FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES
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The 'Florida State Seminoles' are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University. The men's programs consist of baseball, basketball, cross country running, football, golf, swimming, tennis and track & field. The women's programs consist of basketball, cross country running, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
The teams are represented by the symbols Chief Osceola and Renegade. This Native American name is used with official sanction of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. FSU participates in the NCAA's Division I (Division I FBS for football) and in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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There are two major stadiums and an arena within FSU's main campus. Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium named after the winningest coach in Division 1 college football history as well as President Campbell which during his administration was instrumental in beginning the Florida-Florida State rivalry. Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium is the home for Seminole baseball and is named for the legendary skipper, Mike Martin and for coach Dick Howser, head coach for Kansas City, Cleveland, and the New York Yankees as well as returning to coach at Florida State in 1979. The Donald L. Tucker Center is home for men’s and women’s basketball.
Mike Long track is the home of the two time back to back National Champion Men’s Track and Field team. The track has undergone a complete revamp and in 2003 a brand new track, complete with a new surface, wider lanes, faster turns and a larger infield area for hosting field events was unveiled. Following their championship on 2007, a new three building complex broke ground on the corner of Spirit Way and Chieftan Way in the southern end of the track.
H. Donald Loucks courts at the Speicher Tennis Center is the home for FSU Tennis. The complex was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Michael Scott Speicher, a graduate of Florida State University and the first American casualty during Operation Desert Storm. By presidential directive, the facility bears the name the "Scott Speicher Tennis Center."
The Seminole Soccer Complex is home for women’s soccer normally holds a capacity of 1,600 people but has seen crowds in excess of 4,500 for certain games. The home record is 4,582 for last year’s game versus Florida.
The Seminole softball plays at the Seminole Softball Complex and the team takes the field that holds the name of the winningest coach in softball history, Dr. JoAnne Graf.
Florida State's traditional rivals in all sports include the University of Florida Gators, the University of Miami Hurricanes, the Bowden Bowl with the Clemson University Tigers as well as the University of Virginia Cavaliers and the battle for the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy.[1] Rivalries in some other sports also exist, including the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in baseball and the Duke University Blue Devils in basketball.[1]
Unconquered:A Seminole warrior statue in front of Doak Campbell Stadium honors the unconquered spirit of the Seminole people. During football season, it is a tradition to light the torch (at the end of the spear) on the Friday preceding a football game.
Baseball
{| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em;" width="250px"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:maroon" | 'Dick Howser Trophy winners'
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| 'Year' || 'Player'
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| colspan="2" |
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| 1997 || J. D. Drew
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{| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em;" width="250px"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:maroon" | 'Retired baseball jerseys'
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| 'Number' || 'Player'
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| colspan="2" |
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| 34 || Dick Howser
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|}
Dick Howser Baseball Stadium
★ Head Coach: Mike Martin (FSU 1966).
Seminole baseball is one of the most successful collegiate baseball programs in the United States having been to 18 College World Series, and having appeared in the national championship final on three occasions (falling to the University of Southern California Trojans in 1970, the University of Arizona Wildcats in 1986, and the University of Miami Hurricanes in 1999). Under the command of Head Coach Mike Martin (FSU 1966), Florida State is the second-winningest program in the history of college baseball. Since 1990, FSU has had more 50 win seasons, headed to more NCAA Tournaments (19 Regional Tournaments in 20 years), and finished in the top 10 more than any team in the United States. Since 2000, FSU is the winningest program in college baseball with more victories and a higher winning percentage in the regular season than any other school. Despite their regular-season success, Florida State is still chasing their first College World Series Championship.
Dick Howser Stadium/Mike Martin Field
Main articles: Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
★ $12,000,000 renovation completed in 2004.
★ Named best collegiate baseball field in the country in 2001.
★ Ranks in the top 10 nationally in attendance.
★ Capacity of 6,700.
★ Two-tier concrete grandstand seats 2,500.
★ Chairback seats for visitors and fans.
★ 40 foot by 70 foot $800,000 video board.
★ High quality public address system.
★ Florida State's players and coaches enjoy the convenience and luxury of The Griffin Family Clubhouse.
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★ Coaches' offices overlook the stadium behind home plate.
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★ Fully carpeted coaches' and players' locker rooms with personalized wooden lockers.
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★ Video area for viewing film.
