List of St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) alumni explained

Notable alumni of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio include:

Arts, entertainment, and academia

• Jerome Caja, 1976– performance artist^[1]
• Dan Coughlin, 1956 – sports anchor/reporter for WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland
• Phil Donahue, 1953 – television talk show host^[2]
• Christopher R. Fee, professor, medievalist
• Jerry McKenna, 1956 – sculptor
• Patrick K. O'Donnell, 1988 – author and military historian
• Michael Symon, 1987 – Iron Chef; co-host of The Chew^[3]
• Nic Nemeth (Stage name Dolph Ziggler), 1998 – WWE wrestler, NCAA wrestler at Kent State^[4]
• Ryan Nemeth, 2003 – AEW wrestler
• Johnny Gargano (real name John Anthony Nicholas Gargano), 2005 – WWE wrestler^[5]

Business

• Tom Coughlin, 1967 – former vice-chairman of Wal-Mart^[6]
• Jack Kahl, 1958 – owner of Manco

Politics

• Francis Allegra, 1974 – United States Court of Federal Claims Judge
• Ed Feighan, 1965 – former U.S. Congressman^[2]
• Bryan Flannery, 1986 – former member of the Ohio House of Representatives^[7]
• Mark F. Giuliano – former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation^[8]
• Terrence O'Donnell, 1964 – Ohio Supreme Court Justice^[2]

Science and Medicine

• George Bosl, 1965 – American cancer researcher at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Sports

• Domenic Abounader, 2013 – NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan, silver medalist for Lebanon at 2018 Asian Games in freestyle wrestling
• Stetson Allie, 2010 – professional baseball player, currently with Oklahoma City Dodgers
• Rodney Bailey, 1997 – former NFL defensive end^[9]
• Ryan Bertin, 2000 – two-time NCAA wrestling champion and four-time All-American at Michigan^[10]
• Alex Boone, 2005 – NFL offensive tackle^[11]
• Mark Carney, 1998 - football coach
• Roger Chandler, 1992 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and three-time All-American at Indiana, current head coach of Michigan State wrestling team
• Sam Clancy, Jr., 1998 – former NBA basketball player
• James Hoye, 1989 – MLB Umpire
• Tom Cousineau, 1975 – Ohio State and NFL linebacker, first pick in 1979 NFL draft, member of College Football Hall of Fame^[12]
• Andrew Dowell, 2015 – NFL player
• Montorie Foster, 2020 – college football wide receiver for the Michigan State Spartans^[13]
• Alan Fried, 1989 – NCAA wrestling champion and three-time finalist at Iowa, four-time Junior National freestyle champion, author^[14]
• Johnny Gargano, 2004 – WWE Superstar
• DeJuan Groce, 1998 – former NFL cornerback^[15]
• Todd Harkins, 1987 – former player for NHL's Calgary Flames and Hartford Whalers^[16]
• Jim Heffernan, 1982 – NCAA wrestling champion and four-time All-American at Iowa, current head coach of University of Illinois wrestling team
• Alphonso Hodge, 2000 – former CFL cornerback and wide receiver^[17]
• Dean Heil, 2013 – two-time NCAA champion wrestler and three-time All-American at Oklahoma State
• Chris Honeycutt, 2007 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and two-time All-American at Edinboro, professional MMA fighter for Bellator MMA
• Andy Hrovat, 1998 – three-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan, Olympic freestyle wrestler at Beijing 2008^[18]
• Mark Jayne, 2000 – two-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Illinois
• Kyle Kalis, 2012 – Michigan and NFL football player
• Steve Logan, 1998 – professional basketball player and 2002 NCAA consensus 1st team All-American
• Gray Maynard, 1998 – three-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan State, UFC fighter^[19]
• Darlington Nagbe, 2008 – professional soccer player, 2nd overall draft pick by Portland Timbers (MLS), MLS Cup Champion, United States men's national soccer team player.
• Haruki Nakamura, 2004 – professional football player^[20]
• Nic Nemeth, 1999 – professional wrestler better known by his ring name Dolph Ziggler
• Lance Palmer, 2006 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and four-time All-American at Ohio State, professional Mixed Martial Artist, former World Series of Fighting featherweight champion^{[21] [22]}
• Delvon Roe, 2008 – Michigan State forward^[23]
• Michael Rupp, 1998 – former Minnesota Wild center^[24] Stanley Cup champion
• Matt Stainbrook, 2009 – Xavier basketball player
• Justin Staples, 2008 – NFL player
• Jawad Williams, 2001 – former Cleveland Cavaliers player^[25]

