Woodrow Wilson High School Alumni Association

This is a partial list. You can download the complete Wildcat Hall of Fame.

• Wallace Savage 1929, Former Dallas Mayor 1949-1951
• Buddy Minyard 1930, Founder and Chairman of Minyard Food Stores
• Ralph Guldahl 1930, Winner of 1937 and 1938 U.S. Open and 1939 Masters
• Trammell Crow 1932, Founder and Chairman of Trammel Crow Company
• Rowland Wolfe 1934, Olympic gold medalist in tumbling at Summer Olympics 1932
• Davey O'Brien 1935, Heisman Trophy winner 1938, NFL and TCU legend
• Malcolm Kutner 1938, three-sport star at Univ. of TX and 1947 NFL Player of the Year
• Carroll Shelby 1940, Founder of Shelby-American Co., Shelby Mustang car builder
• Jack Evans 1940, Former Dallas Mayor 1981-1983
• Ruth Collins-Altshuler 1940, Philanthropist, in 2008 recipient Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars Award by the Smithsonian Institution
• Jerry Haynes 1944, actor and former children's television host "Mr. Peppermint"
• Sam Johnson 1947,  Texas State and US Congressman
• Curley Johnson 1953, played on Super Bowl III champion New York Jets
• Burton "Bubba" Gilliam 1956, movie/television actor, played in "Blazing Saddles" 1974
• Steve Miller 1961, Musician, The Steve Miller Band
• Jim Mattox 1961, U.S. Congressman and former Attorney General of Texas
• Lawrence Wright 1965, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author of  The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
• Dusty Hill 1967, Musician, bassist for ZZ Top
• Thomas Phillips 1968, Valedictorian, Chief Justice Texas Supreme Court 1988-2004
• Alton Lister 1976, Former NBA center (1981-1998) with Bucks, Sonics, Warriors and Celtics
• Tim Brown 1984, professional football player and Heisman Trophy winner 1987
• Travis Willingham 1994, Hollywood actor in "The Guardian" 1999
• Anthony Randolph 2005, NBA Player