List of Loyola High School (Los Angeles) people explained

This is a list of notable alumni of Loyola High School in Los Angeles.^[1]

Notable alumni and students

Athletics

• Toby Bailey - former UCLA basketball player and 1995 NCAA champion, former NBA player^[2]
• Gordon Banks - former NFL and USFL wide receiver^[3]
• Anthony Barr - former UCLA All-American outside linebacker, drafted in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings, starting OLB in 2016 Pro Bowl^[4]
• Myles Bryant - defensive back for the New England Patriots, former All-Pac-12 football player at the University of Washington^[5]
• Chris Conte - safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, formerly at Cal and Chicago Bears
  • Garrett Cooper - first baseman for the San Diego Padres Danny Farmer - former UCLA football player and university record holder for most yards receiving, former NFL player^[6]
• Jeff Grau - former NFL tight end/long snapper for the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins.^[7]
• George Kunz - former All-Pro NFL offensive lineman, played for the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Colts.^[8] First team All-American at Notre Dame Fighting Irish football.^[9]
• Tim Layana - late Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion (1990)^[10]
• Ryan Lefebvre - baseball announcer for the Kansas City Royals^[11]
• David Long - cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders, formerly with the Los Angeles Rams, former All-Big Ten football player at the University of Michigan.^[12]
• Jim McAnany - right fielder for Chicago White Sox in 1959 World Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers^{[13] [14]}
• Kevin Parada - professional baseball player in the New York Mets organization and first round pick in the MLB Draft
• George Paton - general manager of the Denver Broncos and former UCLA football player ^[15]
• Al Pollard - All-American at Army and running back for the Philadelphia Eagles^[16]
• Coleman Shelton - offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Rams, former All-Pac-12 football player at the University of Washington ^[17]
• Sinjin Smith - pioneer world pro volleyball champion
• Tom Satriano - former Major League Baseball player^[18]
• Fred Snodgrass - outfielder for the New York Giants and appeared in the 1912 World Series; later Mayor of Oxnard, California
• Hollis Thompson - former Georgetown basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard^[19]
• David Torrence - pro runner and American record holder in 1000 meter^[20]
• Matt Ware - former UCLA quarterback and safety with the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals and Toronto Argonauts
• Thomas Weber - former Arizona State football player and 2007 Lou Groza Award winner as the NCAA's top placekicker^[21]
• Thomas Welsh - Charlotte Hornets player, former UCLA basketball player, McDonald's All-American^[22]

Business and economics

• Thomas J. Barrack Jr. - CEO of Colony Capital^{[23] [24]}
• James Barrett - founder of Chateau Montelena
• Jerry Grundhofer - former CEO and chairman of U.S. Bancorp
• John F. Grundhofer - retired chairman and CEO, U.S. Bancorp
• Enrique Hernandez Jr. - CEO of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., and non-executive chairman of McDonald's
• William J. McMorrow - chairman and CEO, Kennedy Wilson
• Edward P. Roski - founder of Majestic Realty Co., billionaire, 163rd richest American (2008)^[25]
• Wilfred Von der Ahe - founder of Von's grocery stores
• Gregory Q. Breen - Hermosa Beach Mayor

Arts & entertainment

• Andy Ackerman - multiple Emmy-winning director of Cheers, Seinfeld, WKRP in Cincinnati, Wings, The New Adventures of Old Christine
• Aron - singer and member of the boy band NU'EST
• Bob Beemer - multiple Academy Award-winning sound mixer
• Brendan O'Brien - actor and voice actor, voice of Crash Bandicoot in the Crash Bandicoot video game series from 1996 to 2004.^[26]
• Roddy Bottum - founder member of, and keyboardist in, alternative rock bands Faith No More and Imperial Teen
• James Brown - painter known for rough semi-figurative paintings
• Clifton Collins Jr. - actor in Latino entertainment industry
• John Debney - Emmy-winning music composer for Disney and The Passion of the Christ
• Bill Gould - founder member of, and bassist in, alternative rock band Faith No More; music producer, sound engineer and record label proprietor
• Chris Hardwick - CEO of Nerdist Industries, comedian, actor, television host of @midnight with Chris Hardwick
• Michael Keenan - actor (Picket Fences), stage director, and professor of acting at the University of Southern California^[27]
• Stuart McClave - director and writer known for ^[28]
• Dan McCleary - artist; founder of Art Division, a nonprofit offering arts training, academic and career support to young adults in the MacArthur Park community in Los Angeles
• Dennis McNeil - singer
• Peter Miles - actor
• Patrick Muldoon - actor in film Starship Troopers and television show Days of Our Lives^[29]
• Paul Nassif - plastic surgeon, star of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Botched, and Botched by Nature
• Daniel Olivas - award-winning author and attorney
• Tony Plana - actor in films and on television show Ugly Betty^[30]
• William Schallert - veteran character actor in many films and television shows including Perry Mason, Star Trek, The Waltons, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, M.E., The Partridge Family and Bonanza
• Jeff von der Schmidt - Grammy Award-winning conductor, founding artistic director of Southwest Chamber Music and the LA International New Music Festival
• Michael Wayne - film producer, son of Hollywood legend and founder of the John Wayne Cancer Institute
• Patrick Wayne - veteran motion picture and television actor began career in Rio Grande with his father John Wayne

