15 Notable alumni of
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University is 2931st in the world, 1000th in North America, and 946th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Southwestern Oklahoma 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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Rex Ryan
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Rex Ashley Ryan is an American former football coach and current analyst. Ryan was formerly the head coach of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL), and also held various coaching positions with seven other NFL and college teams.
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Rob Ryan
- Occupations
- American football coachcoach
- Biography
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Robert Allen Ryan is an American football coach who is currently an assistant head coach for the USC Trojans. Ryan was a defensive coordinator or assistant coach for nine different NFL teams. He was the linebackers coach for the New England Patriots when they won both Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII. Ryan is the son of Buddy Ryan and the twin brother of Rex Ryan.
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John Aaron
- Occupations
- flight controllerengineerphysicist
- Biography
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John W. Aaron is a former NASA engineer and was a flight controller during the Apollo program. He is widely credited with saving the Apollo 12 mission when it was struck by lightning soon after launch, and also played an important role during the Apollo 13 crisis.
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Cord McCoy
- Biography
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Cord Jarret McCoy is an American professional rodeo stock contractor and producer and former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in saddle bronc riding and bull riding. He is the co-owner of McCoy Rodeo. He is best known as the 2nd-place finisher (along with his brother Jet McCoy) on The Amazing Race 16. Jet and Cord returned to compete in the eighteenth season of The Amazing Race, finishing in 6th place. Jet and Cord returned for The Amazing Race 24 also known as "The Amazing Race All-Stars" finishing in 5th place. In 2022 and 2023, Cord was the head coach of the Oklahoma Freedom in the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Team Series.
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Ray Burris
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Bertram Ray Burris is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), and the current rehabilitation pitching coordinator in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He played in MLB from 1973 through 1987 for seven different teams. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he threw and batted right-handed.
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Glenn English
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Glenn Lee English Jr. is an American businessman, lobbyist, and Democratic politician who represented Oklahoma's 6th congressional district for 10 consecutive terms from 1975 to 1994.
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Sage Kimzey
- Years
- 1994-.. (age 32)
- Biography
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Sage Steele Kimzey is an American professional rodeo cowboy who specializes in bull riding. For most of his career, he competed in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), winning seven bull riding world championships. He also competed in the now-defunct Championship Bull Riding (CBR) organization, where he won three world championships. In 2023, he began riding for the Carolina Cowboys in the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Team Series. Since 2024, he competes full-time in the PBR. Since 2025, he rides for the Austin Gamblers.
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Red Patterson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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John William "Red" Patterson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in one Major League Baseball (MLB) game for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014 before his career was derailed by injury.
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Alicia Tate-Nadeau
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United States - Occupations
- soldier
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Brigadier General Alicia A. Tate-Nadeau is a senior officer in the United States Army National Guard and the first woman to be promoted to brigadier general in the Illinois Army National Guard. She currently serves as the director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
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Grady Lewis
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Grady William Lewis was an American professional basketball player.
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Will Rogers
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Will Rogers was a United States representative from Oklahoma.
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Debbie Blackburn
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Deborah Blackburn was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1995 until term limited in 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 88th district.
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Joe E. White
- Biography
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Joe Ellis White was an American educator and oil and gas investor. White served as President of Carl Albert State College from 1975 to 2007. His tenure at Carl Albert State College marked one of the longest sitting college president terms in the state of Oklahoma.
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William K. Brewster
- Enrolled in Southwestern Oklahoma State University
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- business executivepharmacisthusbandry workerpolitician
- Biography
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William Kent Brewster was an American pharmacist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Brewster was a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district from 1991 to 1997 and served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990.
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Kathleen Wilcoxson
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kathleen Wilcoxson is an American politician from Oklahoma. Wilcoxson represented Oklahoma Senate District 45 from 1996 to 2008, serving the twelve years allowed under term limits.