List of University of Oregon alumni

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This List of University of Oregon alumni includes graduates of the University of Oregon as well as former students who studied at the university but did not obtain a degree.


The university opened in 1876 and the first class contained only five members, graduating in 1878.[1] The university has over 195,000 alumni, 10 of whom are Pulitzer Prize winners, and 2 of whom are Nobel laureates.[2][3]

Academic administration

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Gene D. Block M.S.
Ph.D.
1972
1975
Chancellor of UCLA [4]
Lee Bollinger B.S. 1954 President of Columbia University; former President of University of Michigan [5]
Gail Fullerton Ph.D. 1954 Retired President of San Jose State University [6]
Robert Helsley B.S. 1979 Dean of Sauder School of Business at UBC [7]
Simon Priest Ph.D. 1986 Professor and Senior Vice-president of Academics for the Virginia College system [8]
Jane Graf MPA 1977 President and CEO of Mercy Housing [9]
Joseph Robertson M.B.A. 1997 President of Oregon Health Sciences University [10][11]
Neil Snider Ph.D. 1973 President Emeritus of Trinity Western University

[12]

Architecture and design

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Brad Cloepfil B.Arch 1980 Founder of Allied Works Architecture [13]
Tinker Hatfield B.Arch 1977 VP, designer and architect for Nike [14]
Mazharul Islam B.Arch 1952 Architect credited with bringing modernist architecture to Bangladesh [15]
Rick Mather B.IArch 1961 RIBA; founder of Rick Mather Architects; trustee of Victoria and Albert Museum [16]
Sarah Susanka B.Arch 1978 Architect, author of The Not so Big House [17]
Eugene Tsui B.Arch 1981 Controversial architect [18]
Margo Grant Walsh B.IArch 1960 Vice Chairman emeritus of Gensler [19]

Business and finance

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Edwin Artzt B.S. 1951 Retired CEO and Chairman emeritus of Procter & Gamble [20]
Robert D. Atkinson M.A. 1985 President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation [21]
Scott Bedbury B.S. 1980 Marketing guru [22]
Tim Berry M.A. 1974 Co-founder of Borland International; founder and president of Palo Alto Software, Inc. [23]
Bill Bowerman B.S.
M.Ed.
1934
1953
Co-founder of Nike, Inc. (also see #Track and List of University of Oregon faculty and staff) [24]
Tim Boyle B.S. 1971 CEO of Columbia Sportswear Company [25]
Paul Brainerd B.S. 1970 Founder of Aldus; creator of PageMaker and desktop publishing [26]
Wallace Campbell M.A. 1932 Co-founder and President of CARE [27]
Rudy Chapa B.A. 1981 Founder and CEO of SPARQ [28]
Ed Colligan B.A. 1983 President and CEO of Palm, Inc. [29]
John Elorriaga B.B.A. 1951 Former chairman and CEO of US Bancorp; former president of US National Bank of Oregon [30]
Harry Glickman B.A. 1948 Founder and president emeritus of Portland Trail Blazers [31]
Renée James B.A.
M.B.A.
1986
 
President of Intel Corporation [32]
Michael Jones B.A.
B.A.

 
Former CEO of MySpace
Jack Joyce 1964 Co-founder of Rogue Ales [33]
Franklin Mieuli B.A. 1944 Principal owner of Golden State Warriors [34]
Patrick Kilkenny attended Former Athletic Director of the University of Oregon, Chairman emeritus and former CEO of Arrowhead General Insurance Agency (also see List of University of Oregon faculty and staff) [35]
Phil Knight B.B.A 1959 Co-founder, chairman, and former CEO of Nike, Inc. [36]
Charles Lillis Ph.D. 1972 Founder, retired president, chairman and CEO of MediaOne [37]
Mickey Loomis B.S. 1979 General Manager for the New Orleans Saints [38]
Randy Papé B.S. 1972 President and CEO of Papé Group; President and Chairman of Liberty Financial Group [39]
Robert Polet M.B.A. 1976 Chairman and CEO of Gucci [40]
Steven A. Raymund B.S. 1978 Chairman and former CEO of Tech Data [41]
James Rippey B.S. 1953 Co-founder and CEO of Columbia Management, established Oregon's first mutual fund [42]
Bill Trinen B.A. 1994 Director of Product Marketing of Nintendo of America [43]
Kurt Widmer B.A. 1978 Co-founder and President of Widmer Brothers Brewing Company [44]
Lila Bell Wallace B.A. 1917 Co-founder of Reader's Digest [45]
Dan Wieden B.S. 1967 Co-founder of advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy [46]
Larry Williams B.S. 1964 Stock trader, author of How to Prosper in the Coming Good Years [47]

