This article is a list of notable encyclopedic persons, students, alumni, faculty, and academic affiliates associated with Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California United States.
Athletes
Baseball
Frank Arellanes , professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and commonly believed to be the first Mexican American to play in the American League
Hardin Barry , MLB player, pitcher for Oakland Athletics
Wayne Belardi , MLB player, first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Tigers
Lou Berberet , MLB player, New York Yankees , Washington Senators , Boston Red Sox, and Detroit Tigers
John Boccabella , MLB player, Chicago Cubs
Bruce Bochte , MLB player, former MLB all-star and player for the California Angels , Cleveland Indians , Seattle Mariners , and Oakland Athletics
Nelson Briles , MLB player, Kansas City Royals , Pittsburgh Pirates , Texas Rangers , and St. Louis Cardinals
Al Carson , MLB player, Chicago Cubs
Hal Chase , MLB player, first baseman for the New York Yankees , Chicago White Sox , Cincinnati Reds , New York Giants manager of New York Yankees and named on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Scott Chiamparino , MLB player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Victor Cole , MLB player, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers , San Diego Padres , Pittsburgh Pirates, and Russia national baseball team
Mike Crudale , MLB player, St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers
Tim Cullen , MLB player, Texas Rangers , Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics
Jan Dukes , MLB player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Ernie Fazio , MLB player, Houston Colt 45s
Justin Fitzgerald , MLB player, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Frank , MLB player, Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees
Al Gallagher , MLB player, baseball player, San Francisco Giants
Bob Garibaldi , MLB player, San Francisco Giants and College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Ed Giovanola , MLB player, 1995 World Series Champion, played for the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres
Greg Gohr , MLB player, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and LA Angels
Charlie Graham , MLB player, Boston Red Sox
Nelson Hawks , MLB player, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
Willie Hogan , MLB player, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Browns
Pat Jacquez , MLB player, Chicago White Sox
Erv Kantlehner , MLB player, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies
Bobby Keefe , MLB player, New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds
Earl Kunz , MLB player, Pittsburgh Pirates
Pat Larkin , MLB player, San Francisco Giants
Duane Larson , scout for the Atlanta Braves
Bill Lawrence , MLB player, Detroit Tigers
Bevo LeBourveau , MLB player, Philadelphia Phillies
Larry Loughlin , MLB player, Philadelphia Phillies
Mike Macfarlane , MLB player, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals , and Oakland Athletics; former ESPN analyst (local broadcaster)
Pete Magrini , MLB player, Boston Red Sox
Jim Mangan , MLB player, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants
Fran Mullins , MLB player, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians
Daniel Nava , MLB player, Boston Red Sox[2]
Jimmy O'Connell , MLB player, New York Giants
Jim O'Rourke , MLB player, St. Louis Cardinals
Marv Owen , MLB player, Detroit Tigers , Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox
Duane Pillette , MLB player, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
Bill Renna , MLB player, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
Dino Restelli , MLB player, Pittsburgh Pirates
Rich Robertson , MLB player, San Francisco Giants
Roger Samuels , MLB player, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates
John Savage , UCLA Bruins baseball head coach[3]
Frank Shellenback , MLB player, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, pitching coach for St. Louis Browns , Red Sox, Detroit Tigers , and New York Giants; elected to Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame; has most wins in Pacific Coast League history
Bob Spence , MLB player, Chicago White Sox
Elmer Stricklett , MLB player, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and LA Dodgers
Rich Troedson , MLB player, San Diego Padres
Jim Wilhelm , MLB player, San Diego Padres
Randy Winn , MLB player, San Francisco Giants and 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Harry Wolter , MLB player, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs
Basketball
Dennis Awtrey (1970), former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers , Phoenix Suns , and Seattle SuperSonics
Bill Duffy
Bob Feerick
Bob Garibaldi
Marlon Garnett , former National Basketball Association player
Bruce Hale
Bob Heaney
Brian Jones
Harold Keeling
Mark McNamara
Steve Nash (1996), National Basketball Association player; 2005, 2006 NBA MVP
Bud Ogden
Ralph Ogden
Dick O'Keefe
Marty Passaglia
Stan Patrick
Lloyd Pierce , NBA Head Coach Atlanta Hawks 2018-2022, various other NBA head assistant positions
Brandin Podziemski
Kurt Rambis (1980), National Basketball Association player; NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers ; current Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers[4]
Steve Ross
Uwe Sauer
Kenny Sears , former professional basketball player, New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors , first basketball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine
Mike Stewart
Nick Vanos
Jalen Williams
Santa Clara University has had a number of notable American football players. The following list includes former Santa Clara University football players who have become professional players. On February 2, 1993, the university announced its discontinuation of American football.
