List of Phi Beta Sigma members

Phi Beta Sigma founders: A. Langston Taylor, (first row, center), Leonard F. Morse (first row; third from right) and Charles I. Brown (first row; third from left) with charter members of Alpha chapter in 1914

Phi Beta Sigma is a historically African American fraternity that was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1914.[1] The fraternity's membership includes four African presidents; two governors; three congressmen; the first black Rhodes Scholar; numerous NFL football, NBA basketball, and MLB baseball players; ten college and university presidents; and sixteen Olympians. Various buildings and schools have been named after Sigma men such as George Washington Carver, James Weldon Johnson, and Robert Russa Moton.

The following list of Phi Beta Sigma members includes initiated and honorary members. A chapter name ending in "Sigma" denotes a graduate chapter.

Academia and education

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
William Augustus Bell Sigma 2nd & 9th president of Miles College; Helped guide the school from the brink of bankruptcy following the Great Depression [2]
George Washington Carver Gamma Sigma professor at Tuskegee Institute; known for research into and promotion of peanuts and sweet potatoes [1][2][3]
Matthew W. Dogan Gamma Psi 7th president of Wiley College [2][4]
Israel Dunn Jr. Xi 12th president of Arkansas Baptist College [2][5][6]
Dudley Flood Eta Sigma administrator in the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, instrumental in desegregating North Carolina's schools [2]
Thomas J. Gibson Beta Omicron Sigma Chancellor of University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee [2][7][8]
Willie Gilchrist 4th Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University [2][9][10]
Edison O. Jackson Alpha 6th President of Bethune-Cookman University (2012-2017) & former president of Medgar Evers College (1989-2009) [2]
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones 2nd President of Grambling State University & founder/head coach of the Grambling State Tigers baseball team (1936-1977); College Baseball Hall of Fame [2]
Robert J. Jones Alpha Pi 34th president of the University of Washington (current), 10th Chancellor of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016-2025), & 19th president of the State University of New York at Albany (2013-2016) [2][11]
Sidney A. McPhee Delta Theta 10th President of Middle Tennessee State University (2001-2026) [2][12]
Horace Mitchell Kappa Sigma 4th President of California State University, Bakersfield (2004-2018) [2]
Parlett Moore 2nd President of Coppin State University; Founded the Sigma Beta Club in 1950, 20th Past International President from 1971-1973 [2][13][14][15][16]
Leonard F. Morse Alpha Founder of Phi Beta Sigma, President of Edward Waters College [1][2][17][18]
Robert Russa Moton Gamma Sigma 2nd president of Tuskegee University (1915-1935) [2]
Mark Anthony Neal Delta Zeta Sigma Professor of Black popular culture at Duke University [2]
G. Leon Netterville Rho president of Southern University [2]
Charles Ogletree Honorary professor at Harvard Law School and founder of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice [19]
Rod Paige Alpha Beta 7th United States Secretary of Education, First African American to serve in this role; Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District (1994-2001); Head football coach at Jackson State University and Texas Southern University [2]
Kevin D. Rome Chi 16th president of Fisk University (2017-2020) & 19th president of Lincoln University (2013-2017) [2]
W. Sherman Savage Alpha professor of history at Lincoln University [2]
David Swinton Beta Chi Sigma 13th president of Benedict College [2]
Thomas Wyatt Turner Alpha professor of botany and the department head at the Hampton Institute and professor Howard University and Cornell University [2]
Dr. George Washington Carver
Robert Russa Moton
Dr. Rod Paige
Kevin D. Rome
Thomas Wyatt Turner

Activists

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Benjamin Chavis Honorary President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association; national director of the Million Man March, executive director and CEO of the NAACP, leader of the Wilmington Ten [2][19]
James Forman Civil Rights leader active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panther Party [20]
Howard Fuller (activist) Honorary Civil rights activist, education reform advocate, and academic [19]
Lafayette M. Hershaw Alpha a founder of the Niagara movement, the forerunner of the NAACP [20]
Huey P. Newton Beta Tau Co-founder of the Black Panther Party [20][21]
A. Philip Randolph Iota Sigma Founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, primary organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom [20][21][22]
Terrence Roberts Honorary One of the Little Rock Nine; first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in 1957 [19]
Al Sharpton Honorary Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host of Keepin It Real with Al Sharpton, founder of National Action Network, candidate for the 2004 U.S. Presidential election [19][23]
DeForest Soaries Honorary Baptist minister, author, and public advocate; First African-American to serve as New Jersey Secretary of State from 1999-2002 [19]
Hosea Williams Zeta Civil rights activist [20]
Lennox Yearwood Gamma Lambda President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus; human rights activist [20]
Benjamin Chavis
A. Philip Randolph
Al Sharpton

