Famous Delts
* Denotes Chapter Eternal
Government and Law
GREG ABBOTT (University of Texas, 1980) Current Attorney General for the State of Texas; former Justice on the Texas Supreme Court
* REUBIN ASKEW (Florida State University, 1951) Governor of Florida (1971-79)
* ALBEN BARKLEY (Emory University, 1900) Vice President of the United States (1949-53); U.S. House of Representatives (1913-27); Senator from Kentucky (1927-49, 1955-56)
* MELVIN BELLI (University of California, 1929) Nationally known attorney from the 1940’s to the early 1990’s; known as “The King of Torts”
STEVEN L. BESHEAR (University of Kentucky, 1966) current Governor of Kentucky
* JACKSON BETTS (Kenyon College, 1926) U.S. House of Representatives (1951-73)
* BRUCE BIELASKI (George Washington University, 1894) Chief of Federal Bureau of Investigation (1912-19); headed National Board of Fire Underwriters team of arson investigators (1929-59)
JAMES BLANCHARD (Michigan State University, 1964) Ambassador to Canada (1993-96); Governor of Michigan (1983-91); U.S. House of Representatives (1975-81)
* WILLIAM BRENNAN (University of Pennsylvania, 1928) Supreme Court Justice (1956-90)
HANK BROWN (University of Colorado, 1961) Senator from Colorado (1990-96); U. S. House of Representatives (1980-90); former president, University of Northern Colorado; president, University of Colorado
TOM CARPER (Ohio State University, 1968) Senator from Delaware (2001 to present); Governor of Delaware (1993-2001); U.S. House of Representatives (1983-93)
* TOM CLARK (University of Texas, 1922) Supreme Court Justice (1949-67); U.S. Attorney General (1945-49)
RAMSEY CLARK (University of Texas, 1951) U.S. Attorney General (1967-1969); Founder of the International Action Center, the largest anti-war movement in the U.S.
* JAMES “CHAMP” CLARK (Bethany College, 1873) Speaker of the U.S. House (1911-19); U.S. House of Representatives (1893-95, 1897-1921)
CHRIS COX (University of Southern California, 1973) U.S. House of Representatives (1988 to 2005); White House staff member under President Reagan (1986-88); current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
* LEWIS DESCHLER (Miami University, 1926) Parliamentarian of the U.S House of Representatives longer than any other man in Congressional history; 1971 winner of the John McCormick Award of Excellence for his contributions to American legislation
* GEORGE DOCKING (University of Kansas, 1924) Governor of Kansas (1957-61)
MARLIN FITZWATER (Kansas State University, 1964) Press secretary for Presidents Reagan (1987-89) and Bush (1989-93); spokesman for Environmental Protection Agency (1972-80); author and lecturer
ERNEST FLETCHER (University of Kentucky, 1974) U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky (1998-2004); former Governor of Kentucky
KENT HANCE (Texas Tech University, 1965) U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1979-86); member of Texas Railroad Commission
* HAROLD HANDLEY (Indiana University, 1932) Governor of Indiana (1957-61); Lt. Governor of Indiana (1953-57)
* LOY HENDERSON (Northwestern University, 1915) Longtime member of the U.S. State Department, who served as U.S. Minister in Iraq (1943-45), U.S. ambassador to India (1948-51) and U.S. ambassador to Iran (1951-54); was named a career ambassador in 1960 and the main auditorium of State Department headquarters is named for him
BRAD HENRY (University of Oklahoma, 1985) current Governor of Oklahoma
* WILLIAM JENNER (Indiana University, 1930) Senator from Indiana (1944-45, 1947-59)
JAMES JEROME (University of Toronto, 1954) Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada following 10 years as a member of Parliament and vie years as speaker of the House of Commons
TIM JOHNSON (University of South Dakota, 1969) Senator from South Dakota (1997 to present); U.S. House of Representatives (1987-97)
KENNY KRAFT (University of Maryland, 1973) Current Congressional staff member for Dave Hobson
JAMES T. LYNN (Case Western Reserve University, 1948) U.S. Secretary of Urban & Housing Development (1973-75); director of Office of Management and Budget (1975-77); later Chairman/CEO of Aetna Casualty & Life
BLAINE MERRITT (Duke University, 1980) current Majority Chief Counsel/House Committee on the Judiciary
JAMES MORRISON (Tulane University, 1930) U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (1943-67)
* DONALD PEASE (Ohio University, 1953) U.S. House of Representatives (1977-93)
BILL RICHARDSON (Tufts University, 1970) U.S. Secretary of Energy (1998-2000); Ambassador to United Nations (2001); U.S. House of Representatives (1983-97); former Clinton Cabinet Secretary; current Governor of New (Mexico)
PAUL RYAN (Miami University, 1992) U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin (1998 to present)
TIMOTHY RYAN (Bowling Green State University, 1995) U.S. House of Representatives from (2003 to present)
* RICHARD SIMPSON (University of Pittsburgh, 1923) U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1937-60)
JOHN SNOW (Kenyon College, 1961) U.S. Secretary of Treasury (2002 to 2006)
DONALD STEWART (University of Alabama, 1962) Senator from Alabama (1979-81)
* LLEWELLYN THOMPSON (University of Colorado, 1926) Ambassador to Australia (1955-57); Ambassador to
Russia (1957-62, 1967-69)
* PARK TRAMMELL (Vanderbilt University, 1898) Senator from Florida (1917-36)
* HENRY WALLACE (Iowa State University, 1910) Vice President of the United States (1941-45); U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1933-40); U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1945-46)
* ED WHITFIELD (University of Kentucky, 1965) U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky (1995 to present)
Business
* SEWELL AVERY (University of Michigan, 1894) President of U.S. Gypsum Company (1905-31); Chairman of the Board, Montgomery Ward & Company (1931-54)
* ARTHUR AVRIL (Ohio State University, 1924) Chairman, Sakrete
* LEONIDAS T. BARROW (University of Texas, 1921) Chairman of the Board, Humble Oil & Refinery Company
GEORGE BENNETT (West Virginia University, 1966) Chairman, CEO, Health Dialog; Founder, Symmetrix
TIM BOYLE (University of Oregon, 1971) President, Columbia Sportswear Company; 2004 Inductee to the University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication Hall of Achievement
JOHN W. BRAITMAYER (Wesleyan University, 1957) President, Mona Industries
C. ROBERT BRENTON (Iowa State University, 1953) Chairman, Brenton Banks
BOB CHARLES (Wabash College, 1959) Major franchisee with the the McDonald’s Corporation for a number of years; co-creator of the Happy Meal concept and built the country’s first two-lane drive through; was awarded McDonald’s first-ever lifetime achievement award
THOMAS CRUIKSHANK (University of Texas, 1955) Chairman & CEO of Halliburton Energy Services (1989-95);
President/CEO of Halliburton (1983-89)
ROBERT DETTMER (MIT, 1955) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo, Inc.