Fine arts and entertainment

Film, television and performing arts

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Greg Behrendt B.A. 1991 Stand-up comedian; former consultant for Sex and the City; author of He's Just Not That Into You and It's Called a Breakup Because it's Broken [48][49]
Chris Bliss attended Stand-up comedian and juggler [50]
Parisse Boothe B.A. 2004 Actress, Deadwood [51]
Edgar Buchanan attended Actor (Petticoat Junction) [52]
Allan Burns 1957 Emmy Award-winning producer (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Munsters) and screenwriter (The Bullwinkle Show, A Little Romance) [53]
Ty Burrell attended Actor (Modern Family) [54]
Stephen J. Cannell B.S. 1964 Emmy Award-winning television producer, writer, and novelist (The A-Team, The Greatest American Hero); founder and chairman of Cannell Studios [55]
Terence Chang 1973 Movie producer (Face/Off, Broken Arrow) [56]
Pam Coats M.F.A. 1984 Producer (Mulan) [57]
Larry Ferguson B.S. 1964 Writer, producer, and actor (Beverly Hills Cop II, The Hunt for Red October) [58][59]
Dennis Gassner B.S. 1970 Academy Award-winning set designer (Bugsy, Waterworld, The Truman Show, O Brother Where Art Thou) [60]
Howard Hesseman attended Actor (WKRP in Cincinnati, About Schmidt) [61]
Joe Hutshing B.A. 1980 Academy Award-winning editor (JFK, Born on the Fourth of July) [62]
James Ivory B.F.A. 1951 Director (A Room with a View, Howards End); co-founder of Merchant Ivory Productions [63]
Christopher Judge B.F.A. 1985 Actor (Stargate SG-1), graduated from the University as a three-time All-American football player under the name Doug Judge [64]
Ben Masters B.S. 1969 Actor, Julian Crane on the NBC soap opera Passions [65]
Kaitlin Olson B.S. 1997 Actress, Sweet Dee on the FX TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia [66]
James Read B.S. 1976 Actor, George Hazard on the ABC miniseries North and South, Beaches, Eight Men Out, Charmed, Wildfire [67]
Don Simpson B.S. 1967 Producer (Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Bad Boys, Crimson Tide, The Rock) [68]
David Ogden Stiers attended Actor (M*A*S*H) [69]
Eric A. Stillwell B.S. 1985 Star Trek writer [70]
Rob Urbinati Ph.D. 1994 Playwright, stage director [71]
Bill Warren B.A. 1966 Film scholar; author of Keep Watching the Skies [citation needed]
Jeffrey M. Werner B.A. 1993 Film editor (The Kids Are All Right, Prom) [72]
Jeff Whitty B.A. 1993 2004 Tony Award winner for the musical Avenue Q [73]
Daniel Wu B.Arch 1997 Hong Kong movie star (New Police Story) [74]
Bryce Zabel B.A. 1976 Television producer, director, and writer [75]

