23 Notable alumni of
Tyler Junior College
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Tyler Junior College is 1669th in the world, 592nd in North America, and 558th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Tyler Junior College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jimmy Butler
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Jimmy Butler III is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Jimmy Buckets" and "Playoff Jimmy", he is a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team honoree, and a five-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team honoree. He won a gold medal as a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.
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Shea Whigham
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
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Shea Whigham is an American actor best known for portraying Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series Boardwalk Empire. He also appeared in the first season of True Detective and the third season of Fargo and in numerous films, including Wristcutters: A Love Story, Take Shelter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, Kong: Skull Island, First Man, Vice, Joker, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. He has appeared as Agent Michael Stasiak in Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 6, and F9.
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Chris Tomlin
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- singersinger-songwritercomposer
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Christopher Dwayne Tomlin is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas, United States, who has sold over 7 million records. He is a member of Passion Conferences and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Some of his most well-known songs are "How Great Is Our God", "Our God", "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" and "Holy Forever".
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Dom Dwyer
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Dominic James Dwyer is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Born in England, he played for the United States national team.
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Johnny Knox
- Occupations
- player of American football
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Johnny Otis Knox II is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for three seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Abilene Christian University. He was selected by Bears as the 140th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Knox's career abruptly ended after sustaining a severe spinal injury in 2011. When it became apparent he would never be cleared to play again, he retired in 2013. Knox was also a coaching intern for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015.
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Josh Reynolds
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Joshua Reynolds is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and holds the school's season receiving touchdown record with 13, set in 2014. Reynolds was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Robert Pack
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- basketball coachbasketball player
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Robert John Pack Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He last coached the Rwandan club REG of the Basketball Africa League A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) point guard, he played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Dave Ward
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- news presenterjournalist
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David Henry Ward is a broadcast journalist in Houston, Texas. He was an anchor of the weekday 6:00 pm newscast on KTRK-TV's Eyewitness News in Houston, Texas for more than 50 years. He joined KTRK-TV in 1966 as reporter and photographer and was promoted to his final position as weekday evening anchor in 1968, and is the longest running news anchor in American television, surpassing the late Hal Fishman in 2015.
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Mitch Berger
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- player of American football
- Biography
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Mitchell Shannon Berger is a Canadian former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft.
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Bryan Hughes
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- politicianlawyer
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Douglas Bryan Hughes is an American attorney and politician who is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate for District 1. He was first elected to the Texas Senate in November 2016. Previously, Hughes was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2003 through January 2017 as state representative for District 5, which includes Camp, Harrison, Upshur, and Wood counties in northeastern Texas. Senator Hughes authored some of the more significant legislation to come out of the 87th Session of the Texas Legislature. His bills on abortion, voting reform, and social media censorship prompted significant debate but were passed by both houses of the legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott.
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James "Wally" Brewster, Jr
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- diplomat
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James Walter Brewster Jr., commonly known as Wally Brewster, served as the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate of the United States on November 14, 2013. Brewster was the first person in a same-sex marriage to represent the United States at the ambassadorial level in the Americas. He left office on January 20, 2017. Ambassador Brewster currently serves as a Principal for Insignias Global, an international political and brand advisory firm. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the Atlantic Council, Parliamentarians for Global Action and the National Democratic institute.
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Clyde Gates
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- player of American football
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Edmond Darell "Clyde" Gates is a former American football wide receiver. Gates was drafted by the Miami Dolphins as the 111th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He is the cousin of running backs Bernard Scott and Daryl Richardson.
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Sarah McClendon
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- journalist
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Sarah Newcomb McClendon was a long-time White House reporter who covered presidential politics for a half century. McClendon founded her own freelance news service as a single mother in the post-World War II era, and became known as a model for women in the press and as a vocal advocate of various causes, particularly those of United States military veterans. McClendon was best known, however, for posing sharp, blunt questions at United States presidential press conferences.
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Philip Blake
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- player of American footballCanadian football player
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Philip Anthony Blake is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Baylor University. He has also been a member of the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Montreal Alouettes, and Toronto Argonauts.
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Earl Dotson
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- player of American football
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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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Bill Johnson
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- player of American footballAmerican football coach
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William Levi Johnson Sr., known as Tiger Johnson, was a professional football player and coach. He played center for the San Francisco 49ers from 1948 to 1956.
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Ali Musse
- Occupations
- association football player
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Ali Adem Musse is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC and the Somalia national team.
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Daniel E. Garcia
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishopCatholic deacon
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Daniel Elias Garcia is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was consecrated an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Austin in Texas on March 3, 2015. On January 29, 2019, Garcia was installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California.
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Mukarama Abdulai
- Occupations
- association football player
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Mukarama Abdulai is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés, the Black Maidens and the Ghana women's national team.
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Luana Florencia Muñoz
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- association football player
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Luana Florencia Muñoz is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Celtic and the Argentina women's national team. She transferred to Texas Tech after two seasons at Tyler Junior College.
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Jared Wells
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jared Linn Wells is a professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He appeared briefly in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres in 2008.
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Eliran Guetta
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Eliran Guetta is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Hadera of the Liga Artzit.
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Bill Herchman
- Occupations
- player of American football
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William E. Herchman was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Herchman played for the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL, and the Houston Oilers of the AFL. His playing career ended prior to the merger of the two leagues in 1970. He played college football at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University).
