Judi Brown: Silver medalist 1984 Olympics- 400m hurdles; three-time gold medalist Pam American Games; twelve-time Big Ten Champion at Michigan State; three-time All-American and World Record Holder.
Gary Morgan: National Racewalk Champion 17 times; member of 18 United States National Teams; competitor at six U.S. Olympic Trials; member of the 1988 Olympic Team; ranked in the top ten in the U.S. in the 20 and 50 kilometer walks for twenty consecutive years; 1997 New York Athletic Club “Athlete of the Year.”
Lorenzo Croft: Twice named Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association “Coach of the Year”; coach of the State Track & Field Champions at Ecorse High School in 1969, 1970, and 1973 and runners-up in 1971, 1979, 1982, and 1987; member of Miller High School and Kentucky State Hall of Fame.
Ron Phillips: Denby graduate who went on to become a three-time All-American at the University of Illinois; Big Ten Half-Mile Champion in 1971; member of the 1972 Indoor NCAA 2-Mile Relay Champion Team; third in the NCAA 880 in 1971 and second in 1972; currently second All-Time Best at Illinois and 43rd on the All-time U.S. 800 list at 1:45.3.