Literature

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Paula Gunn Allen B.A.
M.F.A.
1966
1968
Native American poet, novelist [76]
Olga Broumas M.A. 1973 Poet [77]
Jeff Doyle B.Arch 1978 Novelist, private contractor [78]
Eugene Gloria M.F.A. 1992 Poet [79]
Tara K. Harper B.S. 1984 Science fiction writer, author of the Grey Ones, Black Wolf, and Cat Scratch series [80]
Ernest Haycox B.A. 1923 Writer of Western fiction; his story "Stage to Lordsburg" was made into the 1939 movie Stagecoach [81]
George Hitchcock B.A. 1935 Poet and publisher of the literary journal Kayak [82]
Ken Kesey B.S. 1957 Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion [83]
Chang-Rae Lee M.F.A. 1993 Novelist, Native Speaker; director of Princeton University's Creative Writing program [84]
Chuck Palahniuk B.A. 1986 Author of Fight Club, Choke, and Lullaby [85]
Brian Turner M.F.A. 1996 Poet [86]
Sophus Keith Winther B.S.
M.A.
1918
1919
Professor and novelist [87]

Music

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Jon Appleton M.A. 1965 Composer, author, and former professor of music at Dartmouth College [88]
Anthony Brown B.S. 1975 Jazz musician [89]
Tom Grant M.Ed. 1971 Jazz pianist [90]
Trey Gunn 1986 Bass player for King Crimson [citation needed]
Peter Hollens B.Mus 2005 Singer and producer
Bill Homans B.A. 1987 Blues musician [91]
Daniel Levitin M.S.
Ph.D.
1993
1996
Musician; cognitive scientist; sound designer for Chris Isaak and Joe Satriani [92]
Colin Meloy attended Lead singer of The Decemberists [citation needed]
Glen Moore B.S. 1963 Composer; founding member and bassist of Oregon [93]
Jerold Ottley D.M.A. 1972 Retired director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir [94]
Steve Perry B.S. 2004 Lead singer of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies [95]
Dan Siegel B.S. 1976 Composer, record producer [96]
Ralph Towner B.Mus 1963 Composer; founding member of Oregon [93]

Visual arts

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Gordon Gilkey M.F.A. 1936 Art preservationist and promoter, awarded the Meritorious Service Medal [97]
Eric Norstad M.F.A. 1957 Architect, ceramist, sculptor [98]
Joe Sacco B.A. 1981 Comic artist and journalist [99]
Charles Stokes M.F.A. 1968 Painter and sculptor [100]
Ron Wigginton M.F.A. 1968 Painter, sculptor and landscape architect [101]
Russel Wong B.S. 1984 Photographer [102]

Journalism and media

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Byron Acohido B.S. 1977 Pulitzer Prize winner (1997 Seattle Times) [103]
Rick Attig B.S. 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner (2001 Oregonian, 2006 Oregonian with Doug Bates) [104]
Doug Bates 1968 Pulitzer Prize winner (2006 Oregonian with Rick Attig) [104]
Abe Deffenbaugh B.S. 1994 Former publisher for the National Rifle Association; author of outdoor-related magazine articles [105]
Ann Curry B.A. 1978 The Today Show anchor; co-host of Dateline NBC [106]
Steve Dykes B.S. 1982 Pulitzer Prize winner (1993 LA Times with staff, 1995 LA Times with staff, 2000 Rocky Mountain News with photo staff) [107]
Neil Everett 1984 ESPNEWS and SportsCenter anchor [108]
Lisa Verch Fletcher B.S. 1990 Broadcast journalist for WJLA-TV, the ABC-affiliated television station in Washington, D.C. [109]
John Hockenberry 1981 Journalist; four-time Emmy Award winner; three-time Peabody Award winner [110]
Mike Lamond attended StarCraft II professional commentator and player [111]
Nancy Loo B.S. 1986 Broadcast journalist for WFLD-TV, the Fox station in Chicago [112]
John Markoff M.S. 1975 Journalist [113]
Kevin McCarey M.A. 1980 Emmy Award-winning filmmaker for National Geographic Television; author (Islands Under Fire)
Ted Natt 1963 Pulitzer Prize winner (1981 Longview Daily News with staff) [107]
Robert Porterfield 1967 Pulitzer Prize winner (1980 The Boston Globe) [107]
Randy Shilts B.S. 1975 Journalist; first openly gay reporter on a major American newspaper (the San Francisco Chronicle); author of three best-selling non-fiction books: The Mayor of Castro Street, And the Band Played On, and Conduct Unbecoming [114]
Karen Stallwood B.A. 1986 Pulitzer Prize winner (1994 Dallas Morning News with staff) [107]
Alex Tizon B.S. 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner (1997 Seattle Times with Eric Nalder and Deborah Nelson) [115]
Brent Walth B.S. 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner (2001 Oregonian with Julia Sullivan-Springhetti, Kim Christensen, and Richard Read) [107]
Mark Zusman M.S. 1978 Journalist; editor; winner of Gerald Loeb Award; his paper is the only weekly to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting (2005, Willamette Week)

