List of Phi Delta Theta members
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This is a list of prominent alumni of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Names are listed followed by the school attended and the graduation year.
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[edit] Academia
- Liberty Hyde Bailey, Michigan State University, 1882 - Horticulturist, botanist, father of modern horticulture
- Thomas Francis, Jr., Allegheny College, 1921 - Physician, virologist, and epidemiologist, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
- Steve Hanke, Univ. of Colorado, 1964 - Economist
- Joel Henry Hildebrand, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1903 - Pioneer chemist
- Vernon Lyman Kellogg, University of Kansas, 1889 - Prominent entomologist
- Robert Khayat, Univ. of Mississippi, 1960 - Chancellor of the University of Mississippi, 1995 - present
- Charles Boynton Knapp, Iowa State, 1967 - President, University of Georgia, 1987-97
- John D. Millett, DePauw University - President of Miami University
- Guy Potter Benton, Ohio Wesleyan, 1886 - President of Miami University, 1902-1911; President of University of the Philippines, 1921-1925
- Don K. Price, Vanderbilt University, 1931 - Political scientist
- John J. Tigert, Vanderbilt University, 1902 - President of the University of Florida, 1928-47
- T. K. Wetherell, Florida State, 1968 - President of Florida State University, 2003 - present
[edit] Air and Space
- Neil Armstrong, Purdue University, 1955 - Commander of Apollo 11 and first man to walk on the moon
- William F. Durand, Michigan State, 1880 - First civilian chair of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the forerunner of NASA
- Jon McBride, West Virginia, 1964 - NASA Astronaut, Space Shuttle Columbia
- F. Story Musgrave, Syracuse University, 1958 - NASA Astronaut, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle Columbia
- Thomas Jefferson Jackson See, Univ., of Missouri, 1889 - Astronomer for the United States Navy
- Joel Stebbins, Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1899 - Astronomer
[edit] Art and architecture
- Francis Chapin, Washington & Jefferson College, 1921 - Painter
- Hank Ketcham, Univ., of Washington, 1941 - Cartoonist, Creator of Dennis the Menace (U.S.)
- Frank Lloyd Wright, University of Wisconsin, 1888 - Architect
[edit] Business
- Robert Allen, Wabash College, 1957 - Chairman, AT&T 1988-97
- William Allen, Oklahoma State Univ., 1958 - Former CEO, Phillips Petroleum
- John Y. Brown, Jr., University of Kentucky, 1956 - Co-Founder, Kentucky Fried Chicken and former Kentucky Governor
- Powell Crosley, University of Cincinnati, 1909 - Inventor, Owner of Cincinnati Reds
- Tim Collins, Depauw University, 1978 - Founder, Senior Managing Director, and CEO of Ripplewood Holdings LLC
- William H. Danforth, Washington University - St Louis, 1892 - Founder, Ralston Purina Mills Pet Food Company
- Robert Diamond,Colby College -President of Barclays PLC
- Charles W. "Chuck" Durham, Iowa State University, 1939 - Former owner, CEO and Chairman emeritus of HDR, Inc
- William F. Harrah, UCLA, 1934 - Founder, Harrah's Hotel and Casinos
- Mark Hurd, Baylor Univ., 1979 - CEO, Hewlett-Packard
- F. Ross Johnson, University of Manitoba, 1952 - Former CEO, RJR Nabisco
- James McLamore, Cornell University, 1942 - Founder, Burger King
- John Willard Marriott, University of Utah, 1925 - Founder, Marriott Corporation
- Hermon Scott, M.I.T. 1930 - Founder of H.H. Scott, Inc.
- Roger Smith, Univ. of Michigan, 1946 - Chairman, General Motors
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Film and Television
- Harry Ackerman, Dartmouth College, 1935 - Emmy award winner, Producer, Gidget, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, The Monkees, and The Partridge Family.
