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| Famous Washington State Athletes Here, courtesy of Wikipedia, is a list of the most famous Washington State Cougars of all time. Hamza Abdullah, NFL strong safety for the Denver Broncos. Calvin Armstrong, NFL offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins. Dominique Arnold, 96, Track & Field NCAA champion and current American record holder in the 110m High Hurdles (12.90). Kyle Basler, NFL punter for the Cleveland Browns. Drew Bledsoe, 1993 B.A. Educ. NFL quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys (previously with the New England Patriots, and the Buffalo Bills. Cody Boyd, NFL tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bobo Brayton, 1950 B.A. Phys. Ed., '59 M.S. Phys. Ed., former WSU Baseball Coach. Steve Broussard, former NFL running back and current WSU assistant football coach. Mkristo Bruce, current NFL defensive end for the Miami Dolphins. Ron Cey, MLB third baseman, 6-time All-Star, graduate of Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Washington John Chaplin, 1963 B.A. Geography, WSU Track & Field Coach, 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Coach. Erik Coleman, defensive back for the New York Jets. Devard Darling, NFL wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens that was featured in an extensive Sports Illustrated article.. James Darling, NFL middle linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals. Jason David, as of 2007, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints. Craig Ehlo Former NBA Player. Danielle Fisher, expected 2007, at the age of 20, youngest person in the world to summit the tallest mountain on each continent (on June 2, 2005). Eric Frampton, NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders. Steve Gleason, 1998 Pac 10 Defensive MVP and special teams captain of the New Orleans Saints Jason Hanson, 1993 B.S. Zoo., NFL Place Kicker. Jerome Harrison, running back for the Cleveland Browns. Scott Hatteberg, MLB first baseman, currently playing for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team Mel Hein, 1931 B.S. Phys. Ed., All-American football player in 1930; 8-time all-pro with New York Giants. Received the WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1983. Mark Hendrickson, MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jason Hill (football player), NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. Mike Kinkade, 2000 Olympic Baseball Gold Medalist currently in the Chicago Cubs organization. Julius Korir, 1984 Olympic Steeplechase Champion Bernard Lagat, '00, Two-time Olympic track & field medallist in the 1500m. Ryan Leaf, x'99 ( 1995-98 ), former NFL quarterback with the San Diego Chargers. Keith Lincoln, 1961 B.A. Educ., '64 B.S. Phys. Ed., WSU football running back & kicker; record 206 yards rushing in the 1964 American Football League Championship game for the San Diego Chargers, two time Pro Bowl MVP. Rian Lindell, kicker for the Buffalo Bills Gerry Lindgren, won 11 NCAA Track & Field distance running championships. Chad Little, Former NASCAR driver. Rien Long, 2003, only WSU player to win the Outland Trophy, current defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans. Rueben Mayes, former NFL running back with the New Orleans Saints. Rob Meier, current NFL defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Nick Mihlhauser, NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Josh Moen, former WSU safety, current assistant football coach at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, Washington John Olerud, former MLB first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners. Karl Paymah, current NFL cornerback for the Denver Broncos. George Raveling, One of the winningest coaches in Washington State University basketball history. Henry Rono, former track & field world record holder in the 10,000m, 5,000m, 3,000m, and 3,000m steeplechase. Timm Rosenbach, former NFL QB with the Phoenix Cardinals. As of 2007, the quarterbacks coach for WSU. Mark Rypien, former NFL quarterback, Super Bowl XXVI MVP with the Washington Redskins. Aaron Sele, Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jonathan McKenzi Smith, NFL runningback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Raonall Smith, NFL outside linebacker for the St. Louis Rams. Wes Stock, former MLB pitcher. Jack Thompson, the "Throwin' Samoan," '84 Bus. Adm., former NFL quarterback. Lamont Thompson, NFL safety for the Tennessee Titans. Robbie Tobeck, former NFL center for the Seattle Seahawks. Marcus Trufant, 2003, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks. Ed Viesturs, 1987 D.V.M., one of 12 people in the world and the only American to climb the 14 tallest mountains in the world; Viesturs completed the task unaided by supplemental oxygen. Ian Waltz, 8 time NCAA All-American for discus and shot put, 2004 US Olympian for discus. Cory Withrow, NFL center for the Minnesota Vikings. Well, okay, maybe Ryan Leaf was more infamous than famous, but... Bledsoe, Mel Hein, Ron Cey? Some pretty good athletes on this list.
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