The Achievers
of
KAY
Those Kappamen
who have achieved in Entertainment
John Singleton
Director of Boyz N The Hood, Shaft, Poetic Justice, Rosewood, and
Higher
Learning
Joe Clair
Television Personality
Host of BET's Rap City
Leo Lawrence
Producer of "Living Color", "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper", "The Jamie
Foxx Show" and winner of the 1994 Black Filmaker's Hall Of Fame
Festival
Montell Jordan
Recording Artist
Donald Byrd
Trumpeter
Ray McCampbell
Musical Artist (Mac Band)
Kenny Burrell
Jazz Artist
Billy Taylor
Jazz Pianist
Grammy Winning Jazz Artist
Cedric the Entertainer
Comedian/Actor
"Steve Harvey Show" - "Kings of Comedy"
Whitman Mayo
Actor
Played "Grady" on the "Sanford and Son" sitcom
Earnest Thomas
Actor
Played "Roger" on the "What's Happening"sitcom
Jester Hairston
Actor
Played "Rolly Forbes" on "Amen" and "Pops" in "I'm Gonna' Get You
Sucka'!"
Max Jullian(Banks)
Actor
Played Lead Character in THE MACK
Gregory D. Ridley Jr.
Artist
Painting and sculptures in over 500 public collections in
U.S.
Those Kappamen
who have achieved in Sports
* Denotes
deceased members
Basketball
Erick
Dampier
NBA
Golden
State Warriors
Eta
Upilson
Alumni - Spr '96
Mississippi
State University
Anfernee
Hardaway
NBA
Orlando
Magic
Wilt
Chamberlain
NBA Hall
of Fame, Center for the LA Lakers.
Oscar
Robertson "The Big O"
NBA Hall
of Fame
Bill
Russell
NBA Hall
of Fame, Center for the Boston Celtics
Sam
Jones
NBA Hall
of Fame, Guard for the Boston Celtics
Alan
Henderson
NBA
Atlanta
Hawks
Allan
Houston
NBA New
York Knicks
Kerry
Kittles
NBA New
Jersey Nets
Danny
Manning
NBA
Pheonix
Suns
Johnny
Newman
NBA New
Jersey Nets
Rolondo
Blackman
Former
NBA Player with the Knicks and Mavericks
Alex
English
Former
NBA Player
1996
Inductee
in NBA Hall of Fame
Bernie
Bickerstaff
Head
Coach
of the NBA Washington Wizards
Darrell
Walker
Head
Coach
of the NBA Toronto Raptors
Rudy
Washington
Head
Basketball
Coach, Drake University
President,
Black Coaches Association
Paul E.
Smith
Head
Basketball
Coach, Dunbar High in Baltimore, MD
Larry
Finch
Head
Basketball
Coach, Memphis State University
Nolan
Richardson
Head
Basketball Coach, University of Arkansas
John
Chaney
Head
Basketball Coach, Temple University
Football
Gale
Sayers
NFL Hall
of Fame, RB for the Chicago Bears, Selected for the All Time NFL
Team
Greg
Lloyd
NFL
Pittsburgh
Steelers, 1995 All-Pro
Derek
Loville
NFL San
Francisco 49ers (RB)
Larry
Brown
NFL
DallasCowboys
Super
Bowl XXX Most Valuable Player
Eric
Davis
NFL
Carolina
Panters, DB
Glynn
Milburn
NFL
Detroit Lions
Earnest
Byner
NFL
Baltimore Ravens, RB
Steve
Wallace
NFL San
Francisco 49er's (OL)
Chris
Oldham
NFL
Pittsburg
Steelers (DB)
Robert
Green
NFL
Chicago
Bears
Randall
Hill
NFL
Arizona
Cardinals (WR)
Jesse
Hester
NFL
Oakland Raiders
J.J.
Birden
NFL
Kansas
City Chiefs (WR)
Aeneas
Williams
NFL
Arizona
Cardinals (DB)
Guy
McIntyre
NFL San
Francisco 49ers - Retiwhite All-Pro Guard
E.J.