- Joseph Ashton - Actor, Film and voice actor
- Bill Bixby, Univ. of Berkeley, 1956 - Actor, Director, Writer, The Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian
- Dirk Benedict, Whitman College, 1967 - Actor, The A-Team
- Ted Bessell, University of Colorado, 1957 - Actor, Daytime Emmy Award Winner
- Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Rollins College, 1995 - Bachelor in The Bachelor: Rome
- Kurt Caceres, Sacramento State University, 1998, - Actor, The Shield, Prison Break
- Trey Callaway, University of Southern California, 1989, - Writer, "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" Producer, CSI:NY
- Brett Claywell, North Carolina State 2000, Actor, One Tree Hill
- Dabney Coleman, Univ. of Texas, 1953 - Actor, Tootsie, Stuart Little
- Mike Connors, UCLA, 1950 - Actor, Golden Globe Winner, Emmy Award Winner for Mannix
- Tim Conway, Bowling Green Univ., 1956 - Actor, McHale's Navy, The Carol Burnett Show
- Mark DeCarlo, Drake University, 1984 - Actor, Host on the Travel Channel
- Colby Donaldson, Texas Tech, 1996 - Actor, Runner up on Survivor: The Australian Outback
- George Eads, Texas Tech, 1990 - Actor, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Roger Ebert, University of Illinois, 1964 - Film Critic, Author
- Donald Gibb, Univ., of New Mexico, 1976 - Actor, Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds
- Dean Hargrove, Wichita State University, 1960 - Producer, Emmy Award Winner for Perry Mason, Matlock
- Van Heflin, Univ., of Oklahoma, 1932 - Academy Award Winning Actor
- Jeffrey Hunter, Northwestern Univ., 1950 - Actor King of Kings
- Richard Kelly, University of Southern California, 1997 - Writer, Producer, Donnie Darko
- Francis D. Lyon, UCLA, 1928 - Academy Award Winning Editor
- Michael McDonald, Univ., of Southern Cal., 1987 - Actor, MADtv
- Jamie Murray, Cornell, 2001 - Actor, MTV's The Real World
- Michael Murphy, Univ. of Arizona, 1960 - Actor
- Brock Pemberton, University of Kansas, 1908 - Founder of the Tony Awards
- James Pierce, Indiana Univ., 1920 - Actor, Tarzan
- Burt Reynolds, Florida State, 1958 - Actor, Golden Globe winner, star of Smokey and the Bandit
- Zachary Scott, Univ. of Texas, 1935 - Actor
- Ted Shackelford, Westminster College, 1968 - Actor, Knots Landing
- Sonny Shroyer, Univ., of Georgia, 1958 - Actor, Dukes of Hazzard
- Donald Simpson, University of Oregon, 1966 - Producer, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Days of Thunder, Bad Boys, The Rock
- Hugh Wilson, University of Florida, 1965 - Emmy Award winner, producer WKRP in Cincinnati
- Robert Wise, Franklin College, 1936 - Academy Award Winning Director/Producer West Side Story, Sound of Music
[edit] Music
- Chris Cagle, Northwest Missouri State University, 2005 - Musician, Country Music
- Frank Crumit, Ohio University, 1912 - Singer and songwriter
- Wayland Holyfield, University of Arkansas, 1964 - Award winning songwriter
- Bob James, University of Michigan, 1961 - jazz musician, Grammy Award Recipient
- Werner Janssen, Dartmouth College, 1921 - Conducter and composer
- Erich Kunzel, Dartmouth College, 1957 - Symphony conductor, Grammy Award recipient
- Phil Walden, Mercer University, 1962 - Founder of Capricorn Records
[edit] Radio
- Ken Niles, Univ., of Montana, 1928 - Radio actor
- Wendell Niles, Univ., of Montana, 1927 - Broadcaster during the Golden Age of radio
[edit] Government
[edit] Canada
- James K. Bartleman, Univ. of Western Ontario, 1963 - 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- William Moore Benidickson, University of Manitoba, 1932 - Senator, 1965-85
