100 Notable alumni of
Mississippi State University
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Mississippi State University is 369th in the world, 152nd in North America, and 142nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Mississippi 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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Dak Prescott
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Rayne Dakota Prescott is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, twice earning first-team All-SEC honors, and was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft. Prescott ranks seventh all-time in completion percentage with at least 1,500 pass attempts, and is eighth in the NFL's all-time regular season career passer rating.
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John Grisham
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- In 1977 graduated with Bachelor of Science in accounting
- Occupations
- writerjuristactorscreenwriterfilm producer
- Biography
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John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing.
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Marsha Blackburn
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- In 1973 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
- Biography
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Mary Marsha Blackburn is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Tennessee. Blackburn was first elected to the Senate in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Blackburn was a state senator from 1999 to 2003 and represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019, during which time the National Journal rated her among the House's most conservative members.
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Machine Gun Kelly
- Occupations
- businesspersonsmugglergangster
- Biography
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George Kelly Barnes, better known by his nickname "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. He is best known for the kidnapping of oil tycoon and businessman Charles F. Urschel in July 1933, from which he and his gang collected a $200,000 ransom (equivalent to $4.89 million in 2025). Urschel had collected and left considerable evidence that assisted the subsequent FBI investigation, which eventually led to Kelly's arrest in Memphis on September 26, 1933. His crimes also included bootlegging and armed robbery.
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Buck Showalter
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter III is an American professional baseball manager. He served as manager of the New York Yankees (1992–1995), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2000), Texas Rangers (2003–2006), Baltimore Orioles (2010–2018) and New York Mets (2022–2023). He also is a former professional Minor League Baseball player and television analyst for ESPN and the YES Network.
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Chris Jones
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Christopher Deshun Jones is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft. Jones is a three-time Super Bowl champion, a six-time All-Pro member, and a six-time Pro Bowler.
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Fletcher Cox
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Fletcher Cox is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and was selected by the Eagles in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. During his career, Cox won one Super Bowl, was selected to the Pro Bowl six times, and was named an All-Pro four times.
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Rodney Hood
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rodney Michael Hood is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Mississippi State and Duke before declaring for the NBA Draft. Hood was drafted in 2014 by the Utah Jazz; and in 2018, he was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019. He was then traded to the Toronto Raptors in 2021. He signed with the Milwaukee Bucks as a free agent for the 2021–2022 season before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers before the 2022 trade deadline.
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Rafael Palmeiro
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Rafael Palmeiro Corrales is a Cuban-American former baseball first baseman and left fielder. He played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three teams. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. He played for the Cubs (1986–1988), Texas Rangers (1989–1993, 1999–2003), and the Baltimore Orioles (1994–1998, 2004–2005).
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Jon Heidenreich
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Jon Heidenreich is an American retired professional wrestler, better known simply as Heidenreich. He is best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown brand where he was a one time WWE Tag Team Champion with Road Warrior Animal as a part of the 2005 version of the Legion of Doom.
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Will Clark
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Nuschler Clark Jr. is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply, "the Thrill."
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John C. Stennis
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- Studied in 1923
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Cornelius Stennis was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for his last eight years. He retired from the Senate in 1989, and is, to date, the last Democrat to have been a U.S. senator from Mississippi. At the time of his retirement, Stennis was the last senator to have served during the presidency of Harry S. Truman.
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Jerry Clower
- Occupations
- radio personalitysongwriter
- Biography
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Howard Gerald "Jerry" Clower was an American stand-up comedian. Born and raised in the state of Mississippi, Clower was best known for his stories of the rural South and was given the nickname "The Mouth of Mississippi".
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Johnathan Abram
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Johnathan Jauquez Abram is an American professional football safety, who most recently played for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State and Georgia and went to high school at East Marion High School where he played high school football for the East Marion Eagles.
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Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Occupations
- film directorfilm produceractorscreenwritercinematographer
- Biography
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Herschell Gordon Lewis was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films. He is often called the "Godfather of Gore" (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films and at least one rural comedy. On Lewis' career, AllMovie wrote, "With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going further than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era."
