Various notable individuals in many professions attended Villanova University at some point in their educational careers. Many influential and important individuals in the fields of government, business, economics, education, entertainment, arts, fashion, athletics and the sciences are alumni of Villanova.
Arts, entertainment, and journalism
* Emily Barkann -
Emmy
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Golden Globe
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Ryan J. Condal
Ryan J. Condal (born ) is an American screenwriter and an executive producer who is a creator and a showrunner for the 2022 TV series ''House of the Dragon'', a prequel to the TV series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019). Condal and Carlton Cuse w ...
- screenwriter, TV series co-creator, executive producer
* Bradley Cooper - Academy Award-nominated actor (attended for one year before transferring to Georgetown University)
* Jim Croce - recording artist
* Carmen Gentile - Journalist, Author and Public Speaker
* Tim Hauser - singer and founder of the vocal group
The Manhattan Transfer
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There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...
Vahan Janjigian Vahan Janjigian is Chief Investment Officer at ''Greenwich Wealth Management LLC'', former Editor of the ''Money Masters Stock Report'' investment newsletter, a former ''Forbes'' magazine columnist, and former Editor of the ''Forbes Special Situatio ...
- former ''Forbes'' magazine columnist; author of ''Even Buffett Isn't Perfect'' and ''The Forbes/CFA Institute Investment Course''
* Keith Jones -
Emmy
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award-winning news anchor and reporter at WCAU in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Toby Keith - recording artist (attended for one year, received honorary degree)
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Monica Malpass Monica Malpass (born April 28, 1961 in High Point, North Carolina) is an American journalist and former television anchor for WPVI Action News in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She co-anchored the WPVI 5 p.m. weekday newscast and hosted the station's p ...
- M.A. in political science in 1999; news anchor and
reporter
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Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Michael Montbleau (born June 18, 1977, in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He annually tours across the U.S. with the Ryan Montbleau Band.
Background
Although he received his first gui ...
The Firm
The FIRM (stylized as The FIRM) is a brand of exercise videos and equipment currently owned by Gaiam. The original "The FIRM" videos are best known for popularizing a hybrid of aerobic exercise and weight training.
History
In 1979, Anna Bens ...
Emmy Award
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Jennifer Santiago
Jennifer Santiago is an attorney, freelance writer, photographer, model, and Emmy Award-winning reporter for HDNews.
Early life and education
In 1997, she received her J.D. degree, with honors, from Villanova University School of Law in Pen ...
Cole Sternberg
Cole Sternberg is an American visual artist. Sternberg's primary medium is painting. The artist also has works in: photography, sculpture, room installations and film. ''Cole Sternberg Paintings'', a hardcover book released in 2008 features si ...
- visual artist
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Philip Terzian
Philip Terzian (born 1950) is an American journalist and author. Since 2018 he has been a contributing writer of ''The Washington Examiner''. Before its closing in December 2018, he was Senior Writer at ''The Weekly Standard,'' the journal of p ...
Stephen Bienko
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- Olympic gold medalist trainer and entrepreneur
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Robert J. Bolger
Robert J. Bolger (1922 – October 8, 2007) was an American businessman, the Founder and President of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and oversaw the transition of the drug store industry from regional to national chains.
Biogr ...
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
* Dominic J. Caruso - former
Chief Financial Officer
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and Vice Chairman of
Johnson & Johnson
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Sunoco
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Joseph Dugan
Joseph H. Dugan Sr. (March 1, 1925 – July 3, 2007) led L.B. Foster Company as President and chief executive officer from 1986 to 1990, during the time that the company re-established itself as a leading manufacturer and distributor of industri ...
José Fanjul
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Connecticut State Senator
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King Street Capital Management
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Thomas G. Labrecque
Thomas G. Labrecque served as a former President, CEO, and COO of Chase Manhattan Bank.
Life
Labrecque, the third child of eight, was born to Theodore J. Labrecque, a New Jersey Superior Court Judge of French Canadian descent and Marjorie Lab ...
Jerry Pappert
Gerald John Pappert (born May 15, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and former Pennsylvania Attorney General.
Biography
Pappert was born on May 15, 1963, in A ...
- Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,; Attorney General of Pennsylvania 2003–2005;
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Ronald O. Perelman
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- Billionaire CEO of Mackandrews and ''Forbes'' (one semester in 1960, before transferring to University of Pennsylvania)
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Michael G. Rubin
Michael G. Rubin (born July 21, 1972) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the CEO of Fanatics, the world's leading provider of licensed sports merchandise; and executive chairman Rue Gilt Groupe, the premier off-price e-commerce ...