Government, activism and politics

• Gene Baur - Farm Sanctuary President and co-founder
• Eugene Biscailuz - former Los Angeles County Sheriff and organizer of the California Highway Patrol
• John M. Costello - member of US Congress and Democratic Party candidate for US President
• Isidore Dockweiler - served on the US Board of Indian Commissioners and Los Angeles City Library Commission; nominated John Costello as US presidential candidate
• John Dockweiler - former Los Angeles District Attorney
• Bob Dornan - "B-1 Bob"; vocal US congressman from the South Bay for many years
• Mike Gatto - California State Assemblyman
• Mike Levin - Congressman from California's 49th congressional district
• Nick Pacheco - Councilmember, City of Los Angeles (1999-2003); ASUC Executive Vice-president, UC Berkeley (1984-1985); Co-founder, CAL Students for Equal Rights & a Valid Education (CalSERVE), UC Berkeley (1984)
• Steve Pavlina - personal development blogger, motivational speaker, author
• Gerardo Sandoval - former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and current judge of the San Francisco County Superior Court
• Alexander-Martin Sardina - German former member of parliament, attended the LHS in 1990 as an exchange student
• Bob Shrum - Senior Advisor to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign^[31]
• Anthony A. Williams - Mayor of Washington, D.C., 1999–2007

Journalism and media

• Stan Chambers - longtime reporter with KTLA 5, Los Angeles^[32]
• Josh Elliot - television journalist
• George Herriman - pioneering cartoonist and creator of the "Krazy Kat" strip for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner
• Ryan Jacobs - Deputy Editor of Pacific Standard magazine; writer for magazines including The Atlantic and Mother Jones; author of The Truffle Underground
• Geoff Miller - founder of Los Angeles Magazine
• Daniel Olivas - award-winning author, book critic, and attorney
• Lawrence Ross, Jr. - Los Angeles Times best selling author, college lecturer
• S. S. Van Dine - born Willard Huntington Wright; pioneer Los Angeles "noir" detective writer
• Charles Glass - author and former ABC News Chief Mideast Correspondent
• Mike Wiser - Emmy award winning producer at PBS Frontline

Law

• Paul Boland - associate justice of the California Court of Appeal^[33]
• William Byrne - judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, presided over the trial of Pentagon Papers defendant Daniel Ellsberg^[34]
• Thomas Girardi - lawyer in the Erin Brockovich case; wife Erika Jayne appears on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills^[35]
• Michael Tynan - judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court^[36]

Educators and religious

• Gordon Bennett - former Principal and President of Loyola High School and former Catholic bishop in Baltimore and Jamaica^[37]
• Greg Boyle - founder of Homeboy Industries^[38]
• Robert J. Henle - President of Georgetown University^[39]
• Joseph Sarsfield Glass C.M. - 10th President of St. Vincent's College
• George H. Minamiki, S.J. - theologian and educator at the University of Notre Dame
• Mark R. Nemec (1987) - 9th President of Fairfield University
• Jared Marc Gonzales - Filipino Catholic, phi alpha delta affiliate
• Stephen Privett - President - Verbum Dei High School, Los Angeles, CA^[40]
• Thomas J. Reese - writer, editor and commentator on church affairs; President Obama appointed him to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
• Jonathan Veitch - 15th President of Occidental College

