Pensacola High School
Table:
Name

Class year

Notability

References

Reubin O'Donovan Askew

1946

Former governor of Florida

[17]

Neal Boortz

1963

Libertarian talk-show host

[citation needed]

Webbie Burnett

Football player

[18]

Adron Chambers

2005

Current MLB outfielder (St. Louis Cardinals).

[citation needed]

Jim Hutto

1966

Former MLB outfielder and catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles).

[citation needed]

Fred Levin

1954

Civil trial lawyer for whom the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law is named; lawyer and adviser to boxer Roy Jones Jr.

[citation needed]

Terrell McClain

Football player

[19]

Eric Shaw

Football player

[20]

Michelle Snow

1998

WNBA basketball player and former University of Tennessee standout

[citation needed]

Kay Stephenson

Football player

[21]

John Webb

1997

Former MLB pitcher (Tampa Bay Rays).

[citation needed]

Mark Whiten

1985

Former Major League Baseball player who is famous for hitting 4 home runs in one game for the St. Louis Cardinals.

[citation needed]

Damarious Randall

2009

Cornerback for the Cleveland Browns

[22]

Considering the table plus the textual context provided.

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Reubin O'Donovan Askew ( September 11 , 1928 - March 13 , 2014 ) was an American politician , who served as the 37th governor of the U.S. state of Florida from 1971 to 1979 . He led on tax reform , civil rights , and financial transparency for public officials , maintaining an outstanding reputation for personal integrity . Born in Muskogee , Oklahoma , Askew established a legal practice in Pensacola , Florida , after graduating from the University of Florida Levin College of Law . He served as a military intelligence officer in the United States Air Force during the Korean War . Askew won election to the Florida House of Representatives in 1958 and to the Florida Senate in 1962 . He defeated incumbent Republican governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. in the 1970 gubernatorial election and won re-election in 1974 . As governor , Askew presided over the imposition of the state 's first corporate tax . He was one of the first of the New South governors and supported school desegregation . Askew is widely thought to have been one of the state 's best governors ; in 2014 the Tampa Bay Times ranked him the second best governor in Florida history and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University rated him one of the country 's top ten governors of the 20th century . Askew was the keynote speaker at the 1972 Democratic National Convention and declined an offer to serve as George McGovern 's running mate in the 1972 presidential election . Askew served as the United States Trade Representative from 1979 to 1981 . He sought the Democratic nomination in the 1984 presidential election but withdrew early in the race .
Neal A. Boortz Jr. ( born April 6 , 1945 ) is an American author , former attorney , and former conservative radio host . His nationally syndicated talk show , The Neal Boortz Show , which ended in 2013 , was carried throughout the United States . It was ranked seventh in overall listeners , with more than 4.25 million per week . The content of the show included politics , current events , social issues , and topics of interest , which Boortz discussed with callers , correspondents , and guests . Boortz touched on many controversial topics . Boortz 's first involvement with radio was in the 1960s , while he was a student at Texas A & M University , working as a local on-air personality at WTAW . After moving to Georgia , he became an avid listener of Atlanta 's first talk radio station . Boortz became a regular caller to the morning talk show . When the show 's host died , it created a job opening , which Boortz actively pursued . He was initially hired on a two-week trial run , and later offered the permanent position . Boortz attended night law school , earning a law degree in 1977 . For some years he worked as both an attorney and as a talk show host .
Libertarianism ( from Latin : libertas , meaning freedom ) , or libertarism ( from French : libertaire , meaning libertarian ) , is a collection of political philosophies and movements that uphold liberty as a core principle . Libertarians seek to maximize political freedom and autonomy , emphasizing freedom of choice , voluntary association and individual judgement . Libertarians share a skepticism of authority and state power , but they diverge on the scope of their opposition to existing economic and political systems . Various schools of libertarian thought offer a range of views regarding the legitimate functions of state and private power , often calling for the restriction or dissolution of coercive social institutions . Different categorizations have been used to distinguish various forms of libertarianism . This is done to distinguish libertarian views on the nature of property and capital , usually along left-right or socialist-capitalist lines . Libertarianism originated as a form of left-wing politics such as anti-authoritarian and anti-state socialists like anarchists , especially social anarchists , but more generally libertarian communists/Marxists and libertarian socialists . These libertarians seek to abolish capitalism and private ownership of the means of production , or else to restrict their purview or effects to usufruct property norms , in favor of common or cooperative ownership and management , viewing private property as a barrier to freedom and liberty . Left-libertarian ideologies include anarchist schools of thought , alongside many other anti-paternalist , New Left schools of thought centered around economic egalitarianism as well as geolibertarianism , green politics , market-oriented left-libertarianism and the Steiner-Vallentyne school . In the mid-20th century , right-libertarian ideologies such as anarcho-capitalism and minarchism co-opted the term libertarian to advocate laissez-faire capitalism and strong private property rights such as in land , infrastructure and natural resources . The latter is the dominant form of libertarianism in the United States , where it advocates civil liberties , natural law , free-market capitalism and a major reversal of the modern welfare state .
