Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

has graduated a large number of athletes. This includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Florida State who are notable for their achievements within athletics, sometimes before or after their time at Florida State. Other alumni can be found in the list of Florida State University alumni; notable administration, faculty, and staff can be found on the list of Florida State University faculty. Intercollegiate sports teams at Florida State are called " Seminoles", and are run by the Florida State Athletics. The Athletics program runs Florida State's

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, which has inducted many of FSU's greatest players throughout the program's history. As a major competitor in college athletics, Florida State University has many notable alumni including student athletes, coaches and staff members. Many of the most notable members are listed in FSU's Hall of Fame and represent all major

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. A number of FSU alumni have found success in professional sports, with 123 active alumni competing in sports including basketball,

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, baseball and golf. In addition, FSU has produced three

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winners in Chris Weinke, Charlie Ward, and

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. Notable Seminoles in professional golf include Brooks Koepka, back to back U.S. Open champion (

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), Jeff Sluman, and Hubert Green, and Paul Azinger, PGA Championship(

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) and

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Captain(

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