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re: Most well known athlete - alumnus?
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:12 pm to buckeye_vol
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:12 pm to buckeye_vol
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OSU--Jack Nicklaus
I had no clue he went to OSU. Hell, outside of Tiger, I doubt many people know where a golfer went to school unless it was a local program.
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Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:26 pm to Grandioso
Bama- Robert Horry, Joe Namath, or Kenny Stabler.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:27 pm to Grandioso
Ball State - Bonzi Wells
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:33 pm to Cowboyfan89
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Some big words from a cow fricker that can't even name the most well known athlete from his school. What a dumb shite you are. Did you even go to college, or are you just a jock-riding liberal b!tch, like the rest of that worthless university in Austin? Go crawl in your safe space.
You sure throw around a lot of insults for someone who can't understand a simple definition.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:55 pm to Wayne Campbell
Jessie Owens- Ohio State
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:59 pm to Hot Carl
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Kevin Durant played 1 year at UT. I doubt he graduated. Not sure any of your examples graduated except Shaq. Poorly thought out OP imho fwiw.
Being an alum doesn't mean you graduated. It means you attended classes there.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 1:03 pm to Wayne Campbell
Answer me this: who goes around calling themselves an Alumnus of a school they did not graduate from?
I don't care what a definition says. Normal people don't call themselves an Alumnus of a school they didn't graduate from.
I took an online course from Oklahoma State one time. Does that make me an Alumnus of that school? By that stupid definition, sure. But I don't call myself an Alumnus of OSU.
I guess that word doesn't mean anything, really. Hell, some schools let anyone in the Alumni Association, regardless of whether they actually attended the school. It's a joke.
I don't care what a definition says. Normal people don't call themselves an Alumnus of a school they didn't graduate from.
I took an online course from Oklahoma State one time. Does that make me an Alumnus of that school? By that stupid definition, sure. But I don't call myself an Alumnus of OSU.
I guess that word doesn't mean anything, really. Hell, some schools let anyone in the Alumni Association, regardless of whether they actually attended the school. It's a joke.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 1:09 pm to Cowboyfan89
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Answer me this: who goes around calling themselves an Alumnus of a school they did not graduate from?
I don't care what a definition says. Normal people don't call themselves an Alumnus of a school they didn't graduate from.
I took an online course from Oklahoma State one time. Does that make me an Alumnus of that school? By that stupid definition, sure. But I don't call myself an Alumnus of OSU.
I guess that word doesn't mean anything, really. Hell, some schools let anyone in the Alumni Association, regardless of whether they actually attended the school. It's a joke.
Haywoode Workman - Oral Roberts
Posted on 4/6/17 at 1:23 pm to Cowboyfan89
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Cowboyfan89
Ok.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 1:50 pm to Cowboyfan89
The dictionary, however, and most colleges, which gladly classify all attendees as alumni disagree with you.
"Alumni" means both graduate alumni and non-graduate alumni.
a person who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university an alumnus of Columbia University —usually used of a man in the singular but often of men and women in the plural
A former pupil or student, especially a male one, of a particular school, college, or university.
Graduation is not a requirement. Anyone who has attended an institution is an alumnus (or an alumna)
"Alumni" means both graduate alumni and non-graduate alumni.
a person who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university an alumnus of Columbia University —usually used of a man in the singular but often of men and women in the plural
A former pupil or student, especially a male one, of a particular school, college, or university.
Graduation is not a requirement. Anyone who has attended an institution is an alumnus (or an alumna)
This post was edited on 4/6/17 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 4/6/17 at 1:53 pm to Elleshoe
Bill Moyers has accomplished 1000 more in his life than McConaughey
Walter Cronkite is still the most famous UT alum
Walter Cronkite is still the most famous UT alum
Posted on 4/6/17 at 2:00 pm to Cowboyfan89
No one gives a shite what you call yourself. Every school in the country recognizes a person who took classes as an Alum.
Jeff Foxworthy, Jimmy Carter, etc all attended Georgia Tech and are considered alums even though they did not graduate.
Jeff Foxworthy, Jimmy Carter, etc all attended Georgia Tech and are considered alums even though they did not graduate.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 3:22 pm to buckeye_vol
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OSU--Jack Nicklaus (although he was a few credit hours short of graduating)
Jesse Owens might get a mention. And should.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:57 am to slackster
OJ Simpson - USC
He's a little more famous than Reggie Bush. Marcus Allen and Ronnie Lott as well
He's a little more famous than Reggie Bush. Marcus Allen and Ronnie Lott as well
Posted on 4/7/17 at 11:21 am to Grandioso
Larry Bird is the only reason people know Indiana State exists.
San Diego State- Marshall Faulk or for baseball/basketball, Tony Gwynn
San Diego State- Marshall Faulk or for baseball/basketball, Tony Gwynn
Posted on 4/7/17 at 11:29 am to Montezuma
I haven't read all 5 pages but are we talking about most well known as in:
1) You could ask a random guy on teh street "where did [let's just say Tom Brady] go to school?"
or
2) Ask a random guy on the street "who is the most well known athlete from Michigan?"
1) You could ask a random guy on teh street "where did [let's just say Tom Brady] go to school?"
or
2) Ask a random guy on the street "who is the most well known athlete from Michigan?"
Posted on 4/7/17 at 11:39 am to WG_Dawg
Baylor- Mike Singletary or maybe RGIII
for Track & Field- Michael Johnson
for Track & Field- Michael Johnson
Posted on 4/7/17 at 12:22 pm to double d
Tie between David Robinson and Roger Staubach for USNA.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 12:33 pm to Grandioso
USM-Brett Favre
Posted on 4/7/17 at 12:43 pm to Grandioso
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Across the board, who are the most well known alumnus?
HCBU edition
Texas Southern - Michael Strahan
Grambling - Willis Reed or Doug Williams
Southern U- Lou Brock
Miss Valley - Jerry Rice / Deacon Jones
J State- Walter Payton
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