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Amy Freeze
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- weather presentermeteorologist
- Biography
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Amy Elizabeth Freeze is an American television meteorologist. She was previously a co-anchor of Weather Command on Fox Weather. Freeze left Fox Weather in 2024.
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Mitch Moreland
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Mitchell Austin Moreland, nicknamed "2-Bags", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics. Moreland attended Mississippi State University and was drafted by the Rangers as a first baseman and outfielder in the 17th round of the 2007 MLB draft. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 230 pounds (100 kg), Moreland both batted and threw left-handed.
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Brandon Presley
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Brandon Everitt Presley is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Northern District from 2008 to 2024 and mayor of Nettleton, Mississippi, from 2001 to 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Erick Dampier
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Erick Travez Dampier is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks. He was a 6 ft 11 in / 265 lb. center.
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Malik Newman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Malik Tidderious Newman is an American professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He attended Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi. He helped lead Callaway to four straight victories in the MHSAA Class 5A boys basketball championship. As a senior his jersey number 14 was retired by the school.
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Willie Gay
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Willie Gay Jr. is an American professional football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 63rd overall selection in the 2020 NFL draft.
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Anderson Peters
- Occupations
- javelin thrower
- Biography
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Anderson Peters MBE is a Grenadian javelin thrower and the 2019 and 2022 world champion in the event. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw at the Paris Olympic Games. He is a multiple time CARIFTA Games champion at the discipline and in 2016 earned a bronze medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, setting a new Grenadian national record and OECS record at the same time.
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Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- In 1966 graduated with licentiate in agricultural economics
- Occupations
- politicianeconomistsports executive
- Biography
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Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero was the 31st President of Honduras from January 27, 1990 to January 27, 1994, representing the National Party of Honduras (PNH).
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Bill Evans
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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William Howard Evans is an American meteorologist and the former weatherman for WABC-TV, the ABC affiliate in New York City.
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Kermit Davis
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Kermit John Davis Jr. is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Middle Tennessee for 16 seasons. His head coaching experience also includes brief stops at Idaho (twice) and Texas A&M.
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Quinndary Weatherspoon
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Quinndary Vonta Weatherspoon is an American professional basketball player for Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played four seasons of college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Weatherspoon was selected 49th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft. After two seasons with the team, he joined the Warriors in 2021. During his first season with the Warriors, he won an NBA championship.
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Nick Kosir
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- 2007-2010 graduated with graduate certificate in meteorology
- Occupations
- weather presenterTikToker
- Biography
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Nick Kosir is an American television meteorologist. He worked for WJZY Fox 46 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is known for his dancing videos online, hitting 5 million followers on TikTok as of September 2022. Kosir signed on to join the Fox Weather channel which launched on October 25, 2021.
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Benardrick McKinney
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Benardrick Cornelius McKinney is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Kendall Graveman
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kendall Chase Graveman is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox.
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Brent Rooker
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Terry Brent Rooker Jr. is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, and Kansas City Royals. He made his MLB debut in 2020. Rooker was selected to the 2023 MLB All-Star Game.
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Eric Moulds
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Eric Shannon Moulds is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Mississippi State University and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 24th overall in the 1996 NFL draft. In 2009, Moulds (affectionately called E-Money for short) was one of three receivers named to the Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
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K. J. Costello
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kevin Richard "K. J." Costello is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints.
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Marco Arop
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Marco Arop OLY is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle distance events. Arop is the reigning world champion in the 800 m, winning gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championship, after winning bronze the previous year at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. He was the first Canadian to win a world championship in the 800 m. Arop was also the 2019 Pan American Games champion in 800 m.
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Dee Bost
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Demarquis "Dee" Bost is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian professional basketball player. He also represents the Bulgarian national team internationally. He played college basketball for Mississippi State University.