* MILES EDWARDS (Oregon State, 1924) Acclaimed inventor who developed the first efficient and widely used heart valve; the automatic parking brake; a gasoline mileage meter; the turn signal; a “whirling wheel” to strip bark from trees; and a centrifugal fuel booster pump; founded American Edwards Laboratories
RICHARD FARMER (Miami University, 1956) Chairman, Cintas
JOHN W. FISHER (University of Tennessee, 1938) Chairman Emeritus, Ball Corporation
JOHN GOODMAN (University of Texas, 1966) Founder and President of National Center for Policy Analysis
JOHN HARBIN (University of Texas, 1939) CEO of Lone Star Steel (1989-98); CEO of Halliburton Energy Services (1972-83)
* ROBERT HARTFORD (Ohio University, 1936) Former President of Penton Publishing Company
* PAUL HOFFMAN (University of Chicago, 1912) President of the Studebaker Corporation (1935-48); founded the Committee for Economic Corporation in 1942; chairman of the Automotive Safety Foundation; named Economic Cooperation Administrator in 1950 and administered the Marshall Plan for three years; headed the Ford Foundation
* C.E. HOOPER (Amherst College, 1921) Established a market research shop in 1934, which became the Hooper Rating service in 1948 to measure TV ratings on a national basis; later began City Hooperating Reports and Sales Impact Ratings in the 1950’s and 1960’s
* PORTER JARVIS (Iowa State University, 1924) Chairman, President of Swift & Company (1955-67)
KENNETH KIZER (Stanford University, 1972) Former Undersecretary for Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs; was responsible for managing the Veterans Health Administration; later became President/CEO of National Quality Forum in Washington, DC
GERALD A. KOLSCHOWSKY (Iowa State University, 1961), Chairman OSI Industries
* WILFRED KONNEKER (Ohio University, 1943) Founder and catalyst for numerous successful companies such as Nuclear Research & Development, Inc., Nuclear Corporation of America, Telray, Diagnostic Hybrids and DNX.
WILLIAM LANE (Stanford University, 1942) Retired co-chairman of Lane Publishing Company; former ambassador to Australia; commission general of the world’s first international ocean exposition in Japan (1975)
JACK LAUGHERY (University of Iowa, 1957) Director, Papa John’s International; Former Chairman of the Board for Hardee’s Restaurants
JOHN LETTERMAN (University of Kansas, 1964) Chairman and CEO of Malt-O-Meal Co. since 1985
JOHN LUDINGTON (Albion College, 1951) Chairman Emeritus, Dow Corning
BOB MARBUT (Georgia Tech Institute, 1957) Retired Chairman and CEO of Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.; previously, was President and CEO of Harte-Hanks for 20 years
* FOWLER McCONNELL (University of Chicago, 1916) President, Sears, Roebuck & Company (1946-58); Chairman of the Board (1958-60)
GARY MICHAEL (University of Idaho, 1962) Former Chairman, CEO, Albertson’s
RONALD McDOUGALL (University of Wisconsin, 1964) Former Chairman, President, CEO, Brinker International (Chili’s, Macaroni Grill, On The Border)
MARNO McDERMOTT (University of Minnesota, 1960) Chairman, Dos Pesos Restaurants; Founder, Fuddruckers and Chi Chi’s Restaurants
* JOHN NICHOLS (University of Oklahoma, 1936) Former Chairman, Devon Energy
LARRY NICHOLS (University of Michigan, 1967) Chairman, CEO of Devon Energy
THOMAS PARKER (Ohio State University, 1943) Former President of Big Drum, Inc., the largest producer of rolled sugar ice cream cones and premier manufacturer of equipment used in ice cream plants
MALCOLM “MAC” PRINE (Ohio University, 1950) Former chairman and chief executive officer of Ryan Homes, Inc.; President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Pirates (1987)
WARD QUAAL (University of Michigan, 1941) Former president of WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.; charter member of the Broadcasting magazine Hall of Fame; named to national and international commissions, delegations and task forces by Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Johnson and Reagan
ALAN E. RIEDEL (Ohio University, 1952) Retired Vice Chairman, Cooper Industries
JERRY RITTER (University of Missouri, 1957) Retired CEO, St. Louis Blues NHL franchise, Retired CFO, Anheuser-Busch
SHERWOOD ROWLAND (Ohio Wesleyan University, 1948) Winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995; other awards include the Japan Prize, the Tyler World Prize for Environment and Energy and the Albert Einstein World Award
WALTER SAMUELSON (Oregon State University, 1966) President, Quintas Computer Systems
STEPHEN SANGER (DePauw University, 1968) Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of General Mills; served as President of General Mills from October, 1993 to May, 1995 when he became Chairman
STEVEN SMITH (M.I.T., 1962) President and chief operating officer for Ryan Homes, Inc.
MYRON ULLMAN (University of Cincinnati, 1969) Chairman, CEO, J.C. Penney; Former Chairman, CEO, Macy’s
* E. GIFFORD UPJOHN (University of Michigan, 1925) President (1953-62) and Chairman (1962-69) of The Upjohn Company
RICHARD WAGONER (Duke University, 1975) Chairman, CEO of General Motors
* MICHAEL WALSH (Stanford University, 1964) Chairman, Tenneco
EDWARD WHITACRE (Texas Tech University, 1964) Retired chairman, CEO, AT&T Inc.; former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Southwestern Bell Corporation
PETER WOO (University of Cincinnati, 1970) Chairman, Wheelock & Co. Limited; Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council; Chairman, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited
ROBERT WYCOFF (Stanford University, 1952) President Emeritus, ARCO
Aviation/Aerospace
SCOTT CARPENTER (University of Colorado, 1947) An original Mercury astronaut, he made the second American orbital flight (May 24, 1962) and orbited the earth three times over four hours and fifty-six minutes. In the spring of 1965, he took a leave of absence from NASA to participate in the Navy’s Man-in-the Sea program, spending 30 days living and working on the ocean floor in Sealab II. He left the astronaut team in August of 1967 and served as assistant for Aquanaut Operations for Sealab III until retiring from the Navy on July 1, 1969.
