67 Notable alumni of
University of Dayton

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The University of Dayton is 895th in the world, 329th in North America, and 307th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 67 notable alumni from the University of Dayton sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Jon Gruden

    Jon Gruden
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Studied in 1982-1985
    Occupations
    American football coachsports analystplayer of American football
    Biography

    Jon David Gruden is an American professional football coach who is a consultant for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He held his first head coaching position with the Raiders franchise during their Oakland tenure from 1998 to 2001, where he won two consecutive division titles and made an AFC Championship Game appearance. Gruden was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002, which he led to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII the same season. At age 39, he was the then-youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl. He served as Tampa Bay's head coach through 2008, setting the franchise record for wins, but made only two further playoff runs. After his firing from the Buccaneers, Gruden was featured as an analyst for ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcasts from the 2009 to the 2017 seasons.

  2. Kostas Antetokounmpo

    Kostas Antetokounmpo
    Born in
    Greece Flag Greece
    Years
    1997-.. (age 27)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Studied in 2016
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Konstantinos Ndubuisi "Kostas" Antetokounmpo is a Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.

  3. Obi Toppin

    Obi Toppin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1998-.. (age 26)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Studied in 2018-2020
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Obadiah Richard Toppin Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward, he played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.

  4. Amy Schneider

    Amy Schneider
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    game show contestantmanagement engineermind gamer
    Biography

    Amy Schneider is an American writer and game show contestant. Winning 40 consecutive games on the quiz show Jeopardy! from November 2021 to January 2022 and the November 2022 Tournament of Champions, she holds the second-longest win streak in the program's history, behind only Ken Jennings (74 games), who hosted the show as she competed. She is the most successful woman and most successful transgender contestant ever to compete on the show, in terms of both the length of her streak and her $1.6 million in winnings.

  5. Richard Rohr

    Richard Rohr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    writerreligious writerCatholic priestspiritual teachermotivational speaker
    Biography

    Richard Rohr, is an American Franciscan priest and writer on spirituality based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970, founded the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati in 1971, and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque in 1987. In 2011, PBS called him "one of the most popular spirituality authors and speakers in the world".

  6. Don Novello

    Don Novello
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    film actorwriterdirectortelevision actoractor
    Biography

    Donald Andrew Novello is an American actor, comedian, writer, singer, film director and producer.

  7. Kristina Keneally

    Kristina Keneally
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kristina Marie Kerscher Keneally is an American-born Australian politician who served as the first female Premier of New South Wales from 2009 to 2011 and was later a Labor Senator for New South Wales from February 2018 until April 2022. She resigned from the Senate to contest the House of Representatives seat of Fowler, but was unsuccessful. From 2019 to 2022 she served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs, and Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship.

  8. Mike Turner

    Mike Turner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    In 1992 graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Michael Ray Turner is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 10th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Dayton and consists of part of Clark County and all of Montgomery and Greene Counties.

  9. Nan Whaley

    Nan Whaley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    1994-1998 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in chemistry
    Occupations
    international forum participantpolitician
    Biography

    Nannette L. Whaley is an American politician who served as the 56th mayor of Dayton, Ohio, from 2014 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the mayorship in November 2013, after she served on the city commission for two terms. Whaley presided over the United States Conference of Mayors from 2021 to 2022. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election, losing to incumbent Mike DeWine in a landslide.

  10. Jim Paxson

    Jim Paxson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    James Joseph Paxson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. A 1st round selection (12nd pick overall) of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1979 NBA draft, Paxson played for Portland and the Boston Celtics of the NBA from 1979–1990 and was twice an All-Star. Paxson served as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers for six years and now works as a consultant with the Chicago Bulls where his brother John Paxson is an executive.

