# List of Phi Beta Sigma members

The list of Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) brothers (commonly referred to as Sigmas) includes initiated and honorary members. Members are traditionally initiated into a chapter, although some are granted honorary membership status. A chapter name ending in "Sigma" denotes a graduate chapter. No chapter of Phi Beta Sigma is designated Omega, the last letter of the Greek alphabet that traditionally signifies "the end"; deceased brothers are referred to as having joined The Omega Chapter.
The fraternity has been led by 33 international presidents. Its membership includes four African presidents; two governors; three congressmen; the first black Rhodes Scholar; numerous NFL football, NBA basketball, and MLB baseball players; an ultimate fighter; five Hall of Fame athletes; ten college and university presidents; and sixteen Olympians. Various buildings and schools have been named after Sigma men such as George Washington Carver, James Weldon Johnson, and Robert Russa Moton.
Listed below are notable Phi Beta Sigma men such as the founders, international presidents, and members involved in arts and entertainment, business, civil rights, education, health, law, politics, science, and sports.

## Founders

A. Langston Taylor, Esq. (January 29, 1890 - August 8, 1953) was the first international president of Phi Beta Sigma. Taylor coined "Culture for Service, Service for Humanity". He began serving humanity by founding Sigma, to which he gave twelve consecutive years of service as a national officer, serving as national president, national treasurer, national secretary, and field secretary. He also served as president of the Distinguished Service Chapter.
Dr. Leonard F. Morse (January 12, 1891 – May 22, 1961), co-founder of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, was a student of the Greek language, and he named the fraternity. In addition, he wrote Sigma's first constitution and was the first president of Alpha Chapter. He was the first person to graduate from Howard University in 3 years with two degrees (A.B. and a B.Ed. degree).
Charles I. Brown (August 27, 1890 – December 21, 1981), co-founder of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity; first vice-president of Phi Beta Sigma. He is credited with choosing the nine charter members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Founder Brown founded the Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, on April 9, 1917, and was a teacher at the Kansas Industrial School for Negroes in Topeka, Kansas.

## International presidents

Listed below are the thirty-four international presidents since the 1914 institution of the office.
* Abram Langston Taylor, Esq. 1914–1916
* Ivorite L. Scruggs, M.D. 1917–1919
* William S. Savage, 1920–1921
* Walter M. Clarke, 1921–1922
* John W. Woodhous, 1923–1925
* Arthur W. Mitchell, Esq. 1926–1934
* Jesse W. Lewis, 1935–1936
* James W. Johnson, 1937
* George W. Lawrence, 1938–1940
* Richard A. Billings, 1941–1944
* George A. Parker, 1944–1947
* Ras O. Johnson, 1948–1950
* Felix J. Brown, 1951–1953
* George L. Hightower, 1954–1955
* George D. Flemmings; 1955–1957
* Hutson L. Lovell, 1958–1959
* Roswell O. Sutton, 1960–1962
* Maurice A. Moore, 1963-1965
* Alvin J. McNeil, 1966–1970
* Parlette L. Moore, Ed.D. 1971–1973
* John E. Westberry, 1974–1976
* Richard M. Ballard, Jr., 1977–1979
* Charles B. Wright, 1980–1981
* Demetrius Newton, Esq. 1981–1984
* James T. Floyd 1984–1987
* Moses C. McClendon, 1987–1989
* Carter D. Womack, 1989–1993
* William E. Stanley, Jr., 1993–1995
* Carter D. Womack, 1995–1997
* Peter M. Adams, Esq. 1997–2001
* Arthur R. Thomas, Esq. 2001–2005
* Paul L. Griffin, Jr., 2005–2009
* Jimmy Hammock, 2009–2013
* Jonathan Mason, 2013-2017
* Micheal E. Cristal, 2017-2021
* Chris V. Rey, J.D., 2021–Present