Art and architecture

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Ed Dwight Honorary sculptor, author, and test pilot [19]
Samuel Plato Epsilon Beta Sigma Architect, first African American to be awarded a U.S. post office contract; designer of National Register of Historic Places buildings [2]

Business

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
John Hope Bryant Honorary founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of nonprofit Operation HOPE [19][24]
Joe Dudley Honorary President and CEO of Dudley Hair Care Products [21][24]
Albon Holsey businessman and advocate for African American businesses, executive secretary of the National Negro Business League [1]
Kase Lukman Lawal Alpha Beta Sigma CEO of CAMAC International Corporation and Erin Energy Corporation [21][24]
R. Donahue Peebles Honorary founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of the Peebles Corporation [19]
Jerome Ringo Honorary Founder of the renewable energy developer Zoetic Global [19]
Herman J. Russell Lambda Sigma Founder and CEO of H.J. Russell & Company Construction [21][24]

Entertainment

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Omowale Akintunde Gamma Beta Emmy Award winner for An Inaugural Ride to Freedom (2010) [25]
Flex Alexander Kappa Delta Sigma Comedian and actor [26]
Harry Belafonte Honorary Singer, songwriter, actor, social activist; one of the most successful African-American pop stars in history

EGOT honoree: 3x Grammy Award, Emmy Award, Tony Award, & Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award winner Order of Merit (Jamaica), Kennedy Center Honors, National Medal of Arts, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[19][27]
King Bach Mu Epsilon Actor, Stand-Up Comedian, Former Vine star [28]
Warren Ballentine Iota Nu Sigma Host of the nationally syndicated Warren Ballentine Show; host of Court Radio on XM Satellite Radio [20]
Qasim Basir Gamma Iota Actor, director, producer [29]
Wayne Brady Honorary Comedian, actor, and singer; 5x Emmy Award winner [19]
J Anthony Brown Eta Beta Sigma Comedian and actor; Peabody Award & NAACP Image Award winner [29]
Kurt Carr Zeta Lambda Gospel recording artist [30]
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Honorary Jazz-funk drummer, percussionist, studio musician, composer, and producer [19][31]
Bootsy Collins Honorary Bass player, singer, and songwriter with Parliament-Funkadelic; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [19][32]
Combat Jack Kappa Xi Real name Reggie Osse, Esq.; radio host; attorney [33]
William Stanford Davis Honorary Actor best known on Abbott Elementary; NAACP Image Award winner [19]
Dem Boyz Step Team Xi Pi, Lambda Chi, & Alpha Nu Alpha Step performers, actors, musicians; featured in the films Stomp the Yard and How She Move; The Xi Pi chapter also represented Rider University at the time. [34]
Bill Duke Honorary Actor, director, and producer; Dubbed as the "Godfather of African American Cinema" [19]
Larry Dunn Honorary Keyboardist, producer, songwriter, musical director, and an original member of Earth, Wind & Fire; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame [19]
Timon Kyle Durrett Alpha Zeta Actor in Single Ladies on VH1 and Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls [35]
Emcee N.I.C.E. Alpha Alpha Epsilon Sigma Christian hip hop recording artist
Melvin Franklin Upsilon Sigma Member of The Temptations, Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame [36]
Richard Gant Beta Tau Actor & Director [37]
Fred Hammond Honorary Gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer; Grammy Award winner [19]
Jordan Howlett Gamma Rho Nu Social media personality
Everette Harp Zeta Beta Jazz saxophonist [38]
Jamal Henderson Zeta Alpha Actor, best known for role as Jermaine Jackson in Michael [39]
Terrence Howard Honorary Actor; 4x NAACP Image Award & Screen Actors Guild Award winner [40]
Reginald Hudlin Honorary Film director, writer, actor, and producer [19][31]
Javon Johnson Alpha Lambda Sigma Actor and playwright on Tyler Perry's The Oval [41]
Ralph Johnson Honorary Drummer and singer with Earth, Wind & Fire; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Kennedy Center Honors [19][31]
