UCLA's NOTABLE ALUMNI Name Accomplishment(S)
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UCLA’S NOTABLE ALUMNI Troy Aikman Arthur Ashe Sean Astin Lisa Fernandez Ann Meyers Drysdale Jackie Robinson Gabrielle Union Name Accomplishment(s) Name Accomplishment(s) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA’s all-time scoring leader (six-time NBA MVP), author R. Bruce Merrifield 1984 Nobel Laureate (chemistry) Val Ackerman first president of the WNBA, comissioner of the Big East Conference, Ann Meyers Drysdale was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, former vice president of USA Basketball sports broadcaster, general manager of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury Troy Aikman former quarterback of the three-time Super Bowl Champion Rev. Donn Moomaw fomer UCLA football All-American, former pastor (Bel-Air Presbyterian ) Dallas Cowboys, analyst for FOX Sports, Steven Muller president emeritus (at Johns Hopkins University), Rhodes Scholar pro and college football Hall of Fame inductee Bob Myers serves as General Manager of the Golden State Warriors (NBA) Army Archerd veteran entertainment columnist and broadcaster Hisham Nazer Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum, Mineral Resources Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. (d.) first African-American to win Wimbledon, human rights activist Dorothy Wright Nelson judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th circuit Sean Astin actor (including the movies “Rudy” and “Lord of the Rings”) Randy Newman composer/singer (including the notable hit “I Love L.A.”) Donald Barksdale (d.) first African-American Olympic basketball gold medalist Rob Reiner actor/director/producer, actor “All in the Family,” Gary Beban Heisman Trophy winner (1967), former president of CB Richard Ellis producer of “American President” and reictor of “A Few Good Men” Catherine Bell actress, movies and television shows “Jag” and “Army Wives” Gene Reynolds six-time Emmy-winning producer/director ”M*A*S*H” Harve Bennett writer/producer/director (most notably of the “Star Trek” films) Tim Robbins actor/producer/director Corbin Bernsen actor, notably “L.A. Law” and “Major League” films produced “Dead Man Walking” and was an Oscar winner (“Mystic River”) Henry Bibby former head basketball coach at USC and the L.A. Sparks (WNBA) Jackie Robinson (d.) four-sport letterwinner at UCLA Jack Black actor, including ”School of Rock” and “King Kong” first African-American to play Major League Baseball Pete Blackman former vice-chancellor at UCLA former Brooklyn Dodgers great and MLB Hall of Fame inductee Tom Bradley (d.) former mayor, city of Los Angeles Nobutada Saji president, Suntory, Ltd. Ralph J. Bunche (d.) 1950 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Henry Samueli businessman and engineer, former undersecretary-general to the United Nations co-founder and chairman of the board of the Broadcom Corporation, Carol Burnett actress, Emmy Award winner owner of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks Mark Canton former chair, Columbia and TriStar Pictures Milliam Sharpe co-recipient of 1990 Nobel Prize (economics) president, Canton Company Art Spander sportswriter (Oakland Tribune), Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Cormac Carney former UCLA football player, Academic All-America Hall of Fame selection, Darren Star producer, “Sex In The City” and “Melrose Place” U. S. District Court judge Ted Stevens U.S. Senator (Alaska), 2004 UCLA alumnus of the year Sylvia Chase Emmy Award-winning television journalist Robert R. Takasugi judge, U.S. District Court Francis Ford Coppola six-time Academy Award-winning movie producer, first Japanese-American Federal Court judge was the producer of The Godfather I, II, III George Takei actor, most notably as Hikaru Sulu in the series “Star Trek” Denny Crum former head coach at Louisville (men’s basketball), Kiana Tom ESPN fitness show expert/actress/model was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Gabrielle Union actress, appeared in “Bad Boys II,“ “Love & Basketball,“ Gary Cunningham former UCLA head coach (men’s basketball), Kiki VanDeWeghe senior vice president of the NBA, former NBA general manager former athletic director at UC Santa Barbara has also served as a television broadcaster Walter Cunningham NASA astronaut, Apollo VII crew member Antonio Villaraigosa former mayor, city of Los Angeles Marilyn McCoo Davis seven-time Grammy Award winner (Fifth Dimension) Bill Walton NCAA and NBA champion, college Player of the Year Donna de Varona two-time Olympic gold medalist (swimming) basketball analyst, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee sports broadcaster Malcolm-Jamal Warner actor/director, notably “Cosby Show” and “Listen Up“ Terry Donahue winningest football coach in UCLA and Pac-12 history Michael Warren actor, most notably “Hill Street Blues” and “City of Angels” sports broadcaster, named 2008 UCLA Alumnus of