- drop-out Billionaire CEO of
eBay Enterprise
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Paul V. Scura
Paul V. Scura was the former executive vice president and head of the investment bank of Prudential Securities, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, from 1986 to 2000. He was responsible for the firm's efforts in the areas of mergers and acquisit ...
- former Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Bank of Prudential Securities
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David Worby
David E. Worby is a trial lawyer who specializes in personal injury cases. As a lawyer, he is known for representing the largest number of clients experiencing Ground Zero illness. He is a published author in ''American Trial Lawyers Magazine ...
-
Trial Lawyer
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who specializes in personal injury cases, most notably Ground Zero illnesses
* John Waldron - American criminal defense Lawyer
* Tom Doll - President and CEO, Subaru of America
astronaut
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Steve Chen
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- computer engineer, principal architect of
Cray
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supercomputer
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Nance Dicciani
Nance Dicciani (born 1947) is an American chemical engineer. She contributed significantly to the development of ultrasonic scanners for examining pregnant women with her doctoral dissertation, "Ultrasonically-Enhanced Diffusion of Macro Molecule ...
Edward Guinan
Edward F. Guinan is a professor in Villanova University's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He and two colleagues observed evidence of Neptune's ring system in 1968, which was later discovered by Voyager 2 in 1989. He was also involved in ...
Neptune
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Stanford University
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* Jamie Hyneman - co-host and Executive Producer of ''
Mythbusters
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'' (honorary Doctor of Engineering and co-advisor of VU COE senior capstone project)
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Deirdre Imus
Deirdre Coleman Imus is an American artist, author, health advocate and radio personality and the founder and president of the ''Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center'', part of Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) in New Jersey, United ...
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimat ...
Emanuel Rubin
Emanuel Rubin (December 5, 1928 – February 13, 2021) was an American pathologist known for his contributions to the study of liver disease, cardiomyopathy and alcoholic tissue injury, and as the editor of ''Rubin’s Pathology'', a medical tex ...
- American pathologist known for his achievements in clinical and laboratory research, and medical education
* Bridgette (Brawner) Rice - nurse researcher and professor
U.S. Senator
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The composition and powe ...
First Lady of the United States
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G. T. Bynum
George Theron Bynum IV (born August 28, 1977) is an American politician and lobbyist from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, Bynum is the 40th mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prior to becoming mayor, he served as a city councilo ...
David A. Christian
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2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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U.S. Secret Service
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George B. Crist
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Marine
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Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
Military
* ...
Christopher G. Donovan
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Walter Doran
Walter Francis Doran (born October 15, 1945) is a retired admiral in the United States Navy, who served as the Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) from May 2002 to July 2005. He lives with his wife, Ginny and has two sons ...
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Admiral
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William J. Fallon
William Joseph Fallon (born December 30, 1944) is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who retired after serving for over 41 years. His last military assignment was as Commander, U.S. Central Command from March 2007 to March 2008. ADM ...
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Admiral
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D. Barry Gibbons
D. Barry Gibbons (December 8, 1929 – March 26, 1998) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1961 to 1962.
Early life and education
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- member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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It ...
Rear Admiral
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Kate M. Harper
Catherine M. "Kate" Harper (born April 5, 1956) is an American politician of the Republican Party who formerly represented the 61st Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Harper was the Chair of the Pennsylvania House ...
- Member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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It ...
since 2001
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Jerramiah T. Healy
Jerramiah T. Healy (born December 16, 1950) is a New Jersey-based politician who served as the 48th mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey serving from 2004 to 2013. He ran for the unexpired term of the late Glenn D. Cunningham and was elected in Novemb ...
ambassador
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to
Sweden
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and former chairman of Bristol-Myers Squibb; endowed Villanova's Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies
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Paul X. Kelley
Paul Xavier Kelley (November 11, 1928December 29, 2019) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 28th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps from July 1, 1983, to June 30, 1987.
Kelley served 37 years active dut ...
- retired Marine general and former
Commandant of the Marine Corps
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U.S. Congressman
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Frank J. Larkin
Francis J. "Frank" Larkin III (born May 9, 1955) served as the 40th Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate after his nomination by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on January 6, 2015, succeeding Andrew B. Willison. Larkin assumed his ...
- Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate
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William J. Martini
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U.S. Marine Corps
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Nicholas Micozzie
Nicholas Anthony "Nick" Micozzie (September 7, 1930 – July 28, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 163rd district from 1979 to 2014.
Early life and education
T ...
- Pennsylvania State Representative for the 163rd district (1979-2014)
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Charles A. Murphy
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Biography
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Peter O'Keefe
Peter J. O'Keefe (born April 25, 1937) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 161 from 1975 to 1978.