ROBERT HOOD (University of Pittsburgh, 1954) Past President of Douglas Aircraft Company
KEN MATTINGLY (Auburn University, 1958) After missing his first chance at a space flight on Apollo 13 in 1970 (due to exposure to German measles), he went on to make three flights into space. The first was Apollo 16 in April, 1972 as pilot of command module Casper while two other astronauts explored the Moon in a lunar module. In June of 1982, he commanded STS-4, the fourth orbital test of the Space Shuttle Columbia, then went back up with a four man crew. They returned to Earth on January 28, 1985 and, during the three flights, he logged 509 hours in space. He remained with NASA until June of 1985 to become commander of the US Navy Electronics Systems Comman
Education
HANK BROWN (University of Colorado, 1961) Senator from Colorado (1990-96); U. S. House of Representatives (1980-90); president, University of Northern (1998-2002); president, University of Colorado
KENT R. HANCE (Texas Tech University, 1965) chancellor, Texas Tech
WILLIAM KIRWAN (University of Kentucky, 1960) Former Ohio State University President; current chancellor, University of Maryland System
MARTIN JISCHKE (Illinois Institute of Technology, 1963) Former president, Purdue University; former president of Iowa State University
PETER LIKINS (Stanford University, 1957) Former president, Lehigh University and University of Arizona
DUANE CUMMINS (Bethany College, 1957) Dean, Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University; Former President, Bethany College
RALPH CICERONE (MIT, 1965) President, National Academy of Sciences; Former Chancellor, University of California at Irvine
* PERRY GRESHAM (Bethany College, 1931) Former President of Bethany College (1953-72)
NEAL MALICKY (Baker University, 1956) Former President, Baldwin-Wallace College
* HENRY WRISTON (Wesleyan University, 1911) Former President of Lawrence College (1925-37) and Brown University (1937-1955)
Print and Broadcast Journalism
DAN ABRAMS (Duke University, 1988) NBC News chief legal correspondent; host of MSNBC’s “The Abrams Report”
TONY BARNHART (Georgia Southern University, 1975) 2006 Jake Ward Award winner for significant contributions in the coverage of college athletics; President of the United States Basketball Writers Association; past president of the Football Writers Association of America; Atlanta Journal-Constitution sports writer
* JOSEPH CAMPBELL (Dartmouth College-Columbia University, 1925) America’s best known writer on mythology; his theories were featured on the popular 1988 six part PBS series “The Power of Myth”
* ED DODD (Georgia Tech Institute, 1922) Creator of the “Mark Trail” comic strip which ran in over 200 newspapers for 45 years; previously wrote humorous series “Back Home Again” (1930-45)
BOB DOTSON (University of Kansas, 1968) NBC-TV features reporter since 1975; frequently seen on the “Today” show network news shows; writer and host of “Bob Dotson’s American Weekly” on the Travel Channel
WINSTON GROOM (University of Alabama, 1965) Author of “Forrest Gump” and other novels
BILL HEMMER (Miami University, 1987) Current daytime anchor on Fox Network News
MARCUS LUTTRELL (Sam Houston State, 1998) Author of 2007 number one best selling book “Lone Survivor”
* JOHN D. MacDONALD (University of Pennsylvania, 1938) Author of numerous Travis McGee detective novels; other novels that became films were “Cape Fear”, “Darker Than Amber” and “Mantrap”
* BENJAMIN McKELWAY (George Washington University, 1919) Head of the Associated Press following a lengthy career as editor in chief of the Washington Star
* WILLIE MORRIS (University of Texas, 1956) Former editor of Harper’s; author of more than a dozen books, including My Dog Skip
ROGER MUDD (Washington & Lee University, 1950) Former TV news anchor and documentary show host who joined CBS-TV in 1961. He anchored “CBS Evening News” (1966-73) and joined NBC-TV in 1981 as chief Washington correspondent, co-host of “Meet the Press” and co-anchor of “NBC Nightly News”. He later was part of the”MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour” and host on the History Channel
RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON (Ohio Wesleyan University, 1968) Author of numerous best-selling mystery novels, including “The Lasko Tangent”, “Degree of Guilt”, “No Safe Place”, “Silent Witness”, “Balance of Power” and “Exile”
* QUENTIN REYNOLDS (Brown University, 1924 Writer and broadcaster who narrated “Report to the Nation” (1943-44) and was the news commentator on “The Radio Hall of Fame” (1943-46); later hosted 1955 TV public affairs show “Operation Success”
JOHN RUTHERFORD (Washington & Lee University, 1966) NBC News producer since 1979 and currently writes a weekly feature on the MSNBC website; served as White House producer for a number of years
* MIMS THOMASON (University of Tennessee, 1931) Former President and general manager of United Press International; reached the top post in 1962 after joining UPI in 1934
Entertainment and the Arts
DUANE ALLEN (Texas A & M University-Commerce, 1965) Co-lead vocalist with country group The Oak Ridge Boys for 42 years. The group claims 34 Top 10 country hits, including 17 that reached number one
KEITH ANDERSON (Oklahoma State, 1991) Country music singer-songwriter whose 2008 single, “I Still Miss You”, reached number two; his second CD, “C’Mon” reached the number five position; 2007 CMA nominee as co-writer of Best Song of the Year “Lost in This Moment”
* ROBERT ARMSTRONG (University of Washington, 1913) Character actor who appeared in over 160 films and TV appearances between 1927 and 1964, including the co-lead in “King Kong” (9133) and “Mighty Joe Young” (1949)
GREG BERLANTI (Northwestern University, 1994) Creator-director of current hit TV show “Brothers and Sisters” and executive producer of “Dirty Sexy Money”; also served as creator of the “Eli Stone” series; had a successful 90 episode run of the WB’s “Everwood’ series and worked as a producer on the last two seasons of “Dawson’s Creek”
PETER BUCK (Emory University, 1979) Lead guitarist with rock group R.E.M (1980 to the present); inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007
FRANK CADY (Stanford University, 1938) Character actor in films and television from 1947 to 1991; played shop owner Sam Drucker in three overlapping series: “Green Acres” (141 episodes), “Petticoat Junction” (25 episodes) and The Beverly Hillbillies (10 episodes); also was in 22 episodes of “The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriett”
* ALEXANDER CALDER (Stevens Institute, 1919) Legendary sculptor and giant in American art; winner of the Gold Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters; featured in a TV movie made by The Museum of Modern Art
DREW CAREY (Kent State University, 1979) TV star, former co-producer of “The Drew Carey Show” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, star of the Travel Channel’s “Drew Carey’s Sporting Adventures,” host of “The Price is Right” and “Power of 10”; 1996 winner of the People’s Choice Award as favorite actor in a new TV series
CHIP CHINERY (Miami University, 1986) Stand up comedian and actor who has done hundreds of commercials and TV appearances; also has appeared on the “Last Comic Standing” series
* FIELDER COOK (Washington and Lee, 1946) TV Broadway director with two Tony Award nominations; two-time television Emmy Award winner
* JOHN CRAIG (Joe Cline, Butler University, 1949) Actor-singer who appeared in over 3,500 Broadway and tour performances of “Li’l Abner”.