Bobby Jones Zeta Alpha Gospel music singer and television host; Grammy Award winner & 2025 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Gospel Music Hall of Fame [21][42]
Jay King Honorary Grammy-nominated record producer/performer who formed Club Nouveau [19]
Glenn Leonard Upsilon Sigma Member of The Temptations [36]
Ramsey Lewis Honorary Jazz composer and pianist; 3x Grammy Award winner [19]
Joe Madison Honorary Radio talk-show host [19]
Ellis Marsalis Jr. Epsilon Alpha Jazz pianist, composer, and educator; 2023 Grammy Trustees Award [43]
Al McKay Honorary Guitarist, songwriter and former member of Earth, Wind & Fire [19][31]
VaShawn Mitchell Honorary Gospel singer and songwriter [19]
Clarence Muse Phi Beta Sigma Actor, screenwriter, director, composer, and lawyer; First African American to appear in a starring role in a film (Hearts in Dixie) and first African American Broadway director (Run, Little Chillun) [21][44]
Babatunde Olatunji Chi Drummer; composed music for the Broadway and film adaptations of A Raisin in the Sun; included in the Grammy-winning album Planet Drum [21][45]
Jerry Peters Honorary Songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and arranger [19]
Louis Price Upsilon Sigma Member of The Temptations [36]
Leon Robinson Honorary Actor & singer [19]
Al Roker Honorary Weather anchor for NBC's Today show; co-host of Wake Up with Al on The Weather Channel, author, actor [19][46]
Joe Sample Beta Delta Jazz keyboardist, composer, and founding member of The Jazz Crusaders
Kevin Saunderson Zeta Epsilon DJ & record producer; Credited with pioneering the techno music genre as part of The Belleville Three [47]
Wayne Shorter Honorary Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist and composer; Widely regarded as one of thr most influential jazz musicians of his generation; Kennedy Center Honors [29]
Special Ed (rapper) Honorary Hip hop recording artist and producer [19]
Shawn Stockman Honorary Singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as a member of the vocal group Boyz II Men [19]
Richard Street Upsilon Sigma Member of The Temptations [36]
Kevin Toney Honorary Jazz pianist and composer who was a member of The Blackbyrds [19]
Walter Turnbull Honorary Musician and founder of the Harlem Boys Choir [19][21]
Blair Underwood Honorary Actor; 5x NAACP Image Award, Emmy Award, & Grammy Award winner [19][21]
Ben Vereen Honorary Stage, Television, and Film Actor; Tony Award winner for appearance in Pippin, American Theater Hall of Fame [19]
Hezekiah Walker Honorary Gospel music artist and the pastor [19]
Verdine White Honorary Bass guitarist and founding member of Earth, Wind & Fire; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors [19][31]
D'Extra Wiley Phi Beta Sigma Entertainer; producer; former MCA Records R&B artist with the 90s New Jack group II D Extreme [48]
Armstrong Williams Eta Alpha Host of a daily radio show and a nationally syndicated television program called The Armstrong Williams Show [20][21]
Otis Williams Upsilon Sigma Founding member of The Temptations; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame [36]
Lawrence Winters Alpha International opera singer; first Black singer to perform standard operatic roles regularly with the New York City Centre Opera [49]
Malik Yoba Honorary Actor best known for his co-starring role on the TV drama New York Undercover; 3x NAACP Image Award winner [19][50]
Harry Belafonte
Kurt Carr
Bootsy Collins
Terrence Howard
Emcee N.I.C.E.
Ramsey Lewis
Al Roker
Wayne Shorter
Ben Vereen
Blair Underwood

Law

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Charles Bernard Day Epsilon Psi Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland [51]
Charles E. Freeman Upsilon Sigma First African American justice of the Illinois Supreme Court [52]
Morris Overstreet Alpha Beta Sigma First African American to sit on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals [20]
Robert Heberton Terrell Alpha First black municipal judge in Washington, D.C.; first black honors graduate from Harvard College [20]
Louis Westerfield Rho First African American Dean of the Loyola University New Orleans School of Law & the University of Mississippi School of Law [53]
James E. Winfield Kappa Epsilon Sigma Civil rights lawyer, politician, former city prosecutor in Vicksburg, Mississippi [54]