## Academia, science, and medicine

| Name Original chapter Notability References William Augustus Bell Sigma (Miles College) Second President of Miles College George Washington Carver Gamma Sigma (Tuskegee, Alabama) scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor whose studies and teaching revolutionized agriculture in the Southern US; known for research into and promotion of peanuts and sweet potatoes Frank Marshall Davis Delta (Kansas State University) Writer, author and journalist during the Harlem Renaissance; made a tremendous impact on African-American literature Matthew W. Dogan Gamma Psi (Rust College) First Black college president, Wiley College Edgar Draper Zeta Sigma (Baltimore) Former President of William V.S. Tubman Teachers College in Monrovia, Liberia; former President of Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY Israel Dunn Jr. Xi (Grambing State University) Former President of Arkansas Baptist College Babs Fafunwa Former Nigerian Federal Minister of Education and Youth Development; educationist, scholar Dudley Flood Eta Sigma (Raleigh, North Carolina) World-renowned speaker on leadership and education Thomas J. Gibson Beta Omicron Sigma (Columbus, Ohio) Chancellor of University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Willie Gilchrist Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University Victor J. Glover Omicron Pi (California Polytechnic State University) NASA Astronaut; Pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station Edison O. Jackson Alpha (Howard University) President of Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida James Weldon Johnson Psi (Clark Atlanta University) American author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, professor, and early civil rights activist; famous works include The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and the Black National Anthem "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Former President of Grambling State University Robert J. Jones Alpha Pi (Fort Valley State University) Chancellor of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016- current) Jonn A. Kenny Medical director at Tuskegee Institute, 1902–24; Director of the Community Hospital of Newark, New Jersey, 1924–39; founder of John A. Andrew Clinical Society; founder and first editor of the Journal of the National Medical Association Alain LeRoy Locke Alpha (Howard University) First Black Rhodes Scholar; writer, philosopher, educator and patron of the arts; unofficially called the "father of the Harlem Renaissance"; Baháʼí Sidney A. McPhee Delta Theta (Prairie View A&M University) President of Middle Tennessee State University Horace Mitchell Iota Alpha Sigma (Signal Hill, California) President of California State University, Bakersfield Parlett Moore Founded the Sigma Beta Club; Second President of Coppin State University; 20th president of Phi Beta Sigma Leonard F. Morse Alpha (Howard University) President of Edward Waters College; co-founder of Phi Beta Sigma Robert Russa Moton Gamma Sigma (Tuskegee, Alabama) Second president of Tuskegee University Mark Anthony Neal Delta Zeta Sigma (Durham, North Carolina) Professor of Black Popular Culture at Duke University George Leon Netterville Rho (Southern University) Third president of Southern University Rod Paige Alpha Beta (Jackson State University) 7th United States Secretary of Education (first African-American); former Jackson State University head football coach; former Texas Southern University head football coach Samuel Plato Epsilon Beta Sigma (Louisville, KY) Architect, First African American to be awarded a contract to build a post office in the US. A number of his designed structures are on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Broadway Temple A.M.E. Zion Church of Louisville, and Swallow-Robin Hall at Taylor University in Marion, Indiana. Kevin D. Rome Chi (Morehouse College) 16th president of Fisk University W. Sherman Savage Alpha (Howard University) Sigma historian; first Black man to receive a degree from the University of Oregon; past National President of Sigma and Lincoln University (Missouri) David Swinton Beta Chi Sigma (Columbia, South Carolina) Former President of Benedict College Cornelius V. Troupe Second president of Fort Valley State University; later President of Morris Brown College Thomas Wyatt Turner Civil rights activist, biologist and educator Richard Allen Williams Honorary Author, professor, and founder of the Association of Black Cardiologists; President and founder of the Minority Health Institute; named one of the 15 African-American Pioneers in Cardiology | Dr. George Washington Carver Victor J. Glover James Weldon Johnson Robert Russa Moton Dr. Rod Paige Kevin D. Rome Thomas Wyatt Turner |

## Civic leaders, politicians and activists
### Heads of state

| Name Original chapter Notability References Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe Mu Chapter (Lincoln University) First President of Nigeria; leading figure of modern Nigerian nationalism Bill Clinton Honorary Past president of the United States of America Kwame Nkrumah Mu Chapter (Lincoln University) First president of the Republic of Ghana; instrumental in the Gold Coast's independence from the United Kingdom William Tolbert Beta Upsilon Sigma (Monrovia, Liberia) Past President of Liberia William V.S. Tubman Past President of Liberia; father of modern Liberia | Kwame Nkrumah William Tolbert William V.S. Tubman Bill Clinton |

