The late CEO of Beatrice International Foods
(The largest Black-owned business, worth over $1 Billion)
President of Soft Sheen Products, Inc.
CEO of Inner City Broadcasting Corp., and Owner of the Famed Apollo Theater in N.Y.
CEO of Publishers of Blacks in Higher Education, and recent
inductee into the HBCU Hall of Fame
CEO of Black Entertainment Television, Inc.
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Arts & Entertainment
Host of "BET Tonight"
Alpha Chapter
Director of Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, and Higher Learning
Host of BET's Rap City
Recording Artist
Beta Omega (Pepperdine), 1989
Trumpeter, Music Professor at Howard University
Jazz Artist
Jazz Pianist
Comedian
Delta Pi - Spring '81
Sinbad's Manager/Brother
Actor
Played "Grady" on the "Sanford and Son" sitcom
Actor
Played "Roger" on the "What's Happening" sitcom
Actor
Played "Rolly Forbes" on "Amen" and "Pops" in "I'm Gonna' Get You Sucka'!"
Artist
Alpha Delta Chapter, 1947
Painting and sculptures in over 500 public collections in U.S.
Actor
Played Goldie in the Blaxploitation film "The Mack"
Xi Chapter, 1953
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Politics
Attorney
Civil rights leader and former President of SCLC
Past Grand Polemarch
Former Mayor of Los Angeles, CA
Frst Black Mayor of a major US city (Cleveland, OH)
Congressman, D-GA
Congressman, D-MI
Intoduced legislature to make Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday a National Holiday
Congressman, D-CA
Congressman, D-FL
Mayor, Oakland, CA
Congressman, D-OH
Congressman, D-MD
Congressman, D-D.C.
Mayor, Cleveland, OH
Zeta Chapter
Congressman, D-MI
Congressman, D-MS
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Sports
Basketball
Kappa Beta, Spring '93
NBA Phoenix Suns, Selected to 1995 1st Team All NBA,
Starter for '96 Eastern Conference All-Star Team
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the LA Lakers.
NBA Hall of Fame
NBA Hall of Fame, Center for the Boston Celtics
NBA Hall of Fame, Guard for the Boston Celtics
Alpha Chapter
NBA Atlanta Hawks
NBA New York Knicks
NBA New Jersey Nets
NBA Utah Jazz
Kappa Beta, Spring '96
NBA Los Angeles Clippers
Kappa Beta, Spring '90
NBA Milwaukee Bucks
NBA New Jersey Nets
NBA Golden State Warriors
Former NBA Player with the Knicks and Mavericks
Former NBA Player
Zeta Epsilon, Univ. of South Carolina at Columbia
1996 Inductee in NBA Hall of Fame
Head Coach of the NBA Washington Wizards
Former Head Coach of the NBA Toronto Raptors
Head Basketball Coach, Drake University
President, Black Coaches Association
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 played on the same team at Dunbar.
Head Basketball Coach, Memphis State University
Football
NFL Hall of Fame, RB for the Chicago Bears, Selected for the All Time NFL Team
NFL Denver Broncos
Spring '92 Mu Epsilon
NFL Philadelphia Eagles
Fall '83 Zeta Epsilon
1995 All-Pro
Spr. '83 Gamma Zeta
NFL St. Louis Rams(RB)
Delta Alpha, Spr.'88
Courtesy of George A. Williams, Gamma Phi,87
NFL Carolina Panters, DB
NFL Chicago Bears
NFL Washington Redskins, RB
Two Time NFL All-Pro Tackle, San Francisco 49er's
Theta Delta (Auburn), 1984
NFL Pittsburg Steelers (DB)
Delta Alpha,Spr '88
NFL Cincinatti Bengals
NFL Chicago Bears
NFL Arizona Cardinals
NFL Oakland Raiders
NFL Kansas City Chiefs
All-Pro Cornerback - NFL Arizona Cardinals
NFL San Francisco 49ers - Retired All-Pro Guard
NFL Miami Dolphins - Retired Middle Linebacker
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers - Fullback, 1954-66
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1987
NFL Green Bay Packers - Cornerback, 1958-69
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1981
NFL Detroit Lions - Cornerback, 1967-77
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1992
NFL Chicago Bears - Running Back, 1952-66
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1972
NFL Cleveland Browns - Offensive/Defensive Tackle, 1946-53
Inducted into NFL Hall of Fame in 1977
AFL-NFL Kansas City Chiefs - Running Back, 1962-69
1962 AFL Rookie of the Year; 1962 & 1965 all AFL
NFL Minnesota Vikings - Defensive Tackle
Played on the famed Purple People Eater defense
Head Coach at Louisville Univ.
At at 33, he is the youngest Div. 1-A Coach
Head Football Coach, Temple University
Asst. Coach, San Francisco 49ers
Head Football Coach, Oklahoma State Univ.
Courtesy of Darnell Abram, Zeta Omega (Spr. '94)
NFL Dallas Cowboys
Zeta Chapter
NFL Green Bay Packers
Lambda Omega Chapter
NFL Green Bay Packers
Iota Tau Chapter
Baseball
MLB Clevland Indians, 1994 All Star
First Black Umpire in Major League Baseball
Tennis
Tennis Legend, Civic Astivist
Track and Field
World Class Sprinter and 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist (4 x 100 relay)
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Religion
Elected as first Black president to head the United Church of Christ (2 million members) in 1980
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Military
First Black General to wear 4 stars in the U.S. Military
First African American to command the National Guard
Commander of the Defense Information Systems Agency - Retired
Former commander of the famed 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and commander of the 5th (U.S.) Corps - Retired
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