Literature and journalism

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Barry Beckham Pi Beta Sigma Playwright and novelist; Lecturer at Brown University [21][24]
Frank Marshall Davis Delta Writer, author and journalist during the Harlem Renaissance; made a tremendous impact on African-American literature [2]
Angelo Henderson Mu Theta winner of the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist; radio show host [55][56]
Alain LeRoy Locke Alpha First Black Rhodes Scholar; writer, philosopher, and educator, called the "father of the Harlem Renaissance" [1][2]

Politics

Heads of state

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe Mu First President of Nigeria, referred to as the "father of Nigerian nationalism", major driving force behind's the country's independence in 1960 [20][21]
Bill Clinton Honorary 42nd President of the United States [19]
Kwame Nkrumah Mu First President of Ghana, instrumental in the Gold Coast's independence from the United Kingdom [20][21]
William Tolbert Beta Upsilon Sigma 20th President of Liberia [20][21][57][58]
William V.S. Tubman Beta Upsilon Sigma 19th President of Liberia & longest-serving president, regarded as the "father of Modern Liberia" for modernizing its economy and infrastructure through foreign investment [57][59]
William Tolbert
William V.S. Tubman

United States Congress

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Elijah Cummings Honorary United States House of Representatives (Maryland's 7th district), Chair of the House Oversight Committee; Maryland House of Delegates [19][20]
Adriano Espaillat Sigma Sigma Sigma United States House of Representatives (New York's 13th district); Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; New York State Senate & New York State Assembly; First Dominican-American & first formerly undocumented immigrant to serve in Congress [20]
Maxwell Frost Honorary United States House of Representatives (Florida's 10th district); First ever Generation Z member in Congress [19]
John Lewis Lambda Sigma United States House of Representatives (Georgia's 5th district); Civil rights activist, helped organized the 1963 March on Washington and 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches; chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Presidential Medal of Freedom [20][21]
Arthur W. Mitchell Columbia University
(location disputed)
United States House of Representatives (Illinois's 1st district), first African American to be elected to Congress as a Democrat; 6th Past International President from 1926-1934 [15][20]
Edolphus Towns Eta United States House of Representatives (New York's 11th & 10th districts), Chair of the House Oversight Committee [1][20]
Harold Washington Upsilon Sigma First African-American Mayor of Chicago and United States House of Representatives (Illinois's 1st district); Illinois House of Representatives & Illinois Senate [20][60]
John Lewis
Edolphus Towns
Harold Washington

Diplomats

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Melvin Evans Alpha United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, First elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands; and delegate to the United States House of Representatives [20]
James Weldon Johnson Psi U.S. consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua, executive secretary of the NAACP, author of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and the Black National Anthem "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" [1][20]
Harry K. Thomas Jr. Honorary Former United States Ambassador; serving positions overseas in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe [19]
James Weldon Johnson
Harry K. Thomas Jr.

State legislators

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Les Brown Honorary Member of Ohio House of Representatives [19][20][21]
Kevin Chambliss Nu Kappa Sigma Member of Florida House of Representatives [20]
Michael Crawford Epsilon Gamma Member of the Illinois House of Representatives [61]
Kenneth Dunkin Upsilon Sigma Member of the Illinois House of Representatives [20]
Arthur Earley Alpha Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives [62]
LaShawn Ford Upsilon Sigma Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Cedrick Frazier Zeta Nu Sigma Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives [63]
Jordan A. Harris Xi Chi Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives [64]
Jermaine Johnson Lambda Psi Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives [65][66]
Fleming A. Jones member of West Virginia House of Delegates [20]
Juan LaFonta Iota Lambda Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives [20]
Willie Logan Theta Rho Sigma Member of Florida House of Representatives [20]
Kevin Matthews Lambda Pi Former member of the Oklahoma Senate & Oklahoma House of Representatives; First African American Administrative Fire Chief for the Tulsa Fire Department [20]
Donavan McKinney Nu Alpha Sigma Member of the Michigan House of Representatives [67]
Demetrius Newton Tau Sigma first African-American Speaker Pro-Tem of the Alabama House of Representatives; lawyer [20]
Oliver Robinson Eta Epsilon former Member of the Alabama House of Representatives [20]
Rod Scott Tau Sigma Member of the Alabama House of Representatives [20]
Troy Singleton Theta Psi Member of the New Jersey General Assembly [20]
Ontario Tillman Gamma Epsilon Member of the Alabama House of Representatives [68]
J. David Weeks Delta Kappa Sigma Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives [69]

