This List of La Salle University people includes alumni, faculty,

Alumni

* Note: Individuals may be listed in more than one category.

Government, law, and public policy

* Francis L. Bodine – former member of

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

Kevin J. Boyle Kevin J. Boyle (born February 7, 1980) is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and current minority Chairman of the PA House State Government Committee. He is the state Representative from Pen ...

– member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011 * William J. Burns – United States Ambassador to

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

;

Deputy Secretary of State The deputy secretary of state of the United States is the principal deputy to the secretary of state. The current deputy secretary of state is Wendy Ruth Sherman, serving since April 2021 under secretary of state Antony Blinken. If the secretary ...

2011–2014; head of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace * John F. Byrne Sr. - Pennsylvania State Senator for the 8th district from 1951 to 1952, Philadelphia City Councilman * Billy Ciancaglini - Republican nominee for mayor of Philadelphia, 2019 * Tina Davis – member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Madeleine Dean Madeleine Dean Cunnane (born June 6, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. The district includes almost all of Montgomery County, a suburban county north of ...

– U.S. Congresswoman * Joseph DeFelice – former chair of Philadelphia

GOP The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the Two-party system, two Major party, major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by Abolitionism in the United Stat ...

and current

Trump Trump most commonly refers to: * Donald Trump (born 1946), 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) * Trump (card games), any playing card given an ad-hoc high rank Trump may also refer to: Businesses and organizations * Donald J. T ...

appointee *

Joseph T. Doyle Joseph Ted Doyle (October 6, 1931 – December 18, 2012) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 163rd district from 1971 to 1978. He also s ...

– Pennsylvania State Representative for the 163rd district 1971–78 * Michael Driscoll – businessman, member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2015, founder of the iconic Philadelphia Irish pub, Finnigan's Wake * Dwight Evans, U.S. Congressman from

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district Pennsylvania's second congressional district includes all of Northeast Philadelphia and parts of North Philadelphia east of Broad Street, as well as portions of Philadelphia's River Wards. It has been represented by Democrat Brendan Boyle since 2 ...

Edward Fenlon Edward "Ned" Fenlon (October 7, 1903 – September 19, 2010) was an American politician who served as a Member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, as well as a circuit judge in Michigan. He was a member of the Michigan Democratic Party. ...

– former member of Michigan House of Representatives and jurist * Brian Fitzpatrick – U.S. Congressman from

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is located in the northeastern region of the state. It encompasses all of Wayne, Pike, and Lackawanna Counties; along with portions of Luzerne and Monroe counties. The district had been anchored ...

Tom Gola Thomas Joseph Gola (January 13, 1933 – January 26, 2014) was an American basketball player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all-time. Gola was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball ...

– NBA

Naismith Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pre ...

basketball player; Philadelphia City Controller 1970–71 * William F. Harrity – National Chairman of

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

(1892–1896) *

Tom Houghton Thomas D. Houghton is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 13th district from 2009 through 2010. Professional career Tom is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney ...

– former Pennsylvania State Representative * William F. Keller – member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives * Jim Kenney – Mayor of Philadelphia since 2016 * Emmett Joseph Leahy (1910–1964), American archivist and entrepreneur, pioneer in the discipline of records management * Joanna E. McClinton – Pennsylvania State Representative since 2015 *

Tom Murt Thomas P. Murt (born 1960) is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 152nd legislative district. He was first elected in 2006. Early life, education, and career Tom Murt is a native of Hatboro, Penns ...

– Pennsylvania State Representative from the 152nd district * Dennis M. O'Brien – Speaker of Pennsylvania House of Representatives; Philadelphia City Councilman * Michael H. O'Brien – Pennsylvania House of Representatives *

Michael J. Stack III Michael Joseph Stack III (born June 5, 1963) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Pe ...

– Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania alongside

Tom Wolf Thomas Westerman Wolf (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated Republican incumbent Tom Corbett in the 2014 gu ...

Mark Squilla Mark F. Squilla is a Democratic politician and member of the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Political career Squilla is active in Philadelphia Democratic politics, having held a variety of positions. In the 2004 Democratic primary, h ...

– member of Philadelphia

City Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

* Sarah Wescott-Williams – first Prime Minister of Country Saint Maarten (2010–2014) * Chris Wogan – former Pennsylvania representative and judge * John Waldron – American criminal defense lawyer

Business

Tom Curley Thomas Curley (born July 6, 1948) is an American businessman and journalist who served as President of the Associated Press, the world's largest news organization. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from La Salle Universi ...

– co-creator, former President of ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgi ...

'' * Larry Miller – President of the

Jordan Brand Air Jordan is an American brand of basketball shoes produced by American corporation Nike. The first Air Jordan shoe was produced for Hall of Fame former basketball player Michael Jordan during his time with the Chicago Bulls in late 1984 and ...

Academia & Education

* Stephen Andriole – Thomas G. Labrecque Chair of Business Technology at

Villanova University Villanova University is a private Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1842 and named after Saint Thomas of Villanova. The university is the oldest Catholic university in Penns ...

