This is a list of notable graduates of

Manhattan College Manhattan College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university in the Bronx, New York City. Originally established in 1853 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers) as an academy for day students, it was la ...

in Riverdale, New York.

Notable alumni

Academia

Joseph A. Alutto Joseph Anthony Alutto (born 1941) served two terms as interim president of Ohio State University located in Columbus, Ohio. He was formerly the dean of Ohio State's Max M. Fisher College of Business. Alutto was the first member of his family to ...

– executive vice president and provost of Ohio State University *

Edward Countryman Edward Countryman is an American historian. Life He graduated from Manhattan College, and from Cornell University with an MA, and a Ph.D. in 1971. He taught at Yale University, University of Canterbury, University of Warwick, University of Cambri ...

– Class of 1966 – distinguished professor of history at Southern Methodist University * Christopher Coyne – Class of 1999 – F.A. Harper Professor of Economics at

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

* Robert Jastrow – first chairman of NASA's Lunar Exploration Committee, professor at Yale and

Dartmouth Dartmouth may refer to: Places * Dartmouth, Devon, England ** Dartmouth Harbour * Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States * Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada * Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia Institutions * Dartmouth College, Ivy League university i ...

, recipient of Doctor of Science (honorary) *

George E. McCarthy George E. McCarthy (born February 16, 1946) is a professor of sociology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, USA. Education * M.A., Ph.D. New School for Social Research (sociology) 1979 * M.A., Ph.D. Boston College (philosophy) 1972 * B.A. Manhatta ...

– National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology at Kenyon College *

Kevin V. Mulcahy Kevin Vincent Mulcahy (March 26, 1945 – July 1, 2023) was an American political scientist who was the Sheldon Beychok Distinguished Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Louisiana State University. He was on the faculty from 1980–2020. ...

- Sheldon Beychok Distinguished Professor Louisiana State University * Mary Eileen O'Brien – president of Dominican University New York *

L. Jay Oliva Lawrence Jay Oliva (September 23, 1933 – April 17, 2014), known as L. Jay Oliva, was the 14th President of New York University. Born in Walden, New York he earned a B.A. from Manhattan College (1955) and a M.A. (1957)/Ph.D. (1960) from Syracuse U ...

– 14th President of New York University * Henry Petroski – award-winning professor of civil engineering at

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 ...

* Ángel Ramos – founder of the National Hispanic Council of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Superintendent of the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind *

James Vreeland James Raymond Vreeland (born 1971, New York City) is Professor of Politics and International Affairs in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Politics at Princeton University. He conducts research in the fi ...

– associate professor of International Relations at Georgetown University *

Erick Weinberg Erick J. Weinberg (born August 29, 1947) is a theoretical physicist and professor of physics at Columbia University. Weinberg received his undergraduate degree from Manhattan College in 1968. He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1973 ...

– professor of theoretical physics at Columbia University

Arts and literature

* Sam Barone – historical novelist with novels centered on early Antiquity * William Edmund Barrett – author of ''

The Left Hand of God ''The Left Hand of God'' is a 1955 American Drama Western film. It was directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Buddy Adler, from a screenplay by Alfred Hayes, based on the novel ''The Left Hand of God'', by William Edmund Barrett. Set in a ...

'' and '' Lilies of the Field'' * Nakia D. Johnson, African-American novelist * Paul Mariani – poet, biographer, and essayist -
Internationally Known Poet to Give Reading at Georgian Court University
* James Patterson – New York Times best-selling and

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

-winning novelist, author of '' Along Came a Spider'' and '' Kiss the Girls'' * Al Sarrantonio – science fiction, mystery and horror author and winner of the Bram Stoker Award. * Robert Shea – co-author (with Robert Anton Wilson) of '' The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' *

George A. Sheehan George A. Sheehan (November 5, 1918 – November 1, 1993) was an American physician, senior athlete, and author best known for his writings about the sport of running. His book, "Running & Being: The Total Experience", became a New York Times best ...

– cardiologist and New York Times bestselling author of ''Running & Being: The Total Experience''

Business

Sam Belnavis Sam Belnavis (August 8, 1939 – July 14, 2021) was an American executive in automobile racing. Belnavis, an African-American, was one of comparatively few ethnic minorities to have owned a NASCAR racing team. He was the head of Roush Fenway Raci ...