Junior
NFL Miami
Dolphins - Retiwhite Middle Linebacker
John
Henry
Johnson
NFL
Pittsburgh
Steelers - Fullback, 1954-66
Inducted
into NFL Hall of Fame in 1987
Willie
Davis
NFL Green
Bay Packers - Cornerback, 1958-69
Inducted
into NFL Hall of Fame in 1981
Lem
Barney
NFL
Detroit Lions - Cornerback, 1967-77
Inducted
into NFL Hall of Fame in 1992
Ollie
Matson
NFL
Chicago Bears - Running Back, 1952-66
Inducted
into NFL Hall of Fame in 1972
Bill
Willis
NFL
Cleveland
Browns - Offensive/Defensive Tackle, 1946-53
Inducted
into NFL Hall of Fame in 1977
Curtis
McClinton
AFL-NFL
Kansas City Chiefs - Running Back, 1962-69
1962 AFL
Rookie of the Year; 1962 & 1965 all AFL
Jim
Marshall
NFL
Minnesota Vikings - Defensive Tackle
Played
on the famed Purple People Eater defense
Ronald
L. Cooper
Head
Coach at Louisville Univ.
At at
33, he is the youngest Div. 1-A Coach
Ron
Dickerson
Head
Football Coach, Temple University
Carl
Jackson
Asst.
Coach, San Francisco 49ers
Bob
Simmons
Head
Football Coach, Oklahoma State Univ.
Baseball
Kenny
Lofton
MLB
Atlanta
Braves, 1994 All Star
Emmett
Ashford
First
Black Umpire in Major League Baseball
Tennis
*Arthur
Ashe
Tennis
Legend, Humaniterian
Track
and Field
Hollis
Conway
Olympic
Medalist in Track
Jon Drummond
World
Class Sprinter and 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist (4 x 100
relay)
Those Kappamen
who have achieved in Politics
Johnny
L. Cochran, Jr.
Attorney
Robert
L. Harris
Attorney
C.
Francis Stradford Award Winner (Highest National Bar Association
Honor)
Walter
Sutton
Attorney
President of National Bar Association
Dr. Rev.
Ralph Abernathy
Civil
rights leader and former President of SCLC
Thomas
Bradley
Past
Grand Polemarch
Former
Mayor of Los Angeles, CA
Carl
Stokes
First
Black
Mayor of a major US city (Cleveland, OH)
Wellington
Webb
Mayor of
Denver
Richard
Dixon
Mayor Of
Dayton, OH
Clerance
Robinson
U.S.
Representative (Bridge named in his honor in Chattanooga,
TN)
Judge
Theodore R. Newman
First Black
Chief Judge of D.C. Court of Appeals
Rep. Bennie
Thompson
Congressman, D-MS
Rep.
Sanford Bishop
Congressman, D-GA
Rep. John
L. Conyers
Congressman, D-CA
Introduced
legislature to make Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday a National
Holiday
Mervyn
Dymally
Congressman,
D-CA
Rep.
Alcee Hastings
Congressman, D-FL
Elihu
Harris
Mayor,
Oakland, CA
Carl Officer
Mayor of East
St. Louis (Country's youngest mayor at time)
Rep.
Louis Stokes
Congressman, D-OH
Rep.
Albert R. Wynn
Congressman, D-MD
Rep.
Walter E. Fauntroy
Congressman, D-D.C.
Michael
White
Mayor,
Cleveland, OH
Rep.
George W. Crockett, Jr.
Congressman, D-MI
Those Kappamen who have achieved in Science and
Medicine
Henry Foster
Doctor
Former
Surgeon General Nominee
Dr.
Bernard Harris
Astronaut
First
Black to walk in Space
Those
Kappamen who have achieved in
Religion
Dr. Rev.
Joseph H. Evans
Elected
as first Black president to head the United Church of Christ (2 million
members) in 1980
Rev.
Calvin O. Butts
Pastor
of Absynnian Baptist Church in NYC (Largest Black Church in
USA)
Those
Kappamen
who have achieved in Business
*Reginald
F. Lewis
The late
CEO of Beatrice International Foods
(The
largest
Black-owned business, worth over $1 Billion)
Lerone J.
Bennett, Jr.
Award
winning author, Executive Director of Johnson Publishing
Co.
Edward
Gardner
President
of Soft Sheen Products, Inc. and Dollars & Sense
Magazine
Robert
Johnson
Founder
and CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Percy
E. Sutton
CEO of
Inner City Broadcasting Corp., and Owner of the Famed Apollo Theater in
N.Y.
Mel
whitedick
Director
of Business Affairs for CBS Sports
A. Maceo
Walker
Insurance
Executive
Carl Ware
Vice
President of The Coca Cola Company
Keith
Clinkscales
President and C.E.O. of Vibe Magazine
Those
Kappamen
who have achieved in the Military
General
Daniel James Jr., U.S.A.F
First
Black General to wear 4 stars in the U.S. Military