Other countries

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Francisco Cornerio Former U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General (1961-1969) [70]
Babs Fafunwa Former Nigerian Minister of Education [71]
Shane Gibson Member of Parliament and Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas [59][72]
Richard Abrom Henries Beta Upsilon Sigma Speaker of the Liberian House of Representatives [57]
Kendal Major Beta Kappa Speaker of the House of Assembly and Member of Parliament, The Bahamas [59]
Phenton Neymour Theta Xi Bahamas Member of Parliament, Minister of State for Works [20][73][74]
Arleigh Winston Scott Epsilon Sigma First native Governor-General of Barbados, knighted by the Queen of the United Kingdom in 1967 [75]

Local

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Eldridge Hawkins Jr. Lambda Lambda Sigma Mayor of Orange, New Jersey [20]
Hulan Jack Alpha Delta First black borough president of Manhattan, New York [20]
Yusef Salaam Honorary member of the New York City Council; one of the Exonerated Five [19]

Religion

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Joseph H. Jackson former president of the National Baptist Convention, USA [20]
Howard Z. Plummer Alpha Alpha Cardinal Bishop of the Church of God and Saints of Christ [20]
Prince Albert Taylor Jr. Theta Bishop in the Methodist Church (USA) and the United Methodist Church

Science and medicine

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Alvin Drew Honorary NASA Astronaut [19]
Victor Glover Omicron Pi NASA Astronaut; Pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, Became the first African American to fly beyond low Earth orbit and travel to the Moon's vicinity on Artemis II [76][77]
John A. Kenney Sr. Medical director at Tuskegee Institute; founder and first editor of the Journal of the National Medical Association [2]
Richard Allen Williams Honorary physician, founder of the Association of Black Cardiologists [19][31]
Victor Glover

