18 Notable alumni of
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville is 1580th in the world, 561st in North America, and 528th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Texas A&M University - Kingsville sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Eva Longoria
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestanttelevision actoractormodeltelevision director
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Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón is an American actress, producer, director and business woman. After a number of guest roles on several television series, she was recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, on which she starred from 2001 to 2003. She is most known for her role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, which ran from 2004 to 2012, and for which she received a Golden Globe nomination and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards with the cast.
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Darrell Green
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Darrell Ray Green is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins from 1983 to 2002. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest cornerbacks to have ever played in the NFL. Green was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Buzz Williams
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Brent Langdon "Buzz" Williams is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at Texas A&M University. He previously served as head coach at Virginia Tech from 2014 to 2019, Marquette from 2008 to 2014, and New Orleans during the 2006–07 season, and as an assistant coach at Texas-Arlington, Texas A&M–Kingsville, Northwestern State, Colorado State, and Texas A&M.
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Raquel Rodríguez
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
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Victoria González is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Raquel Rodriguez. She is a former three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, one-time NXT Women's Champion and a record-tying two-time and inaugural NXT Women's Tag Team Champion.
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Roberto Garza
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Roberto Garza is a former American football center. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft, and in 2005, joined the Chicago Bears, spending ten seasons with the team. Despite being an offensive lineman, a position not typically glorified in American football, Garza was a fan favorite among Hispanic Americans across the United States.
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Al Harris
- Occupations
- player of American football
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Alshinard Harris is an American professional football coach and former player who is the defensive back coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Harris played as a cornerback for 14 seasons in the NFL from 1998 to 2011. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, and St. Louis Rams. He was selected for the Pro Bowl after his 2007 and 2008 seasons in Green Bay. The AP also named him a second-team All-Pro in 2007.
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Ricardo Sanchez
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- soldier
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Ricardo Sanchez is a former lieutenant general in the United States Army. His career was most notable for authorizing the use of torture at the Abu Ghraib prison between 2003 and 2004.
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Juan Castillo
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
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Juan Castillo is an American football coach. He played college football at Texas A&I as a linebacker and played for the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. Castillo then coached high school and college football before joining the Eagles in 1995 as an offensive assistant. He has served as both a coach for tight ends and offensive line.
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Carmen Lomas Garza
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- painterartistillustrator
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Carmen Lomas Garza is an Chicana artist and illustrator. She is well known for her paintings, ofrendas and for her papel picado work inspired by her Mexican-American heritage. Her work is a part of the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the National Museum of Mexican Art, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Mexican Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Oakland Museum of California, among other institutions.
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Rubén Hinojosa
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- adjunct professorpoliticianbusiness executive
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Rubén Eloy Hinojosa is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 15th congressional district, from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretched from Seguin (east of San Antonio), to McAllen on the Mexican border. Much of the region was rural although Hidalgo County is part of the third-fastest-growing metropolitan statistical area in the country. Hinojosa served on the Financial Services and Education committees.
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Mike Adams
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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John Michael Adams is an American former right-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers (2004–06), San Diego Padres (2008–11), Texas Rangers (2011–12) and Philadelphia Phillies (2013–14).
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Pete Saenz
- Occupations
- rancherpoliticianlawyer
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Pedro Ignacio Saenz Jr., known as Pete Saenz, is an American attorney and politician serving as the mayor of Laredo, Texas, a position which he assumed on November 12, 2014. He was term-limited and left the position on December 28, 2022.
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Jermane Mayberry
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jermane Timothy Mayberry is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. During the beginning of his career, Mayberry played several positions along the offensive line before settling in at right guard for the majority of his tenure. His solid play was recognized with a bid to the Pro Bowl after the 2002 season. After the 2004 season, Mayberry signed with the New Orleans Saints, where he retired before the 2006 season.
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Earl Dotson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Earl Christopher Dotson is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the third round (81st overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers after playing college football for Texas A&M–Kingsville. He played for the Packers for 10 seasons. He started in Super Bowl XXXI and XXXII.
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Al Matthews
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Alvin Leon Matthews is a former professional American football safety who played in eight National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1970–1977 for the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers.
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Ramón H. Dovalina
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- academic administratoracademic
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Ramón Humberto Dovalina, is the retired fifth president of Laredo Community College, a two-year institution with the main campus on the grounds of historic Fort McIntosh on the Rio Grande in his native Laredo in Webb County in South Texas. With service from July 5, 1995, until August 31, 2007, Dovalina left the position with two years remaining in his contract. Under Dovalina, the physical appearance of the college was upgraded, the scholarship endowment fund increased from $100,000 in 1995 to more than $1 million in 2007, the institution advanced a 10-year master plan for new technology, and a $50 million South Campus was opened.
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Carlos Truan
- Occupations
- politician
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Carlos Flores Truan Sr., was an American businessman from Corpus Christi, Texas, who served for thirty-four years as a Democrat in both houses of the Texas Legislature. He was a state representative from 1969 to 1977 and a senator from 1977 until his retirement in 2003.
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Hall Whitley
- Years
- 1935-.. (age 89)
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
- Biography
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Hall Wood Whitley III is a former American football player who played with the New York Titans in the AFL, and in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions. He played college football at Texas A&M University–Kingsville and is a member of their athletic hall of fame.