History and humanities

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
LaWanda Cox B.A. 1931 Historian, Hunter College [116]
Dennis Jenkins Ph.D. 1991 Archaeologist [117]
Huping Ling M.A. 1987 History professor at Truman State University, award-winning author [118]
Nicholas V. Riasanovsky B.A. 1942 Professor emeritus of European History at University of California, Berkeley [119]
Brian Swimme Ph.D. 1978 Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies

[120]

Military

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
William E. Birkhimer LL.D. 1889 Recipient of the Medal of Honor [121]
Creed C. Hammond 1896 Major General, US Army [122]
David E. Jeremiah B.S. 1955 Admiral, US Navy [123]
Donald Malarkey B.S. 1948 Sergeant in Easy Company of the 101st Airborne; was in Stephen E. Ambrose's book Band of Brothers, made into an HBO miniseries [124]
Herbert B. Powell B.S. 1927 General, US Army [125]
Charles C. Pixley M.D. 1946 Lieutenant General, US Army [126]
Raymond F. Rees J.D. 1976 Major General, US Army [127]
William B. Rosson B.S. 1940 General, US Army [128]
Rodger W. Simpson attended Rear Admiral, US Navy [129]
Tammy Smith B.S. 1986 Brigadier General, US Army [130]

Politics and law

Governors

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Victor G. Atiyeh attended Former Governor of Oregon [131]
Neil Goldschmidt B.A. 1963 Former Governor of Oregon and mayor of Portland, Oregon [131]
Robert D. Holmes 1932 Former Governor of Oregon [131]
Leonard B. Jordan B.A. 1923 Former Governor of Idaho [132]
John Kitzhaber M.D. 1973 Former Governor of Oregon [131]
Tom McCall B.S. 1936 Former Governor of Oregon; television reporter and commentator for KGW and KATU in Portland [131]
Julius L. Meier LL.B 1895 Former Governor of Oregon [131]
Paul L. Patterson B.A.
J.D.
1923
1926
Former Governor of Oregon; President of the Oregon State Senate [131]

Judges

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Robert S. Bean B.S. 1878 Former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice [133]
Oliver Perry Coshow 1885 Former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice [133]
Alfred Goodwin B.A.
J.D.
1949
1951
Former Oregon Supreme Court Justice [133]
Jim Jones B.A. 1964 Chief Justice of Idaho Supreme Court; former Attorney General of Idaho [134]
Earl C. Latourette 1912 Former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice [133]
Edwin J. Peterson B.S.
LL.B
1951
1957
Former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice [133]
David Schuman J.D. 1984 Oregon Court of Appeals Judge [135]
Thomas Tongue J.D. 1937 Former Oregon Supreme Court Justice [133]
Martha Lee Walters J.D. 1977 Former Oregon Supreme Court Justice [133]
Walter C. Winslow B.A. 1906 Oregon Supreme Court Justice pro tempore [136]

