List of Delta Tau Delta members explained
This is a list of notable members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
Government officials
National
U.S. Vice Presidents
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal judges
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
- Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House (2015–2019) and Wisconsin Representative (1999–2019)
- Champ Clark, Speaker of the House (1911–1919) and Missouri Representative (1893–1895; 1897–1921)
- C. Christopher Cox, California Representative (1988–2002)
- Allen Thomson Gunnell, Colorado Representative, lawyer, judge
- Ernie Fletcher, Kentucky Representative (1999–2003)
- Bill Sublette, Florida Representative (1993–2001)
- James Mann, Illinois Representative (1911–1919)
- Kent Hance, Texas Representative (1979–1985)
- Charles H. Varnum, Michigan Representative (1967–1982)
- Henry L. Muldrow, Mississippi Representative (1877–1885)[2]
- Donald J. Pease, Ohio Representative (1977–1993)
- Tim Ryan, Ohio Representative (2003–2023)
- Jesse J. White, Pennsylvania Representative (2007–2015)
- Jeff Habay, Pennsylvania Representative (1995–2006)
- Harley Rouda, California Representative (2019–2021)
- Ed Whitfield, Kentucky Representative (1995–2016)
- Rob Wittman, Virginia Representative
- Morgan Luttrell, Texas Representative
Other federal officials
State
- Reubin Askew, Governor of Florida (1971–1979)
- James J. Blanchard, Governor of Michigan (1983–1991)
- Ernie Fletcher, Governor of Kentucky (2003–2007)
- Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma
- Adam Beeler, justice of the Washington Supreme Court (1930–1932)
- Bruce Johnson, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
- Adam McMullen, Governor of Nebraska
- Arthur J. Weaver, Governor of Nebraska
- Steve Beshear, Governor of Kentucky (2007–2015)
- Adam Edelen, Kentucky State Auditor
- Jacob Henry Miller, lawyer from the U.S. State of Ohio who served as President of the Ohio State Senate.
- Todd Hollenbach, Kentucky State Treasurer
- Tyrone C. Fahner, 37th Attorney General of Illinois (1980–1983)
Municipal
Other
- James Jerome, Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons (1974–1979)
- Timothy J. McCarthy, U.S. Secret Service Agent shot while protecting President Reagan in 1981
Academics
- Charles Lincoln Edwards, American zoologist
- Hank Brown, former Senator and former President of the University of Colorado
- Joseph Rallo, President of Angelo State University
- Kent Hance, Chancellor of Texas Tech University
- Martin C. Jischke, President of Purdue University
- Michael D. Shonrock, former President of Lindenwood University
- Peter Likins, former President of The University of Arizona
- Ralph Cicerone, President of National Academy of Sciences
- William English "Brit" Kirwan, Chancellor of the University of Maryland System
- William Tate, dean of men at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, from 1946 until 1971
Artists and entertainment industry
- Alexander Calder, sculptor and artist
- Aron Kincaid, actor
- Austin Miller, actor
- Bill Fagerbakke, actor
- Carter Covington, Writer and producer
- Chip Chinery, actor, comedian
- Dalton Trumbo, American screenwriter
- David Schwimmer, actor
- David Sullivan, actor
- Don King, photographer, cinematographer, and film director
- Drew Carey, actor, host, and comedian
- Ed O'Neill, actor
- Eddie Ifft, comedian
- Fielder Cook, film director
- Frederic Forrest, actor
- Greg Berlanti, Writer and producer
- Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning director
- James Marsden, actor
- Jeremy Iversen, actor and author
- Jim Lemley, film producer
- Jim Nabors, actor
- Joel Higgins, actor
- Johnny Sheffield, actor
- Matthew McConaughey, actor
- Roy Jenson, actor
- Stephen Gaghan, director and screenwriter
- Thad Luckinbill, actor
- Robert Armstrong, actor
- Will Ferrell, actor
Music
- Duane Allen vocalist, Oak Ridge Boys
- Keith Anderson, Country singer
- Peter Buck lead guitarist, R.E.M.