– Former owner of NASCAR * John M. Fahey – President and chief executive officer of the National Geographic Society *

Frank M. Folsom Frank Marion Folsom (14 May 1894, Sprague, Washington – 12 January 1970, New York City) was an electronics company executive and was a permanent representative of the Holy See. Biography He graduated from Manhattan College, Fordham University, a ...

– former president of

RCA Victor RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Aris ...

and permanent representative of the Holy See * Thomas Gambino – New York mobster and a longtime caporegime of the

Gambino crime family The Gambino crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Ame ...

* Lynn Martin – 68th president of the New York Stock Exchange *

Eugene R. McGrath Eugene (Gene) R. McGrath (born 1942) in Yonkers, New York is an American businessman with extensive experience in engineering, operations, and executive management in the utility industry. McGrath was the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Of ...

– former chairman and CEO of Con Edison * Joe Mohen – internet entrepreneur * Roderick McMahon – professional wrestling and boxing promoter; patriarch of the McMahon wrestling family * Eileen Murray – former CEO of Investment Risk Management LLC *

Joseph M. Tucci Joseph M. Tucci (born 1947 in Brooklyn, New York), more popularly known as Joe Tucci, is the former chairman of the board of directors, president and chief executive officer of EMC Corporation. Tucci was EMC's chairman since January 2006 and pres ...

– chairman, president and CEO of the EMC Corporation * Stephen Squeri - chairman and CEO of the

American Express American Express Company (Amex) is an American multinational corporation specialized in payment card services headquartered at 200 Vesey Street in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The company was found ...

Entertainment

* Frank Campanella – TV and motion picture actor, '' Captain Video'' * Joseph Campanella – TV, stage, and motion picture actor, ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private inves ...

'' * Alexandra Chando – actress, Maddie on '' As the World Turns'' * Dennis Day – TV and radio personality, ''

The Jack Benny Show ''The Jack Benny Program'', starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th century American comedy. He played one role throughout his radio and televis ...

'' * Katie Henry –

blues rock Blues rock is a fusion music genre that combines elements of blues and rock music. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electric blues and rock (electric guitar, electric bass guitar, and drums, sometimes w ...

singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter * Barnard Hughes –

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

and Tony Award winning actor, Hugh Leonard's '' Da'' * Mike Mazurki – former professional wrestler and character actor * Hugo Montenegro – TV and movie soundtrack composer, ''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marrie ...

'' and '' The Outcasts'' *

Glenn Hughes Glenn Hughes or Glen Hughes may refer to: *Glenn Hughes (musician), born 1951 *Glenn Hughes (American singer) (1950–2001) *Glenn Hughes (cricketer), born 1959 *Glen Hughes Glen Hughes is an Australian former professional rugby league footbal ...

– founding member of The Village People, as the biker. *

Liam O'Brien Liam Christopher O'Brien (born May 28, 1976) is an American voice actor, writer, and director. He is a regular cast member of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' actual play series ''Critical Role,'' playing Vax'ildan ("Vax"), Caleb Widogast, and Orym. ...

– screenwriter and television producer best known for writing the movie Here Comes the Groom''

Journalism

James Brady James Scott Brady (August 29, 1940 – August 4, 2014) was an American public official who served as assistant to the U.S. president and the seventeenth White House Press Secretary, serving under President Ronald Reagan. In 1981, Brady b ...

– New York City celebrity tabloid columnist who created the Page Six gossip column in the '' New York Post'' * Don Dunphy – Boxing announcer, Radio Hall of Fame inductee *

Jerry Girard Jerry Girard (August 6, 1932 – March 25, 2007) was an American radio personality and sports anchor, most notably at WPIX in New York City. Early life and career Born as Gerard Alfred Suglia in Chicago and raised in The Bronx, New York, where he ...