CHRIS DURAND (University of Wisconsin, 1985) One of Hollywood’s top stunt men who appeared in “Halloween H20”, “Star Trek: Generations”, “Demolition Man”, “In the Line of Fire”, “Wayne’s World II”, “Scream 2”, “Pearl Harbor”, “Armageddon”, “Miss Congeniality” and Talladega Nights: the Ballard of Ricky Bobby”
DOLAN ELLIS (Baker University, 1957) Original member of the New Christy Minstrels Grammy-winning folk group of the early 1960’s; later became a solo artist and has been Arizona’s Official Balladeer for over three decades
BILL FAGERBAKKE (University of Idaho, 1979) Co-starred as Dauber Dybinski on the ABC-TV “Coach” show for nine seasons; voiced the Patrick Star character in the film and TV versions of “SpongeBob SquarePants”
WILL FERRELL (University of Southern California, 1990) Former co-star on “Saturday Night Live” (1995-2002); starred in numerous films such as “Elf”, “Old School”, “Anchorman”, “Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby”, “Kicking and Screaming:, “Stranger Than Fiction”, “Blades of Glory”, “Semi-Pro” and “Step Brothers”
FREDERIC FORREST (Texas Christian University, 1959) Film & TV actor; 1980 Oscar Award nominee in “The Rose”; also appeared in “Apocalypse Now”, “The Conversation”, “Hammett”, “The Missouri Breaks” and “The Two Jakes”, “One From the Heart”, “Falling Down” and “Valley Girl”
STEPHEN GAGHAN (University of Kentucky, 1987) Director-screenwriter won a 2002 Oscar (Best Screenplay for “Traffic”) and had an Oscar nomination for the “Syriana” screenplay, also directed “Abandon”
DAVID GATES (University of Oklahoma, 1962) Lead singer of pop music group Bread; solo artist, songwriter and producer; wrote hits “Make It With You”, “The Goodbye Girl”, “Lost Without Your Love”, “If” and “Diary”
* JOHN GREENE (Duke University, 1934) Screenwriter who created popular TV series “My Favorite Martian”; wrote scripts for the “Blondie” radio series between 1939 and 1950; and worked on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” TV series
DAVID HACKEL (Ohio University, 1977) Producer, creator, executive director or writer on such TV series as “Wings”, “Pursuit of Happiness” and “Becker”; Also was creative consultant for several seasons of “Frasier”
CRAIG HAFFNER (Indiana University, 1974) Television producer who has produced numerous specials through his Greystone company; also wrote scripts for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Three’s Company”
JOEL HIGGINS (Michigan State University, 1966) TV and stage actor; former star of “Silver Spoons” (1982-87); began career on “Search for Tomorrow” (1975-78) and appeared in the first national tour of “Grease”
* AL HODGE (Miami University, 1934) Television’s “Captain Video” from 1949 to 1955 after being the radio voice of ”The Green Hornet” on radio from 1936 to 1943
BRADY HUNT (Oklahoma State University, 1972) Founder and first President (for seven years) of the National Four String Banjo Hall of Fame Museum
EDDIE IFFT (University of Pittsburgh, 1994) Stand up comedian who has done concerts in the US, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand; appeared in documentary film “Comedian” and was the ABC Football Guy for a year
GREG JENNINGS (Oklahoma State University, 1974) Lead guitarist in country group Restless Heart for 25 years; 1990 Academy of Country Music Group of the Year
* ROY JENSON (UCLA, 1951) Character actor who appeared in more than 180 film or TV episodes, including “China Town”, “The Way We Were”, “Harper”, “Paint Your Wagon”, “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” and “Every Which Way But Loose”
* OLLIE JOHNSTON (Stanford University, 1935) Longtime Disney Studios directing animator from 1937 to 1978; helped create characters and images for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Fantasia”, “Bambi” and “Pinocchio”
ROMAIN JOHNSTON (Carnegie-Mellon University, 1951) Three-time Emmy winning television art director
ARON KINCAID (Norman Williams, UCLA, 1962) actor in 20 films (1960-91); also was a successful model, landscape painter and oil caricatures artist; has also done voices for video games
CRAIG KLEIN (Southeastern Louisiana University, 1983) is now playing with New Orleans-based group Bonerama after 16 years of playing trombone with the Harry Connick, Jr. orchestra.