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Cynthia Cooper
- Occupations
- accountantwhistleblower
- Biography
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Cynthia Cooper is an American accountant who formerly served as the Vice President of Internal Audit at WorldCom. In 2002, Cooper and her team of auditors worked together in secret and often at night to investigate and unearth $3.8 billion in fraud at WorldCom which, at that time, was the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history.
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Brandon Woodruff
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brandon Kyle Woodruff is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Jarvis Varnado
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jarvis Lamar Varnado is an American professional basketball player for Piratas de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Basketball League. Varnado is known as a defensive specialist and is especially adept at shot blocking where he's aided by his large wingspan.
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Bailey Howell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Bailey E. Howell is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at Mississippi State, Howell played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howell was a six-time NBA All-Star, two-time NBA champion and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Reggie Perry
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Reginald Jordan Perry is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Teaira McCowan
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- 2015-2019 studied educational psychology
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Teaira McCowan is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Çukurova Basketbol of the Turkish Super League. She played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Michael Guest
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Patrick Guest is an American attorney and Republican politician. He has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. He became the ranking member of the United States House Committee on Ethics upon the August 2022 death of Jackie Walorski, and became its chair in the 118th Congress after Republicans won a House majority that November.
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Dakota Hudson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Dakota Ryan Hudson is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies. He made his MLB debut in 2018 with the Cardinals and signed with the Rockies before the 2024 season.
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Rickea Jackson
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- Studied in 2019-2022
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rickea Velece Jackson is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Tennessee and Mississippi State.
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Bobby Thigpen
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Robert Thomas Thigpen is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is noted for setting the major league record of 57 saves during the 1990 season, which has since been broken by former Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Francisco Rodríguez. He is the former pitching coach of the Winston-Salem Dash. He is also the former bullpen coach for the Chicago White Sox.
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Troy H. Middleton
- Occupations
- educatormilitary personnel
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Troy Houston Middleton was a distinguished educator and senior officer of the United States Army who served as a corps commander in the European Theatre during World War II and later as president of Louisiana State University (LSU).
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Charles Cross
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- Studied business administration
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Charles Ellis Cross is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State and was selected ninth overall by the Seahawks in the 2022 NFL draft.
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Rocket Watts
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mark A. "Rocket" Watts Jr. is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, the Michigan State Spartans and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Jimbo Mathus
- Occupations
- composersinger-songwriterguitaristsinger
- Biography
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James H. Mathis Jr., known as Jimbo Mathus, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and member of the hot jazz band Squirrel Nut Zippers.
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Reynolds Wolf
- Occupations
- weather presenter
- Biography
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Reynolds Scott Wolf is an American meteorologist and journalist currently employed by The Weather Channel. He formerly worked for CNN, where his forecasts could usually be seen on CNN Saturday Morning, CNN Sunday Morning, and weekend editions of CNN Newsroom. He also served as a weather correspondent and reporter on other CNN programs.
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Gregory Keyes
- Occupations
- writernovelistscience fiction writer
- Biography
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Gregory Keyes is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names J. Gregory Keyes and Greg Keyes.
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De'Runnya Wilson
- Occupations
- basketball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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De’Runnya S. Wilson was an American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Scott Stricklin
- Occupations
- athlete
- Biography
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Scott Stricklin is an American college athletics administrator. He is currently the athletic director for the University of Florida, a position he has held since 2016. Before being hired by Florida, Stricklin served in various capacities in intercollegiate athletics at several different schools, most notably as athletic director at his alma mater, Mississippi State University, from 2010 to 2016.
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John Cohen
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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John Cohen is an American former baseball player and coach who is currently the 16th athletic director for the Auburn University Tigers. He is former head baseball coach of Mississippi State University, where he also served as the athletic director from 2016 to 2022.
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Van Chancellor
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Van Winston Chancellor is an American former college and professional basketball coach. He coached University of Mississippi women's basketball, Louisiana State University women's basketball, and the professional Houston Comets. He was named head coach of the Lady Tigers on April 11, 2007, replacing Pokey Chatman. In 2001, Chancellor was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was enshrined as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2007. Chancellor currently serves as an analyst for Southland Conference games on ESPN3.
