EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1949 as Los Angeles-Orange County State College, changed to Long Beach State College in 1950, and California State University Long Beach in 1971.

Location:
Long Beach, CA

Founding Date:
1949

Motto:
Vox Veritas Vita

Team:
49ers

Enrollment:
33,000

Official Website:
http://www.csulb.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Juliet Anderson	Pornstar	23-Jul-1938	11-Jan-2010	Queen of the MILFs
Jensen Atwood	Actor	25-Aug-1976		Wade on Noah's Arc
Richard Bach	Author	23-Jun-1936		Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Justin Baldoni	Actor	24-Jan-1984		Rafael Solano on Jane the Virgin
Sandra N. Bane	Business	c. 1953		Partner at KPMG, 1985-98
Laura Baugh	Golf	31-May-1955		Out of the Rough
Willie Brown	Football	2-Dec-1940		NFL Hall of Famer
Richard H. Carmona	Doctor	22-Nov-1949		US Surgeon General, 2002-06
Karen Carpenter	Singer	2-Mar-1950	4-Feb-1983	The Carpenters
Richard Carpenter	Musician	15-Oct-1946		The Carpenters
Loren K. Carroll	Business	c. 1943		CEO of M-I SWACO, 1994-2006
Chris Carter	Film/TV Producer	13-Oct-1957		Creator of The X-Files, Millennium
Terrell Davis	Football	28-Oct-1972		Former Denver Broncos RB
Kevin Drum	Blogger	19-Oct-1958		Washington Monthly's Political Animal
Patrick Fabian	Actor	7-Dec-1964		Howard Hamlin on Better Call Saul
Jim Fassel	Football	31-Aug-1949		NY Giants Head Coach, 1997-2003
Bob Flanagan	Performance Artist	27-Dec-1952	4-Jan-1996	Supermasochist
George Gervin	Basketball	27-Apr-1952		The Iceman
Roger F. Greaves	Business	c. 1937		Chairman of Health Net
L. Patrick Hassey	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Allegheny Technologies
Bobby Hatfield	Singer	10-Aug-1940	5-Nov-2003	The Righteous Brothers
Jack Kemp	Politician	13-Jul-1935	2-May-2009	American politican, football player
Laura Leighton	Actor	24-Jul-1968		Sydney Andrews on Melrose Place
Melissa Lora	Business	c. 1963		CFO of Taco Bell
Herbert H. Lusk II	Religion	19-Feb-1953		Pro-Bush preacher
Steve Martin	Comic	14-Aug-1945		The Jerk
Misty May-Treanor	Sports Figure	30-Jul-1977		Top beach volleyball player
John McCook	Actor	20-Jun-1944		The Bold and the Beautiful
Wendi McLendon-Covey	Actor	10-Oct-1969		Deputy Johnson on Reno 911!
Bill Medley	Singer/Songwriter	19-Sep-1940		The Righteous Brothers
Mike Montgomery	Basketball	27-Feb-1947		UC Berkeley Head Coach
Wayne W. Murdy	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Newmont Mining, 2001-07
Mark O'Meara	Golf	13-Jan-1957		Winner of 2 Majors in 1998
Jerry M. Patterson	Politician	25-Oct-1934		Congressman from California, 1975-85
Dana Rohrabacher	Politician	21-Jun-1947		Congressman, California 46th
John G. Schmitz	Politician	12-Aug-1930	10-Jan-2001	Congressman from California, 1970-73
Robert C. Smith	Politician	30-Mar-1941		US Senator from New Hampshire, 1990-2003
Steven Spielberg	Film Director	18-Dec-1946		E.T.
David Twohy	Film Director	18-Oct-1955		The Chronicles of Riddick
Ray Wirta	Business	c. 1944		CEO of CB Richard Ellis, 2001-05
Delbert W. Yocam	Business	24-Dec-1943		CEO of Borland, 1996-99

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jerry M. Patterson	Politician	25-Oct-1934		Congressman from California, 1975-85
William F. Sater	Historian	17-Nov-1937		Chile and the War of the Pacific

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roger F. Greaves	Business	c. 1937		Chairman of Health Net
Stephen Horn	Politician	31-May-1931	17-Feb-2011	Congressman from California, 1993-2003

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Allen	Football	29-Apr-1918	31-Dec-1990	The Future is Now
Willie Brown	Football	2-Dec-1940		NFL Hall of Famer
John Fox	Football	8-Feb-1955		Coach, Chicago Bears
Marvin Lewis	Football	23-Sep-1958		Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals
Dan Monson	Basketball	6-Oct-1961		Head Coach, Long Beach State
Lute Olson	Basketball	22-Sep-1934		Head Coach, AZ Wildcats Basketball
Jerry Tarkanian	Basketball	8-Aug-1930	11-Feb-2015	Longtime UNLV basketball coach
Tex Winter	Basketball	25-Feb-1922		KSU Head Coach, 1953-68

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