EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1837 as Marshall Academy by the Southern Methodist Church.

Location:
Huntington, WV

Founding Date:
1837

Motto:
Owning the Opportunity

Mascot:
Buffalo

Enrollment:
16,400

Official Website:
http://www.marshall.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Byrd	Politician	20-Nov-1917		US Senator, former klan member
Billy Crystal	Comic	14-Mar-1947		When Harry Met Sally
Mike D'Antoni	Basketball	8-May-1951		Head Coach, Phoenix Suns
Brad Dourif	Actor	18-Mar-1950		Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Conchata Ferrell	Actor	28-Mar-1943		Head nurse Joan Thor on E/R
Verna K. Gibson	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Limited Stores, 1985-91
Hal Greer	Basketball	26-Jun-1936		NBA Hall of Famer
Buck Harless	Business	14-Oct-1919		Coal baron, philanthropist
Randy Moss	Football	13-Feb-1977		New England Patriots
Burl Osborne	Publisher	1937		Dallas Morning News
Chad Pennington	Football	26-Jun-1976		New York Jets QB
Soupy Sales	Comic	8-Jan-1926		Pie thrower
Lonnie Thompson	Scientist	1-Jul-1948		Glaciologist
Earl Ray Tomblin	Politician	15-Mar-1952		President, West Virginia State Senate
Jason Williams	Basketball	18-Nov-1975		White Chocolate

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Billy Donovan	Basketball	30-May-1965		Head Coach, Florida Gators
Jim Grobe	Football	17-Feb-1952		Wake Forest Head Coach
John Pelphrey	Basketball	18-Jul-1968		Head Coach, Arkansas Razorbacks

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