Over the years, many members of the
Fraternity of
Phi Gamma Delta (also known as FIJI) have gained notability in their chosen fields. Examples include one
U.S. President (
Calvin Coolidge ), four U.S. Vice Presidents, eleven
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, five
Medal of Honor recipients, six
Pulitzer Prize winners, two
Nobel Prize winners, over 80 competitors in the
Olympic Games (of which at least 28 Fijis have won at least 37 medals), and at least seven
billionaires .
Business
Stuart W. "Stu" Evey (
Washington , 1956): former Chairman of the Board of
ESPN
[1]
Thomas Dundon (
SMU , 1993): Chairman and Managing Partner of Dundon Capital Partners; owner of the
Carolina Hurricanes of the
National Hockey League ;
[2] billionaire
Giovanni Feroce (
University of Rhode Island , 1991): former CEO of
Alex and Ani ; current CEO of
Benrus
Jess Jackson (
California , 1952): wine entrepreneur; namesake of
Kendall-Jackson winery and majority owner of
Curlin , the
2007 Preakness Stakes winner, 2007
Belmont Stakes second-place finisher, and
2007 Kentucky Derby third-place finisher[
citation needed ]
Fritz Henderson (
Michigan , 1980): President and CEO of
General Motors
[3]
Philip Knight (
Oregon , 1959): co-founder, owner and president of
Nike Corporation ; billionaire
[4]
[5]
Josiah K. Lilly, III (
Cornell , 1939):
philanthropist ;
[6]
Lilly Endowment and heir to
Eli Lilly and Company
Edmund C. Lynch (
Johns Hopkins University , 1907): a founder of the
Merrill Lynch investment company
Patrick McGovern (
MIT , 1959): Chairman of the Board of
International Data Group ; founder of the
McGovern Institute for Brain Research ; billionaire
Nelson Peltz (born 1942): billionaire businessman and investor
Albert J. Reid
Western Reserve University , 1925 : President Reid Coal, President North American Retail Coal Dealers Association c 1930-1938
Tom Ryan (
Rhode Island , 1975): President and CEO of
CVS
Donald Trump Jr. (
University of Pennsylvania ): EVP of
The Trump Organization
Chet Upham (
Texas , 1945): founder of Upham Oil and Gas in
Mineral Wells, Texas ; former Texas
Republican Party chairman
Alfred J. Verrecchia (
Rhode Island , 1965): Chairman of the Board of
Hasbro Inc.
[7]
Kessel Stelling (
Georgia , 1978): Chairman of the Board & CEO of
Synovus Bank
[8]
Byron Trott (
University of Chicago , 1981): founder, chairman, and CEO of
BDT Capital Partners
Charlie Ergen (
University of Tennessee , 1975): co-founder and chairman of
Dish Network and
EchoStar ; billionaire
Civil service
Victor G. Atiyeh (
Oregon , 1945): former
Governor of Oregon
[9]
Newton D. Baker (
Johns Hopkins , 1892): former
Secretary of War
[9]
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (
Occidental , 1938):
U.S. House of Representatives ,
California for eight terms;
Republican National Committee ; the southern California communities of
Bell ,
Bell Gardens and
Bel Air are named after his family
[9]
Robert Bork (
University of Chicago ): Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1982–1988; United States Attorney General, October 20, 1973 – December 17, 1973
[9]
Calvin Coolidge (
Amherst , 1895): thirtieth
President of the United States of America , twenty-ninth
Vice President of the United States
[3]
[9]
Admiral (Ret.) William J. Crowe Jr. (
Oklahoma , 1946): former Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff ;
Ambassador to the United Kingdom
[9]
Ed Edmondson (
Oklahoma , 1940): U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1953-1973
[9]
J. Howard Edmondson (
Oklahoma , 1946): 16th Governor of Oklahoma ; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
[9]
Charles W. Fairbanks (
Ohio Wesleyan , 1872): twenty-sixth
Vice President of the United States ; namesake of
Fairbanks, Alaska
Neil M. Gorsuch (
Columbia , 1988): judge for the
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ; Justice,
Supreme Court of the United States , 2017
David Hall (
Oklahoma , 1952): 20th Governor of Oklahoma
[9]
Dave Hancock (
University of Alberta , 1972): former Premier of
Alberta
Eric Holcomb (