Sports

American football

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Buster Barnett Lambda Eta NFL player, Buffalo Bills [78]
Fred Barnett Lambda Eta NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins) [78]
Idrees Bashir Delta Nu NFL player (Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions) [78]
Charlie Batch Zeta Epsilon NFL player with the Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers; Super Bowl XL & Super Bowl XLIII champion [78][79]
Alex Brown (defensive end) Zeta Kappa NFL player with the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints [78]
Larry Brown Zeta Nu NFL player (Tennessee Titans) [78][80]
Lomas Brown Zeta Kappa NFL player (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers); College Football Hall of Fame; seven-time All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl XXXVII champion [78][79]
Kenny Burrough Beta Delta NFL player with the New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers [78]
Ernie Calloway Beta Delta NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs) [78]
Rich Caster Alpha Beta NFL player with New York Jets, Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins; three-time Pro Bowl & Super Bowl XVII champion [78]
Jamar Chaney Theta Iota NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles) [78]
Ben Coates Upsilon NFL player with the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens; 5x Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XXXV champion; Black College Football Hall of Fame [21][78]
Johnie Cooks Theta Iota NFL player with the Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, and the Cleveland Browns; Super Bowl XXV champion [78]
DeMarcus Curry Kappa Zeta NFL player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers [78]
Eric Curry Theta Delta NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars), played on the 1992 National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide team [21][78][81]
Lional Dalton Zeta Epsilon NFL player (5 teams), Super Bowl XXXV champion [78]
Phillip Daniels Zeta Nu NFL player with the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, and Washington Redskins; Super Bowl LII champion as a coach [78][80]
Willie Davis Iota Pi NFL player with the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers; 3× Super Bowl champion (LIV, LVII, LVIII) as an executive [21][78]
Hugh Douglas Nu Sigma NFL player with the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Jacksonville Jaguars; three-time Pro Bowl selection [78]
Marques Douglas Alpha NFL player with the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, and New York Jets [78]
Braylon Edwards Gamma Alpha Sigma NFL player with the New York Jets; 2008 Pro Bowl, Fred Biletnikoff Award [78][82]
Robert Edwards Zeta Nu NFL player with the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins; CFL player [78][80]
Terrence Edwards Zeta Nu NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons and CFL player [80]
Donnie Elder Delta Nu NFL player (5 teams) [78]
Charlie Strong Iota Pi Head football coach at the University of South Florida[83] [78]
Harry Galbreath Kappa Chi NFL player with the Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, and the New York Jets [78]
Tony Gilbert Zeta Nu NFL player with the Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Atlanta Falcons [84]
Victor Green Iota Beta NFL player with the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints [78]
L. C. Greenwood Beta Theta NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers; Super Bowl IX, Super Bowl X, Super Bowl XIII, and Super Bowl XIV champion [21][78]
Dudley Guice, Jr. Zeta Iota NFL player with the Tennessee Titans [85]
Myron Guyton Iota Delta NFL player with the New York Giants and New England Patriots; Super Bowl XXV champion [78]
Chris Harris Kappa Kappa NFL player with the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers [78]
Corey Alan Harris Beta Beta Alpha NFL player with the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs [86]
Chris Hayes Alpha Beta Alpha NFL player with the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, and New England Patriots; Super Bowl XXXI champion [78]
Verron Haynes Zeta Nu NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers; Super Bowl XL Champion [80]
Claude Humphrey Zeta Alpha Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee; NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles; 1968 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and 6× Pro Bowl [78]
Donald Igwebuike Omicron Lambda NFL player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Minnesota Vikings, played on the championship 1981 Clemson Tigers football team [78]
Ken Irvin Delta Nu NFL player with the Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, and Minnesota Vikings [78]
Darrius Johnson Xi Delta NFL player with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs; Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII champion [78]
Aaron Jones Iota Delta NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins [78]
George Koonce Honorary NFL player with the Green Bay Packers; Super Bowl XXXI champion [19]
Mike London Mu Omicron Head coach of the William & Mary Tribe football team; 1st black head coach of a major sport at the University of Richmond [87]
Ray McDonald Zeta Kappa NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers; played on the championship 2006 Florida Gators football team [79]
Willis McGahee Zeta Iota Sigma NFL player with the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens, 2x Pro Bowl; played on championship 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team [78]
Ben McGee Alpha Beta NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers, two-time Pro Bowl selection [78]
Brandon Miller Zeta Nu NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks [78][80]
Nate Miller Iota Tau NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons [78]
Michael Moore Theta Delta NFL player with the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons [88]
Lloyd Mumphord Beta Delta NFL player (Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Colts); Super Bowl VII & Super Bowl VIII champion [78]
Nate Newton Alpha Eta NFL player with the Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers; 6x Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XXVII, Super Bowl XXVIII, & Super Bowl XXX champion; Black College Football Hall of Fame [78]
Christopher Owens Mu Lambda NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons [89]
Jeff Owens Zeta Nu NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles [78]
Bubba Paris Delta Rho NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, and Detroit Lions; Super Bowl XIX, Super Bowl XXIII, and Super Bowl XXIV champion [78]
Jaret Patterson Zeta Chi Sigma NFL player with the Washington Commanders & Los Angeles Chargers [78]
Marcus Patton Nu Delta NFL player with the Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, and the Kansas City Chiefs [78]
Eddie Payton Alpha Beta NFL player (4 teams), head golf coach at Jackson State University [78]
Todd Pinkston Theta Eta NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles; Super Bowl LVIII champion as a coach [78]
Joey Porter Nu Xi NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins; 4x Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XL champion [21][78]
Travis Prentice Omicron Xi NFL player with the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and Arizona Cardinals [78]
Jerry Rice Delta Phi NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers; Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame; 13x Pro Bowl & 11x All-Pro teams, Super Bowl XXIII, Super Bowl XXIV, and Super Bowl XXIX champion

MVSU named Rice-Totten Stadium after him and fellow teammate and brother Willie Totten.

