top major league players
George Altman
Tennessee State
Outfielder
2x National League All-Star
1961, 1962
Cecil Cooper, Prairie View A&M First baseman
5x All-Star 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985
2× AL RBI leader 1980, 1983
2× Gold Glove Award 1979, 1980
3× Silver Slugger Award 1980–1982
Roberto Clemente Award 1983
Ralph Garr, Grambling State Outfielder
NL batting champion 1974
Joe Black, Morgan State
Pitcher
NL Rookie of the Year 1952
Andre Dawson, Florida A&M
First baseman
MLB Hall of Fame
8× All-Star 1981–83, 1987–91
NL MVP 1987
NL Rookie of the Year 1977
8× Gold Glove Award 1980–85, 1987, 1988
4× Silver Slugger Award 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987
NL home run leader 1987
NL RBI leader 1987
Home Run Derby champion 1987
Montreal Expos #10 retired
Marques Grissom, Florida A&M Outfielder
ALCS MVP 1997
2× All-Star 1993, 1994
4× Gold Glove Award 1993–1996
2× NL stolen base leader 1991, 1992
Jim Bibby, Fayetteville State Pitcher
World Series Champion 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates
All-Star 1980
Pitched a no-hitter, 1973
Larry Doby, Virginia Union
Center fielder
Negro Leagues champion 1946
Newark Eagles
7× All-Star 1949–1955
World Series champion 1948
Cleveland Indians
MLB Hall of Fame
2× AL home run leader 1952, 1954
AL RBI leader 1954
Cleveland Indians #14 retired
Hal McRae, Florida A&M
Outfielder
3x NL All-Star 1975, 1976, 1982
2x World Series champion 1985, 2006
Silver Slugger Award 1982
AL RBI leader 1982
Lou Brock, Southern University Center fielder
6× All-Star 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979
2× World Series champion 1964, 1967
Roberto Clemente Award 1975
8× NL stolen base leader 1966–1969, 1971–1974
St. Louis Cardinals #20 retired
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
Major League Baseball Hall of Fame
Vince Coleman, Florida A&M Outfielder
NL Rookie of the Year 1985
2× All-Star 1988, 1989
6× NL stolen base leader 1985–1990
John Roseboro, Central State, O
Catcher
6x All-Star 1958, 1961–1962, 1969
3× World Series champion 1959, 1963, 1965
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers
2× Gold Glove Award 1961, 1966