Hanover College , 1990): Governor of Indiana, 2017,
Indiana
John N. Hostettler (
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology , 1983): former
U.S. House of Representatives ,
Indiana
Frank Iacobucci (
British Columbia , 1962): former Justice,
Supreme Court of Canada
Joseph R. Kerrey (
Nebraska , 1965):
U.S. Senator ,
Nebraska (1989-2001); former
Governor of Nebraska
Herbert H. Lehman (
Williams College , 1899): humanitarian; four-term Governor of New York; United States Senator from New York; Colonel in the US Army during World War I
[10]
Thomas R. Marshall (
Wabash , 1873): twenty-eighth
Vice President of the United States
Robert S. McNamara (
California , 1937): former
United States Secretary of Defense
William Yoast Morgan (
University of Kansas , 1885):
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Frank O'Bannon (
Indiana , 1952): former
Governor of Indiana
Mike Pence (
Hanover College , 1981): former
Vice President of the United States of America ; former Governor of Indiana; former United States Representative from Indiana
Jared Polis (
Princeton University , 1996):
Governor of Colorado ; former
U.S. House of Representatives ,
Colorado
Jim Prentice (
University of Alberta , 1976): former Premier of
Alberta ; former Minister within the
federal Canadian
cabinet
Donald Randall Richberg (
University of Chicago , 1901): head of the
National Recovery Administration ; composer of several Fiji songs
[11]
Charles E. Rushmore (
College of the City of New York , 1876): namesake of the
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Charles Thone
University of Nebraska : former Governor of Nebraska
[9]
Byron R. White (
Colorado , 1938): former
Supreme Court Justice ;
College Football Hall of Fame
Mitch Daniels (
Purdue , 2013): former
Governor of Indiana
Entertainment
Scott Bakula (
Kansas , 1977): actor,
Quantum Leap ,
Murphy Brown , and
Star Trek: Enterprise
William Jan Berry (
UCLA , 1963): singer and guitar player, "surfer sound" duo
Jan and Dean
Dick Carson (
University of Nebraska , 1949): television director
John W. "Johnny" Carson (
Nebraska , 1949): former host of
NBC 's
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
[3]
Luis Moro (
Rutgers University 1987), actor, filmmaker, writer, best known for the film
Love and Suicide , which made him the first American to break the embargo on Cuba to film a feature there
[12]
Willam S. "Bill" Fiorio, also known as
Duke Tumatoe (
Illinois , 1969): former guitarist for
REO Speedwagon
Radney Foster (
Sewanee , 1982): country music singer/songwriter; "Nobody Wins", "Just Call Me Lonesome"
Matthew C. Fox (
Columbia , 1989): actor,
Party of Five ,
Lost
Jim Gaffigan (
Purdue University , 1987): comedian
Samuel S. Hinds (
New York University , 1897): actor,
It's A Wonderful Life
Richard Jenkins (
Illinois Wesleyan University ), actor,
Step Brothers ,
Six Feet Under
Paul McDonald (
Auburn ), musician;
American Idol season 10
Bob McGrath (
Michigan , 1954); played "Bob" on
Sesame Street
Seth Meyers (
Northwestern University , 1996): cast member and head writer of
Saturday Night Live , host of
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Ralph Morgan (
Columbia , 1904): actor; co-founder, charter member and first president of the
Screen Actors Guild
Cory Morrow (
Texas Tech , 1990): country singer/songwriter
Jason Isbell (
University of Memphis ), : rock and alt-country singer/songwriter; former member of The Drive-By Truckers; current member of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Dermot Mulroney (
Northwestern University , 1985): actor,
My Best Friend's Wedding ,
About Schmidt ,
The Wedding Date ,
The Family Stone
Rob Riggle (
University of Kansas ): actor, comedian,
The Hangover ,
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , and
Saturday Night Live
John Ritter (
Southern California , 1970): actor,
Three's Company ,
Hearts Afire and
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
Morgan Spurlock (
NYU , 1993): independent movie director, creator of
Super Size Me
McLean Stevenson (Northwestern University, 1948): Actor,
M*A*S*H .