[21][78]
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Eta Beta Sigma NFL player with the Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins; 2x Pro Bowl [90]
Adrian Ross Nu Xi NFL player with the Cincinnati Bengals [78]
Dwayne Rudd Theta Delta NFL player with the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers [91]
George Selvie Zeta Xi NFL player with the Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New York Giants [92]
Terrance Shaw Epsilon Upsilon NFL player (5 teams) and Super Bowl XXXVI champion [78]
Richard Sherman Beta Tau NFL player with the Seattle Seahawks; 5x Pro Bowl & Super Bowl XLVIII champion [93]
DJ Shockley Zeta Nu NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons, 2005 SEC Championship Game MVP [84]
Ron Simpkins Delta Rho NFL player with the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers [78]
Ryan Sims Xi Gamma NFL player with the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers [78]
Jackie Slater Alpha Beta NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams and the St. Louis Rams; 7x Pro Bowl and Pro Football Hall of Fame [78]
Jessie Small Nu Sigma NFL player with the Philadelphia Eagles; CFL player [78]
Emmitt Smith Zeta Kappa NFL player with the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals; 8x Pro Bowl & 5x All-Pro teams; Pro Football Hall of Fame & College Football Hall of Fame; Super Bowl XXVII, Super Bowl XXVIII, and Super Bowl XXX champion; 2006 Dancing with the Stars champion [21][78][79]
John Stephens Zeta Iota NFL player; Pro Bowl; 1988 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year [21][78]
James Starks Beta Iota NFL player with the Green Bay Packers; Super Bowl XLV champion [94]
Marcus Stroud Zeta Nu NFL player with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills [80]
Darrell Stuckey Zeta Omicron NFL player with the San Diego Chargers, 2014 Pro Bowl [78]
Chris Terry Zeta Nu NFL player with the Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, and Kansas City Chiefs [78][80]
Kiwaukee Thomas Pi Rho NFL player (Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills) [78]
Marcus Thomas Zeta Kappa NFL player with the Denver Broncos, played on the championship 2006 Florida Gators football team [79]
Ricky Thomas Theta Delta assistant coach of the Indianapolis Colts; Super Bowl XLI champion [78]
George Thornton Theta Delta NFL player with the San Diego Chargers and New York Giants [78][95]
Elijah Thurmon Alpha NFL player; Howard University Hall of Fame [78]
Lewis Tillman Alpha Beta NFL player with the New York Giants and Chicago Bears, Super Bowl XXV champion [78]
Willie Totten Delta Phi NFL player with the Buffalo Bills, member of College Football Hall of Fame (as part of the Satellite Express with Jerry Rice) which set many NCAA offensive records)

MVSU named Rice-Totten Stadium after him and fellow teammate and brother Jerry Rice.

[78]
Deshea Townsend Theta Delta NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts; Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII champion [21]
Tony Vinson Theta Omicron NFL player with the Baltimore Ravens [78]
Hines Ward Zeta Nu NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers; 4x Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XL (MVP) and Super Bowl XLIII champion [21][78][80]
James Washington Kappa Delta Sigma NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Redskins; Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII champion [21][78]
Tracy White Alpha NFL player (Seattle Seahwaks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots) [78]
Willie Whitehead Kappa Zeta NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints [78][96]
Wilson Whitley Zeta Zeta NFL player for the Cincinnati Bengals; 1976 Lombardi Award and College Football Hall of Fame [78]
Erik Williams Nu NFL player with the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens; 4x Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XXVII, Super Bowl XXVIII, and Super Bowl XXX champion [21][78]
Willie Williams Pi Mu NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks; Super Bowl XL champion [78]
Todd Williams Mu Epsilon NFL player for the Tennessee Titans, AFL, and UFL player; played for the championship 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team [78]
Craig Yeast Mu Theta NFL player with the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Jets [78]
Alex Brown
Braylon Edwards
L. C. Greenwood
Ray McDonald
Willis McGahee
Joey Porter
Jerry Rice
George Selvie
Emmitt Smith
Marcus Thomas
Deshea Townsend
Hines Ward
Tracy White

Baseball

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Lou Brock Rho MLB player with the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals; Baseball Hall of Fame; 6x All-Star, two-time World Series champion (1964, 1967) [78]
Wayne Gomes Omicron Iota MLB player with the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and Boston Red Sox [78]
Ryan Howard Rho Chi MLB player with the Philadelphia Phillies; 3x All-Star, 2008 World Series champion [78]
Tony Reagins Theta Upsilon MLB General Manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Lou Brock
Ryan Howard