- Leslie Blackwell, University of Toronto, 1923 - Attornery General, Ontario
- Louis Orville Breithaupt, University of Toronto, 1913 - 18th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Donald Cameron, Univ. of Alberta, 1939 - Senator from Alberta
- Henry Hague Davis, Univ. of Toronto, 1907 - Justice Supreme Court of Canada 1935-44
- Henry Emmerson, McGill University, 1906 - Premier of New Brunswick 1897-1900
- Trevor Eyton, University of Toronto, 1956 - Senator
- Garde Gardom, British Columbia, 1946 - Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia 1995-2001
- Victor Oland, Dalhousie Univ., 1933 - Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia 1968-73
- Gerald Regan, Dalhousie Univ., 1952 - Premier of Nova Scotia 1970-1978
[edit] Executive and Judicial Branch
- James Baker, University of Texas, 1957 - Secretary of State - Bush Administration, Founder of James Baker Institute
- Barber Conable, Cornell, 1943 - President, World Bank, Congressman from New York 1965-85
- John W. Foster, Indiana University, 1855 - 32nd Secretary of State
- Benjamin Harrison, Miami University (Ohio), 1852 - 23rd President of the United States
- David F. Houston, University of South Carolina, 1887 - 5th Secretraty of Agriculture, 48th Secretary of the Treasury
- Harold Ickes, University of Chicago, 1897 - Secretary of the Interior 1933-46
- James C. McReynolds, Vanderbilt University, 1883 - Supreme Court Justice
- Sherman Minton, Indiana University, 1915 - Supreme Court Justice
- Robert P. Patterson, Union College, 1912- Former Secretary of War
- Wilton Persons, Auburn University, 1916 - White House Chief of Staff, Eisenhower Administration
- Adlai E. Stevenson, Centre College, 1860 - 23rd Vice President of the United States
- Tom Schieffer, Univ. of Texas, 1970 - United States Ambassador to Japan
- Frederick Moore Vinson, Centre College, 1909 - Chief Justice Supreme Court and first man to serve in all three branches of Federal Government
[edit] Governors
- Forrest H. Anderson, Univ. of Montana, 1937 - Governor of Montana, 1969-73
- Joseph C. Blackburn, Centre College, 1857 - Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1907-1909. US Senator from Illinois
- Roger D. Branigin, Franklin College, 1923 - Governor of Indiana, 1965-69
- John Y. Brown, Jr., Univ. of Kentucky, 1956 - Governor of Kentucky, 1979-83
- George Busbee, University of Georgia, 1950 - Governor of Georgia, 1975-83
- William Prentice Cooper, Vanderbilt University, 1917 - Governor of Tennessee, 1939-45
- Jon Corzine, Univ. of Illinois, 1969 - Governor of New Jersey 2006-Present
- William Haselden Ellerbe, Wofford College, 1883 - Governor of South Carolina, 1877-1899
- Samuel H. Elrod, DePauw University, 1882 - Governor of South Dakota, 1905-07
- Joseph B. Ely, Williams College, 1902 - Governor of Massachusetts, 1931-35
- Norman A. Erbe, Univ. of Iowa, 1947 - Governor of Iowa, 1960-63
- Booth Gardner, University of Washington, 1958 - Governor of Washington, 1985-93
- Chester Harding, Univ. of Alabama, 1884 - Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1917-21
- Thomas W. Hardwick, Mercer University, 1892 - Governor of Georgia, US Senator, Congressman
- Warren E. Hearnes, Univ. of Missouri, 1943 - Governor of Missouri, 1965-73
- James Holshouser, Davidson College, 1956 - Governor of North Carolina, 1973-77
- Herman G. Kump, University of Virginia, 1905 - Governor of West Virginia, 1932-36
- Hill McAlister, Vanderbilt University, 1897 - Governor of Tennessee, 1933-37
- Tom McCall, University of Oregon, 1936 - Governor of Oregon, 1966-75
- Douglas McKay, Oregon State Univ., 1941 -Governor of Oregon , 1949-52