– former sportscaster, WPIX * Judith West – entrepreneur business woman, political activist, radio personality and hosts her own cable network TV Show, ''Getting Your Money's Worth''

Government and public policy

Phil Amicone Philip A. Amicone (born March 30, 1949) is an American politician who was the 41st Mayor of Yonkers, New York. He took office on January 1, 2004, after serving eight years as Deputy Mayor. Career As Deputy Mayor he was involved in all phases of ...

– 41st Mayor of Yonkers, New York * Vincent H. Auleta – former member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

John J. Boylan John Joseph Boylan (September 20, 1878 – October 5, 1938) was an American politician who served eight terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1923 until his death in 1938. Early life and c ...

– former member of U.S. House of Representatives for

New York's 15th congressional district New York's 15th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City, State of New York. The district has been represented by Democrat Ritchie Torres since 2021. The 15th di ...

Thomas J. Curry Thomas James Curry (born January 9, 1957) is an American government official who served as the 30th Comptroller of the Currency of the United States from April 9, 2012, until May 5, 2017. Prior to becoming Comptroller of the Currency, Curry serve ...

– 30th Comptroller of the Currency of the United States *

John J. Delaney John Joseph Delaney (August 21, 1878 – November 18, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as a United States representative from New York from 1918 to 1919, and then from 1931 to 1948. He was elected to an 11th ...

– former member of U.S. House of Representatives for New York's 7th congressional district * Thomas R. Donahue – former Secretary-Treasurer, AFL–CIO *

John J. Fitzgerald John Joseph Fitzgerald (March 10, 1872 – May 13, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a United States Representative from New York from 1899 to 1917. Life and politics Born in Brooklyn, he attended the pub ...

– former member of U.S. House of Representatives for New York's 7th congressional district *

Hugh J. Grant Hugh John Grant (September 10, 1858 – November 3, 1910) served as the 88th mayor of New York City for two terms from 1889 to 1892. He remains the youngest mayor in the city's history, was one of the youngest mayors of a major United States, Am ...

– 91st Mayor of New York City *

Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, ; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 198 ...

– 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidate and former

Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property ...

* Ronald Green – head of the United Worker's Party; former member of the House of Assembly of Dominica *

Raymond W. Kelly Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is the longest serving Commissioner in the history of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first man to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. According to its website, Kelly � ...

'63 –

Commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

of the New York City Police Department *

Mike Lawler Michael Vincent Lawler (born September 9, 1986) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district since 2023. From 2021 to 2022, he was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly fro ...

'09 – member of Congress representing New York's 17th congressional district *

Arthur J. Lichte Arthur James Lichte (born April 20, 1949) is a former four-star general in the United States Air Force, retroactively demoted to major general. Education Lichte was born in The Bronx, New York, where he graduated from Cardinal Spellman Hig ...

– United States Air Force General and Commander of the Air Mobility Command * William Lucas – Wayne County Executive and 1986 Michigan gubernatorial candidate *

Joseph Maguire Joseph Maguire (born August 14, 1951) is an American officer who served as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and Acting Director of National Intelligence under President Donald Trump. He retired from the United States Navy as a ...

– Vice Admiral of the United States Navy * Serphin Maltese – former member of the New York State Senate * John McCarthy '61 – former U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia * Dominic J. Monetta – former deputy director of Defense Research and Engineering (Research and Advanced Technology) at the U.S. Department of Defense from 1991 to 1993, and Former Director, Office of New Production Reactors, at the United States Department of Energy from 1989 to 1991 Ray Kelly US Commissioner of Customs

* Thomas McNamara '62 – former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Colombia *

Chang Myon Chang Myon (hangul: 장면; hanja: 張勉; August28, 1899June4, 1966) was a South Korean statesman, educator, diplomat, journalist and social activist as well as a Roman Catholic youth activist. He was the only prime minister of the parliamenta ...

– 2nd and 7th Prime Minister of South Korea *

Bill Owens (congressman) William Lewis Owens (born January 20, 1949) is an American attorney and former U.S. Representative from New York, a post he held from 2009 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves on the advisory board of the Canad ...

– U.S. Representative for New York's 23rd congressional district Bill Owens official photo

* Peter A. Quinn – former U.S. Representative from New York * James Rispoli – Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management *

Angelo D. Roncallo Angelo Dominick Roncallo (May 28, 1927 – May 4, 2010) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nassau County, New York. Roncallo was born in Port Chester, New York. He served in the United States Army from 194 ...