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★ Built-in custom stereo system for players.
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★ Weight room and training area adjacent to the clubhouse.
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★ Mike Loynd Tradition Room for players to relax prior or after games.
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★ Big-screen television
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★ Attractive showcase for trophies and plaques
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★ Comfortable lounge area
Men's Basketball
{| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em;" width="250px"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:maroon" | 'Retired basketball jerseys'
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| 'Number' || 'Player'
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| colspan="2" |
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| 13 || Dave Cowens
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| 25 || Hugh Durham
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| 3 || Bob Sura
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★ Head coach: Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee-Martin 1971)
★ Team History
Donald L. Tucker Center
Main articles: Donald L. Tucker Center
The Donald L. Tucker Center, formerly the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, serves as home to Seminole basketball. The center is a multi-purpose facility for Tallahassee and the Big Bend. The facility was so impressive that it served as host of the first round of the 1995 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament.
★ Size: 18,000 square feet
★ Height: 119 feet
★ General seating: 12,200
★ 34 luxury suites
★ 468 club seats
★ 450-seat arena-view restaurant
★ A four-sided, center hung Megavision video display
Football
{| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em;" width="250px"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:maroon" | 'Heisman Trophy winners'
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| 'Year' || 'Player'
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| colspan="2" |
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| 1993 || Charlie Ward
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| 2000 || Chris Weinke
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{| class="toccolours" style="fixed: left; margin-left: 1em;" width="250px"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:maroon" | 'Retired football jerseys'
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| 'Number' || 'Player'
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| colspan="2" |
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| 25 || Fred biletnikoff
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| 34 || Ron Sellers
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| 50 || Ron Simmons
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| 17 || Charlie Ward
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| 2 || Deion Sanders
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| 28 || Warrick Dunn
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| 16 || Chris Weinke
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|}
Main articles: Florida State Seminoles football, 2007 Florida State Seminoles football team
Florida State University football is one of the 117 NCAA Division I-A collegiate football teams in America. From its humble beginnings in 1947, FSU has worked its way up to a national championship contender and leader of the Atlantic Coast Conference and is well-known for introducing great talent into the NFL, including in recent history Deion Sanders, Derrick Brooks, Warrick Dunn, and Peter Boulware. Since joining the ACC, the Seminoles have won at least a share of twelve conference championships in 14 years, including national championships in 1993 and 1999.
★ 'Head coach': Bobby Bowden
★ 'Conference Affliation History'
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★ 1947: Independent
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★ 1948-1950: Dixie Conference
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★ 1951-1991: Independent
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★ 1992: Atlantic Coast Conference
A common sight at Florida State sporting events, but most visibly football games, is Seminole fans performing the traditional "war chant" in support of the team.
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Doak Campbell Stadium on gameday
Doak Campbell Stadium
Stadium and Heritage Tower fountain
Florida State often plays for two different trophies. The first is the Florida Cup, first awarded in 2002, which is awarded to either the Florida State Seminoles, the University of Florida Gators, or the University of Miami Hurricanes in return for beating the other two teams in the same season. Also, in 1995, Florida State and the University of Virginia began play for the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy to promote and recognize the family connection between FSU and Virginia. Many Florida State fans are unaware of the trophy and its creation is often a subject of displeasure for many Seminole fans as the trophy was created by Florida State's President following Virginia's 1995 victory over Florida State and was applied retroactively to include Virginia's first win over Florida State that year, while the Seminoles' first three wins against Virginia went uncredited.
Doak Campbell Stadium
Main articles: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium
Doak Campbell Stadium is a unique venue in collegiate football. It is contained within the brick facade walls of University Center, a vast complex that houses numerous offices and classrooms.
★ South endzone
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★ Houses the Florida State school of hospitality education.
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★ The multi-level facility includes the FSU Visitor's Center.
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★ Top floor has a restaurant and a sports grill the University Center.
★ North endzone
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★ Football coaches' offices.
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★ Daisy Parker Flory wing of the Moore Athletic Center.
★ Northwest corner:
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★ Varsity Club - second deck.
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★ Open air terrace.
★ East side: Skyboxes goal line to goal line.
★ West side
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★ Press boxes with seating for over 250 members of the media.
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★ 7th Floor: President's Level.
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★ 8th Floor: Skyboxes.