- Arthur C. Mellette, Indiana University, 1864 - Governor of South Dakota, 1889-93
- John T. Morrison, Lafayette College, 1880 - Governor of Idaho, 1903-05
- Ragnvald A. Nestos, University of North Dakota, 1904 - Governor of North Dakota, 1921-25
- Malcolm R. Patterson, Vanderbilt University, 1882 - Governor of Tennessee, 1907-11
- Alexander Ramsey, Lafayette College, 1836 (Honorary) - Governor of Minnesota, US Senator, Congressman, Secretary of War
- Jim Risch, Univ. of Idaho, 1965 - Governor of Idaho, 2005-06
- Hulett C. Smith, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1938 - Governor of West Virginia, 1965-69
- Mark White, Baylor University, 1962 - Governor of Texas, 1983-87
- William Winter, Univ. of Mississippi, 1944 - Governor of Mississippi, 1980-84
- Ernest Vandiver, Univ. of Georgia, 1940 - Governor of Georgia, 1959-63
- C. C. Young, UC Berkeley, 1892 - Governor of California, 1927-31
[edit] US Congressmen
- Neil Abercrombie - Representative from Hawaii
- John Alexander Anderson, Miami University(Ohio), 1853 - Representative from Kansas, 1879-1886
- William B. Bankhead, University of Alabama, 1893 - Former Speaker of the House, 1934-40
- Douglas Barnard, Mercer University, 1943 - Representative from Georgia, 1977-92
- Chris Bell, Univ. of Texas, 1988 - Representative from Texas, 2002-2003
- Richard Walker Bolling, University of South, 1937 - Representative from Missouri, 1949-82
- Charles G. Bond, Ohio State University, 1899 - Representative from New York, 1921-22
- Edward J. Bonin, Dickinson College, 1933 - Representative from Pennsylvania , 1953-54
- William G. Brantley, University of Georgia, 1881 - Representative from Georgia, 1897-1912
- Jim Broyhill, University of North Carolina, 1950 - Representative from North Carolina, 1963-84
- Howard Callaway, Georgia Tech, 1948 - Representative from Georgia, 1965-66
- Frank Ertel Carlyle, University of North Carolina, 1920 - Representative from North Carolina, 1949-56
- James M. Collins, Southern Methodist University, 1937 - Representative from Texas, 1967-82
- Robert J. Corbett, Allegheny College, 1927 - Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-72
- Jim Courter, Colgate University, 1963 - Representative from New Jersey, 1979-90
- Edwin R. Durno, University of Oregon, 1921 - Representative from Oregon, 1961-62
- Charles K. Fletcher, Stanford University, 1924 - Representative from California, 1947-48
- Wyche Fowler, Davidson College, 1962 - Representative from Georgia, 1977-86
- James G. Fulton, Penn State, 1924 - Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945-72
- Burton L. French, University of Idaho, 1901 - Representative from Idaho, 1903-32
- Charles Goodell, Williams College, 1949 - Representative from New York, 1959-70
- Andrew H. Hamilton, Wabash College, 1855 - Representative from Indiana, 1875-1878
- Rufus Hardy, University of Georgia, 1875 - Representative from Texas, 1907-22
- Joel Hefley, Oklahoma State, 1959 - Representative from Colorado, 1987-2007
- William M. Howard, University of Georgia, 1877 - Representative from Georgia, 1897-1910
- John Jarman, Westminster College, 1936 - Representative from Oklahoma, 1951-76
- Royal C. Johnson, University of South Dakota, 1906 - Representative from South Dakota, 1915-32
- John L. Kennedy, Knox College, 1883 - Representative from Nebraska, 1905-06
- Charles M. La Follette, Wabash College, 1920 - Representative from Indiana, 1943-46
- William Lemke, University of North Dakota, 1903 - Representative from North Dakota, 1933-50
- Pete McCloskey, Stanford University, 1951 - Rep. from California. Author of the Endangered Species Act