  11. Charles J. Pedersen

    Charles J. Pedersen
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1904-1989 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    chemistresearcher
    Biography

    Charles John Pedersen was an American organic chemist best known for discovering crown ethers and describing methods of synthesizing them during his entire 42-year career as a chemist for DuPont at DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware, and at DuPont's Jackson Laboratory in Deepwater, New Jersey. Often associated with Reed McNeil Izatt, Pedersen also shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 with Donald J. Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn. He is the only Nobel Prize laureate born in Korea other than Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung.

  12. Brian Roberts

    Brian Roberts
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Brian Lloyd Roberts is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Dayton. At a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, he plays at the point guard position.

  13. David Joyce

    David Joyce
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    In 1979 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    In 1982 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    David Patrick Joyce is an American politician and attorney currently serving in the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 14th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Joyce was previously the prosecutor of Geauga County, Ohio. He chairs the Republican Governance Group.

  14. Mark Giangreco

    Mark Giangreco
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    sports journalist
    Biography

    Mark Giangreco is the former sports director and lead sports anchor for WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Until 2021, Giangreco had anchored the sports segment on ABC7 during the 5pm and 10pm newscasts. He remains an ESPN Radio contributor.

  15. Dyshawn Pierre

    Dyshawn Pierre
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Dyshawn Pierre is a Canadian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is from Whitby, Ontario and played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.

  16. Chris Johnson

    Chris Johnson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Christapher Johnson is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the University of Dayton. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays at the small forward and the shooting guard positions.

  17. Craig Stammen

    Craig Stammen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Craig Nicholas Stammen is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres.

  18. Erica Chenoweth

    Erica Chenoweth
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    researcherprofessorpolitical scientist
    Biography

    Erica Chenoweth is an American political scientist, professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. They are known for their research work on non-violent civil resistance movements.

  19. Katie Moon

    Katie Moon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    athletics competitor
    Biography

    Kathryn Elizabeth Moon is an American professional athlete, specializing in pole vaulting. She won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2023 World Athletics Championships (shared with the Australian Nina Kennedy), and a silver at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. Moon was also 2019 Pan American Games silver medalist.

  20. Chris Wright

    Chris Wright
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Chris Wright is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Dayton. Previously, Wright played in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks.

  21. Jon A. Husted

    Jon A. Husted
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jon Allen Husted is an American politician serving as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio, since 2019. He was previously the 53rd Ohio Secretary of State. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 6th District of the Ohio Senate (a portion of Montgomery County) from 2009 to 2011 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. From 2005 to 2009, Husted served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and remains the 7th youngest person to ever become Ohio House Speaker. Husted was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He was a candidate in the Republican Party primary for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election but later announced that he would instead run for lieutenant governor of Ohio as Attorney General Mike DeWine's running mate.

  22. Michael B. Coleman

    Michael B. Coleman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Michael B. Coleman is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was the first African-American to serve as the mayor of Ohio's capital city.

  23. Anthony Grant

    Anthony Grant
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Anthony Duvale Grant is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Dayton. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2006 to 2009, and at the University of Alabama from 2009 to 2015. Prior to becoming the VCU head coach, he was an assistant coach at the University of Florida from 1996 to 2006.

  24. Richard Schoen

    Richard Schoen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    university teacheracademicmathematician
    Biography

    Richard Melvin Schoen is an American mathematician known for his work in differential geometry and geometric analysis. He is best known for the resolution of the Yamabe problem in 1984.

  25. Lalas Abubakar

    Lalas Abubakar
    Born in
    Ghana Flag Ghana
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Alhassan "Lalas" Abubakarpronunciation is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.

  26. Peter J. Phipps

    Peter J. Phipps
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    In 1995 graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Peter Joseph Phipps is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

  27. Juwan Staten

    Juwan Staten
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Juwan Marquez Staten is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played for his hometown school, the University of Dayton, through his freshman year at college. Staten later led West Virginia in points, assists, field goal percentage, and steals during the 2013–14 season.

  28. Devin Oliver

    Devin Oliver
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Devin Michael Oliver is an American professional basketball player for Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League. He played college basketball for Dayton.