### United States Congressmen

| Name Original chapter Notability References Elijah Cummings Honorary US Congressman (D-MD) Maryland's 7th congressional district); held a Juris Doctor degree, first African-American in Maryland history to be named Speaker Pro Tempore Adriano Espaillat Sigma Sigma Sigma US Congressman (D-NY) New York's 13th congressional district); first Dominican-American member of the U.S. Congress, and great-grandson of a former Dominican President Melvin Evans Alpha (Howard University) First elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands; Delegate to the United States House of Representatives; former United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago John Lewis Lambda Sigma (Atlanta) US Congressman (D-Georgia's 5th district); civil rights activist; chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Arthur W. Mitchell Columbia University (location disputed) First African-American Democrat elected to the US Congress (D-Illinois's 1st district); 6th International President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, served longer than any other president (1925–1934) Edolphus Towns Eta Chapter (NC A&T State University) US Congressman (D-New York's 10th district) Harold Washington Upsilon Sigma (Chicago) First African-American Mayor of Chicago; US Congressman (D-Illinois's 1st district); member of the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives | Melvin H. Evans John Lewis Arthur W. Mitchell Edolphus Towns Harold Washington |

### Military leaders

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Milton Dean | | Black Troop Commander/Major in World War I; one of three Black officers of this rank in the US Army | |
| Everett H. Thomas | Delta Phi (Mississippi Valley State University) | retired Major General and Director of Air Force Strategic Programs at Lockheed Martin Space Systems | |
| Guthrie L. Turner | Iota (Shaw University) | Commander of Madigan Hospital (Fort Lewis, Washington); first Black Army physician promoted to the rank of General, Brigadier General | |
| Bennie Williams | Gamma (Morgan State University) | Major General, 21st Theater Support Command | |
| Mitchell Kilgo | Lambda (Virginia Union University) | Major General, Communications Electronics Command (APG, Maryland) | \ |

### State legislators

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Leslie Calvin Brown | | Motivational Speaker; Radio Personality; Member of Ohio House of Representatives for the 29th District, 1977–1983 |
| Terrance Carroll | Chi (Morehouse College) | First African-American Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives; lawyer |
| Kevin Chambliss | Nu Kappa Sigma (DeKalb, IL) | Member of Florida House of Representatives, 117th District |
| Kenneth Dunkin | Upsilon Sigma (Chicago) | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (District 5) 2002-; social worker |
| Arthur Earley | Alpha (Howard University) | Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (District 159) 1979-1981 |
| Cedrick Frazier | Zeta Nu (Minnesota) | Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (District 45A); lawyer |
| Juan LaFonta | Iota Lambda (University of New Orleans) | Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (District 96); lawyer |
| Fleming A. Jones | | First Democratic member of West Virginia House of Delegates from 1935–1941 and 1945–1947 |
| Willie Logan | | Member of Florida House of Representatives, 103rd District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996; Independent candidate for US Senator from Florida, 2000 |
| Kevin Matthews | Kappa Tau Sigma (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Oklahoma State Senator for District District 11, 2015 |
| Demetrius Newton | Tau Sigma (Birmingham, Alabama) | Elected in 1986, the first African-American Speaker Pro-Tem of the Alabama House of Representatives; lawyer |
| Oliver Robinson | Eta Epsilon (University of Alabama at Birmingham) | former Member of the Alabama House of Representatives |
| Rod Scott | Tau Sigma (Birmingham, Alabama) | Member of the Alabama House of Representatives, House District 55 (Fairfield /Birmingham, AL) |
| Troy Singleton | Theta Psi (Rowan University) | Member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 7th Legislative District |
| Ontario Tillman | | Member of the Alabama House of Representatives |

### Mayors

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Eldridge Hawkins Jr. | Lambda Lambda Sigma (Trenton, New Jersey) | Mayor of Orange, New Jersey | |

### Judges

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Terry L. Clark | Delta Rho (The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan) | The first African American to serve and be elected as a judge in Saginaw County's history. He also was the first Black Chief Judge of the 70th Judicial District Court and the first Black Chief Judge of all the trial courts in Saginaw, Michigan. |
| Hugh Clarke | | 54-A Judicial District Court, Ingham County, Lansing |
| Edward Ewell Jr. | Zeta Gamma Sigma (Saginaw, Michigan) | Third Judicial Court of Michigan |
| Charles B. Day | Epsilon Psi | 2019 Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland |
| Charles E. Freeman | | First district justice of the Illinois Supreme Court; first African-American to hold this position |
| Luke Lavergne | Omicron Beta Sigma (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | Retired District Judge of the Family Court, Division "B", East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; member of the Distinguished Service Chapter |
| Daniel Lewis | Epsilon Sigma (Harlem, New York) | State of New York, Queens County Supreme Court Judge |
| Morris Overstreet | | First African-American elected by popular vote to a statewide office in the history of Texas; first African-American to sit on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals |
| Robert Heberton Terrell | | First black municipal judge in Washington, D.C. |
| Carl A. Walker | Epsilon Xi (University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, Illinois) | First Judicial Sub Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois |
| Charles M. Walker | Eta Beta Sigma (Nashville, TN) | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Nashville, TN |
| Everett W. Wess | Gamma Epsilon (Alabama A & M) | Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge in Birmingham |
| Alexander Wright Jr. | Gamma (Morgan State College) | Associate Judge, Baltimore County Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit |

### Activists and other leaders

| Name Original chapter Notability References Warren Ballentine Iota Nu Sigma (Chicago, Illinois) Attorney; motivational speaker; host of the nationally syndicated Warren Ballentine Show; host of Court Radio on XM Satellite Radio James Forman Civil Rights leader active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panther Party Shane Gibson Member of Parliament and Minister of Immigration, Labour and Training of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Angelo Henderson Mu Theta Chapter (University of Kentucky) 22nd African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize; the only African-American to win the Pulitzer at The Wall Street Journal; host of Your Voice with Angelo Henderson on Newstalk AM 1200 and 99.9FM in Detroit Lafayette M. Hershaw Alpha (Howard University) One of the twenty-nine founders of the Niagara movement, the forerunner of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Hulan Jack Alpha Delta (City College Of New York) First black borough President of Manhattan New York Joseph H. Jackson Religious leader and former president of the six-million-member National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (largest black organization in the world) Kendal Major Beta Kappa, Tuskegee University Speaker of the House of Assembly and Member of Parliament, The Bahamas Benjamin Chavis Honorary Organizer, Million Man March and former President of the NAACP Huey P. Newton Beta Tau (UC Berkeley) Co-founder, Black Panther Party Phenton Neymour Theta Xi (Syracuse University) Bahamas Member of Parliament, Minister of State for Works Howard Z. Plummer Alpha Alpha (Wilberforce University) Cardinal Bishop, Church of God and Saints of Christ A. Philip Randolph Iota Sigma (Richmond, Virginia) Founder, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, primary organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. Arleigh Winston Scott Epsilon Sigma (New York) First native Governor-General of Barbados, knighted by the Queen of the United Kingdom in 1967 Al Sharpton Honorary Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host of Keepin It Real with Al Sharpton, founder of National Action Network, candidate for the 2004 U.S. Presidential election Prince Albert Taylor Jr. Theta (Huston-Tillotson University) Bishop in The Methodist Church (USA) and the United Methodist Church Harry K. Thomas Jr. Honorary Former United States Ambassador; serving positions overseas in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe. Armstrong Williams Eta Alpha (South Carolina State University) Syndicated Columnist and Political Talk Show Pundit Herman Williams Jr. Zeta Sigma (Baltimore, Maryland) First Black fire chief of Baltimore Maryland and a major U.S city, Father of talk show host Montel Williams Hosea Williams Zeta (Morris Brown College) Civil rights activist Lennox Yearwood Gamma Lambda (University of District of Columbia) President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus; human rights activist | Benjamin Chavis Muhammad A. Philip Randolph Al Sharpton Harry K. Thomas Jr. |

## Business

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Joe Dudley | Honorary | President and CEO of Dudley Hair Care Products |
| Diallo Gordon | Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) | Executive Vice President of Global Cash Access, Inc. |
| Herman J. Russell | Lambda Sigma (Atlanta, Georgia) | Founder and CEO of H.J. Russell & Company Construction |
| John Hope Bryant | Honorary | founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of nonprofit Operation HOPE |

