List of Central Washington University people
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This page lists notable students, alumni, and faculty members of Central Washington University.
Sports
Football
Adam Bighill — CFL Linebacker of the BC Lions
Keith Gilbertson — NCAA football coach formerly of the University of Idaho, University of California, Berkeley, University of Washington. Played football for the Wildcats for one season in 1967, later graduating in 1971
Jon Kitna — NFL quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Dallas Cowboys. Led the team to an NAIA Div. II championship in 1995
Greg Olson — NFL offensive coach, as of February 2022 for the Los Angeles Rams
Mike Reilly — CFL quarterback of the Edmonton Eskimos, Formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks
Baseball
MLB pitcher Dave Heaverlo — San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners
MLB outfielder Billy North — Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants
Basketball
Joe Callero — Head men's basketball coach at California Polytechnic State University and former head coach of Seattle University
Martial Arts
Miesha "Cupcake" Tate — former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion, former Ultimate Fighting Championship Bantamweight Champion
Bryan Caraway — UFC bantamweight fighter, ex-boyfriend of Miesha Tate
Matt Hume (business) — retired mixed martial artist; founder and head trainer at AMC Pankration in Seattle, V.P. of Operations at ONE Championship
Anthony Hamilton — professional MMA fighter in the UFC's Heavyweight Division'
Government or military - United States
Ann Anderson (politician) — member of the Washington State Senate
Bryan Christopher Black — US Army Special Forces soldier killed in action during the Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger on October 4, 2017.
Brigadier General John R. Croft — Chief of Staff of the Wisconsin Air National Guard
Duane Davidson — Washington State Treasurer
Brigadier General Myron N. Dobashi — Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard
Deb Manjarrez — Member of the Washington House of Representatives
General James N. Mattis — United States Marine Corps. Class of 1972. Commander of the United States Central Command 2010–2013. Secretary of Defense under President Donald Trump.
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