Author Topic: Famous Vanderbilt Alumni (Read 36160 times)

He thinks she is a common street urchin. On her best day, she ranks in between Carrie Underwood on the low side and Sloth from the Goonies on the high side.

SacWarrior · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2010, 01:02:40 PM »

Quote from: Skatastrophy on December 22, 2010, 11:09:05 AM

According to Wikipedia she "dropped out to pursue modeling"

I personally don't think we should include those who didn't graduate in the "Alumni" threads, no matter how important they are to the-

Wait. Scratch that.

TallTitan34 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2010, 01:22:44 PM »

Al Gore created the question mark.

🏀 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2010, 01:25:44 PM »

Quote from: TallTitan34 on December 22, 2010, 01:22:44 PM

Al Gore created the question mark.

And...

BrewCity83 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2010, 01:34:36 PM »

Quote from: TallTitan34 on December 22, 2010, 12:13:44 PM

I believe that young lady is close to 40.

...on a scale of 1-10.

4everwarriors · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2010, 01:55:00 PM »

Quote from: brewcity77 on December 22, 2010, 12:04:23 PM

Molly Sims

Molly Sims, so hot, want to touch the heine. Ah ooo!

NCMUFan · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2010, 03:40:38 PM »

The hot chick on the sleeping bag better be careful, looks like she knocked over her Coleman white gas lantern.

BrewCity83 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 22, 2010, 09:24:31 PM »

There's a lantern in that picture? And a sleeping bag?

I better spend more time looking at that picture. Many. Details.

mikem91288 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 23, 2010, 10:55:30 PM »

Is that the chick from Forrest Gump?

Jennnnnay?

NickelDimer · « **Reply #22 on:** December 24, 2010, 03:46:25 PM »

Better portrayal...

deep vacuum · « **Reply #23 on:** December 24, 2010, 05:34:53 PM »

Quote from: TallTitan34 on December 22, 2010, 12:13:44 PM

I believe that young lady is close to 40.

Really? They look like 38's to me.

TallTitan34 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 28, 2011, 05:33:26 PM »

Bump.

marqfan22 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 28, 2011, 06:05:00 PM »

i would enjoy these threads more if you labeled the pics

john31 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 28, 2011, 07:19:41 PM »

Is that Spicolli playing qb for the Broncos

Lighthouse 84 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 28, 2011, 08:51:03 PM »

I can't see the Molly Sims pics, so....in case others were having difficulty....

Ari Gold · « **Reply #28 on:** December 28, 2011, 11:02:26 PM »

Wade for President · « **Reply #29 on:** December 29, 2011, 06:15:39 AM »

Quote from: Lighthouse 84 on December 28, 2011, 08:51:03 PM

I can't see the Molly Sims pics, so....in case others were having difficulty....

Thank you. I just wanted to re-post that pic.

Dr. Blackheart · « **Reply #30 on:** December 29, 2011, 08:32:13 AM »

Randy Brooks, songwriter of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". Brooklyn Sudano, Donna Summer's daughter. Bettie Page pin up and modern day tat symbol. Lil Ross Jr.

Dr. Blackheart · « **Reply #31 on:** December 29, 2011, 09:24:13 AM »

Amy Ray, Indigo Girls. Amy Grant. Rosanne Cash. Dierks Bentley

Benny B · « **Reply #32 on:** December 29, 2011, 09:52:24 AM »

One of these guys has to be a Vanderbilt alum.

warriorchick · « **Reply #33 on:** December 29, 2011, 10:21:09 AM »

Bettie Page did not graduate from Vanderbilt. She briefly attended Peabody Teacher's College. Many years later, Vandy arranged an "affiliation" with Peabody wherein their students could attend classes there. Coincidentally (I am sure), a significant number of those students were scholarship athletes who weren't up to the academic rigor of a Vanderbilt education. When Peabody ran into financial difficulty in the late 70's, Vanderbilt quickly merged with them.

Ironically, for years Vandy has whined that they couldn't compete effectively with the rest of the SEC because of their high academic standards. But once Peabody (and its lower expectations) went away, Vandy's sports programs have improved markedly.

