List of San Jose State University people

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The following is a list of notable persons (students, alumni, faculty or academic affiliates) associated with San José State University, located in the American city of San Jose, California.

Notable alumni[]

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Academia[]

  • Bettina Aptheker — author, professor, political activist[1]
  • Marshall Drummond — former chancellor, California Community College System[2]
  • Harry Edwards — Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley; author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete[3]
  • Mary Lyons — President, University of San Diego[4]
  • Henry Suzzallo — former president, University of Washington[5]
  • Jennifer Wilby — Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull[6]
  • Hamza Yusuf — Islamic scholar[7]

Artists and musicians[]

  • Amber Aguirre — American ceramic sculptor[8]
  • Bernd Behr — artist[9]
  • Mary Blair — artist and illustrator who helped create Disney's Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953)[2]
  • Lindsey Buckingham — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[10]
  • Doug Clifford — rock drummer best known for his work as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival[11]
  • Stu Cook — bass guitarist best known for his work with Creedence Clearwater Revival (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[11]
  • Irene Dalis — New York Metropolitan Opera star and founder of Opera San Jose[12]
  • Allan Graham — visual artist (studied at SJSU; graduated from University of New Mexico)[13]
  • Robert Graham — internationally acclaimed sculptor whose work includes the Olympic Gateway in Los Angeles (attended SJSU before transferring to San Francisco Art Institute)[2]
  • Tom Johnston — rock guitarist and vocalist best known for his work as a founding member of The Doobie Brothers[14]
  • Paul Kantner — rock guitarist best known for his work as a founding member of Jefferson Airplane[14]
  • David Kuraoka — ceramic artist[15]
  • Sal Maccarone — nationally acclaimed woodworker and sculptor whose work includes "The Spirit of Tenaya" in Yosemite National Park [2]
  • Bryan "Brain" Mantia — drummer, Primus, Guns N' Roses, Tom Waits, Buckethead[16]
  • Ann Millikan — musician and composer[17]
  • Stevie Nicks — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[18]
  • Larry Norman — Christian rock musician, singer and songwriter; founding member of the '60s rock band People! (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[19]
  • Fred H. Roster — sculptor[20]
  • Patrick Simmons — rock guitarist and vocalist best known for his work as a founding member of The Doobie Brothers[21]
  • Gordon Smedt – pop artist and painter (studied graphic design and illustration at SJSU from 1982–1984; graduated from Art Center College of Design)[22]
  • Wayne Thiebaud — painter (studied at SJSU from 1949–1950; graduated from Sacramento State University)[citation needed]
  • Cal Tjader — Grammy Award-winning jazz musician (studied at SJSU; graduated from San Francisco State University)[23]
  • Michael Whelan — artist and illustrator specializing in imaginative realism; Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee[24]

Authors[]

  • Lorna Dee Cervantes — poet, Pulitzer Prize nominee[2]
  • William J. Craddock — novelist, author of Be Not Content and Twilight Candelabra[25]
  • Carmen Giménez Smith — poet, American Book Award winner[26]
  • James D. Houston  — co-author of Farewell to Manzanar; author of Continental Drift, Snow Mountain Passage, and others; Lurie Distinguished Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at SJSU in Spring 2006[27]
  • Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston — co-author of Farewell to Manzanar[28]
  • Jayne Ann Krentz — New York Times bestselling author[29]
  • Ella Leffland — novelist (Rumors of Peace) and short story writer (Last Courtesies and Other Stories)[30]
  • Edwin Markham — poet[2]
  • Patricia A. McKillip — novelist[31]
  • Sandra McPherson — poet[2]
  • Robert Scoble — blogger, author, and social media pioneer[32]
  • Amy Tan — novelist; author of The Joy Luck Club[2]

Aviation[]

  • Jason Dahl — airline pilot and United Airlines Flight 93 captain who died in the September 11 attacks[33]

Business[]

Film, theatre, and TV[]

  • Coby Bell — actor; best known for his role as NYPD officer Tyrone Davis, Jr. on the NBC drama Third Watch[45]
  • Danny Lee Clark — actor, writer and producer; played Nitro on American Gladiators[46]
  • Rosanna DeSoto — film actress, best for her role of Connie Valenzuela in the 1987 film La Bamba
  • Debrah Farentino — film and television actress; model (attended SJSU; transferred to UCLA)[47]
  • Jerry Juhl — head writer and producer for The Muppets and Fraggle Rock[2]
  • Omar Benson Miller — actor[2]
  • Steve Silver — founder of Beach Blanket Babylon, a popular cabaret show in San Francisco[2]
  • Kurtwood Smith — actor, best known for the role of Red Forman on That '70s Show[48]
  • The Smothers Brothers — comedians[2]
  • Bobbi Starr — pornographic actress[49]
  • Luis Valdez — Chicano playwright, screenwriter and director best known for his movie La Bamba[2]
  • Yousef Erakat — Actor, Comedian, Vlogger [2]