DAVID LADD (USC, 1968) Motion picture producer on films such as “The Mod Squad”, “Hart’s War” and “A Guy Thing”; started as a child actor in two films with his father, Alan Ladd, and, at 13, he starred in “Dog of Flanders” and continued in later acting roles
* STUART LAKE (Cornell University, 1911) Novelist and screenwriter whose “The Westerner” got a 1940 Oscar nomination. Among his novels adapted for the screen were “My Darling Clementine”, “Winchester 73”, “Wells Fargo” and “Powder River”. Wrote a biography about Wyatt Earp and later served as a consultant for TV’s “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp”
JIM LEMLEY (University of Idaho, 1988) Vice president of production for Icon Productions where he worked on such films as “Braveheart” and “Forever Young”; executive producer of “We Were Soldiers”, “Red Eye”, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “Tristan & Isolde”
MICKEY LIDDELL (University of Oklahoma, 1984) Executive producer of 48 episodes of WB Network series “Everwood” (2002-06); executive producer for 22 episodes of “Jack & Bobby” (2004-05)
THAD LUCKINBILL (University of Oklahoma, 1997) Cast member as J.T. Hellstrom in more than 400 episodes of CBS-TV’s “The Young and the Restless” since 1999
JAMES MARSDEN (Oklahoma State University, 1995) Film actor ( “Superman Returns”, “Disturbing Behavior”, “Gossip”, “The Box,” “27 Dresses,” “Enchanted,” “Hairspray,” and three “X-Men” films)
* CHALMERS “CHUMMY” MacGREGOR (University of Michigan, 1925) Pianist and arranger with the Glenn Miller Orchestra (1936-42); wrote Miller’s Air Force band theme “I Sustain the Wings”; co-wrote 1944 Miller hit “It Must Be Jelly (‘cause Jam Don’t Shake Like That)”; and later did the score for film “The Glenn Miller Story”
* BOB MANBY (Hillsdale College, 1942) President/CEO of RKO Pictures from 1978 to 1984. overseeing production of such films as “Cat People”, “The Border” and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”; formed Show Corporation of America in 1957 to distribute old RKO films to TV and the overseas market.
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY (University of Texas, 1992) Film actor (“A Time to Kill”, “U 571”, “Frailty”, “The Wedding Planner”, ”Sahara”, ”We Are Marshall”, “Fool’s Gold” and “Surfer, Dude”); now producing films through his j.k. livin company; People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2005 and “Bachelor of the Year” in 2007
* JAMES MELTON (University of Georgia, Vanderbilt University, 1925) One of America’s top vocalists for over three decades and a Metropolitan Opera singer from 1942 to 1950. Recorded four Top 20 hits between 1929 and 1945 while winning Best Male Singer in the U.S. four times; starred in four film musicals and hosted his own radio and television shows
AUSTIN MILLER (Baylor University, 2000) Runner-up for the role of Danny Zuko on 2007 TV show “Grease: You’re the One That I Want”; was in the national tour of “Grease” for two years and has been in several films
JIM NABORS (University of Alabama, 1951) TV actor and singer who debuted his Gomer Pyle character on “The Andy Griffith Show” in 1963; starred on “Gomer Pyle, USMC” (1964-69) and “The Jim Nabors Hour” (1969-71); has recorded more than 30 CDs/albums and has sung “Back Home Again in Indiana” at each Indianapolis 500 race since 1978
JACK O’BRIEN (University of Michigan, 1961) Broadway director and three-time Tony Award winner for “Hairspray”, “The Full Monty” and “The Coast of Utopia”; Artistic Director at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego since 1981
PAT O’BRIEN (University of South Dakota, 1970) Host of TV’s “The Insider” and former co-host of “Access Hollywood”; TV host of Olympics telecasts and a CBS Sports correspondent
KEN ORSATTI (USC, 1956) National Director and Hollywood Executive Director of the Screen Actors Guild (1961-81) before becoming the SAG’s National Executive Director in 1981
ROBERT PETERS (University of Oklahoma, 1983) Character actor who has appeared in 95 films or TV episodes, including “Ocean’s Eleven”, “American Pie 2”, “Wild Bill”, “In the Line of Fire” and “Mulholland Falls”; has also directed or produced films
JOHN S. RAGIN (Carnegie-Mellon University, 1953) Film and TV actor; co-starred on “Quincy” from 1976 to 1983
* DON RALKE (USC, 1942) Composer and arranger who worked in Hollywood’s music industry from 1955 to 1990, contributing to more than 50 hit singles. His “77 Sunset Strip” theme was a 1959 hit and his arrangement of Lorne Green’s “Ringo” earned a 1964 Grammy nomination
EDDIE REEVES (University of Texas, 1961) Singer, songwriter and record company executive; co-wrote number one country hit “All I Ever Need is You”, number seven country hit “Rings” and “Don’t Change on Me” (by Ray Charles); worked for United Artist Music Publishing (1965-72), ABC Records/Publishing (1972-74), Chappell Music and Warner Bros. Records Nashville division
* JOHN ROHRBECK (University of Washington, 1962) President of NBC Television Stations after previous stints as President and General Manager of KNBC-TV in Los Angeles
DAVID SCHWIMMER (Northwestern University, 1988) Former co-star on “Friends” (1994-2004) directed his first feature “Run, Fat Boy, Run” which came out on DVD in September of 2008; Film roles as an actor have included “Apt Pupil”, “Seven Days and Six Nights”, “Duane Hopwood” and “Big Nothing”
THE SERENDIPITY SINGERS 1960’s folk singing group featuring University of Colorado Delts Jon Arbenz ’62, Michael Brovsky ’62, Brooks Hatch ’62 and Bryan Sennett ’63. Their first hit single, “Don’t Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)” gained a 1964 Grammy nomination; re-united for a 2004 PBS concert “This Land is Your Land: The Folk Rock Years”
JOHN SHEFFIELD (UCLA, 1952) Co-starred in eight Tarzan films (1939-1947) and was Bomba, the Jungle Boy in 12 feature films between 1949 and 1955
* RICHARD SHORES (Indiana University, 1939) Composer-conductor who created music for such TV shows as “Gunsmoke”, “Perry Mason”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Police Woman”, “Hawaii Five-O” and “Wagon Train”
AL STAEHELY (University of Texas, 1967) Lead singer. bass player and main songwriter on rock group Spirit’s 1972 album/CD “Feedback”; also recorded albums as The Staehely Brothers and on his own in 1973-74 and wrote songs for Keith Moon and Marty Balin; later recorded two other albums (with the Gravenites-Cippolina Band and another solo effort); became a lawyer in the entertainment business, working with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Foghat, Alvin Lee and The Stranglers
