List of Phi Gamma Delta Members - Sports

Sports

  • Chuck Armstrong (Purdue, 1964): President and COO of the Seattle Mariners
  • Sal Bando (Arizona State, 1966): Professional baseball player Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, and General Manager, Milwaukee Brewers
  • Clayton Bennett (Oklahoma, 1981): Chairman of the Professional Basketball Club, owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder professional basketball team; billionaire
  • John Cappelletti (Penn State): Professional football player; winner, Heisman Trophy; member, College Football Hall of Fame
  • Keith Carney (University of Maine, 1991): Professional hockey player for Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks,and the Minnesota Wild
  • Harry C. "Skip" Caray, Jr. (Missouri, 1961): Announcer, Atlanta Braves
  • Tim Finchem (Richmond, 1969): PGA Tour commissioner
  • Billy Cundiff (Drake University, 2002): Professional football player, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens
  • Tim Curley (Penn State, 1976) Former Athletic Director, Penn State University
  • Brian D. Griese (Michigan, 1997): Professional football player, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears
  • E. J. Holub (Texas Tech, 1961): Professional football player, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Collegiate All-American, AFL All-Star
  • Mike Huff (Northwestern University, 1985): Professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays
  • Hale Irwin (Colorado, 1967): Professional golfer; member, World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Roy Jackson (Pennsylvania, 1961): Former owner of the racehorse Barbaro, winner of the 2006 Kentucky Derby.
  • Mark Loretta (Northwestern University, 1993): Professional baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, winner, Hutch Award
  • Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (Bucknell, 1902): Former professional baseball player; member, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Bob Mathias (Stanford, 1953): Two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist (1948 and 1952) and United States Congressman
  • Hugh Millen (Washington, 1986): Professional football player, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos
  • Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State, 1961): Professional golfer; member, World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Peter O'Malley (University of Pennsylvania): Former President and owner, Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Jerry Pate (Alabama, 1974): Professional golfer; winner, 1976 U.S. Open
  • Roger Penske (Lehigh, 1959): Co-founder of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART); owner of Penske Racing, winner of 15 Indianapolis 500s and 9 CART points titles; billionaire
  • Bobby Rahal (Denison University, 1975): Race Car Driver, winner of Indianapolis 500
  • Greg Schiano (Bucknell, 1988): Head coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team. Brought Rutgers from being winless in the Big East in 2001 to a #12 national ranking and a Texas Bowl victory over Kansas State in 2006.
  • Dean Smith (Kansas, 1953): Former North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coach; member, Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Payne Stewart (Southern Methodist, 1979): Professional golfer; member, World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Edwin Sweetland (Cornell, 1899): first salaried basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats and head football coach at Syracuse, Ohio State, Colgate, Kentucky, Miami University, West Virginia, and Tulane
  • James B. Tafel (Pittsburgh, 1949): Owner, Street Sense, winner of the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the 2007 Travers Stakes and 2007 Preakness Stakes runner-up.
  • Tom Yawkey (Yale University, 1925): owner, Boston Red Sox, member, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Denny Shute (Western Reserve 1927): Professional golfer; member, World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Percy Williams (British Columbia, 1928): Olympic Sprinter; Gold Medalist

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