Famous University of Houston alumni

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Friday, September 2, 2016
Famous UH Alumni
You might be surprised at some of the other celebrities who once shouted, "Go Coogs."

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Star Jones, Paul Wall, and Jim Parsons. What do these people all have in common? They were all once enrolled at the University of Houston and you might be surprised at some of the other celebrities who once shouted, "Go Coogs."

Here's the full list:

1. Jim Parsons - Big Bang theory

2. Lil Wayne - Rapper

3. Dennis Quaid - Actor

4. Randy Quaid - Actor

5. Star Jones - TV and went to Law School at UH

6. Elizabeth Warren - (D) Massachusetts

7. Kimberly Holland - Playboy playmate

8. Fred Couples - PGA Golfer

9. Tom Landry - Dallas Cowboys head coach, got masters from UH

10. Clyde Drexler - NBA basketball

11. Johnny Chan - professional poker champ

12. Case Keenum - NFL QB

13. Tom Delay - Former House Majority leader

14. Kenny Rogers - singer

15. Carl Lewis - Olympic sprinter

16. Wade Phillips - NFL coach

17. Shannon Miller - Olympic gymnast

18. Paul Wall - rapper

19. Loretta Devine - Actress

20. Nick Faldo - PGA Golfer

21. Andre Ware - NFL QB

22. Marky Kay Ash - Mary Kay cosmetics

23. Jack Valenti - Pres of motion picture assoc. of America

24. Brent Spiner - Star Trek

25. Master P - rapper

26. Tommy Tune - took grad classes

27. Hakeem Olajuwon - NBA player

28. Karen Katz - Pres and CEO of Neiman Marcus

29. Fuzzy Zoeller - PGA golfer

30. Larry Gatlin - Singer

31. Carin Cone - Seven world rec. in swimming

32. Robert Wuhl - Bull Durham asst. coach in movie.

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