– former member of U.S. House of Representatives for New York's 3rd congressional district * Russell Schriefer – political strategist and media consultant *

José M. Serrano José Marco Serrano (born June 19, 1972) is a member of the New York State Senate from the New York's 29th State Senate district, 29th District, representing Mott Haven, Bronx, Mott Haven, Melrose, Bronx, Melrose, Highbridge, Bronx, Highbridge, M ...

– New York State Senator representing the South Bronx, East Harlem, Yorkville and Roosevelt Island * Thomas Francis Smith – former member of U.S. House of Representatives for New York * Andrew Lawrence Somers – former member of U.S. House of Representatives for New York's 6th congressional district and New York's 10th congressional district * James J. Walsh – former member of U.S. House of Representatives for New York *

Thomas Michael Whalen III Thomas Michael Whalen III, also known as Tom Whalen, (January 6, 1934 – March 4, 2002) was an American attorney and politician, and a three-term mayor of Albany, New York, serving from 1983 to 1993.Eric Pace, "Thomas M. Whalen III, 68, Three ...

– three-term Mayor of Albany, New York

Law

Joseph Raymond Jackson Joseph Raymond Jackson (August 30, 1880 – August 29, 1969) was an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Education and career Born on August 30, 1880, in Albany, New York, Jackson received an Artium Baccal ...

– former Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals *

John F. Keenan John Fontaine Keenan (born November 23, 1929) is a senior United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, Keenan graduated ...

– Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York *

John S. Martin John Martin may refer to: Business *John Martin (businessman) (1820–1905), American lumberman and flour miller *John Charles Martin (floruit, fl. 1913–1931), American newspaper publisher *John Martin (publisher) (born 1930), American founder ...

– former U.S. Attorney and Judge for United States District for the Southern District of New York *

Richard C. Wilbur Richard C. Wilbur (July 1, 1936 – December 27, 2020) was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1974 to 1986. Early life and education Born in Otisville, New York, to Rosemary and Edwin R. Wilbur, Wilbur attended public schools in Otisvill ...

– judge of the United States Tax Court

Math and science

* Kevin Campbell – Principal Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; internationally recognized for his contributions to muscular dystrophy research *

James W. Cooley James William Cooley (1926 – June 29, 2016) was an American mathematician. Cooley received a B.A. degree in 1949 from Manhattan College, Bronx, NY, an M.A. degree in 1951 from Columbia University, New York, NY, and a Ph.D. degree in 1961 in appl ...

– mathematician, co-author of the FFT (

fast Fourier transform A fast Fourier transform (FFT) is an algorithm that computes the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of a sequence, or its inverse (IDFT). Fourier analysis converts a signal from its original domain (often time or space) to a representation in th ...

) algorithm used in digital processing *

Peter J. Denning Peter James Denning (born January 6, 1942) is an American computer scientist and writer. He is best known for pioneering work in virtual memory, especially for inventing the working-set model for program behavior, which addressed thrashing in o ...

– award-winning computer scientist best known for inventing the working-set model for program behavior, which defeated thrashing in operating systems and became the reference standard for all memory management policies * Michael J. Flynn – professor emeritus of computer science at Stanford University; recipient of Harry H. Goode Memorial Award *

Edward E. Hammer Edward E. Hammer (December 27, 1931 – July 16, 2012) was an engineer who was at the forefront of fluorescent lighting research. His technological contributions in incandescent, fluorescent and HID light sources earned him over 35 patents. He re ...

– IEEE Edison Medal for fluorescent lighting research *

Valery Havard Valery Havard (February 18, 1846 – November 6, 1927), was a career army officer, physician, author, and botanist. Although he held many notable posts during his military career, he is most well known for his service on the western frontier of th ...

