The Achievers of Kappa Alpha Psi


Business


*Reginald F. Lewis
The late CEO of Beatrice International Foods
(The largest Black-owned business, worth over $1 Billion)

Edward Gardners
President of Soft Sheen Products, Inc.

Percy E. Sutton
CEO of Inner City Broadcasting Corp., and Owner of the Famed Apollo Theater in N.Y.


Arts & Entertainment


John Singleton
Director of Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, and Higher Learning
Courtesy of Sadi Davidson, Gamma Beta

Joe Clair
Host of BET's Rap City
Courtesy of Said Davidson, Gamma Beta Montell Jordan
Recording Artist
Beta Omega (Pepperdine), 1989
Courtesy of David Craig

Donald Byrd
Trumpeter

Kenny Burrell
Jazz Artist

Billy Taylor
Jazz Pianist

Cedric the Entertainer
Comedian
Courtesy of Sadi Davidson, Gamma Beta

Mark Adkins
Delta Pi - Spring '81
Sinbad's Manager/Brother

Whitman Mayo
Actor
Played "Grady" on the "Sanford and Son" sitcom

Earnest Thomas
Actor
Played "Roger" on the "What's Happening"sitcom

Jester Hairston
Actor
Played "Rolly Forbes" on "Amen" and "Pops" in "I'm Gonna' Get You Sucka'!"

Gregory D. Ridley Jr.
Artist
Alpha Delta Chapter, 1947
Painting and sculptures in over 500 public collections in U.S.


Politics


Johnny L. Cochran, Jr.
Attorney

Dr. Rev. Ralph Abernathy
Civil rights leader and former President of SCLC

Thomas Bradley
Past Grand Polemarch
Former Mayor of Los Angeles, CA

Carl Stokes
Frst Black Mayor of a major US city (Cleveland, OH)

Rep. Sanford Bishop
Congressman, D-GA

Rep. John L. Conyers
Congressman, D-CA
Intoduced legislature to make Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday a National Holiday

Mervyn Dymally
Congressman, D-CA

Rep. Alcee Hastings
Congressman, D-FL

Elihu Harris
Mayor, Oakland, CA

Rep. Louis Stokes
Congressman, D-OH

Rep. Albert R. Wynn
Congressman, D-MD

Rep. Walter E. Fauntroy
Congressman, D-D.C.

Michael White
Mayor, Cleveland, OH
Zeta Chapter

Rep. George W. Crockett, Jr.
Congressman, D-MI


Sports


* Denotes deceased members

Basketball

Anfernee Hardaway
NBA Orlando Magic,

Wilt Chamberlain
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the LA Lakers.

Oscar Robertson "The Big O"
NBA Hall of Fame

Bill Russell
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the Boston Celtics

Sam Jones
NBA Hall of Fame, Guard for the Boston Celtics

Alan Henderson
Alpha Chapter
NBA Atlanta Hawks


Allan Houston
NBA New York Knicks


Kerry Kittles
NBA New Jersey Nets


Danny Manning
NBA Pheonix Suns


Johnny Newman
NBA New Jersey Nets


Erick Dampier
NBA Indiana Pacers


Rolondo Blackman
Former NBA Player with the Knicks and Mavericks

Alex English
Former NBA Player
Zeta Epsilon, Univ. of South Carolina at Columbia
1996 Inductee in NBA Hall of Fame

Bernie Bickerstaff
Head Coach of the NBA Washington Wizards


Darrell Walker
Head Coach of the NBA Toronto Raptors


Rudy Washington
Head Basketball Coach, Drake University
President, Black Coaches Association

Paul E. Smith
Head Basketball Coach, Dunbar High in Baltimore, MD
Alpha Gamma
Mr. Smith was named USA Today Coach of the Year in the early '90's, when Dunbar High was consistently rated as the top prep basketball program in the country. Former Charlotte Hornets tandem Mugsy Bogues and David Wingate plaued on the same team at Dunbar.

Larry Finch
Head Basketball Coach, Memphis State University

Football

Gale Sayers
NFL Hall of Fame, RB for the Chicago Bears, Selected for the All Time NFL Team

Greg Lloyd
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers, 1995 All-Pro
Spr. '83 Gamma Zeta

Derek Loville
NFL San Francisco 49ers (RB)
Delta Alpha, Spr.'88

Larry Brown
NFL Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXX Most Valuable Player
Courtesy of George A. Williams, Gamma Phi,87

Eric Davis
NFL Carolina Panters, DB

Glynn Milburn
NFL Detroit Lions

Earnest Byner
NFL Washington Redskins, RB

Steve Wallace
Two Time NFL All-Pro Tackle, San Francisco 49er's
Theta Delta (Auburn), 1984

Chris Oldham
NFL Pittsburg Steelers (DB)
Delta Alpha,Spr '88

Robert Green
NFL Chicago Bears

Randall Hill
NFL Arizona Cardinals

Jesse Hester
NFL Oakland Raiders

J.J. Birden
NFL Kansas City Chiefs

Aeneas Williams
All-Pro Cornerback - NFL Arizona Cardinals

Guy McIntyre
NFL San Francisco 49ers - Retired All-Pro Guard

E.J. Junior
NFL Miami Dolphins - Retired Middle Linebacker

John Henry Johnson
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers - Fullback, 1954-66
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1987

Willie Davis
NFL Green Bay Packers - Cornerback, 1958-69
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1981

Lem Barney
NFL Detroit Lions - Cornerback, 1967-77
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1992

Ollie Matson
NFL Chicago Bears - Running Back, 1952-66
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1972

Bill Willis
NFL Cleveland Browns - Offensive/Defensive Tackle, 1946-53
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1977

Curtis McClinton
AFL-NFL Kansas City Chiefs - Running Back, 1962-69
1962 AFL Rookie of the Year; 1962 & 1965 all AFL

Jim Marshall
NFL Minnesota Vikings - Defensive Tackle
Played on the famed Purple People Eater defense

Ronald L. Cooper
Head Coach at Louisville Univ.
At at 33, he is the youngest Div. 1-A Coach

Ron Dickerson
Head Football Coach, Temple University

Carl Jackson
Asst. Coach, San Francisco 49ers

Bob Simmons
Head Football Coach, Oklahoma State Univ.
Courtesy of Darnell Abram, Zeta Omega (Spr. '94)

Baseball

Kenny Lofton
MLB Atlanta Braves, 1994 All Star

Emmett Ashford
First Black Umpire in Major League Baseball

Tennis

*Arthur Ashe
Tennis Legend, Civic Astivist

Track and Field

Jon Drummond
World Class Sprinter and 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist (4 x 100 relay)


Religion


Dr. Rev. Joseph H. Evans
Elected as first Black president to head the United Church of Christ (2 million members) in 1980


Military


General Daniel James Jr., U.S.A.F
First Black General to wear 4 stars in the U.S. Military


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