List of Florida State University athletes

Florida State University has graduated a large number of athletes. This includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Florida State who are notable for their achievements within athletics, sometimes before or after their time at Florida State. Other alumni can be found in the list of Florida State University alumni; notable administration, faculty, and staff can be found on the list of Florida State University faculty. Intercollegiate sports teams at Florida State are called "Seminoles", and are run by the Florida State Athletics. The Athletics program runs Florida State's Hall of Fame, which has inducted many of FSU's greatest players throughout the program's history.

As a major competitor in college athletics, Florida State University has many notable alumni including student athletes, coaches and staff members. Many of the most notable members are listed in FSU's Hall of Fame and represent all major collegiate sports.^[1] A number of FSU alumni have found success in professional sports, with 123 active alumni competing in sports including basketball, football, baseball and golf.^[2] In addition, FSU has produced three Heisman Trophy winners in Chris Weinke, Charlie Ward, and Jameis Winston. Notable Seminoles in professional golf include Brooks Koepka, back to back U.S. Open champion (2017, 2018), Jeff Sluman, and Hubert Green, and Paul Azinger, PGA Championship(1993) and Ryder Cup Captain(2008).

American football[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Clifton Abraham	professional NFL football player
Derrick Alexander	professional NFL football player
Brian Allen	professional NFL football player
Joe Avezzano	professional NFL football player, former head coach for Oregon State University
Alex Barron	professional NFL football player
Ed Beckman	professional NFL football player
Edgar Bennett	professional NFL football player
Scott Bentley	professional NFL football player
Fred Biletnikoff	Pro Football Hall of Fame player, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XI MVP
Anquan Boldin	professional NFL football player, Baltimore Ravens, 2003 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Lorenzo Booker	professional NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
Michael Boulware	professional NFL football player
Peter Boulware	professional NFL football player, 1997 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Baltimore Ravens' Ring of Honor
Nigel Bradham	professional NFL football player, Buffalo Bills
Leon Bright	professional NFL football player
Derrick Brooks	professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2002), 2006 Pro Bowl MVP, 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Everette Brown	professional NFL football player, San Diego Chargers
Mack Brown	Currently Head Football Coach, North Carolina Tar Heels
Milford Brown	professional NFL football player
Rufus Brown	professional NFL football player
Tony Bryant	professional NFL football player
Terrell Buckley	professional NFL football player
Brodrick Bunkley	professional NFL football player Denver Broncos
Devin Bush	professional NFL football player
Bobby Butler	professional NFL football player
LeRoy Butler	former professional NFL football player, invented the "Lambeau Leap"
Marion Butts	professional NFL football player
Bill Capece	professional NFL football player
Alphonso Carreker	professional NFL football player
Dexter Carter	professional NFL football player
Jerome Carter	professional NFL football player
Pat Carter	professional NFL football player
Tony Carter	professional NFL football player, Denver Broncos
Thomas Clayton	professional NFL football player
Tay Cody	professional NFL football player
Dalvin Cook	professional NFL football player
Randy Coffield	professional NFL football player
Laveranues Coles	professional NFL football player
Lee Corso	former University of Louisville and Indiana University head coach, sports broadcaster, ESPN Gameday
Sam Cowart	professional NFL football player
Henri Crockett	professional NFL football player
Zack Crockett	professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
Antonio Cromartie	professional NFL football player, New York Jets
Devard Darling	professional NFL football player
Buster Davis	professional NFL football player
Chauncey Davis	professional NFL football player, Chicago Bears
Chris Davis	professional NFL football player
Lawrence Dawsey	professional NFL football player, current FSU WR coach
Manny Diaz	current defensive coordinator, Texas Longhorns
Darnell Dockett	professional NFL football player, Arizona Cardinals
Ron Dugans	professional NFL football player
Jamie Dukes	professional NFL football player, analyst for the NFL Network
Warrick Dunn	professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1997 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Mario Edwards	professional NFL football player
William Floyd	professional NFL football player
Andre Fluellen	professional NFL football player, Detroit Lions
Todd Fordham	professional NFL football player
Corey Fuller	professional NFL football player
Steve Gabbard	professional NFL football player
Graham Gano	professional NFL football player, Washington Redskins
Talman Gardner	professional NFL football player
Kent Gaydos	professional NFL football player
Derrick Gibson	professional NFL football player
E. G. Green	professional NFL football player
Letroy Guion	professional NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
Kim Hammond	professional NFL football player
Geno Hayes	professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jessie Hester	professional NFL football player
Montrae Holland	professional NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