'2007 Football Schedule'
- 9/3 FSU at Clemson (Monday)
- 9/8 FSU vs UAB
- 9/15 FSU at Colorado
- 9/29 FSU vs Alabama @ Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
- 10/06 FSU vs. NC State
- 10/11 FSU at Wake Forest (Thursday)
- 10/20 FSU vs. Miami
- 10/27 FSU vs Duke
- 11/3 FSU at Boston College
- 11/10 FSU at Virgina Tech
- 11/17 FSU vs Maryland
- 11/24 FSU at Florida
Bobby Bowden Field
★ 'Turf': 419 Tifway Bermuda. [1]
★ 'Drainage system': built to USGA golf green standards.
★ The university offered to rename the entire stadium after legend Bobby Bowden, but Bobby asked them to name only the field after him.
Women's Basketball
Florida State University women's basketball is up and coming under Sue Semrau.
★ Head Coach: Sue Semrau (UCSD 1985) At FSU since 1997.
★ Team History:
{| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em;" width="250px"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:maroon" | 'Retired women's basketball jerseys'
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| 'Number' || 'Player'
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| colspan="2" |
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| 43 || Sue Galkantas
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|}
Like the Florida State men's team, the Lady Noles play their basketball from the Donald L. Tucker Center. In the 2005-06 season FSU entered the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll for the first time at No. 19. The Lady Seminoles earned a #6 seed in the 2005-06 NCAA women's Tournament.
Women's Softball
Florida State University has one of the nations top softball teams. The Seminoles have won 11 regular season titles in 14 years and participated in 18 NCAA Tournaments.
★ Head Coach: Joanne Graf (FSU 1975) At FSU since 1979.
{| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em;" width="250px"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:maroon" | 'Retired softball jerseys'
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| 'Number' || 'Player'
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| colspan="2" |
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| 15 || Darby Cottle
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|}
★ Top Players
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★ Lisa Davidson (1993)
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★ Shamalene Wilson (1996)
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★ Danielle Cox (1999)
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★ Brandi Stuart (2002)
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★ Jessica van der Linden (2003-04) - NFCA All-American, USA National Softball Player of the Year
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★ Casey Hunter (2004-2005)
Joanne Graf Field
In 1999, Florida State got a state-of-the-art softball complex which also houses the Seminole soccer stadium. The result was the creation of one of the nation's premier collegiate softball and soccer facilities.
★ Ticket and concessions buildings
★ Spacious press boxes
★ Press seating and radio/television booths.
★ Mary Ann Stiles & Barry Smith Team Building
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★ Reception area.
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★ Softball and Soccer coaches' offices.
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★ Combined workroom.
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★ Large team and coaches' locker rooms and training and equipment rooms.
This was the womens logo for years, has since been retired.
Women's Soccer
Florida State University has had one of the top women's soccer programs in the nation. The University added women's soccer as its 17th varsity sport in 1998. The Seminoles have appeared in the NCAA tournement every year since 2000 and have appeared in the ACC tournement final in 2001 and 2004. FSU is one of only schools to have played in the NCAA Women's College Cup three times in the last four years, appearing in 2003, 2005, and 2006.
★ Head Coach: Mark Krikorian (38-8-5) (2005 - present)
★ All-Americans
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★ 2 India Trotter (2002-2006) - First Team All-American
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★ 8 Selin Kuralay (2003-present) - Second Team All-American
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★ 10 Kelly Rowland (2002-2006) - First Team All-American
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★ 13 Leah Gallegos (2002-2004) - Third Team All-American
Seminole Soccer Complex
In 1998, FSU built a state-of-the-art soccer and softball complex. The 1,600 seat stadium is only for the women's soccer team since FSU doesn't have a varsity soccer or lacrosse team. Florida State's women's soccer team is 91-32-7 at home.