In a related note, Bettie Page attended the same high school as another famous Vandy alum whom I don't believe has been mentioned yet - Dinah Shore.

RawdogDX · « **Reply #34 on:** December 29, 2011, 11:24:33 AM »

Quote from: warriorchick on December 29, 2011, 10:21:09 AM

Bettie Page did not graduate from Vanderbilt. She briefly attended Peabody Teacher's College. Many years later, Vandy arranged an "affiliation" with Peabody wherein their students could attend classes there. Coincidentally (I am sure), a significant number of those students were scholarship athletes who weren't up to the academic rigor of a Vanderbilt education. When Peabody ran into financial difficulty in the late 70's, Vanderbilt quickly merged with them.

Ironically, for years Vandy has whined that they couldn't compete effectively with the rest of the SEC because of their high academic standards. But once Peabody (and its lower expectations) went away, Vandy's sports programs have improved markedly.

In a related note, Bettie Page attended the same high school as another famous Vandy alum whom I don't believe has been mentioned yet - Dinah Shore.

wow, nice post.

Ari Gold · « **Reply #35 on:** December 29, 2011, 11:42:00 AM »

Quote from: warriorchick on December 29, 2011, 10:21:09 AM

In a related note, Bettie Page attended the same high school as another famous Vandy alum whom I don't believe has been mentioned yet - Dinah Shore.

David Lee Roth lights the menorah. So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-ah

dgies9156 · « **Reply #36 on:** December 29, 2011, 11:42:51 AM »

Quote from: RawdogDX on December 29, 2011, 11:24:33 AM

wow, nice post.

Vanderbilt always has been competitive in basketball. Dating back to the 1960s, they were an upper eschelon SEC team, which was tough to do in an era where Adolph the Bigot and his Kentucky Wildcats dominated the conference. Vanderbilt had an excellent team in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s and played us once in the NCAAs -- in 1974 when we marched our way to the NCAA Championship game.

Some of the school's stars included Jan van Bredakopf (spelling??), who was son of NBA Coach Butch van Bredakopf, the "F" Troop -- Joe Ford, Jeff Fosnes and Butch Feher -- Will Perdue, who played for the Chicago Bulls, Terry Compton and Tommy Hagen.

Vanderbilt also desegregated SEC Basketball when it offered Perry Wallace, who played high school ball for Nashville Pearl, a scholarship in 1967. Wallace was a good center and paved the way for a diverse and frankly much better SEC.

warriorchick · « **Reply #37 on:** December 29, 2011, 12:01:05 PM »

Quote from: dgies9156 on December 29, 2011, 11:42:51 AM

Vanderbilt always has been competitive in basketball. Dating back to the 1960s, they were an upper eschelon SEC team, which was tough to do in an era where Adolph the Bigot and his Kentucky Wildcats dominated the conference. Vanderbilt had an excellent team in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s and played us once in the NCAAs -- in 1974 when we marched our way to the NCAA Championship game.

Some of the school's stars included Jan van Bredakopf (spelling??), who was son of NBA Coach Butch van Bredakopf, the "F" Troop -- Joe Ford, Jeff Fosnes and Butch Feher -- Will Perdue, who played for the Chicago Bulls, Terry Compton and Tommy Hagen.

Vanderbilt also desegregated SEC Basketball when it offered Perry Wallace, who played high school ball for Nashville Pearl, a scholarship in 1967. Wallace was a good center and paved the way for a diverse and frankly much better SEC.

I remember the "F" Troop quite well. I went to high school a block away from Vanderbilt, and that was their heyday. We would play our important football games in its stadium.

Relative to football, their basketball team was decent. For years, Vandy and Northwestern were neck and neck for the title of suckiest major D1 football program.

Windyplayer · « **Reply #38 on:** December 29, 2011, 12:02:49 PM »

Quote from: dgies9156 on December 29, 2011, 11:42:51 AM

Vanderbilt always has been competitive in basketball. Dating back to the 1960s, they were an upper eschelon SEC team, which was tough to do in an era where Adolph the Bigot and his Kentucky Wildcats dominated the conference. Vanderbilt had an excellent team in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s and played us once in the NCAAs -- in 1974 when we marched our way to the NCAA Championship game.