Legislators

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Homer D. Angell B.A. 1900 Former US Representative from Oregon [137]
Alexander G. Barry LL.B 1917 Former US Senator from Oregon [137]
Jim Battin B.A. 1985 Former California State Senator [138]
Suzanne Bonamici B.S.
J.D.
1980
1983
US Representative from Oregon [137]
Walt Brown M.L.S. 1975 Former Oregon State Senator [citation needed]
Peter DeFazio M.A. 1977 US Representative from Oregon [137]
Verne Duncan Ph.D. 1968 Former Oregon State Senator [citation needed]
Edwin R. Durno B.S. 1921 US Representative from Oregon [137]
Harris Ellsworth B.A. 1922 Former Oregon State Senator and US Representative from Oregon [137]
Ted Ferrioli B.A. 1973 Oregon State Senator [citation needed]
Edith Green B.A. 1939 Former US Representative from Oregon [137]
Kenzaburo Hara M.A. Japan's second longest-serving legislator [139]
Franklin F. Korell 1910 Former US Representative from Oregon [137]
James F. Lloyd attended Former US Representative from California [140]
Clifton N. McArthur B.A. 1901 Former US Representative from Oregon [141]
Frederick Mulkey 1896 Former US Senator from Oregon [141]
Maurine Brown Neuberger B.A. 1929 First woman US Senator from Oregon [137]
Richard L. Neuberger 1935 Former US Senator from Oregon [137]
Howard C. Nielson M.S. 1949 Former US Representative from Utah [142]
A. Walter Norblad J.D. 1932 Former US Representative from Oregon [143]
Ron Packard D.M.D. 1957 Former US Representative from California [144]
William V. Roth, Jr. B.A. 1944 Former US Representative and senator from Delaware; legislative sponsor of the individual retirement account plan, the Roth IRA, named for him; served as Chairman of U.S. Senate Committee on Finance [137]
Paul Simon B.S. 1949 Former US Senator from Illinois [137]
Pete Simpson Ph.D. Former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and administrator at the University of Wyoming [145]
Jefferson Smith B.S. 1996 Political activist and former state legislator [146]
Vic Snyder M.D. 1979 US Representative from Arkansas [147]
Frederick Steiwer B.A. 1906 Former US Senator from Oregon [148]
Clark W. Thompson attended US Representative from Texas [149]
Greg Walden B.S. 1981 US Representative from Oregon [137]
James H. Weaver B.S. 1952 Former US Representative from Oregon [150]
Ben Westlund attended Oregon State Senator [citation needed]
Wendell Wyatt LL.B. 1941 Former US Representative from Oregon [137]
Ron Wyden J.D. 1974 US Senator and Representative from Oregon [137]

Mayors

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Sam Adams B.A. 2002 Former Mayor of Portland, Oregon [151][152]
Ryan Coonerty 1996 Former Mayor of Santa Cruz, California [153]
Marko Dapcevich 1991 Mayor of Sitka, Alaska [154]
Ivor Dent Ph.D. 1962 Former mayor of Edmonton, Canada [155]
Tom Hughes B.S. 1965 Former mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon [156]
John Ssebaana Kizito M.A. 1962 Mayor of Kampala, Uganda [157]
Alan Lowe M.Arch 1985 Former Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia [158]
Connie McCready 1943 Former mayor of Portland, Oregon [159]
Charles Royer B.S. 1966 Former mayor of Seattle, Washington [160]

Diplomats

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Carol Hallett 1959 Former U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas [161]
Yosuke Matsuoka LL.B 1900 International war criminal and influential Japanese Foreign Minister during World War II [162]
Michael Retzer B.A. 1968 U.S. Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania [163]
Victor L. Tomseth B.A. 1963 Former U.S. Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic [164]
Kent Wiedemann M.A. 1973 Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia [165]

Other politicians

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Donald Hodel J.D. 1960 Former Secretary of Energy and former Secretary of the Interior for the Reagan administration [166]
Hardy Myers LL.B. 1964 Former Attorney General of Oregon [167]
Theodora Nathan B.A. 1971 First woman to have received an electoral vote in a US presidential election [168]
Steve Novick B.A. 1981 City of Portland Commissioner [169]
Nguyen Thien Nhan M.P.A. 1995 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education of Vietnam [170]
Ellen Rosenblum B.S.
J.D.
1971
1975
Attorney General of Oregon [171]
Robert Y. Thornton Postdoc 1995 Former Attorney General of Oregon [172]
Minoru Yasui B.A.
LL.B.
1937
1939
Activist against discriminatory laws against Japanese Americans during World War II [173]