- Robert C. McEwen, Univ. of Vermont, 1942 - Representative from New York, 1965-80
- Charles F. McLaughlin, University of Nebraska, 1908 - Representative from Nebraska, 1935-42
- Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Gettysburg College, 1908 - Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947-48
- William B. Oliver, University of Alabama, 1887- Representative from Alabama, 1915-36
- Jim Ramstad, University of Minnesota - Representative from Minnesota, 1991-Present
- Paul G. Rogers, University of Florida, 1942 - Representative from Florida, 1955-78
- Max Sandlin, Baylor, 1975 - Representative from Texas, 1997-2004
- Jouette Shouse, University of Missouri, 1899 - Representative from Illinois, 1915-18
- James M. Slattery, Washburn College, 1970 - Representative from Illinois, 1983-94
- Willis Sweet, University of Nebraska, 1879 - Representative from Idaho, 1889-94
- Clark W. Thompson, University of Oregon, 1918 - Representative from Texas, 1933-66
- Edwin Keith Thomson, University of Wyoming, 1939 - Representative from Wyoming, 1955-60
- Samuel Tribble, University of Georgia, 1891 - Representative from Georgia, 1911-1916
- Francis E. Walter, Lafayette College, 1916 - Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933-64
[edit] US Senators
- Brockman Adams, University of Washington, 1948 - Former Senator from Washington, Sect. of Treasury, US Congressman
- Harry P. Cain, University of the South, 1929 - Senator from Washington, 1946-52
- Thomas Connally, University of Texas, 1898 - Senator from Texas, 1929-52
- Harry Darby, University of Illinois, 1917 - Senator from Kansas, 1949-50
- Dennis DeConcini, University of Arizona, 1959 - Senator from Arizona, 1977-1994
- Duncan U. Fletcher, Vanderbilt University, 1880 - Senator from Florida, 1909-36
- Wyche Fowler, Davidson College, 1962 - Senator from Georgia, 1987-92
- J. Bennett Johnston, Washington & Lee College, 1954 - Senator from Louisana, 1972-97
- Eugene D. Millikin, University of Colorado, 1913 - Senator from Colorado, 1941-56
- Sam Nunn, Georgia Tech 1960 - Former Senator from Georgia, Founder of The Nuclear Threat Initiative
- Arthur Raymond Robinson, University of Chicago, 1913 - Senator from Indiana, 1925-34
- Elbert Thomas, University of Utah, 1906 - Senator from Utah, 1933-50
- John Elmer Thomas, DePauw University, 1900 - Senator from Oklahoma, 1927-50
- Thomas R. Underwood, University of Kentucky, 1919 - Former Senator and Congressman from Indiana
- Xenophon P. Wilfley, Washington University, 1899 - Senator from Missouri, 1917-18
- Raymond E. Willis, Wabash College, 1896 - Senator from Indiana, 1941-56
[edit] Other
- Jean Baptiste Adoue, University of Texas, 1906 - Former Mayor of Dallas, Texas
- Adam Hasner, University of Maryland, 1991 - House Majority Leader, Florida House of Representatives, 2002-present
- Richard Vinroot, University of North Carolina, 1963 - Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, 1991-95
- Kevin White, Williams College, 1952 - Longest serving mayor in Boston history
[edit] Literature
- Ray Stannard Baker, Michigan State University, 1889 - Biographer, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Louis Bromfield, Columbia University, 1920 - Pulitzer Prize winner for Early Autumn
- Po Bronson, Stanford, 1986 - Writer
- Eugene Field, Knox College, 1872 - Poet, Author of Children's Books
- Don Herold, Indiana University, 1912 - Humorist
- Walter Havighurst, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1923 - Writer and professor
- James Michener, Swarthmore College, 1929 - Pulitizer Prize Winner, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