Early life and education
O'Keefe was born in D ...
- Pennsylvania State Representative 1975-1978
* Samuel J. Paparo Jr. - Admiral, US Navy, 64th Commander of the Pacific Fleet;
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Jerry Pappert
Gerald John Pappert (born May 15, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and former Pennsylvania Attorney General.
Biography
Pappert was born on May 15, 1963, in A ...
- Attorney General of Pennsylvania 2003–2005; Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
* John A. Pica, Jr. - State Senator in Maryland, 1983–1997;Delegate, 1979–1983. Lobbyist and attorney, Pica & Associates, LLC
* Dominic Pileggi - State Senate Majority Leader of Pennsylvania
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Stanley A. Prokop
Stanley A. Prokop (July 29, 1909 – November 11, 1977) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1961.
Biography
Born on July 29, 1909, in Throop, Pennsylvania, a community in Lackawanna County, Prokop attended V ...
- former
U.S. Congressman
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Democratic National Committee
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first lady
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of Pennsylvania;
federal judge Federal judges are judges appointed by a federal level of government as opposed to the state/provincial/local level.
United States
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John G. Rowland
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Dick Schulze
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- former U.S. congressman from the State of Pennsylvania, 1975–1993
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Donald Snyder
Donald William Snyder (December 24, 1951 – March 4, 2023) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Formative years
Snyder graduated from Parkland High School in 1969. He then earned ...
(J.D. 1982) - Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1981–2000; Majority Whip
* Xavier Suarez - former Mayor of Miami
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Dan Truitt
Daniel Truitt is an American politician and engineer, and member of the Libertarian Party. In 2010, he was elected to represent the 156th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the ...
U.S. Marine Corps
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Michael Francis Burbidge
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John Joseph O'Connor John Joseph O'Connor may refer to:
* John O'Connor (cardinal), archbishop of New York
* John J. O'Connor (bishop of Newark), American prelate of the Catholic Church.
* John J. O'Connor (New York representative), U.S. Representative from New York
* ...
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cardinal
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Animals
* Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
* Malik Allen - former professional basketball player, currently an assistant coach with the Miami Heat
* Ryan Arcidiacono - professional basketball player, currently with the
New York Knicks
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, most outstanding player of the
2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Paul Arizin
Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed "Pitchin' Paul", was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. He reti ...
- former professional basketball player, member of Basketball Hall of Fame, voted one of the 50 all-time greatest in
NBA
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history in 1996
* Al Atkinson - professional football player, starting linebacker for the Super Bowl Champion 1969
New York Jets
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* James Bell (born 1992) - professional basketball player for Japanese team
Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
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* Michael Bradley - former professional basketball player, NBA and European leagues
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Don Bragg
Donald George Bragg (May 15, 1935 – February 16, 2019) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault and won a gold medal in that event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.Rolando Cruz
''For the Rolando Cruz related to the Illinois criminal case, see Rolando Cruz case''
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- three-time Olympic pole vaulter for Puerto Rico
* Eamonn Coghlan - track and field athlete, four-time
Olympian
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Religion
* Twelve Olympians, the principal gods and goddesses in ancient Greek religion
* Olympian spirits, spirits mentioned in books of ceremonial magic
Fiction
* ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'', fiction ...
Major League Soccer
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player and current head coach of the
Philadelphia Union
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Ron Delany
Ronald Michael Delany (born 6 March 1935) is an Irish former athlete who specialised in middle-distance running. He won a gold medal in the 1500 metres event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He later earned a bronze medal in the 1500 ...
- track and field athlete, gold medalist in 1500 meters at the
1956 Olympic Games 1956 Olympics refers to both:
*The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
*The 1956 Summer Olympics
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*
Denise Dillon
Denise Dillon (born September 22, 1973) is the head women's basketball coach at Villanova Wildcats women's basketball, Villanova, returning to her alma mater from Drexel Dragons women's basketball, Drexel, where she was the program's most successf ...