Chris Hope	professional NFL football player, Tennessee Titans
Rodney Hudson	professional NFL football player, Kansas City Chiefs
Gary Huff	professional NFL football player, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, current Associate Athletic Director at FSU
Paul Irons	professional NFL football player
Bobby Jackson	professional NFL football player
Dexter Jackson	professional NFL football player, Super Bowl XXXVII MVP for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mario Henderson	professional NFL football player
Derwin James	professional NFL football player, Los Angeles Chargers
Sebastian Janikowski	professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
Garth Jax	professional NFL football player
Michael Jennings	professional NFL football player
Brad Johnson	professional NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
Travis Johnson	professional NFL football player
Greg Jones	professional NFL football player, Jacksonville Jaguars
Hassan Jones	professional NFL football player
Marvin Jones	professional NFL football player
Walter Jones	professional NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
Danny Kanell	professional NFL football player, college football analyst for ESPN
Ken Lanier	professional NFL football player
Amp Lee	professional NFL football player Green Bay Packers
Kevin Long	professional NFL football player
Jim Mankins	professional NFL football player
EJ Manuel	professional NFL football player
Martin Mayhew	professional NFL football player
Scott McLean	professional NFL football player
Bryant McFadden	professional NFL football player
Dennis McKinnon	professional NFL football player Chicago Bears
Mike Mercer	professional NFL football player
Marvin Minnis	professional NFL football player
Travis Minor	professional NFL football player
Orson Mobley	professional NFL football player
Eric Moore	professional NFL football player
Randy Moss	professional NFL football player (attended for one year and then released from team)
Zeke Mowatt	professional NFL football player
Lee Nelson	professional NFL football player
Sterling Palmer	professional NFL football player
Preston Parker	professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tommy Polley	professional NFL football player
Christian Ponder	professional NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
Eric Powell	professional NFL football player
Jalen Ramsey	professional NFL football player, Jacksonville Jaguars
Willie Reid	professional NFL football player
Burt Reynolds	actor and star Seminole tailback
Jamal Reynolds	professional NFL football player
Tayler Richter	professional NFL football player
Patrick Robinson	professional NFL football player, New Orleans Saints
Myron Rolle	professional NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers, 2009 Rhodes Scholarship recipient
Samari Rolle	professional NFL football player
Gerard Ross	professional NFL football player
P. K. Sam	professional NFL football player
Garrison Sanborn	professional NFL football player, Buffalo Bills
Deion Sanders	professional NFL football player, NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994)
Zebrie Sanders	professional NFL football player, Buffalo Bills
Ron Sellers	professional NFL football player
Eric Shelton	professional NFL football player
Clay Shiver	professional NFL football player
Corey Simon	professional NFL football player
Ron Simmons	professional USFL football player, former world champion in professional wrestling as both an individual (WCW) and as part of a tag team (WCW and WWE)
Carl Simpson	professional NFL football player
Ernie Sims	professional NFL football player, Indianapolis Colts
Antone Smith	professional NFL football player, Atlanta Falcons
Barry Smith	professional NFL football player
Sammie Smith	professional NFL football player
Jesse Solomon	professional NFL football player
Greg Spires	professional NFL football player
Rohn Stark	professional NFL football player
Walt Sumner	professional NFL football player
Tra Thomas	professional NFL football player
William Thomas	professional NFL football player
Weegie Thompson	professional NFL football player
Craphonso Thorpe	professional NFL football player
Lawrence Timmons	professional NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
Rick Tuten	professional NFL football player
Tamarick Vanover	professional NFL and CFL football player, current Lake City Christian High School Coach
Andre Wadsworth	professional NFL football player
DeMarcus Walker	professional NFL football player, Denver Broncos
Javon Walker	professional NFL football player
B. J. Ward	professional NFL football player
Charlie Ward	Heisman Trophy winner, professional NFL football player
Peter Warrick	professional NFL football player
Pat Watkins	professional NFL football player
Dekoda Watson	professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Leon Washington	professional NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
Chris Weinke	Heisman Trophy winner, professional NFL football player
Drew Weatherford	professional NFL football player
Björn Werner	professional NFL football player
T. K. Wetherell	former State of Florida Representative, Former Speaker of the House for Florida, former President of Florida State University
Markus White	professional NFL football player, Washington Redskins
Bud Whitehead	professional NFL football player
Brett Williams	professional NFL football player
Todd Williams	professional NFL football player
Peter Tom Willis	professional NFL football player, FSU football radio analyst
Ray Willis	professional NFL football player
Reinard Wilson	professional NFL football player
Kamerion Wimbley	professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
Jameis Winston	Heisman Trophy winner, professional NFL football player