* John D. Caputo – Thomas J. Watson Professor of Humanities at Syracuse University; founder of weak theology * Naomi Halas – Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor in Chemistry at

Rice University William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas. It is on a 300-acre campus near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is ranked among the top universities ...

Paula Krebs Paula Krebs is the Executive Director of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), the largest organization of scholars of languages and literature in the United States. She was previously a professor of English at Wheaton College. From 20 ...

– Executive Director of the Modern Language Association (MLA), 2017–present * Michael McGinniss – President of

Christian Brothers University Christian Brothers University is a private Roman Catholic higher education institution in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded in 1871 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a Catholic teaching order. History Christian Brothers University w ...

, 1994–1999, and La Salle University, 1999–2014 Peale House Belfield

Literature

* Michael F. Flynn – science fiction author * Charles Fuller – playwright, winner of the Pulitzer Prize *

Jack McDevitt Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books follow either superluminal pilo ...

– science fiction author *

Matthew Quick Matthew Quick (born October 23, 1973) is an American writer of adult and young adult fiction. His debut novel, ''The Silver Linings Playbook'', became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a movie of the same name starring Bradley C ...

– author

Fine arts

John McShain John McShain (December 21, 1896 – September 9, 1989) was a American building contractor known as "The Man Who Built Washington". Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish immigrants, McShain graduated from St. Joseph's Preparatory S ...

– builder of

The Pentagon The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense. It was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase ''The Pentagon'' is often used as a meton ...

Jefferson Memorial The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial built in Washington, D.C. between 1939 and 1943 in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the A ...

, and

Kennedy Center The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potom ...

Entertainment

* Peter Boyle – Emmy award winning actor * Ralph Garman – actor, voice actor * Jessica Barth – actress

Journalism and media

* Adam Bagni – sportscaster *

– founder of

, former CEO of AP * A.J. Daulerio –

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of Gawker,

Deadspin ''Deadspin'' is a sports blog founded by Will Leitch in 2005 and based in Chicago. Previously owned by Gawker Media and Univision Communications, it is currently owned by G/O Media. ''Deadspin'' posted daily previews, recaps, and commentaries o ...

, The Small Bow * Brady Hicks – wrestling journalist *

Tim Legler Timothy Eugene Legler (born December 26, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio. Co ...

– NBA,

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...

analyst * Meredith Marakovits –

YES Network The Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) is an American pay television regional sports network owned by Yankee Global Enterprises (the largest shareholder with 26%), Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios (which owns 20%), ...

reporter * Jillian Mele – former host at

Fox News The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...

, current host at

WPVI-TV WPVI-TV (channel 6), branded on-air as 6 ABC, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, airing programming from the ABC network. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the stati ...

Bill Raftery William Joseph Raftery (born April 19, 1943) is an American basketball analyst and former college basketball coach. High school and college years Raftery attended Saint Cecilia High School in Kearny, New Jersey, where he starred in basketball an ...

– ESPN and

CBS Sports CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television network CBS. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on W ...

college basketball analyst * Gary Smith – sportswriter

Miscellaneous

* Michael William Brescia – convicted bank robber, part of the Midwest Bank Robbers group *

Johnny Dougherty John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is a prominent labor leader in Philadelphia. As a leader within the Philadelphia organized labor scene, Dougherty is a prominent political figure who helps Democratic candidates get elected by directing donations and ...

– labor leader * Walter P. Lomax Jr. – medical practitioner

Athletics

American football

* Mike Mandarino – NFL *

George Somers Sir George Somers (before 24 April 1554 – 9 November 1610) was an English privateer and naval hero, knighted for his achievements and the Admiral of the Virginia Company of London. He achieved renown as part of an expedition led b ...

– NFL

Soccer

* Cesidio Colasante –

MLS Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

draft pick * John McCarthy – goalkeeper for the Philadelphia Union * Courtney Niemiec – defender for the

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

Ryan Richter Ryan Richter (born April 12, 1989) is an American soccer former player and current assistant coach for Philadelphia Union in MLS. Youth and college Richter played soccer at William Tennent High School in Warminster, Pennsylvania where he was a ...

– defender for

Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium. The Ottawa Fury FC were dis ...

Basketball

* Michael Brooks – NBA and Europe; professional career lasted 1980–2008 *

Joe Bryant Joseph Washington Bryant (born October 19, 1954), nicknamed "Jellybean", is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball As ...

– NBA and Europe, father of Kobe Bryant, former head coach of

Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...

of WNBA *

Rasual Butler Rasual Butler (born Felix Rasual Cheeseborough; May 23, 1979 – January 31, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. In his 14-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he played for the Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Los ...

– Last played for the

San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...

died on January 31, 2018 * Larry Cannon – ABA player *

Fran Dunphy Francis Joseph Dunphy (born October 5, 1948) is an American college basketball coach, who is the head coach of the La Salle Explorers of the Atlantic 10 Conference. He is the former men's basketball coach at Temple University and the University o ...

– head coach for

Temple Owls men's basketball The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the sport of basketball. The Owls compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They p ...

Larry Foust Laurence Michael Foust (June 24, 1928 – October 27, 1984) was an American basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was an 8× All-Star. Career Foust attended South Catholic High School in Philade ...

