This is a list of Alpha Tau Omega brothers who have achieved notability.

Astronauts

Business

USC USC most often refers to: * University of South Carolina, a public research university ** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses **South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program * University of ...

; technology entrepreneur; co-founder of GeoCities * Paul Brown: Georgia Tech; CEO of Arby's * Walt Ehmer: Georgia Tech; CEO of Waffle House *

Frank Fahrenkopf Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. (born August 28, 1939) is an American attorney, political executive, and lobbyist who was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1983 to 1989. Fahrenkopf is co-founder, and currently co-chairman, of the Commissio ...

: Nevada-Reno '59; President and CEO of the American Gaming Association *

Harold Allen Fernald H. Allen Fernald (born June 1, 1932) is an American multi-millionaire, publishing executive, and philanthropist. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Holt, Rinehart & Winston from 1995—1999. Education *Bachelor of Arts, University of Maine, ...

: University of Maine 1954; Vice President CBS (retired) * Frank Fertitta III:

'81; CEO of Station Casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada; owns UFC; co-owner of PRIDE FC Worldwide Holdings * Gerald J. Ford:

Southern Methodist , mottoeng = " The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , pro ...

'66; CEO of Golden State Bancorp *

Richard S. Fuld, Jr. Richard Severin Fuld Jr. (born April 26, 1946) is an American banker best known as the final chairman and chief executive officer of investment bank Lehman Brothers. Fuld held this position from the firm's 1994 spinoff from American Express unti ...

: Colorado '69; CEO of

Lehman Brothers Holdings Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ( ) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1847. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, ...

* Richard C. Green: Southern Methodist '76; CEO of Aquila Corporation * Matthew J. Hart: Vanderbilt University '74; former President, COO, and CFO of Hilton Hotels * James P. Hoffa: Michigan State 1963; President of Teamsters Union;

Jimmy Hoffa James Riddle Hoffa (born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975; declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1957 until 1971. F ...

's son *

J. Erik Jonsson John Erik Jonsson (6 September 1901 – 31 August 1995) was a co-founder and early president of Texas Instruments Incorporated. He became Mayor of Dallas, a major advocate of the creation of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and a philan ...

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...

; founder of Texas Instruments *

Julius Curtis Lewis, Jr. Julius Curtis Lewis Jr., often known as J.C. Lewis Jr. (March 11, 1926 – August 20, 2005), was an American businessman, philanthropist and Chairman of J.C. Lewis Enterprises, Lewis Broadcasting Corporation, J.C. Lewis Investment Company, and ...

: University of Georgia; President of J.C. Lewis Enterprises and Lewis Broadcasting Corp. * Billy Joe "Red" McCombs: University of Texas; former owner of Minnesota Vikings; namesake of McCombs School of Business *

Gregory R. Page Gregory "Greg" R. Page (born 1952) is an American businessman. He served as executive chairman of Cargill, Inc. of Minnetonka, Minnesota. Early life Gregory R. Page was born in 1952 in Bottineau, North Dakota. He graduated with a bachelor's degre ...

: University of North Dakota; President and CEO of

Cargill, Inc. Cargill, Incorporated, is a privately held American global food corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in ter ...

* Lewis E. Platt: Cornell 1965; former CEO of

Hewlett-Packard The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components ...

* Bernard Ramsey: University of Georgia; philanthropist *

Christopher A. Sinclair Christopher A. Sinclair (born September 5, 1950) is an American businessman. He is the chairman of Reckitt, the consumer health and household products company. He is the former chairman and CEO of Mattel, the toy company. Previously, he was chair ...

: University of Kansas '71; CEO of Mattel *

Elton B. Stephens Elton Bryson Stephens Sr. (1911–2005) was an American businessman from Alabama, who founded EBSCO Industries. Early life Stephens was born on August 4, 1911, in Clio, Alabama.Jim StephensIn Memoriam: Elton Bryson Stephens, 1911-2005 ''Serial ...

: Birmingham-Southern; founder of EBSCO Industries *

James E. Thompson James E. "Jim" Thompson, GBS (born January 14, 1940) is an American businessman who is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Crown Worldwide Group. Early life and education Thompson was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and raised in Bayonn ...

: San Jose State University; founder, Chairman, and CEO of the

Crown Worldwide Group The Crown Worldwide Group, headquartered in Hong Kong, provides a range of logistics and related services: personal effects transportation and Warehouse, storage from offices in 53 countries. Services include international and domestic househol ...

