and small parts
Cecil Brower – Western swing pioneer
Betty Buckley –
Tony Award -winning actress best known for playing Grizabella in the musical
Cats
Corby Davidson (attended Aug 1988 thru May 1991, did not graduate) – Dallas/Fort Worth sports radio personality with
The Ticket 1310am
Cynthia Dobrinski – handbell composer and clinician
[4]
Kelli Finglass –
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders , director of the
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders , television personality, television producer
Frederic Forrest – actor
John Gilliland – radio broadcaster who created the
Pop Chronicles music documentary
[5]
Skip Hollandsworth – journalist; screenwriter; Executive Editor of
Texas Monthly magazine
Kristin Holt – television personality; former
Dallas Cowboys cheerleader; finalist on the original
American Idol
Clyde Hurley – jazz trumpeter soloist in "
In the Mood " by
Glenn Miller Band
Daniel Hunter – known for his music project,
Analog Rebellion (formerly PlayRadioPlay!)
Benton Jennings – actor with a career in theatre, movies, television, and commercials.
James Kerwin – film and theater director
Chris Klein – film actor,
American Pie , We Were Soldiers Once, And Young ,
Rollerball
John Knowles – guitarist
William Lewis – opera singer
Wendy Powell – voice actress
Tudi Roche – actress
Rod Roddy – former
The Price Is Right announcer
Bob Schieffer – journalist with
CBS News since 1969 and host of
Face the Nation
Travis Schuldt – television actor on
Passions ,
10-8: Officers on Duty and
Scrubs
Sarah Rose Summers –
Miss USA 2018
Rob Thomas – writer,
Veronica Mars and
Rats Saw God
Nina Vance – founder,
Alley Theatre in
Houston , Texas
Stephanie Vander Werf – model, TV presenter and beauty pageant contestant;
Miss Panama 2012 ; represented
Panama at the
Miss Universe 2012
Shantel VanSanten – actress,
One Tree Hill ,
Final Destination 4 ,
You and I
William Walker –
Metropolitan Opera baritone
Van Williams – television actor on
Bourbon Street Beat ,
Surfside 6 , and the
Green Hornet
Travis Willingham – voice actor
Peggy Willis-Aarnio – ballet historian
Law
Gordon England, former Secretary of the Navy
Military
Politics
Jake Arrieta
LaDainian Tomlinson, class of 2005
Sports
Scott Ankrom – former
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
[9]
Jake Arrieta – MLB pitcher Baltimore Orioles (2010–13), Chicago Cubs (2013–2017), Philadelphia Phillies (2018–2020)
Ronnie Baker – American sprinter
Desmond Bane –
NBA , selected 30th overall in the
2020 NBA draft , selected for
Rising Stars Challenge at
2022 NBA All-Star Game
Pat Batteaux – former NFL player
Sammy Baugh – 1935
Heisman Trophy finalist; member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
[10]
[11]
Josh Boyce – Wide receiver,
New England Patriots
Scott Brooks – former NBA point guard and current
Oklahoma City Thunder head coach; won Coach of the Year Award 2010
Larry Brown – former cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and
Oakland Raiders , and
Super Bowl XXX MVP
[12]
David Caldwell – former nose tackle for the
Green Bay Packers
[13]
Tank Carder –
2011 Rose Bowl defensive MVP; linebacker for the
Cleveland Browns
[14]
Matt Carpenter – MLB All-Star for the
St. Louis Cardinals
Andrew Cashner – pitcher for the
Miami Marlins
Ron Clinkscale – Quarterback,
Canadian Football League
Bill Collins –
Masters Athletics world record holder
[15]
Roosevelt Collins – former NFL player
Charles Coody – PGA golf professional, Class of 1960, Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2000)
Norm Cox – former professional football player
Édgar Crespo – Olympic swimmer from
Panama
Andy Dalton (class of 2010) –
2011 Rose Bowl offensive MVP; Pro Bowl quarterback for the
Cincinnati Bengals
[16]
Kenneth E. Davis – 1984 Heisman Trophy finalist;
All-American running back
[17]
Jamie Dixon – Current TCU men's basketball head coach, and former head coach for the
University of Pittsburgh
[18]
Josh Doctson – Wide receiver for the
