List of Marshall University people

This is a list of notable people associated with Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, United States of America.

Athletics

Baseball

Basketball
  • Dan D'Antoni, head coach Marshall University since 2014; previously professional NBA assistant coach, with Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns; member of Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame; as point guard led Herd to back-to-back NIT appearances in 1967 and 1968, advancing to "Final Four" with wins over Villanova and Nebraska in 1967, losing in 2OT to St. Peter's (102-93); coached Socastee High School at Myrtle Beach, S.C. to over 500 wins, created Beach Ball Classic Tournament with both basketball and scholar competitions.
  • Mike D'Antoni, current head coach of Houston Rockets, previously head coach Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets and in Italian League for many years; former player, NBA Kansas City Royals, and Italian League; 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors (1998); Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame for leading Herd to NCAA Tournament in 1972 (23-4, No. 12 in nation in Associated Press poll and No. 18 in UPI poll, reached as high as No. 8 in nation in AP); and to NIT in 1973 (20-7), losing to Fairfield (80-76)[1]
  • Hal Greer, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 1982), Springfield, Mass.; 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Philadelphia 76ers and Syracuse Nationals; Marshall University Athletic Hall of Fame; WV Sportswriters Hall of Fame;[2] won NBA Title in 1967, was MVP of All-Star Game in 1968.
  • Hassan Whiteside, professional basketball, NBA Sacramento Kings, 2010–11, Miami Heat 2014–19, Portland Trail Blazers since 2019; drafted in second round of 2010 Draft; NBADL Reno Bighorns, 2011–12, and Sioux Falls Skyforce, 2012–13; played just one year at Marshall, but set game (13), season and career (182) blocks records for Marshall, 2009–10, for Coach Donnie Jones, and helped Herd to CIT berth, first post-season for MU since 1988, earning Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News.
  • Tyler Wilkerson, professional basketball, Israel, 2011–12; NBADL, Austin Toros. 2012–13; finished with 657 rebounds (16th all-time) and 1,038 points (38th all-time) at Marshall University, and helped Herd to back-to-back CIT berths, the Herd's first post-season action since 1988.

Football

Olympians

Other

Business

Entertainment

History

Journalism

Literature

Politics

Science
  • Dr. Harry L. Pardue, chemist and author of Chemistry: An Experimental Science[17]
  • Dr. Charles "Carl" Hoffman, 127th president of the American Medical Association, namesake for the Dr. Charles "Carl" Hoffman Library of the History of Medical Science[18]
  • Dr. William E. Hatfield, notable inorganic chemist,[19] author of multiple chemistry textbooks[20][21]
  • Lonnie Thompson, paleoclimatologist known for work with ice cores
  • Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, paleoclimatologist at Ohio State University[22]
  • Leslie M. Hicks, analytical chemist

Notes
  1. "Mike D'Antoni". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  2. "Harold Everett Greer". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. "Michael Weldon Bartrum". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  4. "Ahmad Bradshaw". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  5. "Christopher Alan Crocker". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  6. "Frank Gatski". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  7. "Chris Hanson". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  8. "Carl Lee Stats".
  9. "John Wade". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  10. Handy makes British Olympic team
  11. "Dustin Hazelett College". 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  12. "Dustin Hazelett UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  13. "BusinessWire: Sourcefire Names John C. Burris Chief Executive Officer". 2008-06-16. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  14. "Bloomberg: Cisco Agrees to Buy Sourcefire in $2.7 Billion Deal". Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  15. "Bloomberg Company Information: Revelation Energy". Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  16. Tucker, Neely (March 6, 2011). "W.Va. billionaire Jim Justice's mission to restore the Greenbrier resort". Washington Post. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  17. Bodner, George M.; Pardue, Harry L. (1995). Chemistry: An Experimental Science. Wiley. ISBN 9780471305712.
  18. "Marshall University". www.marshall.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  19. Willett, Roger D. (1996). "William E. Hatfield; 1937–1995". Molecular Magnetism: From Molecular Assemblies to the Devices. 321.
  20. Bottei, Rudolph S. (March 1972). "Problems in structural inorganic chemistry (Hatfield, William E.)". Journal of Chemical Education. 49 (3): A182. doi:10.1021/ed049pa182.2. ISSN 0021-9584.
  21. Hatfield, William E.; Parker, William E. (1974-01-01). Symmetry in chemical bonding and structure. Merrill. ISBN 9780675089319.
  22. "Ellen Mosley-Thompson". Department of Geography. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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