List of faculty and alumni of Marshall University

This is a list of notable people associated with Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, United States.

Faculty

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Academics

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Administration

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Athletics

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Basketball
 
Billy Donovan
Football
Track & Field

Alumni

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Arts and entertainment

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Billy Crystal
 
Brad Dourif
 
Griffin McElroy
 
Soupy Sales

Athletics

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Baseball

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Jeff Montgomery
 
Dan Straily

Basketball

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Dan D'Antoni
  • Dan D'Antoni, head coach Marshall University since 2014; previously professional NBA assistant coach, with Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns; member of Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame; as point guard led Herd to back-to-back NIT appearances in 1967 and 1968, advancing to "Final Four" with wins over Villanova and Nebraska in 1967, losing in 2OT to St. Peter's (102-93); coached Socastee High School at Myrtle Beach, S.C. to over 500 wins, created Beach Ball Classic Tournament with both basketball and scholar competitions
 
Mike D'Antoni
 
Hal Greer
 
Hassan Whiteside

Football

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Rasheen Ali
 
Mike Bartrum
 
Ahmad Bradshaw
 
Frank Gatski
 
Byron Leftwich
 
Randy Moss
 
Chad Pennington
  • Chad Pennington, former NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets, 2000–2010 (first round, #12 pick); FOX NFL analyst, 2012; Marshall Hall of Fame; led 1995 Herd to I-AA finals as true frosh; then led MU to Mid-American Conference titles in 1997-98-99, Motor City Bowls in 1997-98-99, to No. 25 ranking (The Sporting News) in 1998 with 12-1 mark, then to No. 10 rankings in Associated Press, USA Today and The Sporting News final polls for I-A football with 13-0 mark in 1999, knocking off No. 25 BYU in MCB III
  • Tony Petersen, college football coach-offensive coordinator, Louisiana Tech, 2013; co-offensive coordinator, qb coach and assoc. head coach, Marshall University, 2010–12; also coached at Marshall, 1991–2000; Marshall Hall of Fame; quarterbacked Herd to I-AA National Finals for the first time, falling to University of Louisiana-Monroe, 43-42, in championship game in a school-record 10-win season in 1987, then saved three games (setting MU record) in 1988, winning Southern Conference Athlete of the Year honors
  • Bob Pruett, former defensive coordinator, University of Virginia and former head coach, Marshall University, 1996–2004, lettered nine times in three sports at Marshall 1961–64 (football, track and wrestling); member of Marshall Hall of Fame
  • Jason Rader, former NFL tight end, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots
  • Steve Sciullo, former NFL offensive lineman, Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles
  • Lee Smith, NFL tight end, Buffalo Bills, 2012; New England Patriots, 2011–12
  • Mark Snyder, college assistant coach-defensive coordinator, Texas A&M, 2012–13; defensive coordinator, USF Bulls, 2010–12; head coach, Marshall University, 2005–2009; defensive coordinator, Ohio State University, 1999–2005; defensive coordinator, Youngstown State University
 
C. J. Spillman

Soccer

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Sterling Flunder

Other

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Luke Gross

Business

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Education

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Joseph Duffey

Journalism

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Military

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Politics

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Robert C. Byrd
 
John F. Hartranft
 
Jim Justice
 
Earl Ray Tomblin

Science

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ "Mike D'Antoni". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Harold Everett Greer". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Handy makes British Olympic team
  4. ^ "Kinsey Signs Free Agent Contract with Utah Jazz". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  5. ^ "Michael Weldon Bartrum". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "Ahmad Bradshaw". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "Christopher Alan Crocker". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "Frank Gatski". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  9. ^ "Chris Hanson". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  10. ^ "Carl Lee Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "John Wade". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  12. ^ "Travis Brent". www.fpuravens.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Dustin Hazelett College". 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  14. ^ "Dustin Hazelett UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  15. ^ "West Virginia Delegate Biography: Delegate Booth". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  16. ^ "W.Va. House 16 candidate: Daniel Linville (R)". The Herald-Dispatch. September 15, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  17. ^ "Ellen Mosley-Thompson". Department of Geography. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  18. ^ Colegrove, Andrew (2024-06-07). "Huntington native wins 7th straight game on Jeopardy!". WSAZ. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  19. ^ Rather, Joey. "West Virginia native ends 15-day Jeopardy! winning streak with $350,000+". WBOY.
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