## Entertainment

| Name Original chapter Notability References Omowale Akintunde Gamma Beta Emmy Award Winner “An Inaugural Ride to Freedom” (2010) Flex Alexander Kappa Delta Sigma (San Francisco) Comedian and actor Harry Belafonte Honorary singer, songwriter, actor, social activist; one of the most successful African-American pop stars in history King Bach Mu Epsilon (Florida State University) Actor, Stand-Up Comedian J Anthony Brown Eta Beta Sigma (Nashville, Tennessee) Comedian and actor Kurt Carr Zeta Lambda (University of Connecticut) Gospel recording artist Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Honorary Jazz-funk drummer, percussionist, studio musician, composer, and producer Bootsy Collins Honorary Bass player, singer, and songwriter Combat Jack Kappa Xi (Cornell University) Real name Reggie Osse, Esq.; radio host; attorney Dem Boyz Step Team Xi Pi (The College of New Jersey) Lambda Chi (Bloomfield College) Alpha Nu Alpha (Seton Hall/Rider University) Step performers, actors, musicians; featured in the films Stomp the Yard and How She Move Timon Kyle Durrett Alpha Zeta (Alcorn State University) Actor in Single Ladies on VH1 and Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls Richard Gant Beta Tau (UC Berkeley) Actor & Director Everette Harp Kappa Delta Sigma (Signal Hill, California) Jazz saxophonist Terrence Howard Honorary Actor Reginald Hudlin Honorary Film director, writer, actor, and producer Ralph Johnson Honorary Former drummer and singer with Earth, Wind & Fire Bobby Jones Zeta Alpha (Tennessee State University) Gospel music singer and television host Ramsey Lewis Honorary Jazz composer and pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. Epsilon Alpha (Dillard University) Jazz pianist, composer, and educator Al McKay Honorary Guitarist, songwriter and former member of Earth, Wind & Fire Clarence Muse Phi Beta Sigma (Los Angeles) Actor, screenwriter, director, composer, and lawyer Babatunde Olatunji Chi (Morehouse College) Drummer Al Roker Honorary Weather anchor for NBC's Today show; co-host of Wake Up with Al on The Weather Channel, author, actor Kevin Saunderson Zeta Epsilon (East Michigan University) Record producer, singer Wayne Shorter Saxophonist and composer The Temptations (Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Richard Street, Glenn Leonard, and Louis Price) Upsilon Sigma (Chicago) The Temptations' late-70s lineup Walter Turnbull Honorary Musician and founder of the Harlem Boys Choir Blair Underwood Honorary Actor Ben Vereen Honorary Stage, Television, and Film Actor; Tony Award Winner for appearance in Pippin D'Extra Wiley Phi Beta Sigma Chapter (Los Angeles) Entertainer; producer; former MCA Records R&B artist with the 90s New Jack group II D Extreme Verdine White Honorary Bass guitarist and founding member of Earth, Wind & Fire Lawrence Winters International opera singer; first Black singer to perform standard operatic roles regularly with the New York City Centre Opera Malik Yoba Honorary Actor best known for his co-starring role on the TV drama New York Undercover | Harry Belafonte Kurt Carr Bootsy Collins Terrence Howard Emcee N.I.C.E. Ramsey Lewis Al Roker Wayne Shorter Ben Vereen Blair Underwood |

