Famous Fiji's
Sports
THOMAS J. BROOKSHIER - Sports Announcer, Former Professional Football Player
(Colorado '53)
DEAN E. SMITH - Former University of North Carolina Basketball Coach
(Kansas '53)
ROBERT B. MATHIAS - Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Former Congressman
(Stanford '53)
ROGER S. PENSKE - Former Race Car Driver, Owner, Auto Racing Team
(Lehigh '59)
PETER O'MALLEY - Former Owner, Los Angeles Dodgers
(Pennsylvania '60)
SKIP CARAY - Announcer, Atlanta Braves
(Missouri '61)
THOMAS R. MATTE - Former Professional Football Player
(Ohio State '61)
JACK W. NICKLAUS - Professional Golfer
(Ohio State '61)
BILLY D. SNYDER - Head Football Coach, Kansas State University
(William Jewell '62)
CHARLES G. ARMSTRONG - President & Chief Operating Officer, Seattle Mariners
(Purdue ‘64)
SALVATORE L. "SAL" BANDO - General Manager, Milwaukee Brewers
(Arizona State '66)
HALE S. IRWIN - Professional Golfer
(Colorado '67)
ROGER R. WEHRLI - Former Professional Football Player
(Missouri '68)
THOMAS D. "TIM" FOLEY - Sportscaster, Former Professional Football Player
(Purdue '70)
JOHN R. CAPPELLETTI - 1973 Heisman Trophy Winner, Former Professional Football Player
(Pennsylvania State '74)
ROBERT W. "BOBBY" RAHAL - Race Car Driver
(Denison '75)
JEROME K. "JERRY" PATE - Professional Golfer, CBS Golf Commentator
(Alabama '75)
JAMES C. CEFALO - Sportscaster, Former Professional Football Player
(Pennsylvania State '78)
W. PAYNE STEWART - Professional Golfer
(Southern Methodist '79)
MATTHEW J. SUHEY - Former Professional Football Player
(Pennsylvania State '80)
ADAM J. LINGNER - Former Professional Football Player
(Illinois '83)
DOUGLAS A. DAWSON - Former Professional Football Player
(Texas '84)
CHRIS CHANDLER - Professional Football Player, Atlanta Falcons
(Washington '88)
EDWARD D. CUNNINGHAM - Professional Football Player, Seattle Seahawks
(Washington '91)
E. MATT ELLIOTT - Professional Football Player, Carolina Panthers
(Michigan '92)
ERIC BJORNSON - Professional Football Player, Dallas Cowboys
(Washington '94)
Entertainment
JOHN W. "JOHNNY" CARSON - Former Host, NBC "Tonight Show"
(Nebraska '49)
RICHARD D. ZANUCK - Motion Picture Director and Producer
(Stanford '56)
WILLIAM E. GEIST - CBS News Correspondent
(Illinois '67)
SCOTT S. BAKULA - Actor, "Quantum Leap," "Murphy Brown"
(Kansas '77)
JOHN RITTER - Actor, "Hearts Afire," "Three's Company"
(Southern California '70)
DERMOT MULRONEY - Motion Picture Actor
(Northwestern '85)
RADNEY FOSTER - Singer/Songwriter
(Sewanee '82)
MATTHEW C. FOX - Actor, "Party of Five"
(Columbia '89)
ROONE P. ARLEDGE - President, ABC News and Sports
(Columbia '52)
JACK M. PERKINS - News Correspondent, TV Show Host
(Case Western Reserve '55)
Politics
CALVIN COOLIDGE, - 30th President of the United States
(Amherst 1895)
VICTOR G. ATIYEH - Former Governor of Oregon
(Oregon '45)
WILLIAM J. CROWE, JR. - Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
(Oklahoma '46)
FRANK L. O'BANNON - Governor of Indiana
(Indiana '52)
LOWELL P. WEICKER JR. - Former Governor of Connecticut, Former U. S. Senator
(Yale '53)
FRED F. FIELDING - Former White House Counsel, Reagan Administration
(Gettysburg '61)
JOSEPH R. "BOB" KERREY - U.S. Senator, Former Governor of Nebraska
(Nebraska '65)
JOHN N. HOSTETTLER - U.S. Representative, Indiana
(Rose-Hulman '83)
ROBERT J. ODELL - RPI President of the Union, Inspiration to all
(RPI '09)
Other Famous FIJIs
EUGENE A. CERNAN - Former Astronaut, Apollo & Gemini Space Programs
(Purdue '56)
STUART W. EVEY - Founder of ESPN, Former Vice President, Getty Oil Co.
(Washington '56)
PHILIP H. KNIGHT - Founder, Owner & President, Nike Corporation
(Oregon '59)
BRIAN P. LAMB - Founder & Host, C-SPAN
(Purdue '63)