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Long. 1 May 2017.
2. News: Playing in the Spotlight . Daily Bruin . 2008-08-27 . 1996-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618020113/http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/archives/id/6073/ . June 18, 2008 . dead .
3. Web site: Gordon Banks Stats Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en. 2017-05-01.
4. News: Minnesota Vikings draft Anthony Barr with No. 9 pick. NFL.com. 2017-05-01. en.
5. Web site: Myles Bryant (CB): Bio, News, Stats & more. 2021-06-02. www.patriots.com. en-US.
6. Web site: NFL Players. NFL.com. en. 2017-05-01.
7. Web site: Jeff Grau Stats Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en. 2017-05-01.
8. Web site: George Kunz Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . 2023-10-19 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
9. Web site: George Kunz College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits . 2023-10-19 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
10. Web site: Tim Layana Stats. Baseball Almanac. November 26, 2012.
11. Web site: KcFootprints.com. www.kcfootprints.com. 2017-05-01.
12. Web site: David Long (DB): Bio, News, Stats & more. 2021-06-02. www.therams.com. en-US.
13. Web site: admin. Jim McAnany – Society for American Baseball Research. 2021-03-19. en-US.
14. Web site: Gonzales. Mark. Services held for 1959 White Sox World Series member Jim McAnany. 2021-03-19. chicagotribune.com.
15. Web site: Five things to know about new Broncos GM George Paton. 2021-06-02. www.denverbroncos.com. en-US.
16. Web site: Archived copy . . 2008-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070617150709/http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/PHI/5094776 . 2007-06-17 .
17. Web site: Coleman Shelton (C): Bio, News, Stats & more. 2021-06-02. www.therams.com. en-US.
18. Web site: 1994-06-22. Where Are They Now? : TOM SATRIANO. 2021-03-24. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
19. Web site: 2020-03-23. Rewinding the process: Hollis Thompson's up and down career. 2021-03-24. PHILLY SPORTS NETWORK. en-US.
20. Web site: Running Community Mourns Olympian David Torrence, Found Dead At 31. 2021-03-24. NPR.org. August 29, 2017 . en. Chappell . Bill .
21. Web site: Previous Winners PB Sports Commission - Lou Groza. www.lougrozaaward.com. 2017-05-01.
22. Web site: Thomas Welsh - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-05-01.
23. Friends in High Places. Marshall Magazine. Summer 2001. 2008-08-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070709164124/http://www.westarassociates.com/USCArticle/USC.pdf. 2007-07-09.
24. The 400 Richest Americans . Forbes . 2008-10-15 . 2008-09-17.
25. The 400 Richest Americans . Forbes . 2008-10-15 . 2008-09-17.
26. Web site: Brendan James O'Brien Obituary (1962 - 2023) - Walden, NY - Times Herald-Record. 2021-06-04. legacy.com. en.
27. News: Mike . Barnes . Michael Keenan, 'Picket Fences' Actor and Longtime USC Professor, Dies at 80 . . 2020-05-04 . 2020-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200511085440/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-keenan-dead-picket-fences-actor-longtime-usc-professor-was-80-1293179 . 2020-05-11 . live.
28. Web site: In On The Line: The Richard Williams Story, King Richard Serves Up His Own Narrative. MovieMaker. August 14, 2023.
29. Web site: Patrick Muldoon. IMDb. 2016-01-23.
30. Web site: Bio . Tony Plana Official Website . 2008-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080328062333/http://www.tonyplana.com/bio.htm . 2008-03-28.
31. Kerry's Brain. The New Yorker . 2008-08-28 . 2004-09-20.
32. Web site: Ready to Broadcast. Loyola Marymount University Vistas. 2008-08-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100812191249/http://www.lmu.edu/Page45399.aspx. 2010-08-12.
33. News: Paul Boland, 65; appellate justice guided many students, influenced teaching of law. Los Angeles Times. 2007-09-07. 2016-01-23. 0458-3035. en-US. Jocelyn Y.. Stewart. Henry. Weinstein.
34. News: William Matthew Byrne Jr., 75; U.S. Judge Presided Over Trial of Pentagon Papers' Daniel Ellsberg. Los Angeles Times . 2008-08-28 . Elaine . Woo . 2006-01-14.
35. Web site: Alum Gives Loyola HS $1 Million . The Tidings . 2008-08-28 . 2004-10-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012050236/http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/1008/olaalum.htm . 2008-10-12 .
36. Web site: Stanford Magazine - Article. alumni.stanford.edu. 2016-01-23.
37. Web site: Rev. Gordon D. Bennett . Diocese of Mandeville . 2008-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618181433/http://www.dioceseofmandeville.com/bishop.htm . 2008-06-18 .
38. Web site: Jesuit Greg Boyle, Gang Priest. Los Angeles Times . August 1999 . 2008-08-28.
39. Web site: Rev Robert J. Henle. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615190823/https://www.wittichfuneralhome.com/obituary/53143/Rev-Robert-Henle-of-St-Louis-Missouri/. June 15, 2018. July 15, 2020. Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home.
40. Web site: Fr. Stephen A. Privett, S.J. Named President of Verbum dei High School.