EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Boulder, CO

Founding Date:
1876

Team:
Buffaloes

Enrollment:
29,000

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

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Samuel J. Aquila	Religion	24-Sep-1950		Archbishop of Denver
Cliff Branch	Football	1-Aug-1948		Former Oakland Raiders WR
Kate Brown	Politician	21-Jun-1960		Governor of Oregon
Alexander O. Bryner	Judge	1943		Alaska Chief Justice, 2003-06
Carl Cannon	Journalist	24-Oct-1953		RealClearPolitics
Mary Ann Casey	Diplomat	11-Nov-1949		US Ambassador to Algeria, 1991-94
Mike Coffman	Politician	27-Feb-1955		Congressman, Colorado 6th
Brian Dietzen	Actor	14-Nov-1977		Jimmy Palmer on NCIS
Boyd Dowler	Football	18-Nov-1937		Former Green Bay Packers WR
John B. Elstrott	Educator	30-May-1948		Tulane Institute for Entrepreneurship
Christopher Gersten	Activist	c. 1947		Husband of Linda Chavez
Michael P. Huseby	Business	c. 1954		CFO of Cablevision
Larry Linville	Actor	29-Sep-1939	10-Apr-2000	Maj. Frank Burns on M*A*S*H
Gale W. McGee	Politician	17-Mar-1915	9-Apr-1992	US Senator from Wyoming, 1959-77
Christopher Meloni	Actor	2-Apr-1961		Law & Order: SVU, Oz
Tom Paquin	Computer Programmer	?		Netscape Fellow
Trey Parker	Cartoonist	19-Oct-1969		South Park
Ed Perlmutter	Politician	1-May-1953		Congressman, Colorado 7th
William Pierce	Author	11-Sep-1933	23-Jul-2002	The Turner Diaries
Sy Richardson	Actor	4-Jun-1941		Lite in Repo Man
Bill Ritter	Politician	6-Sep-1956		Governor of Colorado, 2007-11
Gary L. Roubos	Business	c. 1937		CEO of Dover Corporation, 1981-94
Rashaan Salaam	Football	8-Oct-1974		Winner, 1994 Heisman Trophy
Kristen Schaal	Comic	24-Jan-1978		Flight of the Conchords
Josette Sheeran	Government	1954		UN World Food Programme
Nancy Spungen	Victim	27-Feb-1958	12-Oct-1978	Sid Vicious's girlfriend
Matt Stone	Cartoonist	26-May-1971		South Park
Jack Swigert	Astronaut	30-Aug-1931	27-Dec-1982	Command Module Pilot on Apollo 13
Townes Van Zandt	Singer/Songwriter	7-Mar-1944	1-Jan-1997	For the Sake of the Song
Sheree J. Wilson	Actor	12-Dec-1958		April Stevens on Dallas

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fred Anderson	Historian	11-Apr-1949		Crucible of War
Kenneth E. Boulding	Economist	18-Jan-1910	18-Mar-1993	The Image: Knowledge of Life in Society
Edward Condon	Physicist	2-Mar-1902	26-Mar-1974	Quantum Mechanics
Robert J. Dieter	Diplomat	c. 1946		US Ambassador to Belize
Elizabeth A. Fenn	Historian	22-Sep-1959		Encounters at the Heart of the World
John L. Hall	Physicist	21-Aug-1934		Quantum optics
Kristina M. Johnson	Educator	c. 1958		Provost of Johns Hopkins University
Herbert Kroemer	Physicist	25-Aug-1928		Pioneer in laser technology
Jerry L. Martin	Educator	?		American Council of Trustees & Alumni
Joanna Russ	Author	22-Feb-1937	29-Apr-2011	The Female Man
William H. Weintraub	Business	c. 1943		Senior VP at Coors, 1993-2002
Carl E. Wieman	Physicist	26-Mar-1951		Bose-Einstein Condensates
Leona Woods	Physicist	9-Aug-1919	10-Nov-1986	Physicist at University of Chicago

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary Frances Berry	Government	17-Feb-1938		Civil Rights Commissioner, 1980-2004
Elizabeth A. Fenn	Historian	22-Sep-1959		Encounters at the Heart of the World
Gordon Gee	Educator	2-Feb-1944		President, Ohio State University

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gary Barnett	Football	23-May-1946		CO Buffaloes Head Coach, 1999-2005
Jim Caldwell	Football	16-Jan-1955		Detroit Lions coach
Eddie Crowder	Football	26-Aug-1931	9-Sep-2008	Colorado Head Coach, 1963-73
Karl Dorrell	Football	18-Dec-1963		UCLA Head Football Coach, 2003-07
Chuck Fairbanks	Football	10-Jun-1933	2-Apr-2013	New England Patriots Head Coach, 1973-78
Dan Hawkins	Football	10-Nov-1960		CO Buffaloes Head Coach
Bill McCartney	Football	22-Aug-1940		Colorado Coach, Promise Keeper

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