Georgia Institute of Technology has graduated a number of athletes. This includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Georgia Tech who are notable for their achievements within athletics, sometimes before or after their time at Georgia Tech. Other alumni can be found in the list of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni; notable administration, faculty, and staff can be found on the list of Georgia Institute of Technology faculty. Intercollegiate sports teams at Georgia Tech are called "Yellow Jackets", and are run by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. The Athletic Association runs Georgia Tech's Hall of Fame, which has inducted many of Tech's greatest players throughout the program's history. Despite their technical backgrounds and courses of study, many Georgia Tech students participate in college athletics, outdoor activities and other forms of sport. Georgia Tech offers seventeen varsity sports: Men's Football, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's Baseball, Women's Softball, Women's Volleyball, Men's Golf, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving, Men's and Women's Track and Field, and Men's and Women's Cross Country. Approximately 150 Tech students have gone into the National Football League (NFL), with many others going into the National Basketball Association (NBA) or Major League Baseball (MLB). Some Tech players have also participated in the Olympic Games. Well-known American football athletes include former students Calvin Johnson, Ken Whisenhunt, and Keith Brooking, former Tech head football coaches John Heisman, and Bobby Dodd, and all-time greats such as Joe Hamilton, Pat Swilling, Billy Shaw, and Joe Guyon. Tech's entrants into the NBA include Dennis Scott, Mark Price, John Salley, Stephon Marbury, and Chris Bosh. Award-winning baseball stars include Mark Teixeira, Nomar Garciaparra, and Jason Varitek. In golf, Bobby Jones founded The Masters, David Duval was ranked #1 in the world in 2001, and Stewart Cink won the 2009 British Open.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) (en)
Minor League player, coach of the Clemson Tigers baseball team from 1928 to 1931 (en)
National Football League running back with the Green Bay Packers, Tech All-Time Football Team, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team (en)
Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox (en)
former National Basketball Association player, Tech Hall of Fame (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, All-American, former National Basketball Association player, 4-time NAIA National Champion Coach (en)
National Basketball Association player with the Utah Jazz (en)
National Basketball Association player for the Miami Heat (en)
three-sport letterwinner at Tech, Tech Hall of Fame , Major League Baseball player with the Boston Braves (en)
National Football League player for the New England Patriots (en)
Major League Baseball player, previously with the Atlanta Braves and the Brewers, now with the Detroit Tigers (en)
Major League Baseball player for the Atlanta Braves organization; his father is Frank Wren, former general manager of the Braves (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Time Football Team (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , All-American (en)
National Football League linebacker with the Atlanta Falcons (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , Atlanta developer, author, and college football radio analyst (en)
National Basketball Association player Detroit Pistons, Israeli Basketball Premier League (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , Tech All-Time Football Team and Tech Football Head Coach, current head coach at Georgia State University (en)
former National Basketball Association player, current assistant head coach at the University of Iowa (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , Tech All-Time Football Team, Pro Football Hall of Fame (en)
former professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks and New Jersey Nets, currently Director of Player Personnel for the Tech men's basketball program (en)
All-Star baseball player with the New York Yankees, Gold Glove winner, and Silver Slugger Award winner (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, All-Star baseball player and captain of the Boston Red Sox, Gold Glove winner, and Silver Slugger Award winner (en)
former Tech player, former point guard for the Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (en)
professional golfer with the PGA Tour, has six wins (en)
Winningest Florida high school football coach: 423-73-1 with 10 state championships (en)
former National Basketball Association player for the Miami Heat (en)
Minor League Baseball player with the Toledo Mud Hens, the top affiliate for the Detroit Tigers (en)
Olympic gold medalist, Tech Hall of Fame, played professionally in minor league baseball (en)
ACC All-Freshman Team, ACC All-Defensive Team, Georgia Tech record holder in steals per game, current National Basketball Association player (en)
National Football League player, Tech All-Time Football Team, Tech Hall of Fame (en)
Major League Baseball player (en)
Major League Baseball starting pitcher (en)
Major League player for the New York Mets (en)
National Basketball Association player (en)
National Football League Player (en)
National Football League player (en)
National Football League player, Tech All-Era Team (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame (en)
professional wrestler in WWE under the name Roman Reigns; played football at Tech (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former Major League Baseball player (en)
Tech Hall of Fame; former National Basketball Association All-Pro point guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers; U.S. Olympic Team member (en)
Tech All-Time Football Team (en)
Tech Hall of Fame (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, All-Southern (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball player (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Time Football Team (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Tech starting quarterback (en)
Tech quarterback, professional player (en)
Tech starting quarterback (en)
Tech's quarterback from 2003 to 2006 (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, legendary golfer and founder of The Masters; earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering after he was famous for golf (en)
National Football League player, Tech All-Era Team , Tech All-Time Football Team, Tech Hall of Fame (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former National Basketball Association player with the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors and others (en)
attended Tech as a scholarship football player (en)
National Football League player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former #1 ranked golfer in the world and winner of the 2001 British Open; has 19 professional wins (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Tech quarterback, first African American to start at quarterback for a major Southeastern university (en)
former National Basketball Association player (en)