Webbie Burnett ( born November 7 , 1967 ) is a former American football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the Arena Football League with the Orlando Predators and Toronto Phantoms . He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the eleventh round of the 1990 NFL Draft . Burnett first enrolled at the University of Florida before transferring to Western Kentucky University . He attended Pensacola High School in Pensacola , Florida . He was also a member of the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks of the World League of American Football . He was named to the Arena Football League 15th Anniversary Team in 2001 . Burnett has also been head coach of the Fayetteville Guard of the American Indoor Football Association .
Adron Lamar Chambers ( born October 8 , 1986 ) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent . He has played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the St. Louis Cardinals .
Major League Baseball ( MLB ) is a professional baseball organization . It is the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada . A total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball : 15 teams in the National League ( NL ) and 15 in the American League ( AL ) . The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 and 1901 , respectively . Beginning in 1903 , the two leagues cooperated but remained legally separate entities . In 2000 the leagues merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball . MLB also oversees Minor League Baseball , which comprises 256 teams affiliated with the major league clubs . MLB and the World Baseball Softball Confederation jointly manage the international World Baseball Classic tournament . Baseball 's first openly all-professional team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings founded in 1869 . Before that , some teams had secretly paid some players . The first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one team or league to another . The period before 1920 is known as the dead-ball era , during which players would rarely hit home runs .
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis , Missouri . The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006 . One of the nation 's oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs , the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships , more than any other NL team and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees . The team has won 19 National League pennants , third-most of any team . St. Louis has also won 14 division titles in the East and Central divisions . In 1881 , entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased the Brown Stockings barnstorming club , renamed it the St. Louis Browns , and made it a charter member of the American Association ( AA ) baseball league . The team won four league championships , qualifying them to play in the era 's professional baseball championship tournament , a forerunner of the modern World Series . In two of these championships , the Browns met the Chicago White Stockings , launching the enduring Cardinals-Cubs rivalry . In 1892 , the Browns - also called the Perfectos - joined the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs , later renamed the National League . In 1900 , the team was renamed the Cardinals . ( Two years later , an unrelated St. Louis Browns team joined the American League . )
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Fredric Gerson Levin ( born March 29 , 1937 ) is an American plaintiffs ' lawyer in the state of Florida , who serves as chairman of Levin , Papantonio , Thomas , Mitchell , Rafferty & Proctor , P.A , a law firm in Northwest Florida . The Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida is named for him because of a monetary donation he made to the school in 1999 . Fred ( as he is most commonly referenced ) is best known for rewriting Florida 's Medicaid Third-Party Recovery Act to allow the State of Florida to sue and recover billions of dollars from the tobacco industry for smoking related illnesses . His flamboyant and brazen personality has resulted in him being prosecuted by The Florida Bar two times , and investigated two additional times . The life of Fred Levin was summarized in the weekly medical journal The Lancet . In its December 2014 edition , the author wrote : And Give Up Showbiz ? explores the extraordinary life of a pioneering and often controversial lawyer . Seen as an inspiring innovator by some , and a flamboyant self-promoter by others , Levin 's work was not always met with a favourable outcome . Levin was accused of two murders , and has often met with controversy because of his relentless fight for justice against big companies . His home life , while loving , was often neglected in his pursuit of business , and this is mentioned several times in the book - bringing a sense of balance to the stories . . .