  29. Chris Rolfe

    Chris Rolfe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Chris Rolfe is an American former professional soccer player. Playing both as a forward and winger, Rolfe primarily played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, in addition to spending time in the Danish Superliga, before joining D.C. United later in his career. He also earned 10 caps for the United States during his career. He has been the director of operations with the University of Notre Dame men's soccer program since July 2019.

  30. Keith Powers

    Keith Powers
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Keith Powers is an American politician, Democrat, and council member for the 4th district of the New York City Council. He succeeded former council member Daniel Garodnick in 2018, and was appointed Majority Leader in 2022. On January 3, 2024, Amanda Farias replaced Keith Powers as Majority Leader of the New York City Council.

  31. Scoochie Smith

    Scoochie Smith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Dayshon "Scoochie" Smith is an American professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Dayton.

  32. Bob Schaffer

    Bob Schaffer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    In 1984 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    politicianentrepreneur
    Biography

    Robert Warren Schaffer is an American businessman and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Colorado in the 105th Congress and the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003). Schaffer was co-chairman of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, and an outspoken leader in promoting American interests and human rights in Eastern Europe.

  33. Mike Sylvester

    Mike Sylvester
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Michael "Mike" Joseph Sylvester is an American and Italian retired basketball player who is currently coach at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Due to the United States boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was the only American to win a medal at those games, using a dual citizenship to play for Italy.

  34. Trenton Meacham

    Trenton Meacham
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Trenton "Trent" Meacham is an American former professional basketball player and current college basketball analyst. He played college basketball at both the University of Dayton and the University of Illinois.

  35. Jeff Jones

    Jeff Jones
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    business executive
    Biography

    Jeffrey J. Jones II is an American business executive. He is president and chief executive officer of H&R Block, and formerly held executive posts with Target Corporation, Uber and Gap Inc.

  36. Robert Lowery

    Robert Lowery
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Robert Lowery Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at 1.88 m (6'2"), he plays the point guard position. After two years at Cecil College and two years at Dayton, Lowery entered the 2010 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

  37. Jalen Crutcher

    Jalen Crutcher
    Years
    1999-.. (age 25)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jalen Crutcher is an American professional basketball player for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.

  38. Jim Katcavage

    Jim Katcavage
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-1995 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    James Richard Katcavage was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played thirteen seasons for the New York Giants.

  39. Joseph Desch

    Joseph Desch
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1907-1987 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    mathematician
    Biography

    Joseph Raymond Desch was an American electrical engineer and inventor. During World War II, he was Research Director of the project to design and manufacture the US Navy version of the bombe, a cryptanalytic machine designed to read communications enciphered by the German Enigma.

  40. The Neutron Man

    The Neutron Man
    Years
    1942-2004 (aged 62)
    Biography

    The Neutron Man, real name Orlas King, was a popular Ohio State Buckeyes fan for over thirty years. Always seated by the marching band, King would burst into his original dances whenever the Ohio State University Marching Band would play the “Neutron Dance”.

  41. Joseph Schember

    Joseph Schember
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Biography

    Joseph Schember is an American banker and politician and serving as the 48th mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania. Schember previously served as a vice president of PNC Bank and as a member of the Erie City Council between 2006 and 2012.

  42. Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea

    Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1905-1983 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    diplomathistorianart collector
    Biography

    Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, MA BE KHS was a Mexican historian and scholar who made significant contributions toward the study of the haciendas of the State of Jalisco (Mexico) in the twentieth century. His enthusiasm for history led him to become a professor of Regional History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in 1965. Later on, in 1973, he earned his MA degree in Latin American Studies at the University of New Mexico.

  43. Richard Boykin

    Richard Boykin
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Richard R. Boykin is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners who represented the 1st district from December 2014 until December 2018.

  44. Chris Harris

    Chris Harris
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1933-2022 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Christopher R. Harris was a British sports broadcaster and professional basketball player. A 6'3" shooting guard, he was the first player from the United Kingdom to compete in the American National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the first undrafted foreign-born player to play in the league's history.

