- Laila Ali, women's boxing champion[15]
- Stephen Baker, wide receiver for the 1989 Super Bowl champion New York Giants [17]
- Alex Hannum, basketball player for USC, coach of two NBA championship teams, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
- Alex Hoffman-Ellis, football linebacker
- Peanuts Lowrey, baseball player[citation needed]
- Rod Martin, NFL linebacker for the Los Angeles Raiders
- Al Michaels (1962), sportscaster
- Warren Moon, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
- Leigh Steinberg, sports agent
- Sidney Wicks, UCLA basketball player and 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year[37]
- John Wilbur, All-American football player at Stanford University, professional football player