Dan Pastorini, professional football player Lee Artoe , NFL offensive tackle for Chicago Bears , Los Angeles Dons and Indianapolis Colts
Roy Baker , NFL running back for Green Bay Packers
Bryan Barker , NFL punter for St. Louis Rams
Dick Bassi , NFL offensive guard and linebacker for Chicago Bears , Philadelphia Eagles , Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers
Alyn Beals , NFL defensive end for San Francisco 49ers
Mike Carey (1971), NFL official and owner of Seirus Innovation
Ted Connolly , NFL offensive guard for San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns
Frank Cope , NFL offensive tackle and defensive tackle for New York Giants
Doug Cosbie , NFL tight end for Dallas Cowboys , three-time Pro-Bowler
Phil Dougherty , NFL center and linebacker for Chicago Cardinals
Nello Falaschi , NFL running back and linebacker for New York Giants
Tom Fears , NFL end for Los Angeles Rams
Jesse Freitas
Mike Garzoni , NFL offensive guard and defensive guard for Washington Redskins and New York Giants
Visco Grgich , NFL offensive guard, offensive tackle, defensive guard and linebacker for San Francisco 49ers
Hall Haynes , NFL defensive back and halfback for Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Hennessy , NFL defensive end for Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins
John Hock , NFL offensive guard and offensive tackle for Chicago Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams
Gary Hoffman , NFL offensive tackle for Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers
Brent Jones , NFL tight end for San Francisco 49ers, 4-time Pro Bowler, 3-time World Champion, CBS NFL analyst
Jim Leonard, NFL center and offensive guard for San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers
Bill McPherson , San Francisco 49ers Former Assistant Head Coach
Gern Nagler , NFL end for Chicago Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns
John Nolan , NFL offensive guard for Los Angeles Buccaneers
Dan Pastorini , NFL quarterback for Houston Oilers , Oakland Raiders , Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles , Pro Bowl football player for the Houston Oilers
Jason Tarver , former Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator Joe Cannon, professional soccer goalkeeper Leslie Osborne, professional soccer player Steve Cronin, professional soccer goalkeeper
Soccer
Jordan Angeli , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team , and Women's Professional Soccer player for Boston Breakers
Jalil Anibaba , professional soccer player, former member of the United States Under 20 and United States Under 18 national teams, player for the Houston Dynamo
Miguel Avila , professional soccer player and referee
Mehdi Ballouchy , professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for New York Red Bulls
Kylie Bivens , professional soccer player, former member of the United States women's national soccer team
Kiki Bosio , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for FC Gold Pride
Paul Bravo , professional soccer player, former member of the United States men's national soccer team , and Technical Director for the Colorado Rapids
Joe Cannon , professional soccer player, member of US men's national team , Major League Soccer player for Vancouver Whitecaps FC , two-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award Winner
Brandi Chastain , professional soccer player, two-time World Cup winner with US women's national team , member of United States women's national soccer team
Ryan Cochrane , professional soccer player, member of US men's national team , Major League Soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes
Steve Cronin , professional soccer player, member of US men's national team , Major League Soccer goalie for the Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer Cup Champion
Marian Dalmy , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Chicago Red Stars
Rick Davis , professional soccer player, former captain and member of the United States men's national soccer team and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame
Eric Denton , professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Colorado Rapids
Julie Ertz , United States women's national soccer team, and Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL
Bianca Henninger , professional soccer player, member of Mexican women's national soccer team
Sofia Huerta , member of Mexico women's national football team
Amaechi Igwe , professional soccer player, member of US men's national team , player for the SV Babelsberg 03 in Germany
Chioma Igwe , professional soccer player, member of United States women's national soccer team, and player for Freiburg in Germany
Brittany Klein , professional soccer player, member of United States women's national soccer team
Peter Lowry , professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Chicago Fire
Meagan McCray , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and player for Valur of Úrvalsdeild in Iceland
Leslie Osborne , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Boston Breakers
Amanda Poach , member of United States women's national soccer team
Cam Rast , former captain of 1989 NCAA championship Broncos soccer team; two-time first team All American , member of 1992 Olympic team , executive member of Board of Directors of U.S. Soccer Federation , advisor to the U.S. Olympic committee and current head coach of SCU men's soccer team
Katherine Reynolds , professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team , and Women's Professional Soccer player for Atlanta Beat
Jamil Roberts , professional soccer player, member of US men's national team , Major League Soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes
Jeff Stewart , professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Colorado Rapids
Aly Wagner , professional soccer player, Olympic gold medalist (women's soccer), member of United States women's national soccer team and Major League Soccer player for LA Sol
Jamil Walker , professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for D.C. United
Other athletics
Hugh Cunningham, Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1924
Bill Duffy (1982), president and CEO of BDA Sports Management (sports agent)
James Fitzpatrick , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1920
Cathy Jamison , Olympic swimmer in 1968
Caesar Mannelli , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1924
Mary McConneloug , Olympic cyclist, and two-time silver medal winner in Pan American Games cross-country , 2003 Santo Domingo , 2007 Rio de Janeiro
John Muldoon , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1920 and 1924
John O'Neil , Olympic gold medalist in rugby in 1920 and 1924
Ron Reis , professional wrestler
Rudolph Scholz , Olympic gold medalist in rugby 1920 and 1924
Jim Wiechers , PGA Tour golfer