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BUSINESS | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | POLITICS | SPORTS | RELIGION | MILITARY * Denotes deceased members Business 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. >> return to top Arts & Entertainment Host of "BET Tonight" Alpha Chapter Director of Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, and Higher Learning Courtesy of Sadi Davidson, Gamma Beta Host of BET's Rap City Courtesy of Said Davidson,Gamma Beta Recording Artist Beta Omega (Pepperdine), 1989 Courtesy of David Craig Trumpeter Jazz Artist Jazz Pianist Comedian Courtesy of Sadi Davidson, Gamma Beta 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 >> return to top 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 >> return to top Sports BasketballKappa 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 FootballNFL 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 BaseballMLB Clevland Indians, 1994 All Star First Black Umpire in Major League Baseball TennisTennis Legend, Civic Astivist Track and FieldWorld Class Sprinter and 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist (4 x 100 relay) >> return to top Religion Elected as first Black president to head the United Church of Christ (2 million members) in 1980 >> return to top 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 >> return to top |