– 8-time

NBA All-Star The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game. It is the main event of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Originally, the All-Star Game featured a conference-based format, featuring a team composed of ...

(1951–1956, 1958–1959) * Ramon Galloway – professional basketball player *

– enshrined in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976; NBA champion (1956); 5-time

(1960–1964); No. 15 retired by La Salle Tom Gola 1953

* B.J. Johnson - current NBA player *

– NBA, analyst for

's NBA coverage * Tom Piotrowski - (basketball) NBA, FIBA, CBA * Ralph Lewis – NBA player *

Joe Mihalich Joseph Anthony Mihalich (born August 29, 1956) is an American former college basketball coach and current Special Assistant to the Head Coach at La Salle University. Mihalich was previously the men's basketball head coach at Hofstra University f ...

– head coach of Hofstra University men's basketball * Larry Miller – former President of NBA's

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

; president of

Jeff Neubauer Jeffrey Mark Neubauer (born January 27, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Fordham University. He was hired on March 30, 2015. He was fired on January 26, 2021. He is the former coach of ...

– head coach of

Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University (Eastern or EKU) is a public university in Richmond, Kentucky. As a regional comprehensive institution, EKU also maintains branch campuses in Corbin, Hazard, Lancaster, and Manchester and offers over 40 online u ...

men's basketball * Doug Overton – NBA, played in 11 NBA seasons for eight different teams; head coach for Springfield Armor * Jim Phelan – basketball player and coach *

– ESPN and

college basketball analyst * Cheryl Reeve – head coach of WNBA's Minnesota Lynx; by percentage the winningest coach in league's history, most postseason games of any WNBA coach *

Lionel Simmons Lionel James "L-Train" Simmons (born November 14, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. High school career Simmons led South Philadelphia High School to a Philadelphia Public League boys' championship in 1986, getting an MVP ...

– NBA, third-leading scorer in NCAA history; drafted 7th overall by

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

in 1990 * Steven Smith – NBA,

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Cop ...

player * Christian Standhardinger – BBL player * Fatty Taylor – ABA, NBA player *

Randy Woods Randolph Woods (born September 23, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. College career In college, Woods tallied 1,811 points in three seasons, ranking him fifth on La Salle's all-time scoring list at end of his career. He ...

– NBA player * Stephen Zack (born 1992), basketball player for

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli ...

in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Olympians

La Salle Olympians have won a total of six medals (four gold, and two bronze) in 11

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

. *

Diane Bracalente Diana Renee Bracalente (born July 29, 1963 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who finished in eighth position with ''Team USA'' in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially k ...

– field hockey, Seoul 1988 *Michael Brooks, captain of the boycotted 1980 basketball team *

Al Cantello Al Cantello (born June 9, 1931) is a retired American javelin thrower as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He was the coach of the men's distance running program at the United States Naval Academy from 1963 to 2018. He graduated from ...

– track and field, Rome 1960 *

Stan Cwiklinski Stanley Francis "Stan" Cwiklinski (pronounced "quick-LIN-skee",Stowe, 55 born July 25, 1943) is an American former rower. Competing in the eights he won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and a bronze at the 1965 European Championship. Cwiklinski t ...

– rowing, gold medal, men's eight, Tokyo 1964 * Ira Davis – track and field, Rome 1960; placed 4th in the triple jump * Hugh Foley – rowing, gold medal, men's eight, Tokyo 1964 * Charles Kieffer – rowing, gold medal, men's pair with

coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boa ...

, Los Angeles 1932 * Kathy McGahey – field hockey, bronze medal, Los Angeles 1984 * Diane Moyer – field hockey, Moscow 1980; bronze medal, Los Angeles 1984 * John Uelses – first person to pole vault 16' (4.88 m), setting the world record (failed to qualify at trials) * Joe Verdeur – swimming, gold medal, in 200 meter breaststroke, London 1948

Faculty

Former faculty

Austin App Austin Joseph App (24 May 1902 – 4 May 1984) was an American professor of medieval English literature who taught at the University of Scranton and La Salle University. App defended Nazi Germany during World War II. He is known for his work den ...

– considered America's first major

Holocaust denier Holocaust denial is an antisemitic conspiracy theory that falsely asserts that the Nazi genocide of Jews, known as the Holocaust, is a myth, fabrication, or exaggeration. Holocaust deniers make one or more of the following false statements: * ...

* Joseph DeFelice - former chair of the Philadelphia GOP * Mary Ellen Balchunis – professor in the

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

department and Democratic nominee for Congress in 2014, 2016 *

John Lukacs John Adalbert Lukacs (; Hungarian: ''Lukács János Albert''; 31 January 1924 – 6 May 2019) was a Hungarian-born American historian and author of more than thirty books. Lukacs was Roman Catholic. Lukacs described himself as a reactionary. L ...

– historian specializing in populism *

Paul Westhead Paul William Westhead (born February 21, 1939) is an American Retired basketball coach. He was the head coach for three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and an assistant for four others, and also coached in the National Collegiate Athl ...

- NBA coach for the 1980 championship-winning Los Angeles Lakers

Selected men's basketball head coaches

University Presidents

References

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