Notable Alumni
- Michael Bantom (1969), member of the 1972 Olympic Basketball team, NBA player, and later NBA executive.
- John J. Bonner (1908), Founder of the Philadelphia Catholic League, 2 years before the PIAA. Remembered as greatest educator of his time.
- Michael Joseph Bransfield, current Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
- Joseph I. Breen (1906), Hollywood movie censor; Variety magazine said of him: "More than any single individual, he shaped the moral stature of the American motion picture"; winner of an Academy Award
- Rasual Butler (1998), NBA player.
- Charlie Carton (1920s), early professional football player.
- Dallas Comegys (1983), successful college career at DePaul University, NBA player.
- Robert Evans (1949), First African American Captain of University of Pennsylvania Football Team.
- John Facenda (1933), a radio and television broadcast fixture in Philadelphia from the 1930s through the early 1980s. He is perhaps best known as the deep baritone narrator of NFL Films.
- Charles Fuller (1955), won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for "A Soldier's Play," a story about racism in the military.
- Eddie Griffin (2000), NCAA All-American at Seton Hall University, drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2001 NBA Draft.
- Matt Guokas, Sr. (1934), played for the Philadelphia Warriors 1947 championship team. Father of Matt Guokas, Jr.
- Marvin Harrison (1991), one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history.
- Marc Jackson (1993), successful college career at Temple University, NBA player.
- Jim Katcavage (1952), 13 year NFL player with the New York Giants, 3 Pro Bowls.
- Lari Ketner (1995), successful college career at University of Massachusetts Amherst, NBA player.
- Joey Maxwell (1922), early professional football player.
- James P. McGranery, Attorney General of the United States of America under President Harry S. Truman.
- Art McNally (1943), former Director of Officiating for the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1990
- William "Speedy" Morris (1960), famed Roman Catholic High School and La Salle University basketball coach.
- John Ogden (1999), former daily traffic reporter for WCAU.
- Glenn Ochal (2004), member & Bronze medalist of the 2012 US Olympic rowing team.
- Scott Paxson (2001) former Penn State all conference defensive tackle. Currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Joseph A. Pepe (1960), current Bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas.
- Albert F. Sabo (1938), judge who presided over the Mumia Abu-Jamal murder case.
- Bob Schafer (1951), Villanova University player, NBA player.
- Daniel E. Thomas (1977), current Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
- Joe Tyrell (1948), player for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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