## Sports
### American football

| Name Original chapter Notability References Buster Barnett Lambda Eta (Arkansas State University) NFL player, (Buffalo Bills) Fred Barnett Lambda Eta (Arkansas State University) NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins) Idrees Bashir Delta Nu (University of Memphis) NFL player (Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions) Charlie Batch Zeta Epsilon (Eastern Michigan University) NFL player (Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers), 2-time Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII) George Bethune Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL player (Los Angeles Rams) Greg Blue Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions), All-American (2005) Alex Brown Zeta Kappa (University of Florida) NFL player (Chicago Bears), 2 time All-American (1999, 2001), 2001 SEC Defensive Player-of-the-Year, Lombardi Award finalist, Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist Evan Brown Gamma Zeta (Savannah State University) NFL player Larry Brown Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player Lomas Brown Zeta Kappa (University of Florida) NFL player (5 teams), 7 time All-Pro selection, 7 time Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion (XXXVII) Kenny O. Burrough Beta Delta (Texas Southern University) NFL player (New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers) Donnie Caldwell Iota Chi (Western Illinois University) NFL player (Seattle Seahawks) Ernest Calloway Beta Delta (Texas Southern University) NFL player Rich Caster Alpha Beta (Jackson State University) NFL player, Pro Bowl in 1972, 1974, 1975 (New York Jets, Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins) Ben Coates Upsilon (Livingstone College) NFL player (New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens), 3-time All-Pro selection, 5-time Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion (XXXV) Johnie Cooks Theta Iota (Mississippi State University) NFL player (Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns) Jamar Chaney Theta Iota (Mississippi State University) NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles) DeMarcus Curry Kappa Zeta (Auburn University) NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Eric Curry Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars), played on the 1992 National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide team Lional Dalton Zeta Epsilon (Eastern Michigan University) NFL player (5 teams), Super Bowl champion (XXXV) Phillip Daniels Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins) Willie Davis Iota Pi (University of Central Arkansas) NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers) Willie Davis Kappa Upsilon (University of Arkansas) NFL player (Tennessee Titans) Hugh Douglas Nu Sigma (Philadelphia) NFL player (New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars), 3 Time Pro Bowl selection(2000,2001,2002), 1995 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Marques Douglas Alpha (Howard University) NFL player (New York Jets) Braylon Edwards Gamma Alpha Sigma (Cleveland, Ohio) NFL player (New York Jets), All-Pro selection (2007), Pro Bowl selection (2007), Fred Biletnikoff Award winner (2004) Robert Edwards Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL (New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins) and CFL player, Terrence Edwards Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL (Atlanta Falcons) and CFL player Donnie Elder Delta Nu (University of Memphis) NFL player (5 teams) Harry Galbreath Kappa Chi (University of Tennessee) NFL player (Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets) Tony Gilbert Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons), 2001 All-SEC 2ND Team, 2002 College Football All-America Team Victor Green Iota Beta (University of Akron) NFL player (New York Jets, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints) L. C. Greenwood Beta Theta (University of AR-Pine Bluff) NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers), 2-time All-Pro selection, 6-time Pro Bowl selection, 6-time All-Conference selection, 4-time Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV) Dudley Guice Zeta Iota (Northwestern State University of Louisiana) NFL player (Tennessee Titans) Myron Guyton Iota Delta (Eastern Kentucky University) NFL player (New York Giants, New England Patriots), Super Bowl champion (XXV) Chris Harris Beta Rho Sigma (Charlotte, North Carolina) NFL player (Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers) Corey Alan Harris Beta Beta Alpha (University of North Alabama) NFL player (New Orleans Saints (1999–2000), Kansas City Chiefs 2001–2003, school record-holder in multiple defensive statistics) Chris Hayes Alpha Beta Alpha (Washington State University) NFL player (Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, New England Patriots), Super Bowl Champion (XXXI) Verron Haynes Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers), 2-time Super Bowl Champion) Claude Humphrey Zeta Alpha (Tennessee State University) NFL player Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee; NFL player (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles), 8-time All-Pro selection, 6-time Pro Bowl selection, 1968 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, All-American (1967) Donald Igwebuike Omicron Lambda (Clemson University) NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings) Ken Irvin Delta Nu (University of Memphis) NFL player (Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings) Darrius Johnson Xi Delta (University of Oklahoma) NFL player (Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs), 2-time Super Bowl Champion (XXXII, XXXIII) Aaron Jones Iota Delta (Eastern Kentucky University) NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins) Mike London Mu Omicron Head coach of the Howard Bison football team Ray McDonald Zeta Kappa (University of Florida) NFL player (San Francisco 49ers), played on 2006 National Champion 2006 Florida Gators Football team Willis McGahee Zeta Iota Sigma (Delray Beach, Florida) NFL player (Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens), Pro Bowl selection, played on 2001 National Champion Miami Hurricanes team Ben McGee Alpha Beta (Jackson State University) NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers), 2-time Pro Bowl selection Brandon Miller Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks) Douglas Miller Alpha (Howard University) CFL player Marques Miller Alpha (Howard University) NFL player (Baltimore Ravens) Nate Miller Iota Tau (Louisiana State University) NFL player (Atlanta Falcons) Michael "Mookie" Moore Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL player (Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons) Lloyd Mumphord Beta Delta (Texas Southern University) NFL player Ikechuku Ndukwe Iota Nu (Northwestern