For ECU it would likely be either Vince McMahon or Sandra Bullock.

For Memphis it has to be William Sanderson, who played Larry on Newhart:

probably Laura Bush

(03-16-2014 04:44 PM)CalallenStang Wrote:  probably Laura Bush

Really reaching on Laura Bush. . . Here's an SMU football player from the early 70's

Sandy Kofax, Oscar Robertson, President William Howard Taft, William Shrunk (elements of style) and Neil Armstrong was a professor at UC.

(03-16-2014 04:57 PM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 04:44 PM)CalallenStang Wrote:  probably Laura Bush

Really reaching on Laura Bush. . . Here's an SMU football player from the early 70's

Nice? I didn't know that Hacksaw played for SMU. Maybe the thread title should be: What alum has the biggest name in wrestling?

Jim Nantz, Fred Couples, Jim Parsons, Robert Flores, Bret Spiner

There are more, but those are the biggest household names.

There are more but these are first to come to mind as far as currently popular

(03-16-2014 05:12 PM)den2010 Wrote:  Jim Nantz, Fred Couples, Jim Parsons, Robert Flores, Bret Spiner

There are more, but those are the biggest household names.

I guess Glyde, Dream and Big E are pretty big as well.

(03-16-2014 05:26 PM)den2010 Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 05:12 PM)den2010 Wrote:  Jim Nantz, Fred Couples, Jim Parsons, Robert Flores, Bret Spiner

There are more, but those are the biggest household names.

I guess Glyde, Dream and Big E are pretty big as well.

Dennis Quaid, Carl Lewis, Wade Phillips and Mary kay. I guess it depends on what generation we're talking about.

Outside of Vince McMahon and Sandra Bullock, honorable mentions for ECU would be:

Emily Proctor


Chris Johnson




4 Star General, Gary L. North


Dan Neil, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for The Wall Street Journal


2010 Ms. USA Kristen Dalton


Former Extra & A Current Affair Anchor Maureen O'Boyle

I would be remiss if I didn't add my favorite ECU player of all time Jeff Blake "Shake & Blake", who still owns the Pro Bowl record-longest touchdown pass (92 yards). He threw the prettiest deep ball in NFL history. The ball would just float right into a receiver's arms like their was a parachute on it.

Armored Knight nailed it in terms of popularity. Cheryl Hines (Curb your enthusiasm, Suburgatory) is another. Sports fans would know more alums like Culpepper, Asante Samuel, and Phil Dalhausser (mens Olympic volleyball)

I'll put together a golf foursome of:
Nick Faldo
Steve Elkington
Fred Couples
Bruce Lietzke

2nd foursome

John Mahaffey
Blaine McCallister
Fuzzy Zoeller
Bill Rogers

This group of 8 has 78 PGA tour wins and wins in 12 majors

Most infamous Ken Lay - Enron

(03-16-2014 05:48 PM)Philosocoog Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 05:26 PM)den2010 Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 05:12 PM)den2010 Wrote:  Jim Nantz, Fred Couples, Jim Parsons, Robert Flores, Bret Spiner

There are more, but those are the biggest household names.

I guess Glyde, Dream and Big E are pretty big as well.

Dennis Quaid, Carl Lewis, Wade Phillips and Mary kay. I guess it depends on what generation we're talking about.

Elizabeth Warren, Jack Valenti, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Elvin Hayes, Kenny Rogers, Guy Lewis

William H Cosby
Bob Saget
David Brenner (RIP)
Hall & Oates
Jill Scott
Diplo (Transferred from UCF)
Kevin Negandhi
Tamron Hall
Ray Didinger HOF sportswriter
Adam McKay director of Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and Step Brothers
Stephen Starr restaurateur
Tex Cobb boxer
Shirley Tilghman, President of Princeton (PhD)

(03-16-2014 04:57 PM)The Real LHS81 Wrote:  

(03-16-2014 04:44 PM)CalallenStang Wrote:  probably Laura Bush

Really reaching on Laura Bush. . . Here's an SMU football player from the early 70's

Moral of the story; if you go to SMU and work real hard you can grow up and work for an ECU grad. :)


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Listing my "favorite" school, the University of Louisville. My alma mater is a different conference, so...

University of Louisville alumni
Mitch McConnell (US Senate Minority leader)
Diane Sawyer - journalist, ABC World News anchor.
James Speed - former US Attorney General (Abraham Lincoln)
Wes Unseld, NBA Hall of Fame
Johnny Unitas - NFL Hall of Fame