FAMOUS SEMINOLES

PRIME TIME

FACT:

He once played in the first game of a baseball tournament at FSU. Went over to the track to run a leg on the 4x100 relay squad in his baseball pants, then returned to the diamond to smack the game winning hit in the Seminoles' second game.

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RETIRED NUMBERS & JERSEYS AT FSU

PLAYERS NAMES and a BRIEF DISCRIPTION

  • #25 FRED BILETNIKOFF-WR 61-64 FSU's 1st ALL AMERICAN. PLAYED WITH THE OAKLAND RAIDERS FOR 14 YEARS. WENT TO 4 PRO BOWLS. VOTED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN SUPER BOWL XI.
  • #34 RON SELLERS-RECIEVER 66-68 STILL REMAINS THE MOST PROLIFIC RECIEVER IN FSU HISTORY.
  • #50 RON SIMMONS-DEFENDER 79-80 GREATEST DEFENDER IN FSU HISTORY. FIRST TWO TIME ALL-AMERICAN.
  • #2 DEION SANDERS-CORNERBACK. WINNER OF THE THORPE AWARD. TWO TIME ALL-AMERICAN.
  • #17 CHARLIE WARD-QUARTERBACK. HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER. LEAD SEMINOLES TO THEIR FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. ALL-AMERICAN.
  • #28 WARRICK DUNN-RUNNING BACK-RECIEVER. ONLY SEMINOLE TO RUSH FOR OVER 1,000 YARDS IN 3 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS. SCORED MOST TOUCHDOWNS IN CAREER WITH 49. RUSHED FOR OVER 100 YARDS 21 TIMES. (A SCHOOL RECORD). THREE TIME ALL-ACC PLAYER.
  • #16 CHRIS WEINKE-QUARTERBACK-HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER. LED FSU TO THEIR SECOND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND ONLY UNDEFEATED SEASON. COMPLETELY REWROTE THE RECORD BOOKS AT HIS POSITION.
  • and who will be next?????

HOLLYWOOD NOLES

BURT REYNOLDS: ATHLETIC DORM WAS NAMED FOR HIM. PLAYED IN 1954 AS A RUNNING BACK. TRIED A COMEBACK IN 1957 AFTER AN AUTO ACCIDENT THAT LEFT HIM WITH A BAD KNEE. STARED IN NUMEROUS T.V. AND MOVIE ROLES. WAS MARRIED TO THE ACTRESS LONI ANDERSON. ONE OF FSU'S GREATEST BOOSTERS.

To view the OFFICIAL BURT REYNOLDS WEBPAGES, click below.

ROBERT URICH: PLAYED FOR FSU FROM 1964 AND 1965. HAS STARED IN MANY T.V. ROLES.

To view a nice webpage on ROBERT URICH click below.

PAUL GLEASON: PLAYED FOR FSU IN 1954. HAS STARED OR CO-STARED IN NUMEROUS MOVIE ROLES.

To view a list of PAUL GLEASON'S movie credits, click below.

DANNY GREEN: PLAYED FOR FSU 1971 THROUGH 1973. STARED IN THE MOVIE "KINGPIN".

GABRIELLE REECE: EX-FSU VOLLYBALL PLAYER. IS A TOP FASHION MODEL. HAS BEEN A MTV V.J. AND HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS COMMERCIALS. MOVIE ROLES INCLUDE "GATTACA" (1977). AND NOW AUTHOR OF HER NEW BOOK "BIG GIRL IN THE MIDDLE".

Click below for a good fan page on Gabrielle Reece

DAVIS GAINES: STAR PERFORMER IN THE "PHANTOM OF THE OPRA" IN THE L.A. PRODUCTION. HAS PLAYED THE PART OVER 2,000 TIMES.

To view the OFFICIAL DAVIS GAINES WEBPAGE, click below.

RON SIMMONS: FORMER WCW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. ALSO WRESTLES UNDER THE NAME OF FAAROOQ.

LEE CORSO: ESPN SPORTS ANALYST.

To view the OFFICIAL LEE CORSO WEBPAGE, click below.

RITA COOLIDGE: 2 time Grammy winner. Married to (but now devoriced), and often a song writing collaborator with Kris Kristofferson. Also a winner of the NAMA Lifetime Achievement Award. Graduated from FSU.

To view the Main Page from Rolling Stones magizine on Rita Coolidge, click below.

AVERY ROBERTS: Soap opra star.

DALLAS RAINES: Chief Meteorologist for KABC tv channel 7 in Los Angeles, California.

Click below to view a webpage on DALLAS RAINES:

Major General FRANKLIN HAGENBECK: Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda. Was a graduate assistant at FSU in the late 1970's. Graduated from FSU in 1978.

Click below to view a webpage for GENERAL FRANKLIN HAGENBECK:

NANCY KULP: Jane Hathaway of the Beverly Hillbillies tv series is a FSU graduate

Click below to view sites on NANCY KULP:

Thanks to Wbfields for the above information

Other up and comming Famous Seminoles are: MARVIN GOLDSTEIN. A FSU graduate is a piano genius on tour with Billy Dean.

Click below to view a webpage on MARVIN GOLDSTEIN:

CHRIS FESTA: Pro series driver.

OTHER FAMOUS NOLES

WE MAY HAVE A NEW "FAMOUS SEMINOLE" VERY SOON. FSU INSTRUCTOR MARK WINEGARDNER HAS BEEN PICKED TO WRITE THE SEQUEL TO "THE GODFATHER":

ASTRONAUTS

NORM THAGARD

WINSTON SCOTT


OTHER NOTABLE FORMER SEMINOLES:

RICHARD SIMMONS: Exercise Guru.

JIM MORRISON: Lead Singer for the rock group The Doors.

TARA DAWN HOLLAND: Miss America 1997.

PARRIS N. GLENDENING: Governor of Maryland.


If you know of any famous Seminole that were not listed, please E-mail me their name and what they are famous for so I can add them to the list. You can E-mail me at: The-Johnz@webtv.net
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