Media and literature
Lew Wallace (
Depauw , 1868) lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author of
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880)
Roone Arledge (
Columbia , 1952): former President of
ABC News and Sports; first producer of
Wide World of Sports ; creator of
Monday Night Football ,
20/20 ,
ABC World News Tonight ,
Nightline ,
This Week , and
Primetime Live ; won 37
Emmy Awards ; is in the
Television Hall of Fame
Ken Blanchard (
Cornell , 1961): management consultant; author of
The One Minute Manager
Holden Bowler (
University of Idaho , 1931): singer in the
Robert Shaw Chorale ; namesake of
J. D. Salinger 's character
Holden Caulfield
Will Cuppy (
Chicago , 1907): humorist, author of The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
David H. DePatie (
Sewanee , 1951): film producer; producer of animated cartoons
Rob Johnson (
DePauw University ): Emmy Award-winning news anchor
Thomas A. Desjardin (
Florida State , 1986): author and Civil War scholar
Major Garrett (University of Missouri): Chief White House Correspondent with
CBS News
Bill Geist (
Illinois , 1967): best-selling author,
Emmy Award -winning journalist and contributor to
CBS Sunday Morning
Paul Kangas (
Michigan , 1959): anchor and commentator on
Nightly Business Report
Jack Kerouac (Columbia): author
Brian Lamb (
Purdue , 1963): founder and host of
C-SPAN .
Ross Lockridge Jr. (
Indiana , 1935): novelist, author of
Raintree County
Dan Mangan (
University of British Columbia , 2005),
Juno Award -winning singer/songwriter
[13]
Frank Norris (
California , 1894): author of
The Octopus: A Story of California and
McTeague
Tom Peters (
Cornell University , 1964): author of
In Search of Excellence
Dave Revsine (
Northwestern University , 1991): sportscaster for
ESPN
E. B. White (
Cornell , 1921): novelist, author of
Charlotte's Web and
Stuart Little
D. Harlan Wilson (
Wittenberg University , 1993): author and professor
Robert U. Woodward (
Yale , 1965): assistant managing editor of The Washington Post ; author
Religion
Science, technology, and medicine
Johnny Carson (
Nebraska , 1949)
William J. Crowe (
Oklahoma , 1946)
Brian Lamb (
Purdue University , 1963)
Herbert H. Lehman (
Williams College , 1899)
Norman Vincent Peale (
Ohio Wesleyan , 1920)
Robert S. McNamara (
California , 1937)
Jack Nicklaus (
Ohio State , 1961)
Jack Swigert (
Colorado , 1953)
Byron R. White (
Colorado , 1938)
E. B. White (
Cornell , 1921)
Tedford H. Cann (
CCNY , 1920):
Seaman ,
USN
[15]
Marcellus H. Chiles (
Colorado College , 1916):
Captain ,
USA
[15]
Joseph R. Kerrey (
Nebraska , 1965):
Lieutenant , Junior Grade, USN Reserve
SEAL Team
[16]
George H. Ramer (
Bucknell , 1950):
2nd Lieutenant ,
USMC Reserve
[17]
Joseph H. Thompson (
Pittsburgh , 1905):
Major , USA
[15]
General officers
These are notable members who have achieved the rank of
Brigadier General ,
Rear Admiral (lower half) , (or the equivalent) or higher in the United States military.
Major General
Clovis E. Byers (
Ohio State , 1921):
United States Army . Chief of Staff,
Eighth US Army .
[21]
Admiral (Ret.) William J. Crowe Jr. (
Oklahoma , 1946):
United States Navy .
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1985–1989); Ambassador to Great Britain.
General George Decker (
Lafayette , 1924):
United States Army .
