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 of America.

Faculty

Academics

Administration

Athletics

Baseball
Greg Beals
Basketball
Billy Donovan
Football
Soccer
Softball
Track & Field

Alumni

Arts and entertainment

Billy Crystal
Brad Dourif
  • Brad Dourif, Academy Award-nominated actor, the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play film series; The Lord of the Rings and Deadwood; stepson of William Campbell, captain at Royal and Ancient St. Andrew's Course in Scotland and 15-time winner of WV Amateur Golf Tournament; did not graduate
  • Conchata Ferrell, actress; notable role as Berta the housekeeper for all 12 seasons of Two and a Half Men
  • Darrell Fetty, actor, screenwriter, and producer; nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the History miniseries Hatfields & McCoys which has received a total of 16 nominations
  • John Fiedler, actor and movie producer; acted and produced over 100 productions including the voice of Piglet in Disney's Winnie the Pooh productions
  • Craig Johnson, mystery novel author best known for his Sheriff Walt Longmire novel series
  • Thomas M. Kromer, modernist and writer; notable piece of Waiting for Nothing (1935)
  • Breece D'J Pancake, short fiction writer; multiple of his short stories were published on The Atlantic Monthly
  • Clint McElroy, radio personality, podcaster, known for his work on the podcast The Adventure Zone and for hosting several FM radio shows in West Virginia, adjunct professor in the Department of Theatre at Marshall University
Griffin McElroy
Soupy Sales

Athletics

Baseball

Jeff Montgomery
Dan Straily

Basketball

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
  • Hassan Whiteside, professional basketball, NBA Sacramento Kings, 2010–11, Miami Heat 2014–19, Portland Trail Blazers since 2019; drafted in the second round of 2010 Draft; NBADL Reno Bighorns, 2011–12, and Sioux Falls Skyforce, 2012–13; played just one year at Marshall, but set game (13), season and career (182) block records for Marshall, 2009–10, for Coach Donnie Jones, and helped Herd to CIT berth, first post-season for MU since 1988, earning Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News.
  • Tyler Wilkerson, professional basketball, Israel, 2011–12; NBADL, Austin Toros. 2012–13; finished with 657 rebounds (16th all-time) and 1,038 points (38th all-time) at Marshall University, and helped Herd to back-to-back CIT berths, the Herd's first post-season action since 1988.
  • Jason Williams, former NBA basketball player

Football

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

Sterling Flunder

Other

Luke Gross

Business

Education

Joseph Duffey

Journalism

Military

Politics

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

Science

Other

References

  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.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Marshall University
Located in: Huntington, West Virginia
Academics
AthleticsCampus
MediaRelated
  • Founded: 1837
  • Students: 13,631
  • Endowment: 106 million