Science, technology and psychology

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Amir Aczel Ph.D. 1982 Author of science and mathematics [174]
Raymond Delacy Adams Bachelors 1933 Neurologist and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences [175]
Geoffrey R. Ball Bachelors Physiologist; co-founder of Symphonix Devices Inc., which pioneered the development of middle ear implants [176]
Kent Beck B.S., M.S. 1987 Software engineer, creator of the Extreme Programming and Test Driven Development software development methodologies, also named agile software development [177]
Pamela J. Bjorkman B.A. 1971 Biochemist; pioneer in x-ray crystallography; Max Delbruck Professor of Biology at California Institute of Technology [178]
Richard Gordon Ph.D. 1967 Theoretical biologist; pioneer in image processing; Professor of Radiology at University of Manitoba [179]
Walter Houser Brattain M.A. 1926 Co-winner of 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics, co-inventor of the transistor [180]
Clifford E. Brubaker Ph.D. 1968 Founding member and former president of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America [181]
Robert S. Cunningham M.S.
Ph.D.
1969 Professor emeritus of computer science at CSU Stanislaus [182]
Stanislas Dehaene Postdoc Neuroscientist in numerical cognition [183]
Anne Fernald Ph.d 1982 Psychologist at Stanford University [184]
N. Gregory Hamilton B.A. 1971 Psychiatrist and proponent of assisted suicide [185]
Douglas Hofstadter M.S.
Ph.D.
1972
1975
Professor of cognitive science; Pulitzer Prize winner for general non-fiction (1980); author of Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid [186]
Anthony Leiserowitz M.S.
Ph.D.
Director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication [187]
Daniel Levitin M.S.
Ph.D.
1993
1996
Cognitive scientist [188]
Esther Pohl Lovejoy M.D. 1894 Early female physician; women's suffrage activist [189]
William Murphy B.A. 1914 Co-winner of 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [190]
PZ Myers Ph.D. 1985 Biologist and noted science blogger [191]
Harry F. Noller Ph.D. 1985 Biochemist; director of the UC Santa Cruz's Center for the Molecular Biology of RNA; made significant contributions to our understanding of the ribosome; member of the National Academy of Sciences [192]
Michael Posner Postdoc 1985 Neuroscientist [193]
Loren Pankratz Ph.D. 1968 Psychologist, former professor at Oregon Health Sciences University [194]
Vladimir Rojansky M.A. 1925 Physicist, known for work on antimatter [195]
Victor Snieckus Ph.D. 1965 Chemist, leading researcher in the exploration of the directed ortho metalation [196]
Joseph Takahashi Ph.D. 1981 Discovered the CLOCK gene [197]
Robert Wah B.S. 1979 President of the American Medical Association, 2014–15 [198]
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock B.A. Software engineer and consultant; founder of the information technology consulting firm Wirfs-Brock Associates; inventor of Responsibility-Driven Design [199]

Sports

Basketball

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Greg Ballard B.S. 1977 Former NBA forward
Jim Barnett B.S. 1966 Former NBA guard-forward
Terrell Brandon 1991 Former NBA guard
Aaron Brooks B.S. 2007 NBA guard for the Phoenix Suns
Mark Few B.S. 1987 Current head basketball coach at Gonzaga University
Lauren Gale 1939 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member
Howard Hobson B.S. 1926 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member; former basketball Head Coach for the Oregon Ducks and Yale Bulldogs
Luke Jackson B.S. 2004 Former NBA forward with the Portland Trail Blazers
Stu Jackson 1980 Former NBA head coach, current NBA executive
Fred Jones 2002 Former NBA guard with the New York Knicks
Ernie Kent B.S. 1977 Former basketball head coach for the Oregon Ducks
Ron Lee B.S. 1976 Former NBA guard
Jim Loscutoff 1955 Former NBA forward
Stan Love 1971 Former NBA forward. Also notable as father of current NBA forward Kevin Love and younger brother of Beach Boys founding member Mike Love.
Blair Rasmussen B.S. 1985 Former NBA center
Luke Ridnour attended NBA Point Guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves
Zollie Volchok 1939 Former general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics; winner of the 1983 NBA Executive of the Year Award [200]