University) NFL player (Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins) Christopher Owens Mu Lambda (San Jose State University) NFL player (Atlanta Falcons) Jeff Owens Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles) Bubba Paris Delta Rho (University of Michigan) NFL player (San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions), 3Super Bowlr bowl Champion (XIX, XXIII, XXIV), All-American Jaret Patterson Zeta Chi Sigma (Prince George's County, MD & Metropolitan DC) NFL player (Washington Commanders) Marvcus Patton Nu Delta (UC Los Angeles) NFL player (Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs) Eddie Payton Alpha Beta (Jackson State University) NFL player (4 teams), head golf coach at Jackson State University Merceda Perry Xi Gamma (University of North Carolina) NFL player Todd Pinkston Theta Eta (University of S. Mississippi) NFL player (Philadelphia Eagles) Joey Porter Nu Xi (Colorado State University) NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins), 4-time All-Pro selection, 4-time Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion (XL) Ozell Powell Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL player (Washington Redskins) Travis Prentice Omicron Xi (Murray State University) NFL player (Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals) Jerry Rice Delta Phi (Mississippi Valley State University) NFL player (San Francisco 49ers and 3 others), Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010, College Football Hall of Fame, 12-time All-Pro selection, 13-time Pro Bowl selection, 3-time Super Bowl champion (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX), Super Bowl XXIII MVP, numerous other awards, All-time leader in every major statistical category for wide receivers; 2005 Dancing with the Stars Runner-Up Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Eta Beta Sigma (Nashville, Tennessee) NFL player (Arizona Cardinals) Adrian Ross Nu Xi (Colorado State University) NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals) Dwayne Rudd Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL player (Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Kenneth "Ed" Scissum Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL player (San Francisco 49ers) Earl Seals Alpha Beta (Jackson State University) NFL player George Selvie Zeta Xi (University of South Florida) NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys) Terrance Shaw Epsilon Upsilon (Stephen F. Austin State University) NFL player (5 teams), Super Bowl champion (XXXVI) Richard Sherman Beta Tau (Stanford Uni.) NFL player (Seattle Seahawks), All-Pro Cornerback, Super Bowl champion (XLVIII) x D. J. Shockley Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Atlanta Falcons), 2005 SEC Championship Game MVP Ron Simpkins Delta Rho (University of Michigan) NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers) Ryan Sims Xi Gamma (University of North Carolina) NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Jackie Slater Alpha Beta (Jackson State University) NFL player (Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams), Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2001, 5-time All-Pro selection, 7-time Pro Bowl selection, St. Louis Rams #78 retired, NFL Record 20 seasons with 1 Team Jessie Small Nu Sigma (Philadelphia) NFL (Philadelphia Eagles) and CFL player Emmitt Smith Zeta Kappa (University of Florida) NFL player (Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals); Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010; five-time First-Team All-Pro selection; eight-time Pro Bowl selection; three-time Super Bowl Champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX); 1993 NFL MVP, Super Bowl XXVIII MVP; all-time leading rusher; 2006 Dancing with the Stars champion John Stephens Zeta Iota (Northwestern State University) NFL player (four teams); Pro Bowler; 1988 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year James Starks Beta Iota (University at Buffalo) NFL player (Green Bay Packers) Marcus Stroud Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills); two-time All-Pro selection; three-time Pro Bowl selection Darrell Stuckey Zeta Omicron (University of Kansas) NFL player (San Diego Chargers) Chris Terry Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs) Henry Thomas Epsilon Nu (Lamar/Southwest Texas State University) NFL player (New Orleans Saints) Kiwaukee Thomas Pi Rho (Georgia Southern University) NFL player (four teams) Marcus Thomas Zeta Kappa (University of Florida) NFL player (Denver Broncos), played on 2006 National Champion Florida Gators team Marvin Thomas Delta Nu (University of Memphis) NFL player Ricky Thomas Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL Asst. Coach (Indianapolis Colts Tight Ends Coach. Super Bowl XLI Champion) George Thornton Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL player (San Diego Chargers, New York Giants) Elijah Thurmon Alpha (Howard University) NFL player Lewis Tillman Alpha Beta (Jackson State University) NFL player (New York Giants, Chicago Bears), Super Bowl Champion (XXV) Willie Totten Delta Phi (Mississippi Valley State University) NFL player (Buffalo Bills), member of College Football Hall of Fame (as part of the Satellite Express (with Jerry Rice) which set many NCAA offensive records) Deshea Townsend Theta Delta (University of Alabama) NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers); two-time Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII) Tony Vinson Theta Omicron (Towson University) NFL player (Baltimore Ravens) Hines Ward Zeta Nu (University of Georgia) NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers); three-time All-Pro selection; four-time Pro Bowl selection; two-time Super Bowl Champion (XL, XLIII); Super Bowl XL MVP James Washington Kappa Delta Sigma (Los Angeles) NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins), 2 time Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII) Tracy White Alpha (Howard University) NFL player (4 teams) Willie Whitehead Kappa Zeta (Auburn University) NFL player (San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints) Wilson Whitley Zeta Zeta (University of Houston) NFL player Erik Williams Nu (Central State University) NFL player (Dallas Cowboys; three-time All-Pro selection; four-time Pro Bowl selection; three-time Super Bowl Champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) Willie Williams Pi Mu (Western Carolina) NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks); Super Bowl champion (XL) Todd Williams Mu Epsilon (Florida State University) NFL, AFL, and UFL player Craig Yeast Mu Theta (University of Kentucky) NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets) | Alex Brown Braylon Edwards L. C. Greenwood Ray McDonald Willis McGahee Ikechuku Ndukwe Joey Porter Jerry Rice George Selvie Emmitt Smith Marcus Thomas Deshea Townsend Hines Ward Tracy White |