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Jordan Thomas
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jordan Malik Thomas is an American professional football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Mississippi State as a tight end and was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft.
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Kylin Hill
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kylin Jatavian Hill is an American professional football running back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Mississippi State, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Quinten Post
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Quinten Post is a Dutch professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Boston College Eagles. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), he plays the power forward and center positions.
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Jamont Gordon
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jamont Gordon is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Glencliff Comprehensive High School, Gordon was named 2004 TSSAA class 3A Mr. Basketball. He plays the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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Renardo Sidney
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Renardo Sidney, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. An All-American in high school, he played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs from 2009 to 2012.
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Jonathan Holder
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jonathan Blake Holder is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
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Jake Mangum
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jake Thomas Mangum is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Robert Woodard II
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Robert Anthony Woodard II is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Mississippi State.
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Victoria Vivians
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Victoria Vivians is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is also an assistant coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, her alma mater. She helped lead the Bulldogs to four appearances in the NCAA tournament, including three Sweet Sixteens, and two appearances in the championship game in 2017 and 2018. Vivians was chosen eighth overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2018 WNBA draft on April 12, 2018.
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Matthew Mitchell
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Matthew LaMont Mitchell is an American former college basketball coach, who was most recently head coach for University of Kentucky women's basketball. On November 12, 2020, Mitchell announced his retirement from coaching.
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Martinas Rankin
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- Studied kinesiology
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Martinas Orlando Rankin is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Toxey Haas
- Occupations
- chief executive officer
- Biography
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Toxey Daniel Haas III is an American entrepreneur and conservationist. In 1986, he founded Haas Outdoors, Inc. and is its CEO.
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Tyson Carter
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyson Gregory Carter is an American professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB and the FIBA Champions League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Alan Nunnelee
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- In 1980 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
- Biography
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Patrick Alan Nunnelee was an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 2011 until his death in 2015. Previously he served in the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 6th district, from 1995 to 2011. He was a member of the Republican Party.
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Tyler Moore
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Tyler Michael Moore is an American former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins.
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Logan Cooke
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Logan Edward Cooke is an American professional football punter for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State.
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Dave Ferriss
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Meadow Ferriss was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox from 1945 through 1950. Ferriss was given the nickname 'Boo' as the result of a childhood inability to pronounce the word 'brother'.
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Ben Blankenship
- Occupations
- athletics competitormiddle-distance runner
- Biography
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Ben Blankenship is an American middle distance runner. He is a world record holder as a member of the 2015 USA Distance medley relay team, of which he ran the 1600-meter anchor leg.
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Charles Rhodes
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Charles Rhodes is an American former professional basketball player. Coming out of high school, Charles was heavily recruited by perennial basketball powerhouses like Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Alabama, and Arkansas. Rhodes committed early on in his senior year to Mississippi State and had a solid season leading Lanier High School to a state runner up finish that year by averaging 18.4ppg, 12.1rpg, and 2.7bpg.
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Michał Ignerski
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michał Jakub Ignerski is a Polish former professional basketball player.
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Sean McLaughlin
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Sean McLaughlin is an anchor of the 10pm newscast and formerly the Chief Meteorologist at KPHO CBS 5 in Phoenix Arizona.
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John H. Bryan
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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John Henry Bryan Jr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of Sara Lee Corporation from 1975 until 2001. He also was the philanthropic driving force behind the creation of Millennium Park in Chicago.
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Craig Sword
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Craig Sword is an American professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung Aquas of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Del Unser
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Delbert Bernard Unser is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder and utility player from 1968 to 1982, most prominently with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he was a member of the 1980 World Series winning team. He also played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets and the Montreal Expos. His father was major league catcher Al Unser.
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Donald Lee
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Donald Tywon Lee is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft and spent two seasons with the team. He also played for the Green Bay Packers from 2005 to 2010 and the Cincinnati Bengals from 2011 to 2012. With Green Bay, he won Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Sammy Ellis
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Samuel Joseph Ellis was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, and Chicago White Sox. Ellis was an MLB All-Star in 1965.