- John Denver, Grammy award winning musician
- David Gates lead vocalist, Bread
- Greg Jennings guitarist, Restless Heart
- Craig Klein, co-founder of Bonerama, a brass funk rock band
- Mark McGrath singer, Sugar Ray
- Chummy MacGregor jazz musician
- Eddie Reeves singer, songwriter & record executive
- Al Staehely Singer
- Peter Stuart singer, Dog's Eye View
- John Summit, American DJ and Producer
Astronauts
Business and philanthropy
- Chris Meek, Vice President of Goldman Sachs
- Edward Whitacre, Jr.; Former Chairman of General Motors, and former CEO of SBC
- Fred C. Tucker, owner and CEO of the F.C. Tucker Company from 1958 to 1986. He is best known for leading development and revitalization efforts in downtown Indianapolis.
- Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO of Gibson Guitar
- J. Michael Cook, former Chairman and CEO of Deloitte & Touche, LLP
- Jack Laughery, Hardee's Restaurants Chairman
- Jeff Stibel, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp CEO
- John Arrillaga, real estate (worth $1.4 billion), Stanford University
- John van Hengel, America's Second Harvest Food Bank founder
- Myron E. Ullman, JCPenney CEO
- Peter Woo, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited Chairman
- Ronald Tutor, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tutor Perini, and president of the Tutor-Saliba Corporation
- Thomas Hoegh, investor and entrepreneur who oversees a portfolio of high-growth businesses in the creative sectors
- Vic Edelbrock, Jr., Edelbrock CEO and President
- William F. Buckley Sr., American lawyer and oil developer
- William Lerach, disbarred lawyer
Military
Print and journalism
- Dan Abrams, ABC-TV reporter
- Tony Barnhart, journalist
- Andrew Breitbart, political commentator
- Joseph Campbell, mythology writer
- Will Carleton, American poet
- Jim Castillo, American certified broadcast meteorologist at KSDK
- Bob Dotson, NBC-TV reporter
- Max Ehrmann, American writer, poet, and attorney
- Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump
- Bill Hemmer, host of America's Newsroom
- John D. MacDonald, novelist
- Willie Morris, Harper's editor and author
- Roger Mudd, television journalist and broadcaster
- Richard North Patterson, author
- Willard Straight, The New Republic founder
- Bob Wilson, former NYC PR man and amateur cartoonist
Religion
Sports
Baseball
- A. J. Hinch, Houston Astros manager and World Series champion in 2017
- Bo Schultz, American former professional baseball pitcher
- Branch Rickey, instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson. Also created the framework for the modern minor league farm system, introduced the batting helmet and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.
- Branch Rickey III, President of the Pacific Coast League
- Buddy Bell, former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) currently serving as vice president and senior advisor to the general manager for the Cincinnati Reds
- Dave McCarty, former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball
- Drew Storen, former professional baseball relief pitcher
- Ed Sprague, the only baseball player ever to win the College World Series, an Olympic championship, and the World Series.
- Eppa Rixey, best known as the National League's leader in career victories for a left-hander with 266 wins until Warren Spahn surpassed his total in 1959
- George Sisler, elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
- Steve Buechele, current front office executive for the Texas Rangers
- J. Walter Miller, MLB pitcher 1924–1933[4]
- Mark Marquess, head coach at Stanford University
- Mike Mussina, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
- Rick Helling, special assistant to the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association
- Russ Miller, MLB pitcher 1927–1928[5]
- Shawn Green, Major League Baseball (MLB) two-time All-Star right fielder[6] [7]
Basketball
- Andy Phillip, elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961
- Bobby Leonard, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2014
- Buck Harris, guard for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia, won the 1900 championship and made the All-Southern Team in 1901
- Charles Murphy, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960
- Ed Nealy, won the NBA championship in 1993 as a member of the Chicago Bulls
- Justin Zanik, the general manager of the Utah Jazz
- Michael Cherney
- Mike Bratz
- Mark Marquess
- Mike Phillips
- Pete Carril, former coach, Princeton University
- Ray Mears winningest coach in University of Tennessee history
- Rich Falk, former coach of the Northwestern Wildcats; Associate Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference
- Rick Robey
- Scott Drew, coach, Baylor University
- Ward Lambert
- Zach Kleiman, General manager of the Memphis Grizzlies, and won the NBA Executive of the Year Award 2021–2022
Football
- Alfred Sharp
- Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans
- Billy Joe Tolliver
- Boyd Dowler
- Cale Gundy, Assistant Coach at the University of Oklahoma
- Carmen Cozza
- Chad Hutchinson
- Chris Dalman, former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman and later offensive line coach
- Dante Lavelli
- Dave Wyman
- Frank Juhan
- Gene Washington, Former NFL player, and from 1994 to 2009, the Director of Football Operations for the NFL.