- Dan Moldea, The University of Akron, 1973 - Author, writer of organized crime and American politics books; http://www.moldea.com
- Reynolds Price, Duke University, 1955 - Writer, essayist
- William Tate, Vanderbilt University, 1922 - Poet, social commentator
- Edward K. Thompson, Univ. of North Dakota, 1927 - Managing Editor of Life popular weekly pictorial magazine
- William Allen White, University of Kansas, 1890 - Editor, writer, Pulitzer Prize winner
[edit] Media
- Earle C. Anthony, U.C. Berkeley, 1903 - Pioneer broadcaster. Founder of KFI
- Gary Bender, Wichita State, 1962 - Sports Anchor
- Elmer Davis, Franklin College, 1910 - Director of the War Information Dept. WWII. Peabody Award recipient
- Harry Kalas, University of Iowa, 1959 - Sportscaster
- Robert Kintner, Univ., of Washington, 1944 - President ABC 1950-56
- Byron Price, Wabash College, 1912 - Director of Censorship, WWII. Pulitzer Prize recipient
- Bob Prince, University of Pittsburg, 1938 - Sportscaster
- Bob Schieffer, Texas Christian Univ., 1959 - CBS News Anchor
- Frank Stanton, BA, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1937 - Former President CBS
- Trey Wingo, Baylor, 1985 - ESPN Anchor
[edit] Military
[edit] Medal of Honor - Victoria Cross recipients
- John Henry Balch, Northwestern University, 1920 - Medal of Honor Recipient World War I
- John C. Black, Wabash, 1862 - Medal of Honor Recipient Civil War
- William P. Black, Wabash, 1864 - Medal of Honor Recipient Civil War
- Henry V. Boynton, Kentucky Military Institute, 1858 - Medal of Honor Recipient Civil War
- Robert W. Cary, University of Missouri, 1912 - Medal of Honor Recipient, Peace Time. Distinguished Service Cross World War I
- Frederick Funston, University of Kansas, 1890 - Medal of Honor Recipient Philippine-American War
- Robert Hampton Gray, University of British Columbia, 1940 - Victoria Cross Recipient World War II
- Alexander R. Skinker, Washington University, 1905 - Medal of Honor Recipient World War I
- Leon Vance, University of Oklahoma, 1937 - Medal of Honor Recipient World War II
[edit] Prominent military personnel
- Jacob Ammen, Indiana University, 1830 (Honorary) - General, Union Army, Civil War
- William Montague Browne, Univ. of Georgia, 1843 (Honorary) - General, Secretary of State, Confederate States of America
- John K. Davis, University of New Mexico, 1951 - Assistant Commandant, Marine Corps 1983-86
- Louis R. de Steiguer, Ohio University, 1887 - Admiral, Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet, U.S. Fleet, 1927-1928
- Robert L. Ghormley, University of Idaho, 1903 - Commander of all forces during the Guadalcanal campaign in WWII
- Leonard D. Heaton, Denison College, 1923 - US Major General Surgeon General
- Charles Horner, University of Iowa, 1958 - Commander NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command, Commander of Allied Air Force for Desert Storm
- Edgar Jadwin, Lafayette College, 1888 - General, Chief of Engineers 1926–1929
- David E. Jeremiah, University of Oregon, 1955 - Admiral, Acting Chairman Joint Chief of Staffs, October 1993
- Eli Long, Indiana University, 1855 (Honorary) - General, Union Army, Civil War
- Edward P. King, University of Georgia, 1903 - Commanding Officer, Bataan World War II
- John S. McCain, Sr., University of Mississippi, 1905 - Commander of all land-based naval aircraft in the South Pacific, World War II
- Scott O'Grady, University of Washington, 1988 - USAF Captain shot down over Bosnia, rescued 6 days later
- Edwin D. Patrick, University of Indiana, 1916 - Commander of the 6th Infantry Div. in WWII