Journalism[]

  • Chauncey Bailey — Oakland Post editor-in-chief; murdered in 2007[50]
  • Grant Brisbee — San Francisco Giants writer for The Athletic[51]
  • Kim Komenich — photojournalist, filmmaker and teacher; Pulitzer Prize winner (1987)[52]
  • John Kouns — photojournalist during the Civil Rights Movement
  • Tony Kovaleski — broadcast journalist (KNTV-TV); multiple Emmy awards; winner of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award (2010)[53]
  • Steve Lopez — newspaper columnist, Los Angeles Times; novelist[54]
  • Dave Meltzer —editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter[55]
  • Anacleto Rapping — photojournalist and teacher; three-time Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Steve Starr — photojournalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (1970)[56]
  • Julie Tilsner, journalist for Businessweek
  • David Willman — reporter; Pulitzer Prize winner (2001)[2]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Christopher Darden — prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case[57]
  • Dirk Dirksen — godfather of San Francisco punk; tour manager for The Doors, Iron Butterfly, The Supremes and Ray Charles; owner of the Mabuhay Gardens punk club in San Francisco (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[58]
  • Rob Janoff — Graphic designer best known for his creation of the Apple logo[59]
  • Harry W. Jenkins — Major General, U.S. Marine Corps[60]
  • Jessica McClintock — fashion designer[2]
  • Anthony Poshepny, aka Tony Poe — legendary CIA paramilitary officer[61]
  • Edward Soriano — Lieutenant General, United States Army;[62] As of April 2009, highest ranking Filipino American in the United States military[63]
  • Osvaldo Vega  — Current WT field engineer
  • Abraham Salas  — Current WT field engineer

Politics and government[]

  • Richard C. Baldwin — Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court[64]
  • James T. Beall Jr. — California Assemblyman, 24th district, and former Santa Clara County Supervisor[2]
  • Lee P. Brown — former Mayor of Houston; former Police Commissioner of New York City; former Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy[2]
  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell — former U.S. Senator from Colorado[2]
  • Albert E. Carter — former U.S. Congressman[2]
  • David C. Casas  — former mayor of Los Altos and Los Altos city council member[65]
  • Cindy Chavez — former member of San Jose City Council and former vice mayor of San Jose[2]
  • Judy Chirco  — San José City councilmember, District 9[2]
  • William Clark, Jr. — former U.S. Ambassador to India[66]
  • Michael Deaver — Deputy White House Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan[2]
  • Robert Doerr — former Mayor of San Jose, California (1956–1958)[67]
  • Paul Fong — California Assemblyman, 22nd district[68]
  • Robert "Bob" Foster — Mayor of Long Beach, California; former President, Southern California Edison; former CSU Trustee[2]
  • Mike Honda — U.S. Representative from California[2]
  • Lou Henry Hoover — former First Lady of the United States[2]
  • Johnny Khamis — Councilmember on the San Jose City Council[69]
  • Linda J. LeZotte  — San Jose City councilmember, District 1[2]
  • Evan Low — California State Assemblyman; member of California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus[70]
  • Gus Morrison — Mayor of Fremont, California (1985–1989; 1994–2004; since January 2012)[71]
  • Gaylord Nelson — former U.S. Senator; Governor of Wisconsin; founder of Earth Day[2]
  • Lyn Nofziger — White House advisor to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan[2]
  • Robert Rivas — California State Assemblyman[72]
  • Ed Rollins — National Campaign Director for Reagan–Bush (1984) and Mike Huckabee (2007); regular guest political analyst on CNN (attended SJSU; graduated from CSU Chico)[2]
  • Jim Silva — California State Assemblyman; former mayor of Huntington Beach[73]
  • Laurie Smith — Sheriff, Santa Clara County; first female county sheriff in the history of the state of California[2]
  • Fernando Torres-Gil — first assistant secretary for aging at the Department of Health and Human Services in the Clinton Administration; associate dean of the School of Public Affairs at UCLA[2]
  • Joe Trippi — presidential campaign manager for Howard Dean (2004)[74]
  • Sim Tze Tzin — Malaysian politician[75]
  • Carole Ward Allen  — former BART board director, District 4; former Oakland port commissioner[2]
  • Kent Wiedemann — former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia[76]
  • Ken Yeager — politician, member of Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