Basketball

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Arthur Agee Lambda Eta IBA professional basketball player with the Winnipeg Cyclone, subject of the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams [21]
William Bedford Delta Nu NBA player with the Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, and San Antonio Spurs; 1990 NBA Champion [78]
Chucky Brown Xi Zeta NBA player; held the former NBA record for the most teams played for (12) during his thirteen-year career; 1995 NBA champion [78]
Wayne Chism Kappa Chi 2010 First Team All-SEC, 2015 PBA Best Import of the Conference award. Played professionally in Bahrain, France, Hungary, Israel, Mexico, the Philippines, and Turkey [78]
Eugene Edgerson Alpha Alpha Epsilon Harlem Globetrotters, played on 1997 National Champion Arizona Wildcats team [78]
Gerald Glass Xi Beta NBA player with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, and Charlotte Hornets) [78]
Greg Graham Epsilon Iota NBA player with the Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers) [78]
Bryce Harris (basketball) Alpha 2026 MEAC Player of the Year, 2x First-team All-MEAC (2024, 2026) [97]
Isaiah Joe Kappa Upsilon NBA player with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons; 2025 NBA Champion
Tony Mitchell Zeta Beta NBA player with the Detroit Pistons [78]
Olden Polynice Zeta Eta NBA player with the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Utah Jazz [78]
Willis Reed Xi NBA player with the New York Knicks; Basketball Hall of Fame & Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame; 7× NBA All-Star & 5× All-NBA Team, 1970 NBA MVP and two-time NBA Champion & Finals MVP (1970, 1973); No. 19 retired by New York Knicks; Elected to the NBA 50th & 75th Anniversary teams [78]
Obie Trotter Gamma Epsilon professional player in Europe, 2005 SWAC Player of the Year [78]
Darnell Valentine Zeta Omicron NBA player with the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Cleveland Cavaliers; 1980 US Olympian (Basketball) [78]
Willis Reed

Track and field

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Tony Barton Rho Tau high jumper [21]
Bradley Cooper Mu Epsilon discus thrower and shot putter [59]
Walter Dix Mu Epsilon 2 time Bronze Medalist at 2008 Summer Olympics (100m, 200m), 8 time NCAA champion, 15 time All-American, holds American collegiate record of 19.69 seconds in the 200m, set American Collegiate Record with a time of 9.93 seconds in the 100m [78]
Johnny Gray Nu Delta Bronze Medalist at 1992 Summer Olympics (800 metres); 4-time Olympian [78]
Al Joyner Lambda Eta 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump; 1984 Jim Thorpe Award winner [21][78]
Emmit King Theta Delta Two-time medalist at World Track Championships (1983); Olympian (1984, 1988); 1983 NCAA 100m National Champion [21][98]
Eddie Lovett Zeta Kappa 2016 Olympics, 110 metres hurdles [78]
Tom McCants Theta Delta Former American record holder in the high jump, 7 feet 9 inches, set on May 8, 1988, at the Jesse Owens Meet in Columbus, Ohio [98]
Coby Miller Kappa Zeta Two-time Olympian (2000, 2004), silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics (4 × 400 m relay) [78]
Renaldo Nehemiah Epsilon Psi Former world record holder in 110m hurdles; first man to run 110m high hurdles in under 13 seconds; three-time NCAA champion; NFL Player (San Francisco 49ers), Super Bowl XIX champion [21][78]
LaMont Smith Zeta Zeta 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist (4 × 400 m relay) [78]
Andrew Valmon Theta Tau Sigma 2× Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay (1988, 1992) [78]
Clive Wright Theta Delta Jamaican Olympian in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul 200-m and 4 × 100 m relay and 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, 1990 NCAA Outdoor 4× 100 meter relay National Champion [78]
Walter Dix

Other sports

Name Original chapter Notability Ref.
Shawn Dean Alpha Alpha Beta Professional wrestler for All Elite Wrestling, Former ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion
Frank Trigg Xi Delta Mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Fame [78]
Sesugh Uhaa Kappa Zeta WWE wrestler; "Apollo Crews" [78]
Frank Trigg
Sesugh Uhaa

See also

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