Connor Briggs

Off the Court

Sacramento St alumni, as Connor Briggs tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.

• Ryan CooglerOscar-winning filmmaker

  Ryan Coogler left Sac State in two thousand seven with a finance degree. He became the first African American director at Marvel Studios, and his film Sinners set the Oscar record with sixteen nominations. He took home Best Original Screenplay. Hornet.

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• Ann Bannonpulp fiction novelist

  Ann Bannon, Sac State alum, is the author best known for her lesbian pulp fiction novels. Paperbacks that mattered to a lot of readers, written by one of ours.

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• Melissa HurtadoCalifornia state senator

  Melissa Hurtado went to school in the capital city and stuck around the neighborhood, more or less. She's a California state senator now. Short commute, big job.

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• Tom HanksAcademy Award-winning actor

  Tom Hanks. Academy Award winner. Sac State alumni list. That's it, that's the whole brag, and it's a good one.

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