Heisman Trophy winners[]

Alumni	Notability	Reference
Charlie Ward	1993 Heisman Trophy winner
Chris Weinke	2000 Heisman Trophy winner
Jameis Winston	2013 Heisman Trophy winner

Baseball[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Luis Alicea	Professional MLB baseball player
Gene Ammann	Professional baseball player in Japan
Dick Brown	Professional MLB baseball player
Barret Browning	Professional MLB baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals
George Cappuzzello	Professional MLB baseball player, Detroit Tigers
Kevin Cash	Professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Randy Choate	Professional MLB baseball player, Tampa Bay Rays
Daniel Davidson	Professional MLB baseball player, Anaheim Angels
Matt Diaz	Professional MLB baseball player, Atlanta Braves
J. D. Drew	Professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Stephen Drew	Professional MLB baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
Gar Finnvold	Professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
Ron Fraser	Former college baseball coach at the University of Miami from 1963 to 1992. Won the College World Series in 1982 and 1985
Mike Fuentes	Professional MLB baseball player, Montreal Expos
Mark Gilbert	Professional MLB baseball player, United States Ambassador to New Zealand
Sean Gilmartin	Professional MLB baseball player, New York Mets
Jeff Gray	Professional MLB baseball player
John-Ford Griffin	Professional MLB baseball player, Toronto Blue Jays
Johnny Grubb	Professional MLB baseball player
Tyler Holt	Professional MLB baseball player
Dick Howser	Professional MLB baseball player
Hunter Jones	Professional MLB baseball player
Terry Kennedy	Professional MLB baseball player
Richie Lewis	Professional MLB baseball player
Mickey Lopez	Professional MLB baseball player
Mike Loynd	Professional MLB baseball player
Jim Lyttle	Professional MLB baseball player
Mike Martin	Head coach, Florida State Seminoles
Marshall McDougall	Professional MLB baseball player, Texas Rangers record holder for most home runs in a college game (6)
Doug Mientkiewicz	Former professional MLB baseball player and Olympic gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics; Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers
Eduardo Pérez	Professional MLB baseball player, now serving as analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
Buster Posey	Professional MLB baseball player, San Francisco Giants
Scott Proctor	Professional MLB baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
Cal Raleigh	Professional MLB baseball player, Seattle Mariners
James Ramsey	Professional MLB baseball player
Jody Reed	Professional MLB baseball player
Shane Robinson	Professional MLB baseball player
Tony La Russa	Former MLB manager, Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's, St. Louis Cardinals
Deion Sanders	Former MLB baseball player (*played in the NFL)
Mac Scarce	Professional MLB baseball player
Paul Sorrento	Professional MLB baseball player
Ken Suarez	Professional MLB baseball player
Jeff Tam	Professional MLB baseball player
Devon Travis	Professional MLB baseball player, Toronto Blue Jays
John Wasdin	Professional MLB baseball player, Texas Rangers
Paul Wilson	Professional MLB baseball player, Cincinnati Reds

