List of La Salle University people

This List of La Salle University people includes alumni, faculty, presidents, and other individuals associated with La Salle University.

Alumni

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

Government, law, and public policy

• Francis L. Bodine - former member of the New Jersey General Assembly
• Kevin J. Boyle - member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011
• William Joseph Burns - United States Ambassador to Jordan; United States Deputy Secretary of State, 2011-2014; head of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Tina Davis - member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Madeleine Dean - Pennsylvania State Representative
• Joseph DeFelice - former chair of the Philadelphia GOP and current Trump appointee
• Michael Driscoll - businessman, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2015
• Dwight Evans, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
• Edward Fenlon - former member of the Michigan House of Representatives and jurist
• Brian Fitzpatrick - U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
• Tom Gola - NBA Naismith Hall of Fame basketball player; Philadelphia City Controller 1970-71
• William F. Harrity - National Chairman of the Democratic Party (1892–1896)
• Tom Houghton - Former Pennsylvania State Representative
• William F. Keller - Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Jim Kenney - Mayor of Philadelphia since 2016
• Sarah Wescott-Williams - 1st Prime Minister of Country Sint Maarten (2010-2014)
• Joanna E. McClinton - Pennsylvania State Representative since 2015
• Dennis M. O'Brien - Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; Philadelphia City Councilman
• Michael H. O'Brien - Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Michael J. Stack III - Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania alongside Tom Wolf
• Mark Squilla - City Council of Philadelphia
• Chris Wogan - former Pennsylvania representative and judge

Business

• Tom Curley - co-creator, former President of USA Today
• Larry Miller - President of the Jordan Brand

Education

• Stephen Andriole - Thomas G. Labrecque Chair of Business Technology at Villanova University
• 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
• Paula Krebs - Executive Director of the Modern Language Association (MLA), 2017-present
• Michael McGinniss - President of Christian Brothers University, 1994-1999, and La Salle University, 1999-2014

Literature

• Michael F. Flynn - science fiction author
• Charles Fuller - playwright, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
• Jack McDevitt - science fiction author
• Matthew Quick - author

Fine arts

• John McShain - builder of The Pentagon, Jefferson Memorial, and Kennedy Center

Entertainment

Peter Boyle

• Peter Boyle - Emmy award winning actor
• Ralph Garman - actor, voice actor
• Jessica Barth - actress

Journalism and media

• Adam Bagni - sportscaster
• Tom Curley - founder of USA Today, former CEO of AP
• AJ Daulerio - editor-in-chief of Gawker, Deadspin
• Brady Hicks - wrestling journalist
• Tim Legler - NBA, ESPN analyst
• Meredith Marakovits - YES Network reporter
• Bill Raftery - ESPN and CBS Sports college basketball analyst
• Gary Smith - sportswriter

Miscellaneous

• Michael William Brescia - convicted bank robber, part of the Midwest Bank Robbers group

Athletics

American football

• Mike Mandarino - NFL
• George Somers - NFL

Soccer

• Cesidio Colasante - MLS draft pick
• John McCarthy - goalkeeper for the Philadelphia Union
• Courtney Niemiec - defender for the Portland Thorns FC
• Ryan Richter - defender for Ottawa Fury FC

Basketball

• Michael Brooks - NBA, Europe; professional career lasted 1980-2008
• Joe Bryant - NBA, father of Kobe Bryant and former head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA
• Rasual Butler - small forward in the NBA for the Washington Wizards; was drafted by the Miami Heat in 2002.
• Larry Cannon - ABA
• Larry Foust - 8× NBA All-Star (1951–1956, 1958–1959)
• Ramon Galloway
• Tom Gola - enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976; NBA champion (1956); 5× NBA All-Star (1960–1964); No. 15 retired by La Salle

Tom Gola's number 15 is retired by La Salle University. The Tom Gola Arena is named after him.

• Tim Legler - NBA, analyst for ESPN's NBA coverage
• Ralph Lewis - NBA
• Joe Mihalich - head coach of Hofstra University men's basketball
• Larry Miller - former President of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA; President of the Jordan Brand
• Jeff Neubauer - head coach of Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball
• Doug Overton - NBA, played in 11 NBA seasons for 8 different teams; head coach for the Springfield Armor
• Jim Phelan - basketball player and coach
• Bill Raftery - ESPN and CBS Sports college basketball analyst
• Lionel Simmons - NBA, 3rd leading scorer in NCAA history; drafted 7th overall by the Sacramento Kings in 1990
• Steven Smith - NBA, Serie A
• Fatty Taylor - ABA, NBA
• Randy Woods - NBA
• Christian Standhardinger - BBL
• Cheryl Reeve - WNBA - head coach of Minnesota Lynx. She is by percentage the winningest coach in WNBA history and has won the most postseason games of any coach in WNBA history.

Olympians

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

• Diane Bracalente - field hockey, Seoul 1988
• Michael Brooks, captain of the boycotted 1980 basketball team
• Al Cantello - track and field, Rome 1960
• Stan Cwiklinski - 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, 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 - considered America's first major Holocaust denier
• Mary Ellen Balchunis - professor in the Political Science department and Democratic nominee for Congress in 2014, 2016
• John Lukacs - historian specializing in populism

Men's basketball head coaches

University Presidents

References