4 Notable alumni of Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Potomac State College of West Virginia University is ranked #8,649 in the world and #2,076 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Potomac State College of West Virginia University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Potomac State College of West Virginia University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. John Kruk
1961-. (aged 65)
journalist
baseball player
John Martin Kruk is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. Kruk played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox from 1986 through 1995. During his career, he was a three-time MLB All-Star. After retiring as a player, Kruk became a baseball analyst for ESPN. He is now a...
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2. Gene Guarilia
1937-2016 (aged 79)
basketball player
Eugene Michael Guarilia was an American basketball player who played four seasons for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is historically the only NBA player with at least a three-year career to play on a championship team every season of his career.
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3. Harley O. Staggers, Jr
1951-. (aged 75)
lawyer
politician
Harley Orrin "Buckey" Staggers Jr. is an American politician and lawyer from West Virginia. He served five terms as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993.
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4. Henry Louis Gates, Jr
1950-. (aged 76)
literary critic
journalist
philosopher
university teacher
genealogist
Henry Louis Gates Jr., popularly known by his childhood nickname "Skip", is an American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker who serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is a trustee of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. He rediscovered the earliest...
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