Basketball (men's)[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Randy Allen	Professional NBA basketball player
Solomon Alabi	Professional NBA basketball player, Toronto Raptors
Malik Beasley	Professional NBA basketball player Denver Nuggets
Dwayne Bacon	Professional NBA basketball player Charlotte Hornets
Sam Cassell	Professional NBA basketball player
Ben Clyde	Professional NBA basketball player
James Collins	Professional NBA basketball player
Dave Cowens	Professional NBA basketball player, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks (retired); named to NBA's 50 Greatest of All Time list
Tony Dawson	Professional NBA basketball player
Mickey Dillard	Professional NBA basketball player
Toney Douglas	Professional NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets
Hugh Durham	Former Head Basketball coach for Florida State University and the University of Georgia
Deividas Dulkys	Represented Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Doug Edwards	Professional NBA basketball player
Jonathan Isaac	Professional NBA basketball player, Orlando Magic
Bernard James	Professional NBA basketball player, Dallas Mavericks
Alexander Johnson	Professional NBA basketball player, Miami Heat
Michael Joiner	Professional basketball player in the Australian National Basketball League
Jonathan Kerner	Professional NBA basketball player
Derwin Kitchen	basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League	[3]
George McCloud	Professional NBA basketball player
Ralph Mims	Professional basketball player in Europe
Xavier Rathan-Mayes	Professional basketball player
Tim Pickett	Professional NBA basketball player
Ryan Reid	Professional NBA basketball player
Chris Singleton	Professional NBA basketball player, Washington Wizards
Michael Snaer	Professional basketball player
Bob Sura	Professional NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets
Irving Thomas	Professional NBA basketball player
Al Thornton	Professional NBA basketball player Washington Wizards
Von Wafer	Professional NBA basketball player, Boston Celtics
Charlie Ward	Professional NBA basketball player, Heisman Trophy winner
Mitchell Wiggins	Professional NBA basketball player
Willie Williams	Professional NBA basketball player
Ed Young	Played two years, now pastor of Fellowship Church

Basketball (women's)[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Tanae Davis-Cain	professional WNBA basketball player, Detroit Shock
Sue Galkantas	1983 finalist for the Wade Trophy
Roneeka Hodges	professional WNBA basketball player, Houston Comets
Natasha Howard	professional WNBA basketball player, Indiana Fever
Britany Miller	professional WNBA basketball player, Detroit Shock
Jacinta Monroe	professional WNBA basketball player, Washington Mystics and Tulsa Shock
Tia Paschal	professional WNBA basketball player, Chicago Sting
Leonor Rodríguez	professional basketball player and member of the Spain national team; Olympic silver medalist, Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
Leticia Romero	basketball player for the Spain women's national basketball team; Olympic silver medalist, Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
Brooke Wyckoff	professional WNBA basketball player, Chicago Sky

Golf[]

PGA[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Paul Azinger	professional golfer[4]
Daniel Berger	professional golfer
Jonas Blixt	professional golfer
Bob Duval	professional golfer
Harry Ellis	professional golfer
Hubert Green	professional golfer[5]
Nolan Henke	professional golfer[6]
Brian Kamm	professional golfer
Richie Karl	professional golfer
Kenny Knox	professional golfer[7]
Brooks Koepka	professional golfer[8]
Hank Lebioda	professional golfer
Jack Maguire	professional golfer
George McNeill	professional golfer
Jeremy Robinson	professional golfer
Jeff Sluman	professional golfer

LPGA[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Barb Bunkowsky	professional golfer
Jane Geddes	professional golfer[9]
Nancy Scranton	professional golfer[10]
Karen Stupples	professional golfer[11]
Colleen Walker	professional golfer[12]
Lisa Walters	professional golfer
	professional golfer[13]

Gymnastics[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Rafael A. Lecuona	Olympic gymnast

Soccer[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	Icelandic professional soccer player, Bayern München
Deyna Castellanos	Venezuelan women's soccer player, winner of the Golden Boot of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Megan Connolly	Soccer player for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team
Becky Edwards	Professional soccer player
Michaela Hahn	Professional soccer player	[14]
Selin Kuralay	2004 Olympic Games – Australia
Cheyna Matthews	Professional soccer player, Washington Spirit
Carson Pickett	Professional soccer player	[15]
Toni Pressley	Professional soccer player, Orlando Pride
Casey Short	Professional soccer player, Chicago Red Stars, United States women's national soccer team
India Trotter	Professional soccer player
Gloriana Villalobos	Costa Rican women's soccer player
Sarah Wagenfuhr	Professional soccer player
Mami Yamaguchi	Japanese professional soccer player
Yekaterina Gokhman	Professional soccer player, Anderlecht, Belgium,