PETER STUART (Northwestern University, 1989) Former lead singer in rock group Dog’s Eye View and solo artist
DAVID SULLIVAN (Baylor University, 2000) Nominated for a 2005 Independent Spirit Award for his debut acting performance in best feature nominee “Primer”; had also been in several movies and guest spots on TV series
* “PINKY” TOMLIN (University of Oklahoma, 1932) Songwriter whose biggest hits were “The Object of My Affection”, “What’s the Reason I’m Not Pleasing You” and “The Love Bug”. Appeared in 14 films and did guest spots on many radio shows
* LAMAR TROTTI (University of Georgia, 1921) Film screenwriter who received three Oscar nominations and won a 1944 Oscar for his “Wilson” screenplay. Produced and wrote 1943 Best Picture nominee “The Ox Bow Incident” also worked on “Cheaper by the Dozen”, “Yellow Sky”, “Stars and Stripes Forever”, “With a Song in My Heart” and “A Bell for Adano”
* DALTON TRUMBO (University of Colorado, 1928) Three-time Oscar winning screenwriter for “Kitty Foyle” (1940), “Roman Holiday” (1953) and “The Brave One” (1956). Also wrote the screenplays for “Exodus”, “Spartacus”, “Papillon”, “Hawaii”, “The Sandpiper” and “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo”
* JON WHITCOMB (Ohio Wesleyan University, 1928) A top illustrators of his time, his name was synonymous with images of young love and beautiful women; his work appeared on the covers of national magazines over four decades and he was honored in the 2000-01 U.S. Postal Service American Illustrators Stamp Series
* ARTHUR WHITTEMORE (University of South Dakota, 1935) Part of the Whittemore-Lowe piano duo which performed with most major U.S. symphony orchestras over three decades; first piano duo to play the White House
ROBERT WIEMER (Ohio Wesleyan University, 1959) Emmy and Peabody Award winner who has directed multiple episodes of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, “seaQuest DSV” and “The Adventures of Superboy”; executive producer/director/writer of children’s series “Big Blue Marble”, which garnered 13 Emmys and a Peabody
Sports - Football
JOHN ELWAY (Stanford University, 1983) Heisman Trophy runner-up; College Football Hall of Fame; Super Bowl MVP; Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2004; Owner, Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League
JIM PLUNKETT (Stanford University, 1970) Heisman Trophy winner 1970; Super Bowl MVP; College Football Hall of Fame; charter member of Rose Bowl Hall of Fame; Walter Camp Founder 1997 Alumnus of the Year
* LES HORVATH (Ohio State University, 1943) Heisman Trophy winner, 1944; College Football Hall of Fame
DANTE LAVELLI (Ohio State University, 1945) Pro Football Hall of Fame; three Pro Bowls; All-NFL twice; All-AAFC twice
* “TUFFY” LEEMANS (George Washington University, 1936) Pro Football Hall of Fame; All-NFL twice
MARK RYPIEN (Washington State University, 1985) Super Bowl MVP; two Pro Bowls; first winner of Henry P. Iba Award as a citizen athlete who contributes to society
GENE WASHINGTON (Stanford University, 1969) NFL director of football operations; All-NFL twice; four Pro Bowls; Commentator for ESPN
JOHN LYNCH (Stanford University, 1993) All-NFL safety with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos; played in nine Pro Bowls
BOYD DOWLER (University of Colorado, 1959) Two Pro Bowls; first two Super Bowls; NFL assistant coach and scout
BOB SKORONSKI (University of Indiana, 1956) One Pro Bowl; first two Super Bowls
* DON McCAFFERTY (Ohio State University, 1946) NFL head coach and assistant coach with Baltimore Colts (1959-72) led Colts to victory in Super Bowl V in 1970; Detroit Lions head coach in 1973
HOWARD MUDD (Michigan State University, Hillsdale College, 1964) All-NFL twice; three Pro Bowls; NFL
assistant coach for 34 years; with Indianapolis Colts since 1998
BILL LAVERONI (University of California-Berkeley, 1970) NFL assistant coach with the Seattle Seahawks since 2002
FRITZ GRAF (Case Western Reserve University, 1944) NFL field judge for 23 seasons; worked four Super Bowl games, the first AFL championship game in 1960 and the 1967 “Ice Bowl” between Dallas and Green Bay; later served as an NFL replay official
JOE AVEZZANO (Florida State University, 1965) Former Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders assistant coach; three-time NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year; Dallas Desperados Arena League head coach; Oregon State head coach (1980-84)
BOB CAREY (Wesleyan University, 1954) Former President of NFL Properties
CHRIS BURFORD (Stanford University, 1960) College Football Hall of Fame end; All-AFL 1962; first Super Bowl
CARMEN COZZA (Miami University, 1952) Former Yale head coach (1965-96) and winner of 179 games; CollegeFootball Hall of Fame
* MAL KUTNER (University of Texas, 1942) College Football Hall of Fame end; All-NFL 1946-47
* EDGAR “EGGS” MANSKE (Northwestern University, 1934) College Football Hall of Fame end
* ED McGINLEY (Lehigh University/University of Pennsylvania, 1922) College Football Hall of Fame tackle
* HERB McCRACKEN (University of Pittsburgh, 1921) College Football Hall of Fame head coach at Lafayette and Allegheny; won the 1987 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award from the American Football Coaches Association
* JESS NEELY (Vanderbilt University, 1925) College Football Hall of Fame head coach at Rice, Clemson and
Southwestern; winner of 207 games; also in the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame
* GEORGE SAUER (University of Nebraska, 1934) College Football Hall of Fame fullback; All-NFL 1935; head coach at New Hampshire, Kansas, Navy and Baylor; New York Jets director of player personnel (1969-71)
JEFF SIEMON (Stanford University, 1972) College Football Hall of Fame linebacker; four Pro Bowls
TONY ADAMLE (Ohio State University, 1947) All-NFL 1950; two Pro Bowls
* RAY PROCHASKA (University of Nebraska, 1941) NFL assistant coach (1958-85); head coach of St. Louis
Cardinals in 1961
JIM BEIRNE (Purdue University, 1968) Nine year NFL player who was named to Purdue’s All-Time Team and the Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame
WALLY HOOD (Ohio Wesleyan University, 1957) Head football coach at Ohio Northern, Fairmont State and Otterbein; won 112 games
JIM PARADY (University of Maine, 1984) Head coach at Marist College since 1992