the Year Kenny Washington (d.) first African-American to play in the NFL Thomas Everhart President of Caltech Casey Wasserman entertainment executive, sports agent executive, Sean Farnham sports broadcaster (ESPN) chair of the Los Angeles bid for the 2028 Olympics Lisa Fernandez currently serves as an assistant softball coach at UCLA Diane Watson U.S. Congresswoman three-time Olympic gold medal winner (softball) Earl Watson former NBA head coach (Phoenix Suns), Anna Lee Fisher NASA astronaut (Discovery shuttle) enjoyed a 13-year career playing in the NBA Troy Glaus named the 2002 World Series MVP (Anaheim Angels), Fred L. Whipple director for NASA Optical Satellite Tracking Project enjoyed a successful 11-year MLB career Jaleel White actor, notably played Steve Urkel in the show “Family Matters“ Gail Goodrich former president of National Fairways, Jamaal Wilkes was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Natalie Williams U.S. Olympian (women’s basketball), Roy Hamilton vice president and producer with FOX Sports Pac-10 Female Athlete of the Decade (basketball, volleyball) Mark Harmon TV/movie actor (Navy NCIS), former UCLA football quarterback John Williams award-winning composer (including “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones”), Marques Johnson sports broadcaster (FOX Sports) 27-time winner of an Emmy, Grammy or Academic Award Rafer L. Johnson 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medalist Jane Yamamoto television newscaster, KTTV-FOX 11 (Los Angeles) former president of Special Olympics, Southern California Zev Yaroslavsky Los Angeles County Supervisor, district 3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee three-time Olympic gold medalist (track & field), businesswoman Gary E. Knell president and CEO of National Geographic Society (d.) – deceased Lester Korn former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Heather Locklear television actress (Dynasty, Melrose Place, Spin City) James E. Lu Valle (d.) inventor, chemist, 1936 Olympic medalist Waldo K. Lyon directed first sub-Arctic North Pole voyage (Polaris submarine) Don MacLean all-time leader in scoring in Pac-12 (men’s basketball), sports broadcaster (Pac-12 Networks, FOX Sports) Gerald Madkins NBA front office executive (New York Knicks) Frank Marshall movie producer (Sixth Sense, Back to the Future) Reggie Miller former NBA All-Star (Indiana Pacers), U.S. Olympic gold medalist, was inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 184 UCLA ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME Lew Alcindor Bill Walton John Wooden Marques Johnson Dave Meyers Kiki Vandeweghe David Greenwood The UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame enters its 36th year of Goodrich, men’s basketball; Walt Hazzard (Mahdi Abdul- 1991 (7): Willie Banks, track; Kenny Easley, football; Brian existence, its 18th year located in its current configuration in Rahman), men’s basketball; Cecil Hollingsworth, football scout Goodell, swimming; Briggs Hunt, wrestling; Tim Leary, the J.D. Morgan Center. The current Hall of Fame is more than and gymnastics and wrestling coach; Rafer Johnson, track; baseball; Jerry Robinson, football; Sinjin Smith, volleyball. double the size than its predecessor, which opened in July Kirk Kilgour, volleyball; Billy Kilmer, football; Donn Moomaw, 2001. The first floor in the Center’s east wing features the football; J.D. Morgan, athletic director and tennis coach; 1992 (9): Wayne Collett, track; Terry Condon, volleyball; Jim 8,000-square foot Athletics Hall of Fame and serves as the Jackie Robinson, football, baseball, men’s basketball and Johnson, football; Robin Leamy, swimming; Freeman McNeil, main entrance to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. track; Henry ‘Red’ Sanders, football coach; Al Sparlis, football; football; Dave Meyers, basketball; Jack Myers, baseball; The Hall of Fame features state-of-the-art interactive displays, Bill Spaulding, football coach; Bill Walton, basketball; Kenny Corey Pavin, golf; Woody Strode, football. a mini-theater where video clips and highlights re-create Washington, football; Bob Waterfield, football; Keith (Jamaal) 1993 (8): Sue Enquist, softball; Greg Foster, track; Maurice past championship moments, a timeline of important dates Wilkes, basketball; and John Wooden, men’s basketball (Mac) Goodstein, football; Karch Kiraly, volleyball; Jose Lopez, showing how sports weave into great moments in history and coach. soccer; Don Manning, football; Bill Putnam, basketball; Curtis a collection of Bruin memorabilia. 1985 (6): Bob Davenport, football; Craig Dixon, track; Wilbur Rowe, basketball. UCLA athletic teams have won 118 NCAA team Johns, athletic director/basketball coach; Tommy Prothro, 1994 (7): Donald Bragg, basketball; Denise Curry, basketball; championships and each of those first-place trophies grace football coach; George Stanich, basketball/track; and Sidney John Richardson, football; Larry Rundle,