Science and technology[]

  • Barbara Bekins – hydrologist and Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering[77]
  • Daniel W. Bradley — co-discoverer of Hepatitis C[78]
  • Ray Dolby — engineer, founder of Dolby Laboratories (studied two years at SJSU; graduated from Stanford University)[2]
  • Dian Fossey — ethologist and gorilla expert[2]
  • Charles Ginsburg — engineer, inventor of the videocassette recorder; National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee[79]
  • Jan Koum — billionaire entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of WhatsApp; managing director at Facebook, Inc. (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[80]
  • Gordon Moore — scientist, author of Moore's Law[2]
  • Roger Wakimoto — atmospheric scientist, tornado expert, director of NCAR and NSF[81]

Sports[]

Baseball[]

  • Jeff Ball — former Major League Baseball player, San Francisco Giants[82]
  • Aaron Bates — Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox[82]
  • Mike Brown — former Major League Baseball player, California Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates[82]
  • Ken Caminiti — former Major League Baseball player, Houston Astros et al.[82]
  • Anthony Chavez — former Major League Baseball player, California Angels[82]
  • Chris Codiroli — former Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics[82]
  • Kevin Frandsen  — Major League Baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies[82]
  • Gary Hughes — former Major League Baseball assistant coach, Chicago Cubs[82]
  • Pat Hughes — play-by-play radio broadcaster for Chicago Cubs[82]
  • Jason Jimenez — former Major League Baseball player, Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays[82]
  • Randy Johnson — former Major League Baseball player, Atlanta Braves[82]
  • Brad Kilby — Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics[82]
  • Hal Kolstad — former Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox[82]
  • Mark Langston — former Major League Baseball player, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, et al.[82]
  • Larry Lintz — former Major League Baseball player, Montreal Expos et al.[82]
  • John Oldham — former Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds[82]
  • Jason Simontacchi — former Major League Baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals[82]
  • Anthony Telford — former Major League Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, et al.[82]
  • Carlos Torres — Major League Baseball player, Chicago White Sox[82]

Basketball[]

Football[]

