29 Notable alumni of West Texas A&M University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
West Texas A&M University is ranked #1,976 in the world and #490 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from West Texas A&M 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 West Texas A&M University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jesse Cross
Brigadier General Jesse R. Cross, USA was the 50th Quartermaster General of the United States Army and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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2. Ben H. Guill
1909-1994 (aged 85)
business executive
advocate
teacher
assistant
real-estate agent
Ben Hugh Guill was a short-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 18th congressional district, which then encompassed the Panhandle counties. He won a 1950 special election and served the remaining eight months in office before the term expired.
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3. Billy Cross
1929-2013 (aged 84)
Canadian football player
American football player
William Jarrel Cross was an American professional football player who was a halfback for three seasons for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).
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4. Bill Sarpalius
1948-. (aged 78)
lobbyist
businessperson
politician
William Clarence Sarpalius is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A Democrat, he represented Texas's 13th congressional district, a large tract of land which stretched from the Texas Panhandle eastward to Wichita Falls.
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5. Brent W. Scott
1955-. (aged 71)
Christian minister
military officer
Brent William Scott is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and chaplain who last served as the 27th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy. He previously served as the 19th Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps and the Deputy Chief of Navy Chaplains.
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6. Donald E. Powell
1941-. (aged 85)
Donald E. Powell became the 18th chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on August 29, 2001, and served through November 15, 2005. He resigned to become Federal Coordinator of Gulf Coast recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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7. Simmie Hill
1946-2013 (aged 67)
basketball player
Simmie Hill Jr. was an American professional basketball player. At 6'7", he played the forward position.
8. Bobby Duncum, Sr
1944-2026 (aged 82)
professional wrestler
American football player
Robert Eldon Duncum was an American professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his appearances for the World Wide Wrestling Federation, the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association from the late-1960s to the late-1980s. He was the father of the professional wrestler Bobby Duncum Jr.
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9. Irma Carrillo Ramirez
1964-. (aged 62)
judge
Irma Carrillo Ramirez is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas from 2002 to 2023. She is a former nominee to be a...
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10. Anthony Armstrong
1983-. (aged 43)
American football player
Anthony A. Armstrong is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 2008.
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11. Larry Combest
1945-. (aged 81)
director
entrepreneur
farmer
politician
Larry Ed Combest is a retired American who represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2003 as a Republican.
12. Anita Thigpen Perry
1952-. (aged 74)
nurse
Mary Anita Thigpen Perry is an American nurse who was the longest-serving First Lady of Texas, being in that role from 2000 to 2015. She is married to former Texas Governor Rick Perry. As First Lady of Texas, she had been an active advocate for nursing and other health care issues.
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13. Cloyce Box
1923-1993 (aged 70)
American football player
Cloyce Kennedy Box was an American professional football player and businessman. He played five years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions, was a member of NFL championship teams in 1952 and 1953, was selected as a second-team All-Pro in 1950 and a first-team All-Pro in 1952, and played in the 1951 and 1953 Pro Bowl games....
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14. Davy Arnaud
1980-. (aged 46)
association football player
association football coach
Davy Arnaud is an American soccer coach and former player. During his professional career, he played for Sporting Kansas City, Montreal Impact, and D.C. United, and served on the coaching staff of D.C. United and Houston Dynamo. Arnaud also made seven appearances for the United States national team, scoring one goal. He is currently an assistant coach at Austin FC.
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15. Maurice Cheeks
1956-. (aged 70)
basketball player
basketball coach
Maurice Edward Cheeks is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Detroit Pistons. Cheeks was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player...
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16. Manny Fernandez
1954-. (aged 72)
professional wrestler
Emanuel Fernandez is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions in the mid-1980s, where he was a two-time NWA World Tag Team Champion and one-time NWA Brass Knuckles Champion.
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17. Tully Blanchard
1955-. (aged 71)
professional wrestler
American football player
Tully Arthur Blanchard is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-to-late 1980s as a member of The Four Horsemen and the Brain Busters. Championships held by Blanchard over his career include the NWA Television Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship, WWF World...
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18. Dory Funk Jr
1941-. (aged 85)
professional wrestler
Dorrance Earnest Funk, known professionally as Dory Funk Jr., is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. The son of Dory Funk (Dorrance Wilhelm Funk) and brother of Terry Funk, he was the promoter of the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion.
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19. Tito Santana
1953-. (aged 73)
professional wrestler
teacher
Canadian football player
American football player
Merced Solis, better known by the ring name Tito Santana, is an American and Mexican professional wrestler, trainer, and retired school teacher.
20. Bruiser Brody
1946-1988 (aged 42)
actor
professional wrestler
Frank Donald Goodish was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, the Masked Marauder, and Red River Jack. Over the years Brody became synonymous with the hardcore wrestling brawling style that often saw one or more of the participants bleeding by the time the match...
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21. French Stewart
1964-. (aged 62)
television actor
film actor
Milton French Stewart, known professionally as French Stewart, is an American actor. He played Harry Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, Inspector Gadget in the superhero comedy film Inspector Gadget 2 and Chef Rudy on the CBS sitcom Mom.
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22. Natalie Maines
1974-. (aged 52)
singer-songwriter
guitarist
Natalie Louise Maines is an American musician. She is the lead vocalist for the country band the Chicks.
23. Stan Hansen
1949-. (aged 77)
film actor
actor
professional wrestler
John Stanley Hansen II, best known as Stan "the Lariat" Hansen, is an American retired professional wrestler.
24. Terry Funk
1944-2023 (aged 79)
television actor
film actor
actor
stunt performer
professional wrestler
Terrance Dee Funk was an American professional wrestler and actor. Funk is known for the length of his career, which spanned more than 50 years and included multiple short-lived retirements. He is also known for his influential hardcore wrestling style he pioneered in the latter part of his career.
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25. Dusty Rhodes
1946-. (aged 80)
baseball manager
Virgil Riley Runnels Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, later known as WWE. Rhodes was considered a star wrestler and presented the persona of an American everyman, the American Dream personified. Rhodes is widely regarded as one...
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26. Ted DiBiase
1954-. (aged 72)
amateur wrestler
screenwriter
professional wrestler
Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. is an American retired professional wrestler, manager, and color commentator. He is signed to WWE as of 2024, where he works in their Legends program. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career. He is best recalled by mainstream audiences for his time in the World...
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27. Marsha Sharp
1952-. (aged 74)
basketball coach
Marsha Sharp is the former head coach of Texas Tech University's women's basketball team, the Lady Raiders. She retired after 24 years at the conclusion of the 2005–06 season. Sharp was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.
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28. Ben Everson
1987-. (aged 39)
association football player
futsal player
Benjamin James Everson is an English footballer who plays for Dandenong City as a striker. He previously played for Norton & Stockton Ancients, Shildon, Guisborough Town, El Paso Patriots, Bradenton Academics, West Texas United Sockers, Tindastóll, Breiðablik, York City, Gateshead, AFC United and KA Akureyri.
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29. Benjamin Azamati
1998-. (aged 28)
athletics competitor
Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku is a Ghanaian sprinter, who currently competes for ASICS Global.