Football

Full list of former University of Oregon players who have played football professionally

Full list of former University of Oregon players who are currently playing in the NFL

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Bob Berry 1964 Former Pro Bowl NFL quarterback [201]
Josh Bidwell B.A. 1998 Pro Bowl NFL punter with the Washington Redskins [202]
Jairus Byrd attended 2008 Pro Bowl NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills [202]
Patrick Chung B.S. 2008 Safety for the New England Patriots[203] [202]
Kellen Clemens B.S. 2006 NFL quarterback with the San Diego Chargers [202]
Gunther Cunningham B.S. 1969 Former head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
Dennis Dixon B.S. 2007 NFL quarterback with the Philadelphia Eagles [202]
Reuben Droughns 2000 NFL running back with the New York Giants [202]
A.J. Feeley 2000 NFL quarterback with the St. Louis Rams [202]
Dan Fouts B.S. 1977 Pro Football Hall of Fame member; former six-time Pro Bowl NFL quarterback; ABC television sports announcer [201]
Russ Francis 1975 Former three-time Pro Bowl NFL tight end [201]
Mike Gaechter B.S. 1962 Former NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys [201]
Roy Gagnon NFL guard for the Detroit Lions [204]
Tony Hargain Former NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers [201]
Joey Harrington B.S. 2002 Former NFL quarterback with the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints [201]
Josh Huff B.S. 2013 NFL wide receiver with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Shy Huntington B.S. 1924 Former football, basketball, and baseball head coach for the Oregon Ducks
Dick James 1956 Former Pro Bowl NFL running back [201]
Darron Thomas 2011
LaMichael James 2011 NFL running back with the Miami Dolphins. Doak Walker Award winner
Casey Matthews 2010 NFL linebacker with the Philadelphia Eagles
Jeff Maehl 2010 NFL wide receiver with the Philadelphia Eagles
June Jones attended Head coach of the SMU Mustangs; former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons and Hawaii Warriors
Tuffy Leemans attended Pro Football Hall of Fame member; former NFL running back for the New York Giants
George Martin 1975 Former NFL defensive end for the New York Giants [201]
John McKay B.S. 1950 Former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the USC Trojans
Chris Miller 1987 Former NFL quarterback [201]
Alex Molden B.S. 1998 Former NFL cornerback [201]
Maurice Morris 2002 NFL running back with the Detroit Lions [202]
Anthony Newman 2002 Former NFL defensive back with the Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders [201]
John Nisby Former NFL guard with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins .[205]
Haloti Ngata attended Two-time Pro Bowl NFL defensive tackle with the Detroit Lions [202]
Mike Nolan B.S. 1981 Former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers
Igor Olshansky B.S. 2004 NFL defensive tackle with the Miami Dolphins [202]
Jack Patera B.S. 1955 Former head coach of the Seattle Seahawks
Fred Quillan 1977 Former two-time Pro Bowl NFL center with the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers [201]
Ahmad Rashad B.Ed 1972 Former four-time Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster [201]
Mel Renfro B.S. 1964 Pro Football Hall of Fame member; former ten-time Pro Bowl; five-time All-Pro NFL cornerback [201]
Dante Rosario B.S. 2006 NFL tight end with the Carolina Panthers [202]
John Robinson B.S. 1960 Former head coach of the Los Angeles Rams and USC Trojans
Brett Salisbury attended 1991 Former quarterback and sports nutrition author
Geoffrey Isaiah Schwartz B.S. 2008 NFL offensive tackle with the Kansas City Chiefs [202]
Akili Smith B.S. 1999 Former NFL quarterback [201]
Onterrio Smith attended Former NFL halfback [201]
Adam Snyder B.S. 2005 NFL offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers [202]
Bruce Snyder B.S. 1963 Former head coach of the California Golden Bears and the Arizona State Sun Devils
Jonathan Stewart attended NFL running back with the Carolina Panthers [202]
De'Anthony Thomas attended 2013 NFL running back with the Kansas City Chiefs
Norv Turner B.S. 1976 Offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns; former head coach of the San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders
Max Unger 2008 Pro Bowl NFL center with the Seattle Seahawks [202]
Norm Van Brocklin B.S.
M.S.
1949
1951
Pro Football Hall of Fame member, former nine-time Pro Bowl NFL quarterback [201]
Dave Wilcox 1965 Pro Football Hall of Fame member, former seven-time Pro Bowl NFL linebacker [201]
Josh Wilcox NFL tight end with the New Orleans Saints [201]
Demetrius Williams 2006 NFL wide receiver with the Cleveland Browns [202]
George Wrighster attended Former NFL tight end with the New York Giants [201]
Brett Young attended Former CFL defensive back [201]
Gary Zimmerman B.S. 1986 Pro Football Hall of Fame member, former seven-time Pro Bowl NFL offensive lineman [201]