### Baseball

| Name Original chapter Notability References Lou Brock Rho (Southern University) MLB player (Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals), Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1985, 6 time All-Star, 2 time World Series champion, St. Louis Cardinals #20 retired, numerous awards Wayne Gomes Omicron Iota (Old Dominion University) MLB player (Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox) Ryan Howard Rho Chi (SW Missouri State University) MLB player (Philadelphia Phillies), 2006 National League MVP, 2006 Home Run Derby champion, 2005 NL Rookie of the Year, 2008 World series Champion, fastest player to reach 100 home runs in Major League Baseball history. Tony Reagins Theta Upsilon (Cal State University, Fullerton) MLB General Manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; fourth African-American general manager of a Major League Baseball club | Lou Brock Ryan Howard |

### Basketball

| Name Original chapter Notability References William Bedford Delta Nu (University of Memphis) NBA player (Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs) Chucky Brown Xi Zeta (North Carolina State University) NBA player; holds the NBA record for the most teams played for (12) during his 13-year (1989–2002) professional career Wayne Chism Kappa Chi (University of Tennessee) 2007 SEC Freshman of the Year Award, 2010 First Team All-SEC, 2015 PBA Best Import of the Conference award. Played professionally in Bahrain, France, Hungary, Israel, Mexico, Philippines, Turkey Eugene Edgerson Alpha Alpha Epsilon (University of Arizona) Harlem Globetrotters, played on 1997 National Champion Arizona Wildcats team Gerald Glass Eta Beta (University of Mississippi) NBA player (Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Charlotte Hornets) Greg Graham Epsilon Iota (Indiana University) NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers) Tony Mitchell Zeta Beta (North Texas State University) NBA player (Detroit Pistons) Olden Polynice Zeta Eta (University of Virginia) NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz) Willis Reed Xi (Grambing State University) NBA player with the New York Knicks; Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1982; two-time NBA Champion; two-time NBA Finals MVP; seven-time NBA All-Star; 1970 NBA MVP; 1970 NBA All-Star Game MVP; 1965 NBA Rookie of the Year; New York Knicks #19 retired Obie Trotter Gamma Epsilon (Alabama A&M University) professional player in Europe, Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year, SWAC Tournament MVP, named by Rivals.com as the SWAC player of the Decade for 2000–2010 Darnell Valentine Zeta Omicron (University of Kansas) NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers), 1980 US Olympian (Basketball) | Willis Reed |

### Track and field

| Name Original chapter Notability References Walter Dix Mu Epsilon (Florida State) 2 time Bronze Medalist at 2008 Summer Olympics (100m, 200m), 8 time NCAA champion, 15 time All-American, holds American collegiate record of 19.69 seconds in the 200m, set American Collegiate Record with a time of 9.93 seconds in the 100m Johnny Gray Nu Delta (UC, Los Angeles) Olympic Gold Medalist in 800m Al Joyner Lambda Eta (Arkansas State University) 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump; 1984 Jim Thorpe Award winner Emmit King Theta Delta (University of Alabama) Two-time medalist at World Track Championships (1983); Olympian (1984, 1988); 1983 NCAA 100m National Champion Eddie Lovett Zeta Kappa (University of Florida) 2016 Olympics, 110 metres hurdles Tom McCants Theta Delta (University of Alabama) Former American record holder in the high jump, 7 feet 9 inches, set on May 8, 1988 at the Jesse Owens Meet in Columbus, Ohio Coby Miller Kappa Zeta (Auburn University) Two-time Olympian (2000, 2004), silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics (4 × 400 m relay) Renaldo Nehemiah Epsilon Psi (University of Maryland) Former world record holder in 110m hurdles; first man to run 110m high hurdles in under 13 seconds; three-time NCAA champion; NFL Player (San Francisco 49ers) LaMont Smith Zeta Zeta (University of Houston) 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist (4 × 400 m relay) Andrew Valmon Theta Tau Sigma (Northern VA Alumni) 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist (4 × 400 m relay) Clive Wright Theta Delta (University of Alabama) Jamaican Olympian in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul 200-m and 4 × 100 m relay and 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, 1990 NCAA Outdoor 4X100 meter relay National Champion | Walter Dix |

### Other sports

| Name Original chapter Notability References Mike London Mu Omicron (University of Richmond) Head football coach at the Howard University Charlie Strong Iota Pi (University of Central Arkansas) Head football coach at the University of South Florida Frank Trigg Xi Delta (University of Oklahoma) Mixed martial artist Sesugh Uhaa Kappa Zeta (Auburn University) WWE wrestler; "Apollo Crews" | Frank Trigg Sesugh Uhaa |