EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1903 as the Auxiliary Manual Training Normal School.

Location:
Pittsburg, KS

Founding Date:
1903

Team:
Gorillas

Mascot:
Gus the Gorilla

Enrollment:
7000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert L. Bagby	Business	c. 1944		CEO of A. G. Edwards
Gary Busey	Actor	29-Jun-1944		The Buddy Holly Story
Dennis Franchione	Football	28-Mar-1951		Texas A&M Head Coach, 2003-07
Lon Kruger	Basketball	19-Aug-1952		UNLV Head Coach
H. Lee Scott	Business	14-Mar-1949		CEO of Wal-Mart, 2000-09

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dennis Franchione	Football	28-Mar-1951		Texas A&M Head Coach, 2003-07
Lon Kruger	Basketball	19-Aug-1952		UNLV Head Coach
Gary Patterson	Football	13-Feb-1960		Head Coach, Texas Christian

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