List of Delta Tau Delta members explained
This is a list of notable members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.[1] [2]
Academia
- Hank Brown, president of the University of Colorado, and president of the University of Northern Colorado, and United States Sentate,
- Joseph Campbell, professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion
- Ralph Cicerone, chancellor of the University of California, Irvine and president of National Academy of Sciences
- Charles Lincoln Edwards, zoologist and professor at the University of Cincinnati, Trinity College, and the University of Southern California
- Kent Hance, Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, United States House of Representatives, and Railroad Commissioner of Texas
- Alexander Crombie Humphreys, second president of Stevens Institute of Technology
- Martin C. Jischke, president of Purdue University
- Jay Keasling, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley and 2006 Discover magazine Scientist of the Year
- William Kirwan, chancellor of the University of Maryland System
- Peter Likins, former president of the University of Arizona
- Joseph Rallo, president of Angelo State University
- Michael Shonrock, former president of Lindenwood University
- William Tate, dean of men at the University of Georgia from 1946 until 1971
- James Tobin, economist who taught at Harvard and Yale Universities.
Art
Business
- Lawrence Babbio Jr., former vice chairman and president of Verizon
- John Arrillaga, billionaire real estate developer and philanthropist who was one of the largest landowners in Silicon Valley
- Tim Boyle, president of Columbia Sportswear
- J. Michael Cook, former Chairman and CEO of Deloitte
- Tom Gegax, entrepreneur, author, angel investor, and philanthropist
- Thomas Hoegh, investor and entrepreneur
- Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO of Gibson Guitar
- Jack Laughery, chairman of Hardee's Restaurants
- John W. Lieb, electrical engineer for the Edison Electric Light Company
- Chris Meek, co-founder & chairman of SoldierStrong
- John V. Roach, CEO of Tandy Corporation
- Jeff Stibel, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp
- Fred C. Tucker, owner and CEO of the F.C. Tucker Company known for leading development and revitalization efforts in downtown Indianapolis
- Ronald Tutor, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tutor Perini, and president of the Tutor Perini
- Myron E. Ullman, JCPenney CEO
- John van Hengel, America's Second Harvest Food Bank founder
- Rick Wagoner, former CEO of General Motors
- Edward Whitacre Jr., former chairman of General Motors and former CEO of SBC
- Peter Woo, chairman of The Wharf (Holdings)
Entertainment
- Dan Abrams, ABC-TV reporter
- Robert Armstrong, actor
- Greg Berlanti, writer and producer
- Andrew Breitbart, political commentator
- Peter Buck lead guitarist, R.E.M.
- Drew Carey, actor, host, and comedian
- Jim Castillo, broadcast meteorologist at KSDK
- Chip Chinery, actor and comedian
- Fielder Cook, film director
- Carter Covington, writer and producer
- John Denver, Grammy award-winning musician
- Bob Dotson, NBC-TV reporter
- Bill Fagerbakke, actor
- Will Ferrell, actor
- Frederic Forrest, actor
- Stephen Gaghan, director and screenwriter
- David Gates lead vocalist for the band Bread
- Bill Hemmer, host of America's Newsroom
- Joel Higgins, actor
- Eddie Ifft, comedian
- Jeremy Iversen, actor and author
- Roy Jenson, actor
- Aron Kincaid, actor
- Craig Klein, co-founder of Bonerama
- Jim Lemley, film producer
- Thad Luckinbill, actor
- James Marsden, actor
- Matthew McConaughey, actor
- Mark McGrath singer with Sugar Ray
- Chummy MacGregor jazz musician
- Austin Miller, actor
- Roger Mudd, television journalist and broadcaster
- Jim Nabors, actor
- Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning director
- Ed O'Neill, actor
- David Payne, chief meteorologist for CBS affiliate KWTV-DT
- Eddie Reeves singer, songwriter, and record executive
- David Schwimmer, actor
- Johnny Sheffield, actor
- Al Staehely Singer
- Peter Stuart singer with Dog's Eye View
- David Sullivan, actor
- John Summit, DJ and producer
Law
Attorney
Judicial
- Carlos Bea, judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Tom C. Clark, justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- George MacKinnon, circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, United States House of Representatives, and United States Attorney for Minnesota
- Henry Mentz, district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.Thomas G. Nelson, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- John Virgil Singleton Jr., United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Sam Sparks, senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Carl V. Weygandt, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Enforcement
Literature and journalism
- Will Carleton, poet
- Max Ehrmann, writer, poet, and attorney
- Winston Groom, novelist and author of Forrest Gump
- Marcus Luttrell, Navy SEAL and author of the book Lone Survivor
- John D. MacDonald, novelist
- Willie Morris, Harper's editor and author
- Richard North Patterson, author
- Quentin Reynolds, journalist and World War II war correspondent
- Willard Straight, The New Republic founder
Military
Politics
United States Vice Presidents
United States Congress
Governors
State and local officials
- Greg Ballard, mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana Adam Edelen, Kentucky State Auditor Allen Thomson Gunnell, Colorado Senate and Colorado House of Representatives Jeff Habay, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Morris S. Halliday, New York State Senate and head football coach at Hamilton College Todd Hollenbach, Kentucky State Treasurer Jacob Henry Miller, president of the Ohio State Senate Michael Sessions, mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan
- Curtis P. Smith, mayor of Dallas, Texas
- Bill Sublette, Florida House of Representatives
- Charles H. Varnum, Michigan House of Representatives
- George M. Wallhauser Jr, chairman of the New Jersey Highway Authority
- Jesse J. White, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Other
Religion
Sports
Baseball
- Mike Aldrete, first base coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball
- Jim Andrews, Major League Baseball player
- Buddy Bell, manager in Major League Baseball and vice president and senior advisor to the general manager for the Cincinnati Reds