– botanist for whom many Texas plants are named, including the Chisos bluebonnet (Lupinus havardii), Havard oak (Quercus havardii), and Havard's evening primrose (Oenothera havardii) * Robert Tomasulo – computer scientist, inventor of the Tomasulo algorithm, 1997-recipient of Eckert–Mauchly Award * Michael Walsh – Vehicle emissions engineer and 2005 MacArthur Fellow *

– physicist at Columbia University

Religion

* Patrick Ahern – former Auxiliary Bishop of New York * Austin Dowling – former Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis * Patrick Joseph Hayes – former Cardinal Archbishop of New York * Bryan Joseph McEntegart – former Bishop of Ogdensburg and Brooklyn * John Joseph Mitty – former Archbishop of San Francisco *

George Mundelein George William Mundelein (July 2, 1872 – October 2, 1939) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Chicago from 1915 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1924. Early life and ministry ...

– former Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago *

John Joseph Thomas Ryan John Joseph Thomas Ryan (November 1, 1913 – October 9, 2000), better known as Joseph T. Ryan, was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, from 1985 to 1991, having ...

– Archbishop for the Military Services and Anchorage *

Michael Angelo Saltarelli Michael Angelo Saltarelli (January 17, 1932 – October 8, 2009) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wilmington from 1995 to 2008. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newar ...

– former Bishop of Wilmington

Sports

Baseball

* Luis Castro – second Latin-American to play Major League Baseball (MLB) * George Chalmers – former MLB player *

Pat Duff Patrick Henry Duff (May 6, 1875 – September 11, 1925) was an American professional baseball player. Duff played one game in Major League Baseball, and in one at bat he didn't compile a hit. Despite his limited playing time in the majors, Du ...

– former MLB catcher/first baseman *

Bill Finley William James Finley (1863–1912) was a 19th-century professional baseball player. He played catcher and outfielder for the 1886 New York Giants. He attended Columbia University and Manhattan College Manhattan College is a private, Catho ...

– former MLB catcher/outfielder * Joe Gallagher – former MLB player * Buddy Hassett – former MLB player * Joe Jacques - pitcher for Boston Red Sox * Andy Karl – former MLB player * Chris Mahoney – former MLB pitcher *

Charlie Meara Charles Edward "Goggy" Meara was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born on April 13, 1891, in New York, New York. He attended college at Manhattan College. Meara played 1 season in 1914 with the New York Yankees and played 4 games. He ...

– former MLB outfielder *

Cotton Minahan Edmund Joseph "Cotton" Minahan (December 10, 1882 – May 20, 1958) was a professional baseball player, and American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Early life and education Minahan was born in ...

– former MLB pitcher * Mike Parisi – pitcher for Memphis Redbirds, St. Louis Cardinals *

Xavier Rescigno Xavier Frederick Rescigno (October 13, 1912 – December 24, 2005) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1943 to 1945. The , right-hander was a native of New York, ...

– former MLB player *

Matt Rizzotti Matthew R. Rizzotti (born December 24, 1985) is an American former professional baseball player. Amateur career Prior to playing professionally, Rizzotti attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, New York ,and then Manhattan College, w ...

– infielder for Lehigh Valley IronPigs,

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 ...

Doc Scanlan William Dennis Scanlan (March 7, 1881 – May 29, 1949) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Scanlan pitched from 1903–1911 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded ...

– former MLB player *

Chuck Schilling Charles Thomas Schilling (October 25, 1937 – March 30, 2021) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1965. A 1955 graduate of St. Mary's High Sc ...

– former MLB player * Brewery Jack Taylor – former MLB player *

Henry Thielman Henry Joseph Thielman (October 3, 1880 – September 2, 1942) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and played baseball for local teams. He also attended the University of Notre Dame in 1900–1901 and played ...

– former MLB player *

Jake Thielman John Peter Thielman (May 20, 1879 – January 28, 1928) was a German-American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1905 through 1908 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1905–1906), Cleveland Naps (1907–1908) and Boston Red Sox (1908).

– former MLB player *

Nick Tremark Nicholas Joseph Tremark (October 15, 1912 – September 7, 2000) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played from 1934 to 1936. He attended Manhattan College. Prior to his Major League debut, Tremark starred as an o ...

– former MLB player * Tom Waddell – former MLB pitcher *

Eddie Zimmerman Edward Desmond Zimmerman (January 1, 1883 – May 6, 1945) was a professional baseball third baseman. He played in two seasons in Major League Baseball, for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1911. Born in the Oceani ...

