Iconic Houston businessman and philanthropist Jim McIngvale played football at North Texas before going on to own Gallery Furniture, start the Gallery Furniture Bowl (Houston Bowl), and stepping up to help the citizens of Houston during difficult times like Hurricane Harvey & Ike.

(08-01-2018 10:58 PM)Volkmar Wrote:  

(08-01-2018 10:03 PM)Lizard Breath Wrote:  Michelle beadle

She wasn't an athlete at UTSA, so N/A.

No, but she reports on athletes. Eh, eh.

WKU has:
John Carpenter - director of The Thing, Halloween, They Live, Escape from NY and a bunch of other movies.
Michael Rosenbaum - best know for being Lex Luther on Smallville
Ducan Hines - yes, of baking fame.
Terry Wilcutt - former NASA astronaut (flew on 4 missions)
Steve Gorman - drummer for the Black Crows and current sports talk radio host
Charles Napier - actor. One of those names that most people won't know, but many will easily recognize him.

(08-02-2018 07:50 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  WKU has:
John Carpenter - director of The Thing, Halloween, They Live, Escape from NY and a bunch of other movies.
Michael Rosenbaum - best know for being Lex Luther on Smallville
Ducan Hines - yes, of baking fame.
Terry Wilcutt - former NASA astronaut (flew on 4 missions)
Steve Gorman - drummer for the Black Crows and current sports talk radio host
Charles Napier - actor. One of those names that most people won't know, but many will easily recognize him.

What sport did they play?

(08-02-2018 08:19 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(08-02-2018 07:50 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  WKU has:
John Carpenter - director of The Thing, Halloween, They Live, Escape from NY and a bunch of other movies.
Michael Rosenbaum - best know for being Lex Luther on Smallville
Ducan Hines - yes, of baking fame.
Terry Wilcutt - former NASA astronaut (flew on 4 missions)
Steve Gorman - drummer for the Black Crows and current sports talk radio host
Charles Napier - actor. One of those names that most people won't know, but many will easily recognize him.

What sport did they play?

Question was too complicated for 'em.

Justin Verlander

Sure he's a well known pitcher in MLB but his true claim to fame is marrying Kate Upton

(08-02-2018 06:36 AM)FAU Connoisseur Wrote:  

(08-01-2018 09:13 PM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte has clay Aiken. Chat page closed.

Carrot Top...mike drop!

Sidenote: Carrot Top lived in Charlotte for a LONG TIME including during his "best years"......may still live here for all I know.

Can I count Ed Hochuli as a famous attorney? He is famous and an attorney.

Jon Dorenbos is probably more widely known as a magician than a football player.

(08-02-2018 08:34 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  Justin Verlander

Sure he's a well known pitcher in MLB but his true claim to fame is marrying Kate Upton

WINNER WINNER !!

Tobe Nwigwe played linebacker and hes got a burgeoning music career going.

(08-02-2018 08:49 AM)PSCNiner Wrote:  

(08-02-2018 06:36 AM)FAU Connoisseur Wrote:  

(08-01-2018 09:13 PM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte has clay Aiken. Chat page closed.

Carrot Top...mike drop!

Sidenote: Carrot Top lived in Charlotte for a LONG TIME including during his "best years"......may still live here for all I know.

Saw him a lot a frat parties and Rainbow Deli on mug night in the mid90’s
Jeff Gordon hung out at bars near the school back then as well (always with a smoke show).

(08-02-2018 07:50 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  WKU has:
John Carpenter - director of The Thing, Halloween, They Live, Escape from NY and a bunch of other movies.
Michael Rosenbaum - best know for being Lex Luther on Smallville
Ducan Hines - yes, of baking fame.
Terry Wilcutt - former NASA astronaut (flew on 4 missions)
Steve Gorman - drummer for the Black Crows and current sports talk radio host
Charles Napier - actor. One of those names that most people won't know, but many will easily recognize him.