John A. Young John A. Young (born April 24, 1932) is an American business executive and electrical engineer. He was chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard from 1978 to 1992. He also formerly served as a director of Wells Fargo & Company. Biography Young ...

: Oregon State University 1953; President and

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

(retired) *John A. Rosenquist: Oregon State University 2022; Chaplain of the Alpha Sigma Chapter, Benny the Beaver (former), founder of BarstoolBeavs

Education

* Frank Hereford: former President of the University of Virginia * Stephen C. O'Connell: sixth President of the University of Florida (1967–1973) * Santa J. Ono: 28th president of University of Cincinnati; 15th president of University of Michigan * Blake R. Van Leer: fifth president of

Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...

, founder of Southern Polytechnic State University, former dean of University of Florida and

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...

Entertainment and media

* John Besh: celebrity chef * Anthony Michael Brooks: world champion Rubik's Cube solver * Bugs Bunny: animated Warner Brothers character; initiated in 1947 at University of Kentucky; Warner Bros endorses Bugs as an actual member * Loring Buzzell: music publisher and record label executive * Dana Elcar: film and TV actor best known for his supporting role on '' MacGyver'' * Hunter Ellis: reality TV star; host of History Channel's ''Tactical to Practical'' *

Rob Estes Robert Estes (born July 22, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Harry Wilson on the teen drama series '' 90210'', as Sgt. Chris Lorenzo on the crime drama series ''Silk Stalkings'', and as Kyle McBride on the primetime soap ...

: actor, ''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...

'', '' Silk Stalkings'', '' 90210'' * Guy Fieri: Food Network star; host of ''Guy's Big Bite'' and ''Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives''; Nevada-Las Vegas * Brad Fiorenza: MTV's '' The Real World: San Diego'' cast member * Christopher Fitzgerald: Broadway and film actor * Shelby Foote: novelist and Civil War historian *

Cork Graham Frederick Graham (born November 29, 1964), who writes under the name Cork Graham, is an American author of adventure memoir and political thriller fiction novels. He is a former combat photographer, who was imprisoned in Vietnam for illegally e ...

: combat photographer imprisoned in Vietnam for illegally entering the country while looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd * Bob Guiney: Bob the Bachelor from ''The Bachelor 4'' * Andrew Haug: Australian radio announcer; drummer for

Contrive Contrive are a heavy metal band from Melbourne, Australia formed in 1999. Their musical style has been compared to that of Sepultura. The band consists of bassist Tim Stahlmann and twin brothers Paul Haug (vocals, guitars) and Andrew Haug (dr ...

; considered by many to be the Howard Stern of Australia * Jack Ingram: country music performer * Anthony Jeselnik: standup-comedian, writer, and actor * Greg Kinnear: '' Talk Soup'' host; 1998 Academy Award nominee * Bert Kreischer: stand-up comedian, actor, and reality television host; known as "The Machine" * Art Linkletter: television personality; author, ''Kids Say The Darndest Things'' * Elmer Lower: former president of ABC News * Frank Marshall: film producer and director; co-founder of Amblin Entertainment * Garry Marshall: film director; ''

Pretty Woman ''Pretty Woman'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), La ...

'', ''Overboard''), television producer ('' Happy Days'' and ''

Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' star ...

''; used ATO in the latter seasons of ''Happy Days'' several times, and an ATO fraternity paddle can be seen hanging on the wall of "Arnold's" * Jon Meacham: Editor of '' Newsweek''; bestselling author; commentator on politics, history, and religious faith in America * Forrest Sawyer: ABC News, ''

Nightline ''Nightline'' (or ''ABC News Nightline'') is ABC News' late-night television news program broadcast on ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge, the progra ...

'' * Adam Schroeder: Warner Brothers and FOX New Regency movie producer; ''

Chronicle A chronicle ( la, chronica, from Greek ''chroniká'', from , ''chrónos'' – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and lo ...

'', '' The Truman Show'', '' Clueless'' * Elliot Segal: radio DJ and host of '' Elliot in the Morning'' * Grant Show: actor, ''

'' * Stryker: radio DJ and co-host of the radio show ''Loveline'' * Tennessee Williams:

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

winner for '' A Streetcar Named Desire'' *

Reynolds Wolf Reynolds Scott Wolf (born March 16, 1970) is an American meteorologist and journalist currently employed by The Weather Channel. He formerly worked for CNN, where his forecasts could usually be seen on ''CNN Saturday Morning'', ''CNN Sunday Morni ...

: CNN meteorologist

Legal

Richard H. Bryan Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1989 to 2001. A Democrat, Bryan served as the 25th Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1989, and before that serv ...