JEFF VORIS (DePauw University, 1990) Head coach at Butler University since 2006; former head coach at Carroll College (2001-2005)
CHRIS DALMAN (Stanford University, 1993) Former assistant offensive line coach with the Atlanta Falcons (2005-O6); current offensive line coach at Stanford (2007-08)
CALE GUNDY (University of Oklahoma, 1994) Oklahoma running back coach; three year starter at quarterback
Sports - Baseball
* BRANCH RICKEY (Ohio Wesleyan University, 1904) Baseball Hall of Fame; 60 year career as a player, manager,
general manager and team president; developed the farm system and integrated baseball in 1947; named in 1999 by Baseball America as baseball’s all-time greatest executive
* GEORGE SISLER (University of Michigan, 1915) Baseball Hall of Fame; fifteen year major league first baseman; had 2,812 hits in 2,055 games; , manager of St. Louis Browns (1924-26); once held record for hits in a season (257); American League Most Valuable Player in 1922 with a .420 average
* EPPA RIXEY (University of Virginia, 1914) Baseball Hall of Fame; won 266 games as a lefthanded pitcher
* JOHN GALBREATH (Ohio University) Longtime owner, president and chairman of the board of the Pittsburgh Pirates; also chairman of the board of Churchill Downs; and owner of two Kentucky Derby winners
* MIKE “PINKY” HIGGINS (University of Texas, 1931) Fourteen year major league third baseman; had 1,941 hits in 1,802 games; three All-Star Games; manager of the Boston Red Sox (1955-59, 1960-62) and winner of 560 games; later was vice president and general manager of the Red Sox
GRADY HATTON (University of Texas, 1946) Twelve year major league infielder; had 1,068 hits in 1,312 games; served as manager of the Houston Astros (1966-68); scout for the Giants
BRANCH RICKEY III (Ohio Wesleyan University, 1967) President of the Pacific Coast League since August of 1997; minor league director for the Pirates; former president of the American Association (1991-97)
A.J. HINCH (Stanford University, 1996) Olympic Medal winner; current Arizona Diamondbacks manager of minor league operations
MIKE MUSSINA (Stanford University, 1991) Winner of 270 games over an 18 year career with the Orioles and Yankees; five All-Star Games; won 20 games in 2008
SHAWN GREEN (Stanford University, 1995) Two All-Star Games; hit four home runs in a May, 2002 game and set a major league record with 19 total bases; fifth in 2002 voting for National League Most Valuable Player; had 2,003 career hits and 328 career home runs over 15 seasons
MIKE ALDRETE (Stanford University, 1983) Ten year major leaguer in 930 games with seven teams; coach with the Seattle Mariners (2004) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-06); hitting instructor with the St. Louis Cardinals (2008)
DON DUNKER (Indiana University, 1942) Longtime scout for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds (15 years), Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals
CARROLL HARDY (University of Colorado, 1955) Eight year major league outfielder with four teams; only man to pinch hit for both Ted Williams and Roger Maris; also played pro football with the San Francisco 49ers (1955) and is one of just two Delts to play big league baseball and pro football; spent many years in the Denver Broncos front office
STEVE BUECHELE (Stanford University, 1983) Eleven year major leaguer who played 1,334 games and had 1,046 hits as a third baseman for three teams
RICK HELLING (Stanford University, 1994) Twelve year major league pitcher with six teams; had a 93-81 record in 301 games; won 20 games in 1998
ED SPRAGUE (Stanford University, 1989) Olympic Gold Medal winner in 1988; Eleven year major league third baseman with six teams; had 1,010 hits in 1,203 games; one All-Star Game; University of the Pacific baseball head coach since 2004
MARK MARQUESS (Stanford University, 1969) Stanford head coach; winner of more than 1,000 games and two College World Series titles (1987-88), US Baseball head coach in 1988 Olympics; American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
JOHN SKEETERS (Sam Houston State University, 1965) Former head coach at Sam Houston State for 27 seasons; won 905 games (including three seasons at East Texas Baptist)
* WILLIAM “DUTCH” FEHRING (Purdue University, 1934) one year major league catcher; longtime head coach at Stanford University; American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
JOHN VROOMAN (Wesleyan University, 1965 Former head coach at Coastal Carolina for 13 seasons; winner of 372 games
MARK MACHTOLF (Stanford University, 1987) Head baseball coach at Gonzaga University since 2004; assistant coach for USA national team in 2006
STEVE ARLIN (Ohio State University, 1967) College Baseball Hall of Fame; two time All-American; named to All-Time College World Series Team in 2002
JEFF KLINE (Ohio State University, 1977) New York Yankees executive director of ticket operations
Sports - Miscellaneous
* AL OERTER (University of Kansas, 1958) Four-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in the discus throw; charter member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame; ranked 68th on ESPN list of top North American Athletes of the 20th century
TODD MARTIN (Northwestern University, 1992) Pro tennis player and Davis Cup team member; 2000 US Olympic team member; 2007 inductee into the International Tennis Association Men’s College Tennis Hall of Fame
SCOTT DUNLAP (University of Florida, 1984) PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour golfer
PETE CARRIL (Lafayette College, 1952) Basketball Hall of Fame coach at Princeton for 30 years; winner of 525 games; former NBA assistant coach for Sacramento Kings
* WARD “PIGGY” LAMBERT (Wabash College, 1911) Basketball Hall of Fame charter member as coach at Purdue University, 1918-1945 winner of 371 games
* CHARLES “STRETCH” MURPHY (Purdue University, 1930) Basketball Hall of Fame charter member; three-time All-American; named to 1961 AP All Time All-American Team
* PAT PAGE (University of Chicago, 1910) Basketball Hall of Fame coach, player; three-time All-American
* ANDY PHILLIP (University of Illinois, 1944) Basketball Hall of Fame player; three-time All-American; five NBA All-Star Games; head coach of St. Louis Hawks in 1959
RICK ROBEY (University of Kentucky, 1978) two-time All-American; Gold Medalist at 1975 Pan American Games; 1978 NCAA national championship team; eight year NBA player with three teams; member of 1981 Boston Celtics NBA championship team