– former MLB player

Basketball

David Bernsley David Scott Bernsley (דייוויד ברנסלי; born May 6, 1969) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national bas ...

- American-Israeli basketball player * George Bruns – former National Basketball Association (NBA) player *

George Bucci George P. Bucci Jr. (born July 9, 1953) is an American former basketball player. He played collegiately for the Manhattan College. He was selected by the Buffalo Braves in the third round (52nd pick overall) of the 1975 NBA draft and by the Ne ...

– former

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...

(ABA) player * Bill Campion – former NBA player, drafted in 1975 by the Milwaukee Bucks *

Neil Cohalan Cornelius Joseph "Neil" Cohalan (July 31, 1906 – January 22, 1968) was an American basketball coach. He was the first coach of the New York Knicks and has the distinction of being the winning coach of the first game played in the Basketball Ass ...

– first professional basketball coach of the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

* Luis Flores – former NBA point guard, 2009 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Junius Kellogg – former Harlem Globetrotter; team member who reported college basketball point-shaving scheme *

Kevin Laue Kevin Atlas (formerly Kevin Clinton Laue; born April 13, 1990) is an American former college student and basketball player at Manhattan College. He is tall. He was born missing half of one arm and has been recognized for his skills and success in ...

– received a scholarship to play Division I basketball for Manhattan College * Ricky Marsh – former NBA player * Brian Mahoney – former ABA player and college coach * Chris Smith – basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Liga Leumit

Football

* John Luddy Burke – Captain of the Manhattan Jaspers *

Vincent dePaul Draddy Vincent dePaul Draddy (died July 8, 1990) was an American entrepreneur and former scholar-athlete at Manhattan College. He later became associated with the Izod name and brand, which he helped popularize. Manhattan College While at Manhatta ...

– Manhattan College quarterback who developed the Izod and Lacoste brands. College Football Hall of Famer and Chairman of the National Football Foundation. The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. It is considered by many to be the "Academic Heisman." * Vic Fusia – former head football coach of the University of Massachusetts *

Dick Tuckey Richard James Kenneth Tuckey, Jr. (September 29, 1913 – December 1974) was an American football player. He played on both offense and defense, mostly at the fullback and halfback positions. Tuckey was born in 1913 in Naugatuck, Connecti ...

– former professional American football running back * Pat Kirwan (football) – Receivers Coach and Personnel Assistant for the New York Jets under Pete Carroll. Currently Senior Football Analyst for the National Football League website. *

Frank Gnup Frank Theodore Gnup (April 5, 1917 – September 27, 1976) was an American quarterback, halfback and coach who played Canadian football from 1946 to 1952. A native of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania who was a star player at Manhattan College, Gnup ...

– Award-winning and all-star Canadian football player, and later legendary coach of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.

Track & field

Steve Agar Stephen Kirwan "Steve" Agar (born 6 June 1968 in Saint George Parish, Dominica, Saint George) is a retired track and field athlete who competed for Dominica and later Canada. At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Oly ...

– Ran in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

* Ken Bantum – Participated in the shot put in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

* Anthony Colon – Ran in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

* Frank Crowley – Ran in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

* Lou Jones – World record holder at 400 meters; gold medalist in 4 × 400 meter relay in the

* Michael Keogh - Ran in the

* Doug Logan – CEO of USA Track & Field; first commission of Major League Soccer * Tom Murphy – Gold medalist in the men's 800 meters in

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Ame ...

, ran in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

Aliann Pompey Aliann Tabitha Omalara Pompey (born 9 March 1978) is a Guyanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She has represented Guyana at the Summer Olympics on four separate occasions (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012). She has competed at the Worl ...

– Sprinter in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Dine Potter Dine Potter (born 4 September 1975) is an Antigua and Barbuda sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atla ...

– Ran in the

* Paul Quirke – Participated in the shot put in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

* Lindy Remigino – Gold medalist in 100-meter dash and 4 × 100 relay in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

* Errol Thurton – Ran in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

Other Sports

* Ryan Hall (grappler) – winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 22, professional mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship

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