# List of Carson–Newman University people

This is a list of notable current and former faculty members, alumni, and non-graduating attendees of Carson–Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

## Notable alumni
### Academics

* Michael Eric Dyson – author, Professor at Georgetown University
* Helen Timmons Henderson – educator, one of the first two women elected to the Virginia House of Delegates
* T. B. Maston – Christian ethicist, writer, and professor
* Garnett S. Stokes – President of University of New Mexico
* John Wells – president of Emory and Henry College

### Athletes

* Dana X. Bible – American football, baseball and basketball coach and athletic administrator
* Buddy Bolding - Head D1 Baseball Coach, Longwood University 1979-2013
* Shonie Carter – professional mixed martial artist from 1997 to 2015 becoming the WEC Welterweight Champion and competed in the UFC
* Marq Cerqua - former NFL football player
* Steve Cishek – former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals
* Todd Collins – former National Football League football player and Super Bowl Champion with the St. Louis Rams
* Joe Fishback – former NFL football player & Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys
* Tim George – former NFL wide receiver
* Boyce Green – former NFL player with the Cleveland Browns
* Robert Griswold - swimmer, Paralympic gold medalist
* Junior Glymph – former NFL football player
* Sylvia Hatchell – former Head Women's Basketball Coach at UNC, 1986–2019
* Clayton Holmes – former NFL football player and Super Bowl Champion with the Dallas Cowboys
* Darren Hughes – former Arena Football League player
* Chris Jones – former Dallas Cowboys punter
* Cedric Killings – former NFL football player
* Pryor McElveen – former Major League Baseball third baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers
* Lazaro Reinoso – wrestler, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist, NCAA National Champion for C-N.
* Sanders Shiver – former NFL football player and Super Bowl Champion with the Baltimore Colts.
* Milas Shoun – former professional basketball player, 1927 to 1939
* Tracy Smothers - former professional wrestler
* Ken Sparks – Former C-N Football Coach, NCAA Hall of Fame Member
* Anthony Toribio – former Kansas City Chiefs Defensive tackle
* Vernon Turner – former NFL football player (Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
* Leonard Weaver – former NFL fullback
* Clyde Wright – former Major League Baseball pitcher

### Musicians

* Chris Marion – member of classic rock band Little River Band
* Mary McDonald – musician and composer
* Dolly Parton – country music singer, recipient Honorary Doctorate, 1990

### Politicians

* Millard F. Caldwell – 29th Governor of Florida, member of the U.S. Representative and Florida Supreme Court justice
* Ben W. Hooper – 28th Governor of Tennessee from 1911 to 1915
* B. Carroll Reece – Member, US House of Representatives from Tennessee, 1921–1931 and 1933–1947
* John Q. Tilson – Member, US House of Representatives, 1909–1913 and 1915–1932; House Majority Leader 1925–1932
* Herbert S. Walters – United States Senator from Tennessee from 1963 to 1964

### Other

* Jennifer R. Mandel – biologist
* Bernie Moore – SEC commissioner, LSU track and field coach
* Marty Smith – sports journalist
* Kenneth Massey – sports statistician