  45. Greg Graham

    Greg Graham
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Don Gregory Graham is an American college basketball coach. He is a former head men's basketball coach at Boise State University.

  46. Hank Finkel

    Hank Finkel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Henry J. Finkel is an American basketball player whose professional career lasted from 1966 to 1975. Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in second round of the 1966 NBA draft he remained with the team through 1966–67, then played with the San Diego Rockets from 1967 to 1969 and spent the remaining years with the Boston Celtics, when, during his next to last season, the Celtics won the 1974 NBA Championship.

  47. James V. Stanton

    James V. Stanton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1932-2022 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    James Vincent Stanton was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1971 to 1977.

  48. Devin Searcy

    Devin Searcy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Devin Searcy is an American professional basketball player who last played for Rasta Vechta of the German ProA.

  49. Cole C. Kingseed

    Cole C. Kingseed
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history
    Occupations
    writerhistorian
    Biography

    Colonel Cole Christian Kingseed, Ph.D. is an Army veteran, military historian, author, consultant, and professor. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller, Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters. Kingseed, a 30-year army veteran, served as a Full Professor of History and Chief of Military History at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

  50. Dennis M. McCarthy

    Dennis M. McCarthy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-2023 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Dennis M. McCarthy was a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General and served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs from June 2009 - April 2011. McCarthy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Dayton and the Capital University Law School.

  51. Charles W. Whalen

    Charles W. Whalen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1920-2011 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    economisthistorianpoliticianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Charles William Whalen Jr was an American politician from Ohio. Whalen was a member of the Republican Party who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio State Senate, and the United States House of Representatives. In his six terms in the U.S. House, Whalen established himself in the liberal wing of the Republican Party and led opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

  52. Bill Uhl

    Bill Uhl
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-2022 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    William George Uhl Sr. was an American basketball player. The 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) center was a consensus second team All-American player at the University of Dayton in 1956.

  53. Garry Roggenburk

    Garry Roggenburk
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    baseball playerbasketball player
    Biography

    Garry Earl Roggenburk is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander was listed as a lanky 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg). Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a high school teammate of Mike Hegan's at Saint Ignatius High School. The two would later be teammates with the 1969 Seattle Pilots.

  54. Emil Karas

    Emil Karas
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-1974 (aged 41)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Emil Karas was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and in the American Football League (AFL) with the Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers. He was on the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team, and an AFL All-Star in 1961, 1962, and 1963. Karas played college football at the University of Dayton and was drafted in the third round of the 1959 NFL Draft. He died of pancreatic cancer on November 25, 1974, a month before his 41st birthday.

  55. Katrin Loo

    Katrin Loo
    Born in
    Estonia Flag Estonia
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Katrin Loo is a retired Estonian footballer who played as a forward for Naiste Meistriliiga club FC Flora and the Estonia women's national team.

  56. Bill Lange

    Bill Lange
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-1995 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    player of American footballbasketball coach
    Biography

    William Henry Lange was an American football offensive guard who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Cardinals. He was selected by the Rams in the 30th round of the 1950 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Dayton and attended St. Rose High School in Lima, Ohio.

  57. Edward G. Breen

    Edward G. Breen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1908-1991 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Edward Grimes Breen was an American politician of the Democratic party.

  58. Thomas C. Seamands

    Thomas C. Seamands
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Biography

    Thomas C. Seamands became the U.S. Army's 48th Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 on 26 May 2017. He is responsible for developing, managing, and executing manpower and personnel plans, programs, and policies for the total Army. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Commanding General of the United States Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

  59. Frank F. Ledford, Jr

    Frank F. Ledford, Jr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-2019 (aged 85)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    military physician
    Biography

    Frank Finley Ledford Jr. was an American orthopedic surgeon who served as the 37th Surgeon General of the United States Army from 1988 to 1992.