MIKE BRATZ (Stanford University, 1970) NBA assistant coach with several teams (Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards); Cleveland Cavaliers director of player personnel
BOB LEONARD (Indiana University, 1954) 10-year NBA guard, retired 1963; Indiana Pacers head coach; Indiana Pacer broadcast color commentator; Helms Hall of Fame; chosen as ABA’s all-time coach in 1997
* RAY MEARS (Miami University, 1949) Head basketball coach at Tennessee and Wittenberg; winner of 399 games; former athletic director at Tennesse-Martin
* BOB LEWIS (University of Oregon, 1946) Owner of Kentucky Derby winning horses Silver Charm (1997) and Charismatic (1999); another horse, Commendable, won the Belmont Stakes in 2000; owned, co-owned or bred 57 stakes-winning horses
MONTE NITZKOWSKI (UCLA, 1951) International Swimming Hall of Fame; Olympic swimmer; assistant US water polo coach on 1968 Silver Medal-winning team; US Olympic water polo head coach in 1972, 1980 and 1984
ROY SAARI (University of Southern California, 1966) International Swimming Hall of Fame; Olympic Medalist
* BRUCE BARNES (University of Texas, 1932) International Tennis Association Hall of Fame
JIM STACK (Northwestern University, 1982) Minnesota Timberwolves general manager since 2004; former Chicago Bulls assistant vice president of basketball operations; New York Knicks scout
RICH FALK (Northwestern University, 1964) Associate commissioner of Big Ten Conference; former head basketball coach at Northwestern
“SKEET” CHADWICK (Washington & Lee University, 1974) Lacrosse Hall of Fame goalie
TOM KEIGLER (Washington & Lee University, 1977) Lacrosse Hall of Fame defenseman
MATT OGLESBY (Duke University, 1995) Twelve year pro lacrosse player; 1995 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year; named to ACC 50th anniversary team in 2002
KYLE ROTE, JR. (University of the South, 1972) First American-born professional soccer star; three-time winner of ABC-TV “Superstars” competition (1974, 1976-77); national sports commentator for CBS, NBC and USA Network; sports agent
* JIM GARNER (Texas Christian University, 1965) Athletic director at Oklahoma State and Appalachian State; assistant AD at Texas Tech; vice president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes; president of Sports World, Inc.
ANDY BANACHOWSKI (UCLA, 1968) Women’s volleyball coach at UCLA since 1972; winner of more than 1,000 games; first women’s team coach voted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame
STEVE PEDERSON (University of Nebraska, 1980) Athletic director at Pittsburgh (1997-99, 2006-2008) and Nebraska (2003-2006)
JOE STERRETT (Lehigh University, 1976) Athletic director at Lehigh University since 1989
JIM SHELDON (University of Kansas, 1975) Executive director, National Soccer Coaches Assn. of America
SCOTT DREW (Butler University, 1993) Current head basketball coach at Baylor University after two years at Valparaiso (2003-04)
BILL FENLON (Northwestern University, 1979) Head basketball coach at DePauw since 1993
JOHN WARD (University of Kentucky, 1977) One of the top trainers in horse racing; trained 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos
DOUG SINGLE (Stanford University, 1973) Former athletic director at Northwestern and SMU; former president and CEO of Special Olympics International; general manager/CEO of the 1998 NIKE World Masters Games
BRUCE MEREDITH (West Virginia University, 1960) Rifle marksman who competed for the US in the Olympics of 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000; the Pan American Games; and the World championships
MIKE O’HARA (UCLA, 1954) Member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame and Pro Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame; Olympic volleyball player and Pan-American Games medalist; served as president of the first professional track league in the 1970’s
LARRY TEIS (Texas Christian University, 1988) Athletic director at Texas State University since 2004
DEVON BROUSE (Purdue University, 1971) Head golf coach at North Carolina (1978-98) and Purdue (1998-present); 2005 nominee for the Labron Harris, Sr. Award for coaches
Sports - Broadcasting
TONY BARNHART (Georgia Southern University, 1975) 2006 Jake Ward Award winner for significant contributions in the coverage of college athletics; past president of the United States Basketball Writers Association; past President of the Football Writers Association of America; Atlanta Journal-Constitution sports writer; author of “Southern Fried Football” in 2000, with an updated 2008 edition
VINCE DORIA (Ohio State University, 1970) ESPN vice president and director of news since 2000 after a stint as executive producer for ESPN Classic; served as executive editor of The National Sports Daily from 1989 to 1991
* BILL FLEMMING (University of Michigan, 1949) Former ABC-TV football announcer, starting in 1960; also appeared in more than 500 segments on “ABC’s Wide World of Sports” and covered four Olympics
TOM HEDRICK (Baker University, 1956) Sportscaster and play-by-play announcer for many years who did numerous Cotton Bowl games for CBS radio; also did radio play-by-play for the Kansas City Chiefs (seven years) and Cincinnati Reds (one year). Later served as director of the University of Kansas Sports Network
BRIAN HEWITT (Stanford University, 1972) Anchor on the Golf Channel since 2003; former senior editor and columnist for Golfweek magazine; sportswriter for the Chicago Sun Times and Los Angeles Times
BILL MACATEE (Southwest Texas State University, 1977) CBS-TV and USA Network golf and football and golf commentator with NBC-TV, CBS-TV and the Golf Channel
JON MILLER (Miami University, 1978) NBC Sports senior vice president for sports programming
JAY RANDOLPH (George Washington University, 1960) Longtime network baseball, football and golf play by play announcer; has done games for the St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins and Dallas Cowboys; was “The Voice” of the PGA Tour Classic shows on The Golf Channel
JON RITCHIE (Stanford University, 1998) Commentator/analyst for NFL Europe telecasts in 2007 after college football telecasts for CN8 in 2006
CRAIG SAGER (Northwestern University, 1973) Sports anchor/commentator and sideline reporter for the NBA on TBS/TNTsince 1987; previously was with the Cable News Network in Atlanta from 1981 to 1987
RANDY McILVOY (Sam Houston State University, 1989) Weekend sports anchor for Fox Sports Net’s Southwest Sports Report before returning to Houston as sports director and lead anchor for NBC-TV affiliate, Channel 2