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Erica Bougard
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Erica Marsha Bougard is an American heptathlete. She was NCAA indoor champion in 2013 and represented the United States at the 2013 World Championships.
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Lamar Peters
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lamar Johnathan Peters is an American professional basketball player who last played for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Amy Tuck
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Amy Tuck is an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2008. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously a member of the Mississippi State Senate. She is the second woman to be elected to statewide office in Mississippi, and the first to have been reelected. Tuck later served as the Vice President of Campus Services at Mississippi State University from 2008 to 2019.
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Gary Ervin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Gary Ervin is an American professional basketball player who last played for Chorale Roanne Basket of the French LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for Mississippi State University and the University of Arkansas. Ervin was the NBL's Most Valuable Player for the 2010–11 NBL season while playing for the Wollongong Hawks.
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Germany Kent
- Occupations
- television producerfilm directoractorfilm actorYouTuber
- Biography
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Germany Kent is an American journalist, author, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She has gained recognition for her work in print and broadcast journalism, as well as her contributions to literature and the entertainment industry.
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William Haskell Alsup
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- 1963-1967 graduated with Bachelor of Science in mathematics
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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William Haskell Alsup is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Romero Osby
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Romero Osby is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Mississippi State University and the University of Oklahoma.
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Dudy Noble
- Occupations
- athletics competitorbaseball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Clark Randolph "Dudy" Noble was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator.
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Derrick Zimmerman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman is an American former professional basketball player currently serving as the interim head basketball coach at Louisiana. He played collegiately at Mississippi State University.
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Ethan Small
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ethan Robert Small is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Aric Holman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Aric Jeremiah Holman is an American professional basketball player for the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Brad Watson
- Occupations
- university teacherwriternovelistjournalist
- Biography
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Wilton Brad Watson was an American author and teacher of creative writing. Originally from Mississippi, he worked and lived in Alabama, Florida, California, Boston, and Wyoming. He was a professor at the University of Wyoming from 2005 until his death in 2020. In his lifetime Watson published four books – two novels and two collections of short stories – to critical acclaim. His fifth (posthumous) book is There Is Happiness: New and Selected Stories (July 2024).
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Gillespie V. Montgomery
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- Studied in 1943
- Occupations
- proprietorpolitician
- Biography
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Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery was an American soldier and politician from Mississippi who served in the Mississippi Senate and U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997. He was also a retired major general of the Mississippi National Guard who served during World War II.
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Mitch English
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Mitch English is an American morning talk show host, radio host/personality, comedian, actor, reporter, weatherman and keynote speaker. He is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated morning television show, The Daily Buzz from its launch in September, 2002. He currently hosts the nationally syndicated television show, The Daily Flash based in Orlando, Florida.
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Chloe Bibby
- Enrolled in Mississippi State University
- Studied in 2017-2020
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chloe Louise Bibby is an Australian professional basketball player for the Frankston Blues of the NBL1 South. She played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Maryland Terrapins.
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Reggie Kelly
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Reginald Kuta Kelly is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played the majority of his NFL career for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Chris Pollard
- Years
- 1970s
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chris Pollard is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Duke Blue Devils. He played college baseball at Davidson for head coach Dick Cooke from 1993 to 1996 before playing professionally in 1996. He then served as the head coach of the Pfeiffer Falcons and Appalachian State Mountaineers.
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Bill Waller Jr
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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William Lowe Waller Jr. is an American judge who served on the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1998 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was chief justice for his last decade in office. Waller was a candidate for the Republican nomination of Governor of Mississippi in the 2019 election, but was defeated by Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves.
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Iverson Molinar
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Iverson Latrell Molinar Jones is a Panamanian professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Ligat HaAl. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Brandon McBride
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Brandon McBride is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in middle-distance events, predominantly in the 800 metres. He won the gold medal in the event at the 2018 NACAC Championships.