Notable Alumni
Baseball
★ Kevin Cash, professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
★ Randy Choate, professional MLB baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
★ Matt Diaz, professional MLB baseball player, Atlanta Braves
★ J. D. Drew, professional MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
★ Stephen Drew, professional MLB baseball player, Arizona Diamondbacks
★ John-Ford Griffin, professional MLB baseball player, Toronto Blue Jays
★ Dick Howser, professional MLB baseball player (deceased)
★ Terry Kennedy, professional MLB player (retired)
★ Mike Martin, head coach, Florida State Seminoles
★ Marshall McDougall, professional MLB baseball player, Texas Rangers record holder for most home runs in a college game (6)
★ Doug Mientkiewicz, professional MLB baseball player, New York Yankees
★ Eduardo Perez, professional MLB baseball player, Now serving as analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight
★ Scott Proctor, professional MLB baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
★ Tony La Russa (J.D.), MLB manager, St. Louis Cardinals
★ Paul Sorrento, professional MLB player (retired)
★ John Wasdin, professional MLB baseball player, Texas Rangers
★ Paul Wilson, professional MLB baseball player, Cincinnati Reds
Basketball
★ Sam Cassell, professional NBA basketball player, Los Angeles Clippers
★ Dave Cowens, professional NBA basketball player, (retired), Named to NBA's 50 Greatest of All Time List.
★ Alexander Johnson, professional NBA basketball player, Memphis Grizzlies
★ Bob Sura, NBA basketball player, Houston Rockets
★ Charlie Ward, Heisman Trophy winner, professional NBA basketball player (retired)
★ Von Wafer, professional NBA basketball player, Denver Nuggets
★ Al Thornton, professional NBA basketball player, Los Angeles Clippers
Women's Basketball
★ Roneeka Hodges, professional WNBA basketball player, Houston Comets
★ Brooke Wyckoff, professional WNBA basketball player, Chicago Sky
★ Stephanie Lowenthal, professional WNBA basketball player, Sacramento Monarchs
Football
★ Clifton Abraham, professional NFL football player (retired)
★ Derrick Alexander, professional NFL football player
★ Brian Allen, professional NFL football player
★ Greg Allen, professional NFL football player (retired)
★ Terry Anthony, professional NFL football player (retired)
★ Allen Augustin, professional NFL football player
★ Alex Barron, professional NFL football player, St. Louis Rams
★ Edgar Bennett, professional NFL football player (retired)
★ Scott Bentley, professional NFL football player (retired)
★ Fred Biletnikoff, NFL Hall of Fame player, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XI MVP
★ Anquan Boldin, professional NFL football player, Arizona Cardinals
★ Lorenzo Booker professional NFL football player, Miami Dolphins
★ Michael Boulware, professional NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
★ Peter Boulware, professional NFL football player (retired), NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1997), Baltimore Ravens' Ring of Honor
★ Derrick Brooks, professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2002)
★ Mack Brown, Head Football Coach, Texas Longhorns
★ Milford Brown, professional NFL football player
★ Rufus Brown, professional NFL football player
★ Terrell Buckley, professional NFL football player
★ LeRoy Butler, former professional NFL football player, (retired), now coach of the Green Bay Packers, invented the "Lambeau Leap"
★ Davy Cappelen, Placekicker in FSU Hall of Fame
★ Dexter Carter. former professional NFL football player, {retired} current FSU running backs coach
★ Laveranues Coles, professional NFL football player, New York Jets
★ Lee Corso, former Indiana University head coach, sports broadcaster, ESPN Gameday
★ Sam Cowart, professional NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
★ Zack Crockett, professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
★ Antonio Cromartie, professional NFL football player, San Diego Chargers
★ Chris Davis, professional NFL football player, Tennessee Titans
★ Lawrence Dawsey, professional NFL football player (retired), current FSU WR coach
★ Darnell Dockett, professional NFL football player, Arizona Cardinals
★ Jamie Dukes, professional NFL football player, (retired), commentator with Comcast Sports Southeast
★ Warrick Dunn, professional NFL football player, Atlanta Falcons, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1997)
★ William Floyd, professional NFL football player, nicknamed 'Bar None' San Francisco 49ers (Retired)
★ E.G. Green, professional NFL football player, Indianapolis Colts
★ Dexter Jackson, professional NFL football player, Cincinnati Bengals, Super Bowl XXXVII MVP
★ Mario Henderson, professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
★ Sebastian Janikowski, professional NFL football player, Oakland Raiders
★ Brad Johnson, professional NFL football player, Minnesota Vikings
★ Greg Jones, professional NFL football player, Jacksonville Jaguars
★ Marvin Jones, professional NFL football player, nicknamed 'Shade Tree'
★ Walter Jones, professional NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks
★ Danny Kanell, professional NFL football player
★ Amp Lee, professional NFL football player Green Bay Packers
★ Bryant McFadden, professional NFL football player Pittsburgh Steelers