Minnesota Vikings
Taylor Featherston – infielder for the
Philadelphia Phillies
Brandon Finnegan – pitcher for the
Cincinnati Reds , formerly of the
Kansas City Royals ; became the first player to play in a
College World Series and an MLB
World Series in the same year
[19]
Keith Flowers – former NFL player
[20]
Bobby Jack Floyd – former fullback for the
Green Bay Packers and
Chicago Bears
[21]
Larry Foyt – semi-retired
NASCAR and
IRL driver
[22]
Jeff Gladney – Cornerback for the
Minnesota Vikings and the
Arizona Cardinals
Clint Gresham – Long snapper for the
Seattle Seahawks
Phil Handler – former NFL football player and coach
[23]
Tom Hoge – PGA golfer
J. J. Henry – PGA golfer, member of the 2006
Ryder Cup team
[24]
Bryan Holaday – catcher for the
Boston Red Sox
Jerry Hughes – Linebacker for the
Buffalo Bills
Sandora Irvin – former
WNBA player,
San Antonio Silver Stars
[25]
Jeremy Kerley – wide receiver for the
San Francisco 49ers
Harry Kinzy – former MLB pitcher
[26]
Max Knake – former Arena Football League quarterback
[27]
Jenny Lidback – former
LPGA golfer
[28]
Bob Lilly – former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle; member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
[10]
Robert Lyles - NFL linebacker for Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons
Stansly Maponga – Defensive end for the
New York Giants
George McLeod – former
NBA player
[29]
Guy Morriss – former
NFL
Pro Bowl center; former head football coach at
Baylor University and
University of Kentucky
[30]
Lee Nailon – former
NBA player
[31]
Marshall Newhouse – Offensive tackle for the
Oakland Raiders
[32]
Jeff Newman – former
MLB All Star player for the
Boston Red Sox and
Oakland Athletics
[33]
Cameron Norrie – British tennis player
Davey O'Brien – 1938 Heisman Trophy winner; won the Walter Camp and Maxwell Award the same year
[34]
David Pate – 1991 Australian Open Men's Doubles Champion; runner-up of the 1991 US Open in Men's Doubles[
citation needed ]
Matt Purke – pitcher for the
Chicago White Sox
Mike Renfro – former
NFL receiver for the
Houston Oilers and the Dallas Cowboys
[35]
Joe Robb – Defensive end, Philadelphia Eagles 1959–60, St Louis Cardinals 1961–67, Pro Bowl 1966, Detroit Lions 1968–71, & WFL 1972–74.
Khadevis Robinson – USA Olympian in the 800 meter run; multiple USATF gold medalist; world record-breaker, running the fastest leg in the 4x800 in 2006
[36]
Aaron Schobel – retired
Pro Bowl defensive end with the
NFL's
Buffalo Bills
[37]
Bo Schobel – former defensive end with the NFL's
Arizona Cardinals
[38]
Matt Schobel – former tight end with the NFL's
Philadelphia Eagles
[39]
Angela Stanford – professional golfer on the LPGA Tour
[40]
Jim Swink –
All-American running back; member of the
College Football Hall of Fame ; runner-up for the 1955 Heisman Trophy
[41]
Kurt Thomas – former
NBA player
[42]
LaDainian Tomlinson – 2006 NFL MVP and 2000 Heisman Trophy finalist; San Diego Chargers 2001–09; New York Jets 2010–2011
[43]
Gregg Troy – head coach of the
University of Florida swimming and diving team
[44]
Kris Tschetter – former professional golfer on the
LPGA Tour
[45]
Jason Tucker – former wide receiver for the
Canadian Football League 's
Edmonton Eskimos ; four-time All Star;
91st Grey Cup MVP
[46]
Johnny Vaught – 1932 All-American guard for TCU; former head coach of the
University of Mississippi ; member of the
College Football Hall of Fame
Jason Verrett – Cornerback for the
San Francisco 49ers
Will Walls – former NFL football player
[47]
Daryl Washington – Linebacker for the
Arizona Cardinals
Kenrich Williams – NBA basketball player for the
Oklahoma City Thunder
Malcolm Williams – Cornerback for the
New England Patriots
Jeff Zimmerman – former
All-Star pitcher for the
Texas Rangers
[48]
Writing and journalism
Other
Carson Huey-You – youngest graduate in TCU history, Graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in physics at age 14.
Fictional alumni
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