: former US Senator and Nevada Governor ( Nevada-Reno); former Nevada Attorney General * Procter Ralph Hug, Jr.: Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ( Nevada-Reno) * William J. Raggio: Nevada State Senator ( Nevada-Reno); former D.A. of Washoe County in Nevada (1958–1970) *

Jim Santini James David Santini (August 13, 1937 – September 22, 2015) was an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's at-large congressional district from 1975 to 1983. He was a member of the Democr ...

: US Congressman, State of Nevada ( Nevada-Reno); former Nevada district court judge * Grant Sawyer: Governor of Nevada, 1959-1967 ( Nevada-Reno); co-founded Lionel Sawyer & Collins in 1967, which before its closing was the largest private law firm in Nevada *

William L. Summers William L. Summers (born March 6, 1942, in Ravenna, Ohio) is an American criminal defense lawyer. Career Summers was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio in 1969, and the State of Kentucky in 1988. In 1986, he argued before the U.S ...

: criminal defense lawyer; past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; notable cases include

Carrollton, Kentucky bus collision The Carrollton bus collision occurred on May 14, 1988, on Interstate 71 in unincorporated Carroll County, Kentucky. The collision involved a former school bus in use by a church youth group and a pickup truck driven by an alcohol-impaired drive ...

and New Mexico State Penitentiary riot * Michael Waddington: court martial defense lawyer; notable cases include Bagram torture and prisoner abuse scandal, the Iron Triangle murder case ( William B. Hunsaker), the Maywand District killings, and the Mahmudiyah killings

Military

George S. Rentz George Snavely Rentz (July 25, 1882 – March 1, 1942) was a United States Navy United States Navy Chaplain Corps, chaplain who served during World War I and World War II. For selfless heroism following the loss of in the Battle of Sunda Stra ...

: recipient of the Navy Cross * Holland Smith:

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

; General, USMC; the "father" of modern US amphibious warfare *

Charles F. Wald Charles F. Wald (; born 1948) is a retired United States Air Force general and former Deputy Commander of United States European Command. He retired on July 1, 2006, and was succeeded by General William E. Ward. Military career Wald earned his ...

: North Dakota State; General, USAF (retired); EUCOM Deputy Commander 2002-2006 * Frank Bowman:

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

; Four-Star Admiral, US Navy (retired); former Chief of Naval Personnel and former Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion

Politics

* Lee Atwater: Chair of the Republican National Committee * Birch Bayh: US Senator from Indiana (

Purdue Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

) *

: former US Senator and Nevada Governor ( Nevada-Reno) * C. Farris Bryant: Governor of Florida 1961-1965; University of Florida *

George C. Butte George Charles Butte (May 9, 1877 – January 18, 1940) was an American attorney, U.S. Army officer, educator, jurist, and Republican politician who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was also a candidate ...

: jurist and Texas politician * Alberto "Al" Cardenas: political lobbyist; Florida Atlantic University * Lawton Chiles: US Senator; Governor of Florida 1991-1998; University of Florida * Nathan Deal: Governor of Georgia; Mercer University *

Andrew Durham Andrew Durham (born 19 November 1982) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He played one first-class match for Mashonaland A in 2001/02. He was also part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup w ...

: Head of NASA Communications; President of Nigeria University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky *

James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Decem ...

: US Senator from 1942-1979; Senate Pro Tempore, 1972–1979 *

: Chair of the Republican National Committee; president and CEO of the American Gaming Association ( Nevada-Reno) * Sam Gibbons: Congressman * Matt Griffin: current Deputy Secretary of State of the State of Nevada ( Nevada-Reno) *

Stephen H. Grimes Stephen Henry "Steve" Grimes (November 17, 1927 – September 10, 2021) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1987 to 1996, including as chief justice from 1994 until 1996. Early life and edu ...

: Chief Justice of the

Florida Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. It consists of seven members: the chief justice and six justices. Six members are chosen from six districts around the state to foster geographic diversity, and one ...

; University of Florida *

Edward J. Gurney Edward John Gurney Jr. (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996) was an attorney and an American politician based in Florida, where he served as a Representative and a United States Senator. Born and reared in Portland, Maine, Gurney moved to Flor ...

: US Senator, Florida *

Lee H. Hamilton Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the ...

: US Congressman, Indiana * Spessard Holland: US Senator; Governor of Florida; University of Florida *

Roy M. Huffington Roy Michael Huffington (October 4, 1917 – July 11, 2008)Hanson, Ericman, Philanthropist Huffington dies], ''Houston Chronicle'', July 13, 2008, retrieved 2008-07-13 was an American oilman originally from Tomball in Harris County, Texas, wh ...

