Eastern High School (Louisville) - Famous Alumni

Famous Alumni

• Ned Beatty, Class of 1955, award winning character actor
• Hugh Durham, Class of 1955, former head basketball coach at the University of Georgia
• Carroll Hubbard, Class of 1955, former member of the United States House of Representatives
• Tom Easterly, Class of 1958, member of the Kentucky Senate 1974-1982, Florida House of Representatives 1988-1990, and Democratic nominee, Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 1978
• William S. Wallace, Class of 1965, a four-star general in the United States Army, commanded all U.S. forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq
• Stan Curtis, Class of 1967, founder of the Kentucky Harvest charity
• Betty Southard Stokes, Class of 1968, the National Education Association's 1989 A+ Award; author of the Kentucky Postcard Series books: ("Postcards from William" 2007, "Postcards from George" 2010, and "Postcards from Daniel" in process); a 2010 Louisville Connector; and Kentucky Historical Society's 2010 Award of Distinction
• David Caudill, Class of 1968, internationally recognized sculptor
• Paul Rogers, Class of 1969, local TV & radio sports commentator
• Mike McCoy, Class of 1970, a football player for the Houston Oilers
• Quentin Dastugue, Class of 1973, elected to the Louisiana legislature at age 23, serving for 16 years; Republican nominee for Governor of Louisiana in 1995
• Felton Spencer, Class of 1986, former NBA basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs; 6th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft
• Todd Wellemeyer, Class of 1997, major league baseball player
• Jerrod Hayden, Class of 1997, All American in football (1997), attended the University of Tennessee on a football scholarship
• Ashley Eicher, Class of 2004 Miss Tennessee
• Myron Pryor, Class of 2004, football player for the University of Kentucky and New England Patriots
• Rajon Rondo, attended until Junior year, NBA, point guard for Celtics