Notable Alumni
Among its over 9,000 alumni, Benedictine counts:
- Anthony O. Calabrese, Jr. '54 - Ohio state court judge
- Tim Cheatwood '97 - Current member of the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League and former Canadian Football League all-star
- Mike Easler '69 - Professional baseball player
- Bishop Roger Gries, OSB '54 - Auxiliary bishop, Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
- Jack Marschall '71 - Cleveland area news anchor
- Scott Mruczkowski '00 - Professional football player, San Diego Chargers
- Chuck Noll '49 - Head coach, Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Four time Super Bowl Champion.
- Terry Pluto '73 - Author and award-winning columnist for The Plain Dealer. He previously wrote for the Akron-Beacon Journal.
- Anthony Russo '88 - Writer, director, and producer, working on You, Me and Dupree, Welcome to Collinwood, Arrested Development, Community, and other television shows and movies
- Joe Russo '89 - Writer, director, and producer, working on You, Me and Dupree, Welcome to Collinwood, Arrested Development, Community, and other television shows and movies
- Jim Swingos '59 - Cleveland area restaurateur
- Andrew Kaczynski '08 - Political reporter for BuzzFeed Politics.
- Jim Trueman '53 - Founder of Red Roof Inn
- Ron Trzcinski '62 - Founder of the Original Mattress Factory
- Tom Weiskopf '60 - Professional golfer
- Joe Zelenka '94 - Professional football player, Atlanta Falcons
- Larry Zelina '67 - only two-time MVP of the annual Charity Game, a Thanksgiving tradition, played at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Helped Ohio State win the 1968 national championship as a sophomore starter that season. Was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 6th round in 1971.
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