: Ambassador to Austria, 1990–93; named Ambassador of the Year in 1992 by the Diplomatic Club of Vienna * Procter Ralph Hug, Jr.: Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ( Nevada-Reno) *

Willis B. Hunt Jr. Willis Beverly Hunt Jr. (born December 10, 1932) is an inactive Senior status, senior United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Education and career Born i ...

: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia; Emory University * Harry A. Johnston: US Congressman, Florida * Robert H. Johnson: state senator from Rock Springs, Wyoming; University of Wyoming * Kurt Kelly: State Representative dist. 24 Florida; Florida State University *

Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional football player. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bu ...

: 1996 candidate for US Vice President; former US Secretary of the

Department of Housing and Urban Development The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. It is headed by the Secretary of Housing and Urb ...

(HUD) * Tom Kindness: US Congressman, Ohio; University of Maryland, College Park *

Clarence D. Long Clarence Dickinson "Doc" Long, Jr. (December 11, 1908 – September 18, 1994) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman who represented the 2nd congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1985. Long was born in South Bend, ...

: US Representative, 1963-1985 * Mike Mansfield: US Senate Majority Leader, 1961-1977 *

Mel Martinez Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to: Biology * Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL) * National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL People * Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (including ...

: US Senator, Florida * Larry McDonald: Georgia Congressman; killed on

Korean Air Flight 007 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KE007/KAL007)The flight number KAL 007 was used by air traffic control, while the public flight booking system used KE 007 was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from New York City to Seoul via Anchorage, Al ...

* Harry Mitchell: US Congressman, Arizona * Stephen C. O'Connell: Justice and Chief Justice,

(1955–1967); President of the University of Florida (1967-1973) * John E. Porter: Congressman, Illinois * William J. Raggio: Nevada State Senator ( Nevada-Reno) *

: US Congressman, Nevada ( Nevada-Reno) * Grant Sawyer: Governor of Nevada, 1959-1967 ( Nevada-Reno) *

Eric Simons Eric Owen Simons (born 9 March 1962) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. He was an all-rounder who played 23 One Day Internationals for South Africa in the 1990s. He later became coach of the national side for two years but he ...

: Jackson Township trustee *

Alan K. Simpson Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party, who represented Wyoming in the United States Senate (1979–97). He also served as co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibil ...

: US Senator, Wyoming *

Charles H. Smelser Charles H. Smelser (July 4, 1920 – January 29, 2009) was a Democratic State Senator and Delegate in Maryland. Background Smelser was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1955. He served in the House until 1963. In 1967, he wa ...

: former Maryland State Senator; University of Maryland, College Park * James C. Smith: former Florida Attorney General and Florida Secretary of State; Florida State University *

J. Christopher Stevens John Christopher Stevens (April 18, 1960 – September 11, 2012) was an American career diplomat and lawyer who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from May 22, 2012, to September 11, 2012. Stevens was killed when the U.S. Special Missio ...

: former US Ambassador to Libya (June - September 2012); killed in the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi * James Stockdale: 1992 Independent vice-presidential nominee * John S. Tanner: US Congressman from Tennessee; University of Tennessee

Religion

* Hazen Graff Werner: bishop in the United Methodist Church from 1948 to 1968, Albion College

Science

* Vannevar Bush: physicist; WWII advisor; architect of modern government science policy * Arthur Holly Compton: physicist and Nobel Prize winner * Karl Compton: physicist and influential science advisor in World War II; President of MIT * Ferid Murad: physician and pharmacologist; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998, for discovering the crucial role of nitric oxide in human physiology * Edwin Blake Payson: Botanist

Sports

Joseph Klaw Profesional Weight Lifter 2020-2024 * John Ayers: NFL football player, 1977–1987 * Dom Capers: defensive coordinator,

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

; former NFL head coach * Chris Capuano: MLB pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers * Bud Collins: tennis announcer, author * Cris Collinsworth: former

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

wide receiver, sports anchor * Lee Corso: sports commentator, football coach * Len Dawson: NFL Hall of Famer,

Super Bowl IV Super Bowl IV was an American football game played on January 11, 1970 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the fourth and final AFL–NFL World Championship Game in professional football prior to the AFL–NFL merger taking eff ...