Some of you people don't take directions well. This was supposed to be about FAMOUS people who played some sport at your school, but got famous doing SOMETHING ELSE. That means something DIFFERENT than the sport they played at your school. And it certainly doesn't mean you should simply list a bunch of alumni that never played a sport at your school. We could all do that.

(08-02-2018 10:11 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(08-02-2018 07:50 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  WKU has:
John Carpenter - director of The Thing, Halloween, They Live, Escape from NY and a bunch of other movies.
Michael Rosenbaum - best know for being Lex Luther on Smallville
Ducan Hines - yes, of baking fame.
Terry Wilcutt - former NASA astronaut (flew on 4 missions)
Steve Gorman - drummer for the Black Crows and current sports talk radio host
Charles Napier - actor. One of those names that most people won't know, but many will easily recognize him.

Some of you people don't take directions well. This was supposed to be about FAMOUS people who played some sport at your school, but got famous doing SOMETHING ELSE. That means something DIFFERENT than the sport they played at your school. And it certainly doesn't mean you should simply list a bunch of alumni that never played a sport at your school. We could all do that.

Cut those guys some slack. They are just beginning this coming fall to no longer accept students with a GPA below 2.0. The Provost also stated it's going to cause a dip in enrollment too.

I would say Billy Crystal.

(08-02-2018 10:51 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  

(08-02-2018 10:11 AM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(08-02-2018 07:50 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  WKU has:
John Carpenter - director of The Thing, Halloween, They Live, Escape from NY and a bunch of other movies.
Michael Rosenbaum - best know for being Lex Luther on Smallville
Ducan Hines - yes, of baking fame.
Terry Wilcutt - former NASA astronaut (flew on 4 missions)
Steve Gorman - drummer for the Black Crows and current sports talk radio host
Charles Napier - actor. One of those names that most people won't know, but many will easily recognize him.

Some of you people don't take directions well. This was supposed to be about FAMOUS people who played some sport at your school, but got famous doing SOMETHING ELSE. That means something DIFFERENT than the sport they played at your school. And it certainly doesn't mean you should simply list a bunch of alumni that never played a sport at your school. We could all do that.

Cut those guys some slack. They are just beginning this coming fall to no longer accept students with a GPA below 2.0. The Provost also stated it's going to cause a dip in enrollment too.

I thought you were kidding at first, then I hit the Google machine. High standards for the hilltoppers.

(08-02-2018 08:28 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  

(08-02-2018 08:19 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(08-02-2018 07:50 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  WKU has:
John Carpenter - director of The Thing, Halloween, They Live, Escape from NY and a bunch of other movies.
Michael Rosenbaum - best know for being Lex Luther on Smallville
Ducan Hines - yes, of baking fame.
Terry Wilcutt - former NASA astronaut (flew on 4 missions)
Steve Gorman - drummer for the Black Crows and current sports talk radio host
Charles Napier - actor. One of those names that most people won't know, but many will easily recognize him.

What sport did they play?

Question was too complicated for 'em.

My bad. I was thinking famous alum NOT in athletics.

This is why I shouldn't post while getting ready for work.

(08-01-2018 11:07 PM)Noodles Wrote:  Gary Grubbs is a Hollywood actor, writer, and director.
Jeff Hammond was a 3-star General. (not famous, but still very cool.)

probably the most recent is former baseball player Adam Doleac

https://southernmiss.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=409
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music...ac-2005177

(08-02-2018 08:49 AM)PSCNiner Wrote:  

(08-02-2018 06:36 AM)FAU Connoisseur Wrote:  

(08-01-2018 09:13 PM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte has clay Aiken. Chat page closed.

Carrot Top...mike drop!

Sidenote: Carrot Top lived in Charlotte for a LONG TIME including during his "best years"......may still live here for all I know.

Fairly certain he lives in Vegas, he has shows year round.....I don't get why people shell out more than a dime to see that clown, but that is just my opinion....

Little twist here, I suppose, with ODU having a non-athlete who became known because of athletics. ESPN Sports Center co-host Jay Harris is an ODU alumnus.

Well, for Rice, there's me. But I never played athletics, so I may not count.

And I'm not famous either, so probably not the best answer.