Track and field

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Keshia Baker 2010 2012 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay
Mike Boit Ph.D. 1986 1972 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the 800m [206]
Bill Bowerman B.S.
M.Ed.
1934
1953
Former track and field head coach for the Oregon Ducks (also see #Business) [24]
Joaquim Cruz attended 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist; 1988 Summer Olympics silver medalist in the 800m [206]
Otis Davis B.S. 1960 1960 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the 400m and 4x400 relay [206]
Mary Decker 1980 Record setting long distance runner [206]
Bill Dellinger B.S.
M.Ed.
1956
1962
1964 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the 5000m; former track and field head coach for the Oregon Ducks [206]
Ashton Eaton B.A. 2010 World record holder in the decathlon with 9045 points in 2015 and the heptathlon with 6499 points in 2010, 6568 points in 2011 and 6645 points in 2012; 2012 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the decathlon [207]
Ken Flax B.S. 1986 Two-time Olympian, record-setting hammer thrower [206]
Martin Hawkins LL.B 1913 1912 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the 100m hurdles [206]
Ralph Hill B.S. 1931 1932 Summer Olympics silver medalist in the 5000m [206]
Cyrus Hostetler B.S. 2010 Javelin thrower at the 2012 Summer Olympics [208]
Harry Jerome
M.S.
1963
1968
1964 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the 100m, world record holder [206]
Daniel Kelly 1908 1908 Summer Olympics silver medalist in the long jump [209]
Steve Prefontaine B.S. 1974 Record setting long distance runner, Olympian [206]
Mack Robinson attended 1941 1936 Summer Olympics silver medalist in the 200m [206]
Galen Rupp B.A. 2009 2012 Summer Olympics silver medalist in the 10,000 meters; inaugural winner of the Bowerman Award [210]
Alberto Salazar B.A. 1981 Marathon runner and coach
Brianne Theisen B.S. 2012 Canadian heptathlon competitor [211]
Mac Wilkins B.S. 1973 World record holder in the discus throw; 1976 Summer Olympics gold medalist; 1984 Summer Olympics silver medalist in the discus throw [206]

Other sports

Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Earl Averill B.S. 1953 Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder for the Cleveland Indians [212]
Ann Bancroft B.S. 1981 First woman to reach the North Pole on foot and by dogsled
Ben Crane B.S. 1999 Professional golfer
Evan Dunham B.S. 2004 NCAA wrestler, professional MMA fighter for the UFC's Lightweight Division [213][214]
Greg Gibson 1978 1984 Summer Olympics silver medalist in wrestling [215]
Joe Gordon B.S. 1939 Baseball Hall of Famer second baseman with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians [212]
Peter Jacobsen 1977 Professional golfer
Dave Jansen attended NCAA collegiate wrestler; professional MMA fighter formerly with the WEC, currently with Bellator [216]
Dave Roberts 1971 MLB first overall draft pick in 1972 by the San Diego Padres [212]
Tom Shaw 1962 Professional golfer
Chael Sonnen B.S. 2001 NCAA All-American and U.S. Olympic team alternate wrestler, retired professional mixed martial artist [217][218]
Paul Sunderland attended 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in men's volleyball [219]
Zack Test Rugby player
Carolyn Wood B.A. 1967 1960 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in swimming

See also

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