Softball[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Yuruby Alicart	Competed for Venezuela in 2008 Summer Olympics
Jessica Burroughs	Two-time ACC Pitcher of the Year and a 2017 first-team All-American
Darby Cottle	Two-time All-American softball player
Lacey Waldrop	2014 College Softball National Player of the Year
Jessie Warren	2018 Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player

Swimming and diving[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Phil Boggs	Diver and Olympic gold medalist, 1976 Summer Olympics
Robert Braknis	Participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics
Mateo de Angulo	Represented Colombia in the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wendy Fuller	Participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics
Patrick Jeffrey	Participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics
Mike Kowalski	Participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics[16]
Nelson Mora	Butterfly swimmer from Venezuela
Steve Parry	Butterfly and backstroke swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, 2004 Summer Olympics
Katherine Rawls	Diver, two time Olympic silver medalist, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics
Ariel Rittenhouse	Diver who participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics
Pavel Sankovich	Swimmer from Belarus who participated at the 2008,2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics
Julio Santos	Freestyle swimmer from Ecuador
Tal Stricker	Breaststroke swimmer, competed for Israel in 2000 Summer Olympics
Chris Vythoulkas	Participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for The Bahamas
Katrina Young	10m Diver from the United States of America who participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Tennis[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Réjean Génois	Professional tennis player
Paul Haarhuis	Professional tennis player, participated in the Olympics
Richard Legendre	Professional tennis player
Joey Rive	Professional tennis player
Maciek Sykut	Professional tennis player

Track and field[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Gonzalo Barroilhet	Olympic decathlete from Chile
Kim Batten	Long jumper, Olympic silver medalist
Jonathan Borlée	Belgian sprinter who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics
Kevin Borlée	Belgian sprinter who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics
Marvin Bracy	Sprinter
Ricardo Chambers	Jamaican 400 m specialist
Charles Clark	Sprinter
Bradley Cooper	Olympic discus thrower and shot putter
Rafeeq Curry	NCAA Champion, 9x NCAA All-American, 2011 USA Indoor Champion, and represented America at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Walter Dix	Won two bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Brian Dzingai	Olympic sprinter from Zimbabwe
Hannah England	British distance runner, 2012 Summer Olympics
Michelle Finn	Sprinter
Trentavis Friday	World Junior Champion in the 200m and 4 × 100 m relay
Randy Givens	Track and field sprinter and participant at the 1984 Summer Olympics[17][18]
Kemar Hyman	Caymanian sprinter
Lacy Janson	Pole vaulter at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Garrett Johnson	Shot putter, 2006 NCAA Champion, and Rhodes Scholar
Thomas Lancashire	Represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500m
Andrew Lemoncello	Olympic distance runner from Britain
Ngonidzashe Makusha	Olympic long jumper from Zimbabwe
Walter McCoy	Relay runner, and Olympic gold medalist[citation needed]
Stephen Newbold	Bahamian sprinter
Marita Payne	Canadian sprinter, won two silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Dorian Scott	Jamaican shot putter, competed at 2012 Summer Olympics
Kendal Williams	World Junior Champion in the 100m and 4 × 100 m relay
Kimberly Williams	Jamaican triple jumper, competed at 2012 Summer Olympics
Linden Hall	Australian middle-distance runner, competed at 2016 Summer Olympics

Volleyball[]

Athlete	Notability	Reference
Norisha Campbell	professional volleyball player
Nick Lucena	Olympic volleyball player (2016)
Karyn Palgut	Olympic handball player (1988, 1992)
Gabrielle Reece	professional volleyball player, model
Trenesha Biggers	professional wrestler, model, actress,activist

See also[]

• Atlantic Coast Conference
• Osceola and Renegade
• "FSU Fight Song"
• List of Florida State University people

References[]

External links[]

• Official Florida State athletics site