16 Notable alumni of
Middle Georgia State University
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Middle Georgia State University is 2445th in the world, 842nd in North America, and 796th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from Middle Georgia State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Josh Reddick
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- baseball player
- Biography
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William Joshua Reddick is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks. The Red Sox selected Reddick in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2009. He won an American League (AL) Gold Glove Award in 2012.
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Jim Leyritz
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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James Joseph Leyritz is an American former professional baseball catcher and infielder. In his 11-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Leyritz played for the New York Yankees, Anaheim Angels, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Yankees, Leyritz was a member of the 1996 and 1999 World Series championships, both over the Atlanta Braves.
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Kevin Young
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Kevin Young is an American basketball coach and former player who is head coach of the Brigham Young University Cougars. Young has held various coaching roles at the professional, minor league, and collegiate levels in the United States and in other countries. Immediately prior to joining the Cougars, Young was associate head coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Emory Gordy, Jr
- Occupations
- composerguitaristrecord producermandolinist
- Biography
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Emory Lee Gordy Jr. is an American musician, songwriter and music producer. A former member of Emmylou Harris' backing band The Hot Band, he is best known for his association with country singer Patty Loveless, to whom he has been married since 1989. Gordy has produced and played bass guitar on nearly all of her albums, in addition to producing albums by Steve Earle, George Jones, and Alabama.
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J. B. Wendelken
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jeffrey Benjamin Wendelken is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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Jody Davis
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jody Richard Davis is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves from 1981 to 1990. A two-time National League All-Star, Davis won the 1986 National League Gold Glove Award.
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Willie Harris
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Charles Harris is an American professional baseball coach who currently serves as the third base coach for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a former outfielder and second baseman who played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds between 2001 and 2012. With the White Sox, he won the 2005 World Series against the Houston Astros. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
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Tony Cruz
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Arnoldi Anthony Cruz is an American former professional baseball catcher. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 2007 MLB draft and he made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with them four years later. Cruz was a member of the Cardinals 2011 World Series champion team. He also played for the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds.
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Kal Daniels
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kalvoski Daniels is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1992 for the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs.
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Jeff Treadway
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Hugh Jeffrey Treadway is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Montreal Expos between 1987 and 1995. Due to injuries leading to shoulder and hand surgeries as well as position battles, he only averaged 84 games per year. His career batting average was.281. His postseason hitting was clutch, in just 8 games he had 11 at bats with 4 hits and a walk for an OPS of.780. Both Atlanta World Series appearances he played in finished with losses, in 1991 to the Twins and in 1992 to the Blue Jays.
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David Perno
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Perno is an American college baseball coach who most recently served as the head baseball coach at the University of Georgia. In 12 seasons he compiled a record of 384-329-1. He led the program to five NCAA tournaments, including three College World Series. He was named the 2004 Coach of the Year by Baseball America. That same year, he won his first SEC championship. His 2006 team went 47–23, but the next year, however, they went 23–33. In 2008, his team did much better, going 45–25–1 (20–9–1 SEC) and won his second SEC championship. That one tie was at LSU due to an SEC travel curfew. He was named the SEC coach of the year and was the national runner-up to the Fresno State Bulldogs at the College World Series. He is a former player and assistant coach at Georgia. Two players suffered paralyzing injuries — Chance Veazey in a scooter accident and Jonathan Taylor in a game — in a span of less than two years from 2009 to 2011. He was dismissed by UGA Athletic Director Greg McGarity after the 2013 season.
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Ernest Riles
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ernest Riles is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. From 1985 through 1993, Riles played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1985–1988), San Francisco Giants (1988–1990), Oakland Athletics (1991), Houston Astros (1992) and Boston Red Sox (1993) of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
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George T. Smith
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- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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George Thornewell Smith was an American Democratic Party politician and jurist from the state of Georgia. The sixth Lieutenant Governor, state legislator, Speaker of the State House of Representatives, was the only person in Georgia to win contested elections in all three branches of state government – legislative, executive, and judicial.
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Warren Newson
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Warren Dale Newson is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991-98. He played for the Chicago White Sox (1991–1995), Seattle Mariners (1995) and Texas Rangers (1996–1998). He also played for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League in 2002.
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Garey Ingram
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Garey Lamar Ingram is an American former Major League Baseball infielder and outfielder.
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Barret Browning
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Gary Barret Browning is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012.