professional golfer, 1997 U.S. Amateur Champion, has two wins, won bronze at the 2016 Olympics (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former Major League Baseball pitcher (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-time Football Team, Tech All-Era Team (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former National Basketball Association player who set National Basketball Association records for most three-point shots made in a season, in a game, and in a half for the Orlando Magic (en)
led Yellow Jackets to the 1993 ACC title, player with the Euroleague's Olympiacos BC (en)
rower, currently Men's Head Coach of the rowing team at Emory University; former member of the US national rowing team, placed third at the 2005 World Rowing Championships (en)
Major League Baseball player drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks (en)
professional golfer (en)
professional golfer, has three wins (en)
National Football League safety with the Denver Broncos (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former Top Ten golfer in the world and winner of the 2009 British Open (en)
won several All-ACC awards (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Head Football Coach at Duke University (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, 6-time All-Star baseball player and Rookie of the Year winner, 1997 Silver Slugger Award winner, played 14 seasons in MLB with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Former National Basketball Association player with the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers and others, and current television personality (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1993 to 2001 (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , All-American (en)
three-sport letterwinner at Tech, Tech Hall of Fame , Tech All-Era Team (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, professional golfer and winner of the 1987 Masters (en)
member of the 2002 and 2003 United States National Teams, 3-time All-ACC, Major League Baseball player with the Oakland A's, formerly with the Chicago Cubs (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball player with the Oakland Athletics (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , co-captain of Georgia Tech's 1952 football team; this team, with a 12-0-0 record, won the 1953 Sugar Bowl and were the SEC champions (en)
College Football Hall of Fame, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team (en)
National Basketball Association and Israel Basketball Premier League player (en)
National Football League player, Tech All-Time Football Team (en)
All-American, National Football League player, Tech All-Time Football Team, Tech Hall of Fame (en)
Captain of the Georgia Tech football, baseball, and cross country teams, and earned 15 varsity letters; Tech Hall of Fame, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (en)
former NBA player with the Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers; currently plays in the Queensland Basketball League for the Townsville Heat in his native Australia; played in Australia's National Basketball League for the Perth Wildcats, Townsville Crocodiles and his home town team the Adelaide 36ers; former Australian Boomers international representative (en)
former infielder in Minor League Baseball and a coach in Major League Baseball (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , Tech football Head Coach 1974–1979 (en)
National Basketball Association player with the Chicago Bulls (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , Pro Football Hall of Fame (en)
Tech All-Time Football Team, Tech Hall of Fame, 5-time National Football League Pro-Bowl linebacker and former Defensive Player of the Year (en)
former National Basketball Association player; first active National Basketball Association player to die since Malik Sealy in 2000; his jersey was retired by the Atlanta Hawks (en)
Georgia Tech cornerback charged with conspiring to distribute 94 pounds of marijuana; later signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (en)
professional baseball player, attended Tech in the off-season (en)
Major League Baseball player with the Oakland A's and formerly with the Chicago Cubs (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, professional golfer, also played football (en)
three-year starter and four-year letterman; current head football coach of the Savannah State Tigers football team (en)
former National Basketball Association player, television analyst for ESPN (en)
currently playing for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder (en)
National Football League player and Tech Football Head Coach (en)
studied English as a foreign language at Tech while with the Atlanta Braves (en)
Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4 × 400 meter relay for the United States (en)
starter for 222 to 0 rout of Cumberland; member of Tech's first national championship team in 1917; twice All-Southern (en)
professional basketball player, most recently signed to the Fort Worth Flyers in the NBA Development League (en)
National Football League All-Pro, Tech All-Era Team , Tech All-Time Football Team, Tech Hall of Fame (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, Heisman Trophy candidate whose plane was lost in World War II; his number, #19, is the only retired football jersey at Georgia Tech (en)
U.S. quadriplegic wheelchair rugby team captain, Paralympic Games athlete, Team USA official spokesperson; star of Murderball (en)
Major League Baseball player with the San Diego Padres (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Era Team , Tech All-Time Football Team (en)
National Football League player with the New York Giants (en)
Major League Baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles (en)
former National Basketball Association and Chinese Basketball Association player, former U.S. Olympic Team member (en)
starter for 222 to 0 rout of Cumberland and Tech's first national championship team in 1917; Tech Hall of Fame (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former Major League Baseball outfielder (en)
Head Coach of the Arizona Cardinals after being a long-time offensive coordinator of the recent Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh Steelers; former National Football League player (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former NCAA football coach and broadcaster, and the athletic director for the Arkansas Razorbacks (en)
National Basketball Association player for the Brooklyn Nets and 22nd pick in the 2005 National Basketball Association draft (en)
Tech Hall of Fame, former National Basketball Association player (en)
National Football League player, Tech Hall of Fame, Tech All-Time Football Team, Tech All-Era Team (en)
National Basketball Association player, Tech Hall of Fame (en)
Georgia Institute of Technology has graduated a number of athletes. This includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Georgia Tech who are notable for their achievements within athletics, sometimes before or after their time at Georgia Tech. Other alumni can be found in the list of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni; notable administration, faculty, and staff can be found on the list of Georgia Institute of Technology faculty. Intercollegiate sports teams at Georgia Tech are called "Yellow Jackets", and are run by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. The Athletic Association runs Georgia Tech's Hall of Fame, which has inducted many of Tech's greatest players throughout the program's history. (en)