Some of the school's stars included Jan van Bredakopf (spelling??), who was son of NBA Coach Butch van Bredakopf, the "F" Troop -- Joe Ford, Jeff Fosnes and Butch Feher -- Will Perdue, who played for the Chicago Bulls, Terry Compton and Tommy Hagen.

Vanderbilt also desegregated SEC Basketball when it offered Perry Wallace, who played high school ball for Nashville Pearl, a scholarship in 1967. Wallace was a good center and paved the way for a diverse and frankly much better SEC.

These history lessons were conspicuously absent in the Mount St. Mary's "Famous Alumni" thread.

shoothoops · « **Reply #39 on:** December 29, 2011, 06:39:12 PM »

The Peabody School of Education at Vanderbilt is one of the top ranked in the country. In many polls, it's number 1.

Speaking of their rigorous academics, Festus Ezeli switched his major this past year from Pre-Med, to Economics, so that he could balance more time with basketball.

Bomb Squad, Memorial Magic, Barry Goheen, Barry Booker etc...had some nice memories.

MU B2002 · « **Reply #40 on:** December 29, 2011, 07:26:55 PM »

High school a block away... Can't think of one high school that close. MBA, Harpeth Hall, Pearl Cohn? (Iirc that is the magnate school down by the frist.). Assuming HH based on your ID.

dgies9156 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 30, 2011, 12:34:54 AM »

Quote from: warriorchick on December 29, 2011, 12:01:05 PM

I remember the "F" Troop quite well. I went to high school a block away from Vanderbilt, and that was their heyday. We would play our important football games in its stadium.

Relative to football, their basketball team was decent. For years, Vandy and Northwestern were neck and neck for the title of suckiest major D1 football program.

You went to Father Ryan then too -- about the same time I was there!!!

dgies9156 · « **Reply #42 on:** December 30, 2011, 09:24:50 AM »

Quote from: MU B2002 on December 29, 2011, 07:26:55 PM

High school a block away... Can't think of one high school that close. MBA, Harpeth Hall, Pearl Cohn? (Iirc that is the magnate school down by the frist.). Assuming HH based on your ID.

Father Ryan moved from 2300 Elliston Place about 15 years ago. They were one block north of West End Avenue in the shadows of Vanderbilt's athletic and residence hall complexes.

warriorchick · « **Reply #43 on:** December 30, 2011, 04:59:48 PM »

Quote from: dgies9156 on December 30, 2011, 09:24:50 AM

Father Ryan moved from 2300 Elliston Place about 15 years ago. They were one block north of West End Avenue in the shadows of Vanderbilt's athletic and residence hall complexes.

Ding ding ding! Class of '80, y'all!

MU B2002 · « **Reply #44 on:** December 30, 2011, 05:26:21 PM »

Ahhh, gotcha. I worked at 21st and west end from 03-10

dgies9156 · « **Reply #45 on:** December 30, 2011, 09:53:00 PM »

Quote from: warriorchick on December 30, 2011, 04:59:48 PM

Ding ding ding! Class of '80, y'all!

Class of 1974 here. My sister was Class of 1979. Lived in West Meade and Madison (TN) from 1961 until I went to Marquette in 1974. I grew up on Vanderbilt basketball. I hated last night more than you can imagine because I had some VU grads from Nashville at the game with me.

I loved Vandy basketball until I discovered Al and my Dad actually hired a couple of Vanderbilt's all-time greats!

seakm4 · « **Reply #46 on:** December 30, 2011, 11:16:20 PM »

Jay auntler and skip bayless went there? It's official we're still 11-1 because no real institution would allow those two to roam the campus.

muwarrior69 · « **Reply #47 on:** October 28, 2016, 12:27:40 PM »

Molly Sims

MU Fan in Connecticut · « **Reply #48 on:** October 28, 2016, 01:30:03 PM »

Here's a start.

http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-vanderbilt-university-alumni-and-students/reference

MerrittsMustache · « **Reply #49 on:** October 28, 2016, 01:38:29 PM »

What about these two...

Marcus92 · « **Reply #50 on:** October 28, 2016, 01:42:13 PM »

When's the last time Marquette beat Vanderbilt? All I seem to remember are the tough losses. I hate the Commodes.

wadesworld · « **Reply #51 on:** October 28, 2016, 01:49:14 PM »

Not an alum, but a great article title:

http://vanderbilthustler.com/featured/cloudy-with-a-lachance-of-three-balls.html

LAMUfan · « **Reply #52 on:** October 28, 2016, 01:52:38 PM »

Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 28, 2016, 01:30:03 PM

Here's a start.

http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-vanderbilt-university-alumni-and-students/reference

The Marquette list has Brad Galli ahead of Rick Majerus

warriorchick · « **Reply #53 on:** October 28, 2016, 02:39:32 PM »

Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 28, 2016, 01:30:03 PM

Here's a start.

http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-vanderbilt-university-alumni-and-students/reference

MU Fan in Connecticut only makes the easy posts.

warriorchick · « **Reply #54 on:** October 28, 2016, 02:46:41 PM »

Also:

1. Shouldn't we be doing Rockhurst first? Just asking.

2. You aren't supposed to start new "famous alumni" threads if we have started that thread in an earlier year.

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=23044.0

BTW, this thread is how dgies and I discovered that we went to the same high school. Go, Father Ryan Irish!

oldwarrior81 · « **Reply #55 on:** October 28, 2016, 03:55:56 PM »

Rockhurst alum: BA in Economics

muwarrior69 · « **Reply #56 on:** October 28, 2016, 04:19:12 PM »

Quote from: warriorchick on October 28, 2016, 02:46:41 PM

Also:

1. Shouldn't we be doing Rockhurst first? Just asking.

2. You aren't supposed to start new "famous alumni" threads if we have started that thread in an earlier year.

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=23044.0

BTW, this thread is how dgies and I discovered that we went to the same high school. Go, Father Ryan Irish!

Come on Chick, we old timers ain't so good at doing searches. I put in Famous in the search and all I got was "not found".

brewcity77 · « **Reply #57 on:** October 28, 2016, 04:22:33 PM »

Quote from: warriorchick on October 28, 2016, 02:46:41 PM

Also:

1. Shouldn't we be doing Rockhurst first? Just asking.

2. You aren't supposed to start new "famous alumni" threads if we have started that thread in an earlier year.

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=23044.0

BTW, this thread is how dgies and I discovered that we went to the same high school. Go, Father Ryan Irish!

Just like every year drivers always forget how to drive in the snow when the first flakes fall, every fall Marquette fans forget how to do the Famous Alumni threads

warriorchick · « **Reply #58 on:** October 28, 2016, 04:28:06 PM »

By the way, does anyone know what happened to Ari Gold? I saw him when I looked up the old Vandy thread and he used to be a pretty prolific poster.

I happen to remember him because he was the first person ever to respond to a post of mine when I first joined Scoop.

rocket surgeon · « **Reply #59 on:** October 28, 2016, 05:03:34 PM »

Quote from: muwarrior69 on October 28, 2016, 12:27:40 PM

Molly Sims

sorry '69, but i have a funny feeling keefe could see your molly and raise ya a molly body paint. cheezus, i'm so glad i didn't have any daughters

MU Fan in Connecticut · « **Reply #60 on:** October 28, 2016, 07:22:13 PM »

Quote from: warriorchick on October 28, 2016, 04:28:06 PM

By the way, does anyone know what happened to Ari Gold? I saw him when I looked up the old Vandy thread and he used to be a pretty prolific poster.

I happen to remember him because he was the first person ever to respond to a post of mine when I first joined Scoop.

Guess he disappeared when Entourage went off the air?

ChitownSpaceForRent · « **Reply #61 on:** October 28, 2016, 07:27:00 PM »

Rockhurst may be the one time I wouldn't mind if Marquette lost. Go Malachi

buckchuckler · « **Reply #62 on:** October 28, 2016, 10:20:47 PM »

Quote from: oldwarrior81 on October 28, 2016, 03:55:56 PM

Rockhurst alum: BA in Economics

NORM!

