San Diego State University

San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. In 2003 it had a student body of more than 33,000 and an alumni base of 200,000.

Notable Alumni and Faculty

Alumni

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• Art Linkletter, veteran entertainer
• Jesse Billauer, quadraplegic, motivational speaker, surfer
• Jim Campbell, former MLB pitcher
• Jeff DaVanon, MLB baseball player(Anaheim Angels)
• Fred Dryer, actor-producer and former NFL player
• Herm Edwards, current New York Jets head coach
• Marshall Faulk, current NFL star
• Julie Kavner, voice of Marge Simpson, The Simpsons
• Kathleen Kennedy, film producer
• Armen Keteyian, Sports Journalist, HBO Sports, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
• George Lewis (Journalist), NBC Nightly News News Correspondent
• Ted Giannoulas, The San Diego Chicken
• Tony Gwynn, future Baseball Hall of Famer (and current SDSU baseball Head Coach)
• Ellen Ochoa, NASA,First Latina Astronaut
• Kassim Osgood, San Diego Chargers receiver
• Jimmy Raye, played NFL football
• Marion Ross, tv actress
• Ralph Rubio, founder, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill (f.k.a. Rubio's Fish Tacos)
• Don Shaw, former MLB pitcher
• Jim Sinegal, Costco, Chief Executive Officer
• Dave Smith, former Major League Baseball pitcher
• J. Michael Straczynski, writer
• Carl Weathers, Actor/former professional football player, Apollo Creed
• Eric Wynalda, soccer star and broadcaster
• Jeanne Zelasko, Sports Journalist, Fox Sports

Faculty and Staff

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• Vernor Vinge, PhD, Sci-Fi writer and visionary, retired SDSU professor