See also: Category:San Jose State Spartans football players
  • Courtney Anderson — former NFL tight end, Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders[84]
  • Stacey Bailey — former NFL wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons[85]
  • Keith Birlem — former SJSU quarterback, NFL player, member of San Jose State Hall of Fame
  • Kim Bokamper — former NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins[85]
  • John Broussard — NFL wide receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars[85]
  • Gill Byrd — former NFL defensive back, San Diego Chargers; two NFL Pro Bowl appearances[85]
  • Jim Cadile — former NFL guard, Chicago Bears[85]
  • Sheldon Canley — former NFL running back, San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets[86]
  • Matt Castelo — former NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks; former CFL linebacker, Hamilton Tiger-cats[87]
  • Steve Clarkson — nationally renowned quarterbacks coach; founder of Steve Clarkson Dreammaker quarterback camp[88]
  • Sherman Cocroft — former NFL defensive back, Kansas City Chiefs[85]
  • Clarence Cunningham — former AFL wide receiver, defensive back, running back, and kick returner; former AF2 starter, Stockton Lightning; IFL free safety, Catania Elephants[89]
  • Neal Dahlen — former SJSU quarterback, NFL manager and scout; holds the record for the most earned Super Bowl rings at seven[90]
  • Rashied Davis — NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears[91]
  • Yonus Davis — CFL running back, BC Lions[92]
  • Steve DeBerg — former NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys[85]
  • David Diaz-Infante — former NFL and CFL offensive guard, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Sacramento Gold Miners[84]
  • Oscar Donahue — former NFL wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings[84]
  • Terry Donahue — UCLA head football coach; College Football Hall of Fame inductee (attended SJSU for one year)[93]
  • Leon Donohue, former NFL offensive lineman, San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys[85]
  • Carl Ekern — former NFL linebacker, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance[85]
  • David Fales -NFL quarterback, New York Jets[85]
  • Mervyn Fernandez —former NFL wide receiver, Los Angeles Raiders[85]
  • Coye Francies  — NFL defensive back, Cleveland Browns[84]
  • Jeff Garcia — NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers et al.; four NFL Pro Bowl appearances[85]
  • Trestin George — CFL defensive back, BC Lions[94]
  • Jarron Gilbert – NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears[85]
  • Charlie Harraway — former NFL running back, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns[85]
  • Paul Held — former NFL quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers[85]
  • Willie Heston — former SJSU halfback; College Football Hall of Fame inductee (attended SJSU from 1898–1900; graduated from University of Michigan)[95]
  • James Hodgins — former NFL fullback, St. Louis Rams et al.[85]
  • Duke Ihenacho — NFL safety, Denver Broncos[85]
  • Johnny Johnson — former NFL running back, New York Jets; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance; consensus choice for Rookie of the Year (1990)[85]
  • Cody Jones — NFL defensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance[85]
  • James Jones — NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders[85]
  • Rick Kane — former NFL running back, Detroit Lions[85]
  • Bob Ladouceur — among winningest high school football coaches in U.S. history; coached De La Salle High Spartans to 151 consecutive wins from 1992–2003[96]
  • Bill Leavy — NFL referee; officiated Super Bowl XL
  • Dwight Lowery — NFL defensive back, New York Jets and two-time All-American at SJSU[85]
  • Joe Nedney — NFL kicker, San Francisco 49ers[91]
  • William Yaw Obeng — Arena Football League lineman, San Jose Sabercats
  • Chris Owens — NFL defensive back, Atlanta Falcons[84]
  • Tom Petitthome — former AFL player, San Jose Sabercats
  • Art Powell — NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders; Raiders' 7th all-time leading receiver[85]
  • Waylon Prather — former NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals[97]
  • Jim Psaltis — former NFL defensive back[98]
  • David Richmond — NFL wide receiver, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Scott Rislov — AFL quarterback, San Jose Sabercats
  • Al Saunders — former NFL head coach for the San Diego Chargers[99]
  • Rufus Skillern — CFL and NFL wide receiver, BC Lions and Baltimore Ravens
  • Gerald Small — former NFL defensive back, Miami Dolphins[85]
  • Carl Sullivan — former NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers[85]
  • Adam Tafralis — CFL quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats[100]
  • Tyson Thompson —NFL kick returner, Dallas Cowboys[85]
  • Bob Titchenal — former NFL linebacker, Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Dons; one Pro Bowl appearance; former head football coach, University of New Mexico and SJSU[85]
  • Paul Varelans  - retired professional MMA fighter formerly with the UFC[101]
  • Dick Vermeil — NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XXXIV[2][102]
  • Bill Walsh — NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX, and Super Bowl XXIII; Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee[2][103]
  • Gerald Willhite — former NFL running back, Denver Broncos[85]
  • Billy Wilson — former NFL receiver, San Francisco 49ers; six NFL Pro Bowl appearances[85]
  • Louis Wright — former NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos; 1st round NFL draft pick; five NFL Pro Bowl appearances[85]
  • Roy Zimmerman — former NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins; one Pro Bowl appearance[85]

Golf[]

Olympic Games[]