MVP, sports anchor * Paul Dee: former University of Miami athletics director * Ted DiBiase: "The Million Dollar Man"; former WWF wrestler * Terry Funk: pro wrestler * Mike Droese: "Duke The Dumpster"; former WWE wrestler * Joe Girardi: New York Yankees former manager and catcher; former Florida Marlins manager *

Steve Gleason Stephen Michael "Steve" Gleason (born March 19, 1977) is a former professional American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Originally signed by the Indianapolis ...

: NFL football player, 2000-2008 * Lucas Glover: Clemson University; PGA Tour golfer; winner of the

2009 US Open 2009 U.S. Open may refer to: *2009 U.S. Open (golf), a major golf tournament *2009 US Open (tennis), a Grand Slam tennis tournament *2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup The 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 96th edition of the USSF's annual national ...

* Curt Gowdy: sports broadcaster for five decades; seven

Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game ...

s and 14 World Series * Lou Groza: NFL Hall of Famer *

Joe B. Hall Joe Beasman Hall (November 30, 1928 – January 15, 2022) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at the University of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985, leading the Wildcats to a national championship in 1978. Biography Hall p ...

: former head basketball coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats (1978 National Champions) * Bill Ireland: University of Nevada; Las Vegas Baseball Coach 1960-1967; UNLV's first Athletic Director; the "father of UNLV athletics" ( Nevada-Reno) *

Keith Jackson Keith Max Jackson (October 18, 1928 – January 12, 2018) was an American sports commentator, journalist, author, and radio personality, known for his career with ABC Sports (1966–2006). While he covered a variety of sports over his career ...

: sports commentator, ABC * Tommy John: Major League baseball pitcher; four-time All Star team; initiated in 1964; Indiana State University * Ed Jucker: former head coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team; coached the team to two national championships in the 1960–61 and 1961-62 seasons * Ernie Koy Jr.: Texas Longhorns, 1963 National Champions; Pro Bowl running back for

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

* Joel McNulty: All Time Big Ten Conference men's track and field winner; two record-setting and one other win, 1952-1953 * Magnum T. A.: "Terry Allen"; Former WWF pro wrestler * Curt Miller: head coach of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun * Jim Mora: former head coach of the New Orleans Saints * Victor Oladipo: NCAA 1st Team All-American for the Indiana Hoosiers * Rob Pannell: all-time NCAA Division 1 men's lacrosse scoring leader at Cornell University *

Roger Reina Roger Reina is the current University of Pennsylvania wrestling coach (1986–2005). He left coaching in 2005 after 19 seasons on the mat where he had a career record of 205-106-6, making him the most successful coach in the 101-year history of th ...

: former UPenn wrestling coach *

Brandon Slay Brandon Slay (born October 14, 1975) won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in wrestling. Slay also help found Dallas Dynamite wrestling club in Dallas, TX. Slay currently is the Assistant National Freestyle Coach and National Freestyl ...

: gold medalist at Sydney Olympics in wrestling *

Steve Spurrier Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945) is an American former American football, football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons before coaching for 38 years, primarily in college. He is often ...

: head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks;

Heisman Trophy The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman) is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard ...

winner 1966 at University of Florida; former Florida head coach; 1996 National Championship * Brad Stevens: Head Coach of the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

; former Head Coach of Butler Bulldogs basketball team; DePauw University *

Jason Szuminski Jason Ernest Szuminski (born December 11, 1978) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who has the distinction of being the first athlete from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the only United States Air Force reservist (a ...

: MLB baseball player (San Diego Padres) - 1st major league athlete drafted from MIT * Robby Thompson: second baseman for the San Francisco Giants, 1986-1996; winner of the

Willie Mac Award The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980 to the most inspirational player on the San Francisco Giants, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, and more recently, Giants ...

in 1991 *

Jim Tressel James Patrick Tressel (born December 5, 1952) is an American college football coach and university administrator who is currently the president of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio. Before becoming an administrator, Tressel was the ...

: former head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes (2002 National Champions) *

Matt Valenti Matt Valenti (born April 12, 1984) is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion wrestler from the University of Pennsylvania. He won the 133 pound weight class at the NCAA tournament in both 2006 and 2007 and finished in 5th place in 2004 ...

: two-time NCAA national champion wrestler *

Chandler Worthy Chandler Regis Worthy (born September 15, 1993) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015, and has also been a me ...

: WR for the Houston Texans, 2015–present * Jack Youngblood: NFL Hall of Fame *

Derek Miles Derek Miles (born September 28, 1972) is an American pole vaulter, from Tea, South Dakota. A former pole vaulter for the University of South Dakota Track and Field team, Miles is currently an assistant coach for the Coyotes. In 2004, he placed se ...

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