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Rivers Cuomo Best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the alternative rock band Weezer, Cuomo attended Santa Monica College and graduated from Harvard University. Read listing View Santa Monica College alumni
Beverly Cleary Author of the popular Ramona book series, as well as other books for children, Beverly Cleary is a Chaffey College alumna. Read listing View Chaffey College alumni
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Butte College
NFL quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. Pro Bowl selection following 2009 season, just his second as a starting quarterback. Led Packers to Super Bowl XLV championship following 2010 season and was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player.
MiraCosta College
Successful television and motion picture actor who rose to fame as cast member on television series The O.C. and has also appeared in numerous films, including Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Thank You for Smoking, Jennifer's Body, In the Land of Women, and Cop Out.
Pasadena City College
Native of Argentina, moved to Southern California at age 15 and learned English as a second language. Started as a technical aide at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory while still a teenager. Completed her education and became a planetary geologist with JPL. Later moved to NASA's Office of Space Science in Washington, DC, and then to ESA's planetary division, where she is involved in the Mars Express mission, a Mars orbiter and lander that is carrying new types of radar.
Sierra College
Sacramento television news peronality. Anchor of KCRA 3 News from 7 to 9 a.m. on MY58 and at noon on KCRA 3. Also regularly hosts KCRA 3's magazine program, Common Ground.
Grossmont College
Former first-round pick of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals as a quarterback out of the University of Oregon; currently an assistant coach at the University of California, Berkeley.
Santa Ana College
Star halfback, wide receiver, and kick returner in the 1950s for the Green Bay Packers. Twice led the league in kick return yardage. Set NFL record with 106-yard kickoff return. Original member of the American Football League's Denver Broncos in 1960; scored first touchdown in AFL history. Retired after 1961 season with Broncos. Member of Packers Hall of Fame.
Fullerton College
Retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher known as "The Mad Hungarian" during his playing days in the 1970s and '80s. Best known for his successes with the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals. National League Fireman of the Year Award winner in 1975 with St. Louis and three-time Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award winner (1976, 1978, 1979). Since 1985, has built a long and successful career as a baseball radio and television broadcaster with the Cardinals.
Cerritos College
Professional Golfer
Orange Coast College
President, AMKLY Systems, Inc.
Ventura College
Top Gun pilot
Allan Hancock College
World War II veteran in the Army Air Corps; served as a P-38 fighter pilot in the South Pacific. Flew 62 missions, awarded numerous decorations including the Distinguished Flying Cross. Pursued career in journalism after the war, eventually becoming Managing Editor of the Modesto Bee. Spent 23 years in that position, retired in 1985. Later co-wrote several books and served as an editor for others.
Sacramento City College
State senator for 22 years and lifelong educator. Taught at Grant Union and Sacramento High Schools, Sacramento City College, and Sacramento State University; and after retiring, served on the Los Rios Community College District board of trustees. His landmark 1975 legislation, "the Rodda Act," established collective bargaining rights for public school teachers. Rodda Hall at SCC was named in honor of the senator in 1980.
Chaffey College
Pitcher in San Francisco Giants minor league system.
Former NFL wide receiver with New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles, 1996-2000. Now owner/operator of Alex Van Dyke's Going Vertical athletic training center in Sacramento and a partner in Game Plan Academy, a youth mentoring program also based in Sacramento.
San Joaquin Delta College
Associate Professor of Neurology and Oncology, John Hopkins University Department of Neurosurgery. For more, see Alumni Profiles: Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa.