Alumni of Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland, Ohio)
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The most notable alumni of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio include:
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[edit] Arts and Entertainment
- Jack Riley, 1954 - Comedian/Actor - The Bob Newhart Show, Spaceballs, Rugrats, among others[1]
- Brian K. Vaughan, 1994 - award-winning comic book writer of Y: The Last Man, writer of Wonder Woman [2][3][4]
- Billy Matsumoto, 2006 - Champion on ABC show Master of Champions, also appeared on Good Morning America; juggled torches while playing Dance Dance Revolution [5]
[edit] Business
- Murlan J. Murphy, 1935 - Inventor of Murphy's Oil Soap[6]
- Charles Geschke, 1956 - Co-founder of Adobe Systems[6][7][8]
- James E. Rohr, 1962 - CEO of PNC Financial Services [9]
- George Samenuk, 1973 - Former chairman and CEO of McAfee, Inc.[9]
[edit] Law and Order
- David Ferrie, 1936 - Purportedly involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination[citation needed]
- Danny Greene, Expelled around 1950, Mobster and racketeer [10]
- Francis E. Sweeney Sr., 1952 - Retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice [11][12]
- Martin J. Sweeney, 1981 - Current President of Cleveland City Council[6]
[edit] Journalism
- Kenneth L. Woodward, 1966 - Former chief religious editor for Newsweek[8][13]
- Richard F. Hlabse (Dick Russ), 1971 - TV personality and Broadcasters Hall of Fame member. Managing editor, WKYC TV 3 Cleveland, Ohio.[citation needed]
- Jack Corrigan, TV and Radio Annoucer for the Colorado Rockies[14]
- Bill Sammon, 1978 - Senior White House Correspondent for The Washington Examiner[citation needed]
- John Chandler, 1996 - Sports Journalist at News Channel 5[15]
[edit] Religion
- Timothy Broglio, 1970, Archbishop, Vatican Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico[6][8]
[edit] Sports
- Larry Dolan, 1951 - Owner, Cleveland Indians[16]
- Brian Dowling, 1965 - Former Yale and NFL quarterback (inspiration for the character B.D. in the Doonesbury comic strip)[6]
- Mike Hegan, 1960- TV and Radio Announcer, Cleveland Indians, former Major League Baseball player
- Mike Buddie, 1989 - Pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers[12]
- Tim Mack, 1990 - 2004 Olympics Gold Medalist (Pole Vault) [6][17]
- Juan Porter, 1993 - Columbus Destroyers' Offensive lineman [18]
- Eric Gohlstin, 1994 - NFL and Arena League lineman [19][20]
- Scott Mutryn, 1994 - Amsterdam Admirals' quarterback[21]
- Dan O'Leary, 1995 - NFL tight end [22]
- Chris Hovan, 1996 - Defensive Lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers [23]
- Drew Haddad, 1996 - NFL wide receiver[24]
- Matt Kata, 1996 - Second Baseman, Cincinnati Reds [25]
- Chris Gizzi, 1997 - Linebacker, Green Bay Packers [26]
- LeCharles Bentley, 1998 - Offensive Lineman, Cleveland Browns[6][27]
- Dave Ragone, 1998 - Quarter Back, Berlin Thunder [28]
- Jacob Bell, 1999 - Guard/Tackle, Tennessee Titans [29]
- John Baco, 2000 - Pitcher, Fordham Rams [30]
- Jon Gannon, 2001 - Coach with Atlanta Falcons, current youngest coach in the NFL [31][32]
- Anthony Gonzalez 2003 - Split End, Ohio State Buckeyes [33]
- Brian Hoyer, 2004 - Quarter Back, Michigan State Spartans [34]
- Mike Massey, 2004 - Tight End, The University of Michigan [35]
- John Conroy, 2001 - Offensive Guard, The Ohio State University[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Profile on What A Character! website
- ^ [2] Personal Website
- ^ [3] Profile of Brian K. Vaughan
- ^ [4] Brian K. Vaughan's Myspace
- ^ [5] Video of Billy Matsumoto on Youtube
- ^ a b c d e f g Dwyer, Eddie. "Know Your School: St. Ignatius Wildcats." December 14, 2006[6] (accessed December 22, 2006)
- ^ [7] Profile on nndb.com
- ^ a b c [8] Acknowledgement of Distinguished Alumnus Award on St. Ignatius website
- ^ a b [9] Acknowledgement of Awards to Alumni on Ignatius website
- ^ [10] Profile on crimelibrary.com
- ^ [11] Profile on Ohio Supreme Court website
- ^ a b [12] Acknowledgement of Athletic Hall of Fame award from St. Ignatius High School
- ^ [13] Article written for Boston College by Kenneth Woodward
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- ^ [16] Profile on John Carroll University Website
- ^ [17] Personal Website
- ^ [18] Player Profile on Team Site
- ^ [19] Player Profile on arenafan.com
- ^ [20] Player Profile on rampagefootball.com
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- ^ [22] Player Profile on databasefootball.com
- ^ [23] Player Profile on Team Site
- ^ [24] Player Profile on NFL.com
- ^ [25] Player Profile on baseball-reference.com
- ^ [26] Player Profile on databasefootball.com
- ^ [27] Cleveland Browns profile
- ^ [28] Player Profile on NFL.com
- ^ [29] Player Profile on Tennessee Titans website
- ^ [30] Acknowledgement of Player's Record on School Site
- ^ [31] Ignatius Athletics Page, viewed 2/11/2007
- ^ [32] News of hiring of coaches by the Atlanta Falcons on CBS Sportsline.com
- ^ [33] Player Profile at Ohio State Athletics site
- ^ [34] Player Profile on School Site
- ^ [35] Player Profile on Yahoo! Sports