External links

• St. Edward official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oral history interview with Jerome Caja. Karlstrom. Paul J.. September 29, 1995. Smithsonian Institution . Archives of American Art. 30 June 2015.
2. Web site: St. Edward High School . Alumni.sehs.net . 2016-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111014181314/http://alumni.sehs.net/?page=About_FastFacts . 2011-10-14 . dead .
3. Web site: Chef Extraordinaire Michael Symon . May 13, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080229115249/http://coolcleveland.com/index.php?n=Main.InterviewWithMichaelSymon . February 29, 2008.
4. Web site: SLAM! Sports – Wrestling – Nick Nemeth. https://archive.today/20120630010937/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/nemeth_nick.html. usurped. June 30, 2012. May 8, 2006.
5. Web site: SLAM! Sports – Wrestling – Johnny Gargano. https://archive.today/20160629222717/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/07/18/14753581.html. dead. June 29, 2016. July 18, 2010.
6. http://alumni.sehs.net/resource/resmgr/PDFs/EndowmentFunds.pdf Scholarships and Endowments Page 4
7. Web site: Bryan E. Flannery for Governor | LorainCounty.com Election Candidate Information . Loraincounty.com . 1997-07-26 . 2016-01-08.
8. Web site: Mark F. Giuliano Named Deputy Director of the FBI . FBI . 5 Nov 2013 . 6 Nov 2013.
9. Web site: Rodney Bailey . https://web.archive.org/web/20061125210745/http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=30235. 2006-11-25. October 5, 2006.
10. Web site: Ryan Bertin SEHS alum. September 19, 2016.
11. Web site: Depth Chart . 49ers.com . 2016-01-08.
12. Web site: Cousineau stayed close to home . https://web.archive.org/web/20050817171302/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news_room/news/arts/3789.0.html. 2005-08-17 . May 8, 2006 .
13. Web site: Goul . Matt . St. Edward's Montorie Foster commits to Michigan State after first season of football . Cleveland.com . 12 November 2019 . 15 July 2024.
14. Web site: Alan Fried SEHS Alum. September 19, 2016.
15. Web site: DeJuan Groce . https://web.archive.org/web/20060322154701/http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=34486. 2006-03-22. May 8, 2006.
16. Web site: Elyria Catholic coach Dave Phiel named state coaches sportsmanship winner . 15 March 2009 . May 13, 2009.
17. Web site: Alphonso Hodge – AFL Player Profile.
18. Web site: With modification, Hrovat finding success at freestyle . The Plain Dealer . https://web.archive.org/web/20061007040425/http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports%2F115010112384450.xml&coll=2 . 2006-10-07 . 2006-06-13 . dead .
19. Web site: SEHS Alumni. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310095824/http://alumni.sehs.net/resource/resmgr/wrestling/state_qualifiers.pdf. dead. March 10, 2012. January 1, 2012.
20. Web site: Haruki Nakamura Bio on Bearcats.com. May 13, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20101003150025/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nakamura_haruki00.html. October 3, 2010. dead.
21. Web site: Lance Palmer Biography - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com . Nmnathletics.com . 2007-06-29 . 2016-01-08.
22. Web site: Knapp . Brian . Lance Palmer Retains Featherweight Title, Taps Chris Horodecki in WSOF 21 Headliner . Sherdog.com . 2015-06-05 . 2016-01-08.
23. Web site: Delvon Roe Bio - Michigan State Official Athletic Site . Msuspartans.com . 2011-10-13 . 2016-01-08.
24. Web site: St. Edward High School . Alumni.sehs.net . 2016-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407225400/http://alumni.sehs.net/?page=SEHS_HOF_Home . 2012-04-07 . dead .
25. Web site: Cleveland Cavaliers make it official, sign Jawad Williams. 9 April 2009 . Apr 9, 2009.