While looking for directions to the Marquette event at USF, I stumbled across their famous alumni page. I will take ours in a heartbeat, although the Tony LaRussa one is impressive:
Famous USF Grads
http://www.usf.edu/fam_grds.htmlA. Manette Ansay, “Vinegar Hill” author
Chucky Atkins, NBA’s Los Angels Lakers
Guy Babylon, musician
Sandra Bailey, Olympics editor for Sports Illustrated
Ed Baird, America’s Cup winner 1995
Ben Brown, former USA Today and Southern Living magazine writer
Eddie Carpenter, President, Disneyland International and CFO, Walt Disney Attractions
Mark Consuelos, ABC’s All My Children soap star
Goliath Davis, Assistant to Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL; Former St. Petersburg Chief of Police
Lincoln Diaz-Balart, U.S. Congress
Leo Gallagher, comedian
Cal Henderson, Hillsborough County Sheriff
Anthony D. Henry, cornerback for the Cleveland Browns
Drake Hogestyn, NBC’s Days of Our Lives soap star
Melissa Howard, former MTV Real World cast member
Phoebe Irby, Outstanding Teacher of 1996
Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999
Tina Johnson, Treasurer, Publix Super Markets
Tony LaRussa, manager St. Louis Cardinals
Earl Lennard, superintendent of Hillsborough County School District
Kawika Mitchell, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
Rick de Oliveira, producer for MTV’s “Road Rules”, “The Real World” and “Rock-n-Jock”
Richard Oppel, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, director of American Society of Newspaper Editors, editor Austin American Statesman
John Patrick, VP Internet Technology IBM, was Senior Marketing Executive who launched the IBM think pad brand
Greg Pitts, “Washington Apple” guy, Normal Ohio sitcom star
Richard Rahn, Pres. Novecon and former VP and chief accountant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Michael Rao, youngest ever university president or chancellor
Jack Reed, Pulitzer Prize winner, and state editor, St. Petersburg Times
J.R. Reed, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles
Barbara Samson, founder Intermedia Communications
Kerry Sanders, NBC News
Kissy Simmons, actress on Broadway in the Lion King
Robert Stackhouse, Artist
Ana Veciana-Suarez, Miami-Herald syndicated columnist and author
Roy Wegerle, former MLS star
Famous Former USF Students:
Terry Bolea, a.k.a. Hulk Hogan, WCW Wrestler
Elaine Boosler, comedian
Lauren Hutton, supermodel and actress