- Bernard W. Rogers, Kansas State University, 1943 - Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO
- Robert Taplett, University of South Dakota, 1940 - Navy Cross Recipient, Korean War
[edit] Religion
- Kirkman George Finlay, Univ. of The South, 1900 - First Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
- Clare Purcell, Emory, 1910 - Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
- Ralph W. Sockman, Ohio Wesleyan, 1911 - Evangelist, writer
- David Swing, Miami University, 1852 - Founder, Central Church of Chicago
[edit] Sports
- 'Mike Adamle, Northwestern University, 1971 - Former NFL player
- Terry Baker, Oregon State, 1963 - Heisman Trophy winner
- Jim Bowden, Rollins College, 1983 - Baseball General Manager. Cincinnati Reds. Washington Nationals
- Dave Burba, Ohio State University, 1988 - Baseball Player
- Ron Cey, Washington State University, 1970 - Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman
- Gunther Cunningham, University of Oregon, 1968 - Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator (former Head Coach)
- Alvin Dark, Louisiana State, 1945 - Baseball Player, Rookie of the Year, 1948
- Dwight F. Davis, Washington University - St. Louis, 1899 - Tennis player, namesake of the Davis Cup
- Morgan Ensberg, Univ. of Southern Cal., 1998 - Baseball player
- Weeb Ewbank, Miami University (Ohio), 1928 - NFL Coach. Football Hall of Fame
- Scott Fortune, Stanford, 1988 - Olympic Gold Medalist, Volleyball
- Ralph Friedgen, Univ. of Maryland, 1970 - Head Coach, University of Maryland, College Park football
- Lauren Gale, University of Oregon, 1939 - Basketball Hall of Fame
- Lou Gehrig, Columbia University, 1925 - New York Yankees, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Jack Gelineau, McGill University, 1949 - NHL Calder Trophy Winner.
- Jack Ham, Penn State, 1971 - NFL Hall of Fame linebacker
- Tom Harmon, Univ. of Michigan, 1941 - Heisman Trophy winner
- Cody Hodges, Texas Tech, AF2 QB Fort Wayne Fusion
- Terry Hoeppner, Franklin College, 1969 - College Football coach
- Hughie Jennings, Cornell University, 1904 - Detroit Tigers, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Wilbur Johns, UCLA, 1925 - UCLA Basketball Coach. UCLA Athletic Director
- William Johnson, University of Kansas, 1933 - Basketball Hall of Fame
- Don Meredith, Southern Methodist, 1960 - Former All Pro NFL player, Dallas Cowboys
- Dick Nolan, University of Maryland, 1955 - Former coach of the San Francisco 49ers
- Jim Otto, University of Miami, 1960 - NFL Hall of Fame center
- William Porter Payne, Univ. of Georgia, 1969 - President of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club
- Grantland Rice, Vanderbilt University, 1901 - Legendary sportswriter
- Detlef Schrempf, Univ. of Washington, 1986 - NBA All-Star
- Ted Schroeder, Stanford 1942. Tennis Player. Wimbledon Champion. US Open Champion.
- Steve Tasker, Northwestern University, 1985 - All Pro NFL player
- Mike Timlin, Southwestern University, 1988 - Baseball Player
- Zach Thomas, Texas Tech University, Miami Dolphins
- Bill Toomey, Univ. of Colorado, 1961 - 1968 Gold Medalist, Decathlon
- Doak Walker, Southern Methodist, 1950 - NFL Hall of Fame halfback, Heisman Trophy Winner
- Wes Welker, Texas Tech, NFL WR New England Patriots
- Gary Williams, Maryland, 1968 - Head Coach, University of Maryland, College Park basketball
[edit] References
- Prominent Alumni of Phi Delta Theta
- Collett, Ritter (1998). In the Bond: Phi Delta Theta at 150. Landfall Press
- Havighurst, Walter E. (1975). From Six at First: A History of Phi Delta Theta 1848-1973. George Banta Company, Inc.