  60. Johnny Horan

    Johnny Horan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1932-1980 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    John F. Horan, also nicknamed "The Vertical Hyphen," was an American professional basketball player. Horan was selected in the 1955 NBA draft (first round, sixth overall) by the Fort Wayne Pistons after a collegiate career at Dayton. He played for the Pistons in seven games before being traded to the Minneapolis Lakers in the middle of the 1955–56 season. While with the Lakers, Horan appeared in 12 games.

  61. John W. Sweeterman

    John W. Sweeterman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1907-1998 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    publisher
    Biography

    John William Sweeterman was an American newspaperman who was publisher of The Washington Post from 1961 to 1968, and who helped engineer the Post's 1954 acquisition of the Washington Times-Herald, which improved the Post's struggling financial situation. Born in Celina, Ohio, he attended the University of Dayton and started at the Dayton Journal-Herald as an office boy, eventually becoming the vice president and general manager. He moved to Washington, D.C., in 1950 to work for the Post where he became business manager and then general manager under owner and publisher Phil Graham. Sweeterman became publisher in 1961 until his retirement in 1968, when he persuaded then owner Katharine Graham to take over the role of publisher. He served as vice chairman of the Washington Post Company from 1968 to 1971. He also was a director of the American Security and Trust Company and president of the Community Welfare Council. He received an honorary degree from Saint Joseph's College, Indiana, in 1969.

  62. Gregory L. Wayt

    Gregory L. Wayt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in the University of Dayton
    Graduated with Master of Arts in public administration
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Major General Gregory Lynn Wayt served as Adjutant General of Ohio under Governors Bob Taft and Ted Strickland. MG Wayt retired from the military on December 31, 2010, after 35 years of service. He directed the largest global and domestic operations in over 60 years and successfully accomplished all federal, international, and homeland defense and domestic missions while establishing benchmark programs recognized by the Department of Defense. In addition, he led the transformation of the Ohio National Guard from a Cold War strategic reserve to an operational force trained and equipped to meet joint and expeditionary global operations. He led deployment operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, southern border security operations, Operations Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle, in addition to numerous natural disasters in Ohio. He was responsible for the establishment of the State Partnership Program with Serbia in 2006 and strengthening the existing partnership with Hungary. During his tenure over 100 exchanges occurred with Serbian representatives to include Humanitarian Assistance operations in Serbia and joint deployments with the Hungarian Defence Forces to Afghanistan. His vision developed one of the leading Family Readiness Programs in the nation

  63. Rita Rapp

    Rita Rapp
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-1989 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    physiologist
    Biography

    Rita Rapp was an American physiologist who led the Apollo Food System team. She won a NASA Exceptional Service Medal, the United States Civil Service Commission Federal Woman's Award and University of Dayton Distinguished Alumni Award. A plaque in her honor remains at the Johnson Space Center.

  64. Bucky Bockhorn

    Bucky Bockhorn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-.. (age 91)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Arlen Dale "Bucky" Bockhorn is a retired American basketball player. He was a guard for the National Basketball Association's Cincinnati Royals from 1958 to 1965. He played college basketball at the University of Dayton and is a member of Dayton's Hall of Fame and All-Century team.

  65. Francis Augustine Thill

    Francis Augustine Thill
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1893-1957 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    Catholic bishopCatholic priest
    Biography

    Francis Augustine Thill was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Concordia, later becoming the Diocese of Salina, from 1938 until his death in 1957.

  66. Biff Schlitzer

    Biff Schlitzer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1884-1948 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Victor Joseph "Biff" Schlitzer was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1908 through 1914 for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908–09) and Boston Red Sox (1909) of the American League, and with the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League (1914). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 175 lb (79 kg), Schlitzer batted and threw right-handed. A native of Rochester, New York, he attended University of Dayton.

  67. Allan Day

    Allan Day
    Occupations
    military leader
    Biography

    Allan E. Day is a retired United States Air Force major general who recently served as the director of logistics operations of the Defense Logistics Agency. Previously, he was the director of logistics, civil engineering, force protection, and nuclear integration of the Air Force Materiel Command.