★ Danny McManus, professional CFL football player
★ Travis Minor, professional NFL football player, Miami Dolphins
★ Randy Moss, professional NFL football player, New England Patriots (attended for one year and then released from team)
★ Zeke Mowatt, professional NFL football player
★ Tommy Polley, professional NFL football player, Baltimore Ravens
★ Ricardo "Rock" Preston
★ Willie Reid, professional NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
★ Burt Reynolds, actor
★ Samari Rolle, professional NFL football player, Baltimore Ravens
★ PK Sam, professional NFL football player, Miami Dolphins
★ Deion Sanders, professional NFL football player, NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1994), Baltimore Ravens
★ Ron Sellers, professional NFL football player (retired)
★ Clay Shiver, professional NFL football player
★ Corey Simon, professional NFL football player, Indianapolis Colts
★ Ron Simmons, professional USFL football player (retired), former WCW professional wrestling world champion
★ Ernie Sims, professional NFL football player, Detroit Lions
★ Sammie Smith, professional NFL football player (retired)
★ Greg Spires, professional NFL football player, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
★ Rohn Stark, professional NFL football player
★ Lawrence Timmons, professional NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
★ Peter Warrick, professional NFL football player
★ Pat Watkins, professional NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
★ Leon Washington, professional NFL football player, New York Jets
★ Chris Weinke, Heisman Trophy winner, professional NFL football player, Carolina Panthers
★ T. K. Wetherell, former State of Florida Representative, Former Speaker of the House for Florida, President of Florida State University
★ Peter Tom Willis, professional NFL football player (retired), FSU football radio analyst
★ Tamarick Vanover, professional NFL and CFL football player (retired), Lake City Christian High School Coach
★ Javon Walker, professional NFL football player, Denver Broncos
Golf
★ Paul Azinger, professional golfer [2]
★ Hubert Green, professional golfer [3]
★ Nolan Henke, professional golfer [4]
★ Kenny Knox, professional golfer [5]
★ Jeff Sluman, professional golfer [6]
LPGA
★ Jane Geddes, professional golfer, [7]
★ Karen Stupples, professional golfer, [8]
★ Kris Tamulis, professional golfer, [9]
★ Colleen Walker, professional golfer, [10]
Gymnastics
★ Rafael A. Lecuona, gymnast
Swimming
★ Tal Stricker, breaststroke swimmer
★ Henry Bottger, breaststroke swimmer
★ Steve Parry, butterfly and backtroke swimmer, olympic medalist
Track & Field
★ Kim Batten, 1995 IAAF World Champion 400m Hurdles [11]; former world record holder 400m Hurdles
★ Warrick Dunn, professional NFL football player, Atlanta Falcons, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1997), Walter Payton Man of the Year (2005)
★ Garrett Johnson, elite American shot putter, 2006 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor National Champion (shot put), 2006 Rhodes Scholar
★ Don West, Jr., sports attorney/sports agent
Volleyball
★ Gabrielle Reece, professional volleyball player, model
National Championships
{| class="toccolours" style=" margin-left: 1em;" width="500px"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background:maroon" | 'FSU National Championships'
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| 'Year' || 'Sport'
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| colspan="3" |
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| 1951 || Men's Gymnastics (NCAA National Champion)
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| 1952 || Men's Gymnastics (NCAA National Champion)
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| 1981 || Women's Golf (NCAA National Champion)
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| 1981 || Women's Softball (NCAA National Champion)
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| 1982 || Women's Softball (NCAA National Champion)
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| 1984 || Women's Indoor Track and Field (NCAA National Champion)
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| 1985 || Women's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA National Champion)
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| 1993 || Football (as awarded by the AP and the ESPN-''USA Today'' Coaches Polls)
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| 1999 || Football (as awarded by the BCS)
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| 2006 || Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA National Champion)
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| 2007 || Men's Outdoor Track and Field (NCAA National Champion)
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External links
★ Official school site
★ Official athletics site
★ Officially-sanctioned university news site
Athletics Fansites
★ NoleDigest.com, a member of the scout.com network
★ SectionB.com, website devoted to the Florida State baseball team, maintained by their fans known as the "Animals"
★ The Territory, an independent FSU fan website. Formerly Seminole Territory
★ Warchant.com, a member of the rivals.com network
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