  • Charles Adkins — 1952 Olympian (boxing); gold medalist[106]
  • Kevin Asano — 1988 Olympian (judo); silver medalist; USA Judo Hall of Fame inductee[106]
  • Bob Berland — 1984 Olympian (judo); silver medalist[106]
  • Felix Böhni — 1980 and 1984 Olympian (pole vault)
  • Vinnie Bradford — 1984 Olympian (fencing)[106]
  • Suzannah Brookshire-Gonzales — 2020 Olympian (softball)[107]
  • Colton Brown — 2016 and 2020 Olympian (judo)[108]
  • Ed Burke — 1964 and 1968 Olympian (track and field),[106] U.S.A. Flagbearer at the 1984 Opening Ceremonies in Los Angeles
  • Russ Camilleri — 1960 and 1964 Olympian (freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling)
  • Robin Campbell — 1984 Olympian (track and field – 800 metres)[109]
  • John Carlos — 1968 Olympian (track and field – 200 meters); bronze medalist; best known for giving raised fist salute from the medalist's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City[106]
  • Dedy Cooper — 1980 Olympian (track and field – 110 meter hurdles)[110]
  • Michelle Cox — 2020 Olympian (softball)[107]
  • Jim Doehring — 1992 Olympian (track and field – shot put); silver medalist[106]
  • Emma Entzminger — 2020 Olympian (softball)[107]
  • Clara Espar Llaquet — 2020 Olympian (water polo); silver medalist[111]
  • Lee Evans — 1968 Olympian (track and field – 4x400 meters and 400 meters); two-time gold medalist and world record holder[106]
  • Jeff Fishback — 1964 Olympian (track and field)[106]
  • George Haines — swim coach for seven U.S. Olympic teams; head swim coach at UCLA and Stanford University[2]
  • Steve Hamann — 1980 Olympian (water polo)[106]
  • Mike Hernandez — 1972 Olympian (soccer)[106]
  • Mitch Ivey — 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist[106]
  • Margaret Jenkins — 1928 Olympian (track and field)[106]
  • Stacey Johnson — 1980 Olympian (fencing)[106]
  • Russ Lockwood — 1976 Olympian (Greco Roman wrestling)
  • Marti Malloy — 2012 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist[106]
  • Keith Nakasone — 1980 Olympian (judo)[106]
  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell — 1964 Olympian (judo)[106]
  • Ray Norton — 1960 Olympian (track and field)[106]
  • Christos Papanikolaou — 1968 Olympian (track and field – pole vault); world record holder (first man over 18 feet)[112]
  • John Powell — 1976 and 1984 Olympian (track and field – discus); two-time bronze medalist[106]
  • Raju Rai — 2008 Olympian (men's singles badminton)
  • Ronnie Ray Smith — 1968 Olympian (track and field athlete – 4 × 100 meters); gold medalist and world record holder[106]
  • Tommie Smith — 1968 Olympian (track and field athlete – 200 meters); gold medalist; best known for giving raised fist salute from the medalist's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games[106]
  • Willie Steele —1948 Olympian (track and field – long jump); gold medalist[106]
  • Robyn Stevens — 2020 Olympian (20k race walking)[107]
  • Jill Sudduth — 1996 Olympian (synchronized swimming): gold medalist[106]
  • Mike Swain — 1988 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist; first American male to win the World Judo Championships[106]
  • Lynn Vidali — 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist[106]
  • Jim Zylker — 1972 Olympian (soccer)[106]

Other[]

  • Isai Alvarado — professional Super Smash Bros. player[113]
  • Joey Chestnut — competitive eater; world record holder[114]
  • Shane Golobic — dirt track racing driver[115]
  • Krazy George Henderson — professional cheerleader and self-proclaimed inventor of the audience wave[116]
  • Ryan Suarez — former MLS soccer player (Los Angeles Galaxy and Dallas Burn)[117]
  • Yoshihiro Uchida — head coach, SJSU judo team; team coach, 1964 U.S. Olympic judo team; instrumental in developing organized intercollegiate judo competition in the U.S.[2]
  • Peter Ueberroth — Major League Baseball Commissioner (1984 –1989); U.S. Olympic Committee chair; Time magazine's "Man of the Year"[2]
  • Justin Willis — professional Mixed Martial Artist, current UFC Heavyweight[118]

Faculty and staff[]

  • James J. Asher — Professor Emeritus of psychology; inventor of Total Physical Response (TPR)[119]
  • Dwight Bentel — driving force behind the development of the SJSU School of Journalism and Mass Communications[120]
  • Elbert Botts — former chemistry professor; California Department of Transportation employee; inventor of Botts dots[121]
  • Celia Correas de Zapata — former Spanish professor; world expert on Latin American women's fiction; widely published author[122]
  • Paul Douglass — English professor; renowned literary scholar; winner of the 2007 Elma Dangerfield award for his publication of new and original work related to the life and times of the poet Lord Byron; [123]
  • Daniel Goldston — mathematics professor; developed breakthrough methods for proving there are arbitrarily large primes that are unusually close together[124]
  • Lou Harrison — former composer-in-residence; world-renowned composer[125]
  • Fred Iltis — Holocaust emigre and entomologist
  • Jessica Mitford — former sociology professor; renowned muckraking journalist; author of The American Way of Death[126]
  • Bruce Ogilvie — psychology professor; renowned sports psychologist[127]
  • Rudy Rucker — former computer science professor; renowned science fiction author; often credited as a founding father of cyberpunk[128]
  • Frederick Spratt  — art professor (1956–1989) and art department chair; known for his Color Theory paintings; founder of the Frederick Spratt Gallery in San Jose[129]
  • Shelby Steele — former English professor; writer; documentary filmmaker; author of The Content of our Character; Emmy Award winner; National Book Critics Circle Award winner[130]
  • Allen Strange — Professor Emeritus of music; renowned musician and composer; author of Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls, a key text on modular analog synthesis; author of other texts on modern music practices[131]
  • Lloyd (Bud) Winter — track coach; produced over 100 All-Americans and nine Olympians at SJSU; coached SJSU track team to two NCAA national titles; National Track and Field Hall of Fame inductee; author of So You Want to be a Sprinter[132]

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