- George W. Gregory, starting center for the University of Michigan's "Point-a-Minute" football teams of 1901, 1902 and 1903, winning 3 national championships.
- Greg Van Roten
- Herb McCracken
- Howard Mudd
- Irby "Rabbit" Curry, All-Southern quarterback shot down over French skies in World War I
- Jason Fisk
- Jeff Siemon Minnesota Vikings 4X ProBowl College Football HOF
- Jess Neely, Captain of 1922 Vanderbilt Commodores football team; winningest coach in Rice history; member of College Football Hall of Fame
- Jeff Voris, coach at Butler University
- Jim Parady, coach at Marist College
- Jim Plunkett
- Joe Avezzano
- John Elway
- John Lynch
- Jon Ritchie
- J. W. Knibbs, head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley for the 1905 college football season
- Kent Nix
- Les Horvath
- Mark Rypien
- Owen Marecic
- Stein Stone, head coach of the Clemson college football program in 1908, 4x All-Southern (1904–1907), AP Southeast All-Time football team 1869–1919 era, 1912 All-time Vandy 1st team, 1934 All-time Vandy team
- Tot McCullough
- Tavita Pritchard, QB coach for the Washington Commanders
Horse racing
Other sports
- Al Oerter, four-time Olympic Champion in discus throw
- Andy Banachowski, women's volleyball coach at UCLA
- Bruce Barnes,[8] high-ranking professional American tennis player of the 1930s
- Bob Bennett, American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
- David Mitchell, figure skater
- Kyle Rote, Jr., professional soccer player
- Lance Larson, American Olympic swimmer
- Ludy Langer, American Olympic swimmer[9]
- Mark Mendelblatt, yachtsman
- Roy Saari, American swimmer and water polo olympic medalist
- Scott Dunlap, American professional golfer
- Todd Martin, American tennis player
Sportscasters
Notes and References
- Web site: Joseph Bristow Papers: Biography . KSHS.org . The Kansas Historical Society . Topeka, KS . August 4, 2023 . .
- . March 1951 . Delts of the United States Congress . The Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta . Fulton, Mo. . . LXXIV . 3 . 142 . July 11, 2022.
- News: 11 December 1914 . Marriage of Conzelman / Dunn . 14 July 2023 . . 20.
- Book: Makio . 1923 . . XLII . 132 . 1811/72647 . 1 August 2020 . OSU.edu.
- Book: Makio . 1926 . . XLV . 118 . 1811/72650 . 1 August 2020 . OSU.edu.
- Web site: Welcome to Delta Tau Delta, Delta Alpha Chapter . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110414021352/http://www.oudelts.org/page.php?page_id=6629 . 14 April 2011 . 17 February 2011.
- Web site: Delta Tau Delta | Famous Delts . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720093800/http://www.unl.edu/delt/index_files/FamousDelts.htm . 20 July 2011 . 17 February 2011.
- The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 52
- Web site: "26 Delts have earned summer Olympic medals" Retrieved: 2010-04-04. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103111/http://www.delts.org/news/1f0e3dad99908345f7439f8ffabdffc4.htm . 23 July 2011 . 5 April 2010.