The University of Florida ( Florida or UF ) is a public land-grant , sea-grant , and space-grant research university in Gainesville , Florida . It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and traces its origins to 1853 and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906 . The University of Florida is the only member of the Association of American Universities in Florida . The university is classified among R1 : Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity . After the Florida state legislature 's creation of performance standards in 2013 , the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as one of the three preeminent universities among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida . For 2020 , U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida as the seventh ( tied ) best public university in the United States . The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS ) . It is the third largest Florida university by student population , and is the eighth largest single-campus university in the United States with 54,906 students enrolled for the fall 2018 semester . The University of Florida is home to 16 academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes . It offers multiple graduate professional programs - including business administration , engineering , law , dentistry , medicine , pharmacy and veterinary medicine - on one contiguous campus , and administers 123 master 's degree programs and 76 doctoral degree programs in eighty-seven schools and departments . The university 's seal is also the seal of the state of Florida , which is on the state flag . The University of Florida 's intercollegiate sports teams , commonly known as the Florida Gators , compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I and the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) .
Roy Levesta Jones Jr. ( born January 16 , 1969 ) is an American former professional boxer , boxing commentator , boxing trainer , rapper , and actor who holds dual American and Russian citizenship . He competed in boxing from 1989 to 2018 , and held multiple world championships in four weight classes , including titles at middleweight , super middleweight , light heavyweight and heavyweight , and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career at junior middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title . As an amateur he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics , winning a silver medal in the junior middleweight division after one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history . Jones is considered by many to be one of the best boxers of all time , pound for pound , and left his mark in the sport 's history when he won the WBA heavyweight title in 2003 , becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years . Prior to that , in 1999 , he became the undisputed light heavyweight champion by unifying the WBA , WBC , and IBF titles . During his prime , Jones was known for possessing exceptional hand speed , athleticism , movement and reflexes . As of February 2018 , Jones holds the record for the most wins in unified light heavyweight title bouts in boxing history , at twelve . The Ring magazine named Jones the Fighter of the Year in 1994 , and the World Boxing Hall of Fame named him the Fighter of the Year for 2003 . He is also a three-time winner of the Best Boxer ESPY Award ( 1996 , 2000 , and 2003 ) . The Boxing Writers Association of America named him as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s .
Terrell McClain ( born July 20 , 1988 ) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft . He played college football at the University of South Florida . He has also played for the New England Patriots , Houston Texans , Dallas Cowboys , Washington Redskins , Atlanta Falcons , Arizona Cardinals , Kansas City Chiefs , and Oakland Raiders .
Eric Wendell Shaw ( born September 17 , 1971 ) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Shaw attended Pensacola High School in Pensacola , Florida . He first enrolled at Florida State University before transferring to Louisiana Tech University . He was drafted by the Bengals in the twelfth round of the 1992 NFL Draft . With the Bengals from 1992 through 1994 , Shaw appeared in 28 games ( 10 starts ) . A comeback attempt in 1999 with the Shreveport Knights of the short-lived Regional Football League ended after one game due to a neck injury .
Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow ( born March 20 , 1980 ) is a retired American professional basketball player who played most recently in the Turkish Women 's Basketball League .
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The University of Tennessee ( The University of Tennessee , Knoxville ; UT Knoxville ; UTK ; or UT ) is a public research university in Knoxville , Tennessee . Founded in 1794 , two years before Tennessee became the 16th state , it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system , with ten undergraduate colleges and eleven graduate colleges . It hosts almost 28,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries . In its 2020 universities ranking , U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 104th among all national universities and 44th among public institutions of higher learning . Seven of its alumni have been selected as Rhodes Scholars . James M. Buchanan , M.S . '41 , received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economics . UT 's ties to nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory , established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT-Battelle partnership , allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students . Also affiliated with the university are the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy , the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility , and the University of Tennessee Arboretum , which occupies 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of nearby Oak Ridge and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region . The university is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center , which is one of two Level I trauma centers in East Tennessee . The University of Tennessee is the only university in the nation to have three presidential papers editing projects . The university holds collections of the papers of all three U.S. presidents from Tennessee - Andrew Jackson , James K. Polk , and Andrew Johnson .
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