GooooMarquette · « **Reply #63 on:** October 28, 2016, 10:42:56 PM »

Quote from: Marcus92 on October 28, 2016, 01:42:13 PM

When's the last time Marquette beat Vanderbilt? All I seem to remember are the tough losses. I hate the Commodes.

Don't know if it was the last time, but we beat them in the second round (then Sweet Sixteen) of the '74 tournament.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament

dgies9156 · « **Reply #64 on:** October 28, 2016, 11:16:59 PM »

Quote from: Marcus92 on October 28, 2016, 01:42:13 PM

When's the last time Marquette beat Vanderbilt? All I seem to remember are the tough losses. I hate the Commodes.

1974 on the way to the National Runner-up

dgies9156 · « **Reply #65 on:** October 28, 2016, 11:19:05 PM »

Terry Compton
Jan vanBreda Koff
Will Perdue

Lot of people who went to Chick's and my high school!!!!

Silkk the Shaka · « **Reply #66 on:** October 29, 2016, 12:30:04 AM »

Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 28, 2016, 01:30:03 PM

Here's a start.

http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-vanderbilt-university-alumni-and-students/reference

Duncan Jones! a.k.a David Bowie's son.

Directed the movie Moon, a solid flick

🏀 · « **Reply #67 on:** October 29, 2016, 09:30:09 AM »

Quote from: Ellenson Family Reunion on October 29, 2016, 12:30:04 AM

Duncan Jones! a.k.a David Bowie's son.

Directed the movie Moon, a solid flick

Moon is effing awesome, Rockwell kills.

Dawson Rental · « **Reply #68 on:** October 29, 2016, 12:01:53 PM »

Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on October 28, 2016, 07:27:00 PM

Rockhurst may be the one time I wouldn't mind if Marquette lost. Go Malachi

I can only assume that immediately after the game you are taking a two week vacation to some remote location without access to MUScoop.

MU Fan in Connecticut · « **Reply #69 on:** November 10, 2016, 02:45:18 PM »

Bump.

warriorchick · « **Reply #70 on:** November 10, 2016, 03:03:51 PM »

Windyplayer · « **Reply #71 on:** November 10, 2016, 03:32:11 PM »

Quote from: Ellenson Family Reunion on October 29, 2016, 12:30:04 AM

Duncan Jones! a.k.a David Bowie's son.

Directed the movie Moon, a solid flick

I totally see the resemblance. I'll check it out, brah.

warriorchick · « **Reply #72 on:** November 10, 2016, 05:27:31 PM »

Quote from: dgies9156 on October 28, 2016, 11:19:05 PM

Lot of people who went to Chick's and my high school!!!!

Including this guy:

dgies9156 · « **Reply #73 on:** November 11, 2016, 07:13:17 AM »

Quote from: warriorchick on November 10, 2016, 05:27:31 PM

Including this guy:

His son was in my class at high school. He was an incredible, honest and very decent man. I grew up on his newspaper and my first sniff of journalism came because of his work. Incidentally, he had the crap beaten out of him during the Freedom Riders efforts through Alabama. He was close to Bobby Kennedy and when he aided a woman being beaten by some southern rednecks, he was clubbed with a lead pipe.

Oh, he also was editorial director of USA Today from its launch through the 2000s.

Rest in peace John Seigenthaler.

warriorchick · « **Reply #74 on:** November 11, 2016, 08:10:02 AM »

Quote from: dgies9156 on November 11, 2016, 07:13:17 AM

His son was in my class at high school. He was an incredible, honest and very decent man. I grew up on his newspaper and my first sniff of journalism came because of his work. Incidentally, he had the crap beaten out of him during the Freedom Riders efforts through Alabama. He was close to Bobby Kennedy and when he aided a woman being beaten by some southern rednecks, he was clubbed with a lead pipe.

Oh, he also was editorial director of USA Today from its launch through the 2000s.

Rest in peace John Seigenthaler.

Was the guy in your class John Seigenthaler, the guy who is now on Al Jazeera?

keefe · « **Reply #75 on:** November 11, 2016, 09:57:29 AM »

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