- VU Hall of Fame; former Drexel University head women's basketball coach; Villanova University head women’s basketball coach
* Tim Donaghy - former professional basketball referee
* Jumbo Elliott - track and field coach, inducted into National Track & Field Hall of Fame, 1981
* Brian Finneran - former professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles ('99) and
Atlanta Falcons
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(2000–2009), Walter Payton Award winner 1997
* Michael Fitzmaurice - swimmer, Gold medal winner 1967 Pan American Games, former US and NCAA record holder, 8-time All American
* Chris Ford - former professional basketball player and coach of the Milwaukee Bucks,
Boston Celtics
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Philadelphia 76ers
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* Randy Foye - former professional basketball player
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Stan Galazin
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- professional football player
* Josh Hart - professional basketball player, currently playing with the
New Orleans Pelicans
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Israeli Basketball Premier League
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* Larry James - track and field athlete, 1968 Olympic gold and silver medalist in 1600 m relay and 400 m, respectively; director of athletics and recreation at
Richard Stockton College
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of New Jersey
* Wali Jones - former professional basketball player
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Kerry Kittles
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Oakland Raiders
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(1981–1993), football analyst, actor
* Kyle Lowry - professional basketball player, 2019 NBA Champion, currently with the Miami Heat
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Art Mahan
Arthur Leo Mahan (June 8, 1913 – December 7, 2010) was a professional baseball player, who played as a first baseman in the major leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, he batted and threw ...
- former professional baseball player for the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
, United States Navy officer, Villanova baseball coach and athletic director
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Sydney Maree
Sydney Maree (born September 9, 1956) is a former middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s. He was the first South African to run officially under 3:30 in the 1500m. He was born in Cullinan, South Africa, but l ...
- track and field athlete, 1988 Olympian, three NCAA titles (1500: 1980, 81; 5000: 1979)
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Bill Melchionni
William P. Melchionni (born October 19, 1944) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player. A three time All-Star, Melchionni is one of only four players to win NBA and ABA championsh ...
- former professional basketball player, number retired by NBA Nets
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John Mellus
John George Mellus (June 16, 1917 – November 28, 2005) was an American football player who played professional football as an tackle for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Care ...
- professional football player - named All-American while at Villanova
* Jimmy Murray - former general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, co-founder of
Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent American nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.
RMHC has a global network of c ...
* Marcus O'Sullivan - Villanova University head coach; three-time indoor world champion; four-time Olympian
* Sonia O'Sullivan - track and field athlete, 2000 Olympic silver medalist in 5000 m
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Don Paige
Donald J. Paige (born October 13, 1956) is an American retired middle-distance runner.
Track career
In 1979, while a student at Villanova University, Paige ran an indoor American Record of 2:20.3 for 1000m and a few months later ran a persona ...
- track and field athlete
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Richie Phillips
Richard Gregory Phillips Sr. (August 24, 1940 – May 31, 2013) was an American lawyer. From 1978 to 2000, he was general counsel and executive director of the Major League Umpires Association (MLUA). He held a similar position for National Basket ...
- lawyer, players' agent, former head of MLB Umpires and NBA officials unions
* Ed Pinckney - former professional basketball player, MVP of 1985 Final Four, member of 1985 National Championship winning basketball team
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John Pinone
John Gabriel Pinone Jr. (born February 19, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball player.
High school
Pinone played competitively at South Catholic High School in Hartford, leading the team to the Class L state championship in 1977 ...
- Second Team Basketball All-American, 1983
* Howard Porter - former professional basketball player, First Team Basketball All-American 1971
* Summer Rappaport - triathlete, 2020 Olympic Games
* Allan Ray - former professional basketball player
* Kevin Reilly - former professional football player
* Scottie Reynolds - professional basketball player for Polish team
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski, also known as Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish basketball team, based in Ostrów Wielkopolski. They play in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since its promotion back in 2015 ...
; First Team Basketball All-American 2009
* Browning Ross - Olympic long-distance runner (1948 and 1952) and gold medal winner at the 1951
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
Mike Siani
Mike Siani (born May 27, 1950) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for nine seasons for the Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Colts.
Career
Siani was a high school football star with the New Dorp High School ...
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
* Rory Sparrow - former professional basketball player
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Art Spector
Arthur Edward Spector (nicknamed "Speed"; 17 October 1920 – 18 June 1987) was an American basketball player. He played as a forward for the Boston Celtics from 1946 to 1950.
Biography
Spector was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and West Phi ...
(1920–1987) -
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 ...
basketball player
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Matt Szczur
Matthew Francis Szczur (; born July 20, 1989) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2014 and also played for the San Diego Padres. Prior to his pro baseball ...
Raymond Ventrone
Raymond "Bubba" Ventrone (; born October 21, 1982) is a former American football safety and coach who is the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed b ...
- former professional football player, currently special teams coach for the
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...
; 2008 Super Bowl participant with NFL Patriots
* Doug West - former professional basketball player; unsuccessfully recruited by then-Pitt assistant coach John Calipari
* Brian Westbrook - former professional football player, 2001 Walter Payton Award winner, 2006 Super Bowl participant with Philadelphia Eagles