- Steve Buechele, current front office executive for the Texas Rangers
- Joe Conzelman, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates[5]
- Shawn Green, Major League Baseball two-time All-Star right fielder[6] [7]
- Rick Helling, special assistant to the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association
- A. J. Hinch, Houston Astros manager and World Series champion in 2017
- Chad Hutchinson, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears
- Mark Marquess, head baseball coach at Stanford University
- Dave McCarty, former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball
- Jake Miller, Major League Baseball pitcher[8]
- Russ Miller, Major League Baseball pitcher[9]
- Mike Mussina, Major League Baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees
- Branch Rickey, instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson, created the framework for the modern minor league farm system, and introduced the batting helmet
- Branch Rickey III, president of the Pacific Coast League
- Eppa Rixey, best known as the National League's leader in career victories for a left-hander with 266 wins
- Bo Schultz, former professional baseball pitcher
- George Sisler, elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
- Ed Sprague, only player ever to win the College World Series, an Olympic championship, and the World Series
- Drew Storen, former professional baseball relief pitcher
Basketball
- Mike Bratz, professional baskeball player and former the assistant general manager for the Sacramento Kings
- Pete Carril, former basketball coach at Princeton University
- E. R. Cowell, head basketball coach at Ottawa University and football coach at Sterling College
- Scott Drew, head basketball coach of Baylor University
- Rich Falk, former coach of the Northwestern Wildcats and associate commissioner of the Big Ten Conference
- Buck Harris, guard for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia, won the 1900 championship and made the All-Southern Team in 1901
- Zach Kleiman, General manager of the Memphis Grizzlies, and won the NBA Executive of the Year Award 2021–2022
- Ward Lambert, head basketball coach at Purdue University
- Bobby Leonard, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2014
- Ray Mears winningest basketball coach in University of Tennessee history
- Stretch Murphy, college and professional basketball player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960
- Ed Nealy, professional basketball player who won the NBA championship in 1993 as a member of the Chicago Bulls
- Andy Phillip, professional basketball player elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961
- Mike Phillips, professional basketball player
- Rick Robey, college and professional basketball player
- Justin Zanik, the general manager of the Utah Jazz
Football
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- Randy Bullock, college and professional football player
- William Caley, University of Colorado Boulder record holder and member of the undefeated 1898 Michigan Wolverines football team
- Carmen Cozza, head football coach at Yale University
- Irby Curry, All-Southern quarterback shot down over French skies in World War I
- Chris Dalman, former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman and later offensive line coach
- Boyd Dowler, professional football player with the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins.
- Pos Elam, college football player
- John Elway, professional football quarterback and general manager with the Denver Broncos
- Jason Fisk, professional football plaery
- George W. Gregory, starting center for the University of Michigan's football team, winning 3 national championships
- Cale Gundy, assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma
- Dick Hartley, college football player
- Les Horvath, college football player who won the Heisman Trophy playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes
- J. W. Knibbs, head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley
- Erik Lorig, professional football player wtih the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints
- John Lynch, professional football player and the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers
- Owen Marecic, professional football player with the Cleveland Browns
- Kent Nix, professional football player
- Jim Parady, football coach at Marist College
- Jim Plunkett, professional football player with the Las Vegas Raiders
- Milton C. Portmann professional football played in the Ohio League
- Tavita Pritchard, quarterback coach for the Washington Commanders
- Jon Ritchie, professional football fullback and current sports radio host
- Alfred Sharp, college football players
- Jeff Voris, football coach at Butler University
- Gene Washington, professional football player with the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions
- Dave Wyman, professional football player with the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos
Horse racing
Swimming and water polo
Other sports
Sportscasters
- Tony Barnhart, college football insider for CBS Sports
- Steve Bunin, former ESPN Anchor
- Bill Flemming, television sports journalist and announcers for Wide World of Sports
- Bill Macatee, sports broadcaster for CBS Sports and Tennis Channel
- Jon Miller, sportscaster for Major League Baseball and play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants
- Pat O'Brien, sportscaster with CBS Sports, anchor and host of Access Hollywood and The Insider
- Jay Randolph, sportscaster
- Craig Sager, sports reporter for CNN, TBS, and TNT
Notes and References
- Web site: Notable Alumni . 2024-10-25 . Delta Tau Delta - Delta Pi . en-US.
- Web site: Delta Tau Delta Rho Chapter . 2024-10-25 . web.stevens.edu.
- Web site: Joseph Bristow Papers: Biography . August 4, 2023 . KSHS.org . The Kansas Historical Society . . Topeka, KS.
- . March 1951 . Delts of the United States Congress . July 11, 2022 . The Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta . . Fulton, Mo. . 142 . LXXIV . 3.
- News: 11 December 1914 . Marriage of Conzelman / Dunn . 14 July 2023 . . 20.
- 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.
- 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: "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.
- The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 52