Chief of Staff, United States Army (1960–1962).
General Robert L. Eichelberger (
Ohio State , 1907):
United States Army . Superintendent of
West Point ; Commander of the
Eighth US Army in the
South West Pacific theater in World War II.
General Bruce K. Holloway (
Tennessee , 1933):
United States Air Force . Member of the
Flying Tigers , becoming commander after the Flying Tigers became 23rd Fighter Group. Shot down 13 enemy aircraft. Commanded the Air Force's first jet-equipped fighter group. Commanded
USAFE , was appointed Vice Chief of Staff, USAF and was Commander-in-Chief of
Strategic Air Command .
[22]
Major General LeRoy P. Hunt (
California , 1914):
United States Marine Corps . Commander,
5th Marines at the battle of
Guadalcanal .
[23]
Brigadier General
Albert Gallatin Jenkins (
Jefferson College , 1848):
Confederate Cavalry Brigade Commander and delegate to the first
Confederate Congress . Occupied
Chambersburg ,
Pennsylvania in 1863 and was wounded at the
Battle of Gettysburg .
RADM Robert D. Reilly, Jr (
Washington , 1975):
United States Navy ; Commander of
Military Sealift Command ; former Commander of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Carrier Strike Group
Liberty ship namesakes
"
Liberty ships " were cargo ships built rapidly in the United States in order to transport supplies overseas during World War II. Over 2700 Liberty ships were made, and several were named after members of Phi Gamma Delta. These include:
Sports
Chuck Armstrong (
Purdue , 1964): President and COO of the
Seattle Mariners
Sal Bando (
Arizona State , 1966): professional
baseball player with the
Kansas City Athletics ,
Oakland Athletics ,
Milwaukee Brewers ; General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers
Clay Bennett (
Oklahoma , 1981): Chairman of the Professional Basketball Club;
[24] owner of the
Oklahoma City Thunder professional basketball team; billionaire
Tom Brookshier (
University of Colorado , 1953): Professional Football Player, Jersey #40 retired by Philadelphia Eagles (1953-1961); 1960 National Football League championship and later teamed with Pat Summerall as CBS’s No. 1 professional football broadcasting duo
John Cappelletti (
Penn State ): Professional
football player; winner of the
Heisman Trophy ; member of the
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
Skip Caray (
Missouri , 1961): Announcer,
Atlanta Braves
Meredith Colket (University of Pennsylvania), 1901 B.S., 1904 LL.B, Olympic silver medal winner in pole vault at 1900 Summer Olympics
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 ,
Cleveland Browns
Brian Griese (
Michigan , 1997): professional football player with the
Denver Broncos ,
Miami Dolphins ,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers , and
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 with the
Los Angeles Dodgers ,
Cleveland Indians ,
Chicago White Sox , and
Toronto Blue Jays
Hale Irwin (
Colorado , 1967): professional
golfer ; member of the
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 with the
Los Angeles Dodgers ,
Milwaukee Brewers ,
Houston Astros ,
San Diego Padres , and
Boston Red Sox ; winner of the
Hutch Award
Christy Mathewson (
Bucknell , 1902): professional baseball player; member of the
Baseball Hall of Fame
Bob Mathias (
Stanford , 1953): two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist (
1948 and
1952 );
United States Congressman
Hugh Millen (
Washington , 1986): professional football player with the
Los Angeles Rams ,
Atlanta Falcons ,
New England Patriots , and
Denver Broncos
Jack Nicklaus (
Ohio State , 1961): professional golfer; member of World Golf Hall of Fame
Peter O'Malley (
University of Pennsylvania ): former President and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Jerry Pate (
Alabama , 1974): professional golfer; winner, 1976
U.S. Open
Clancy Pendergast (
University of Arizona , 1990): NFL and NCAA football coach
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
Mike Peplowski (
Michigan State University , 1993): NBA basketball player for the
Sacramento Kings and
Detroit Pistons
Bobby Rahal (
Denison University , 1975): race car driver; winner of the
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
Denny Shute (Western Reserve 1927): professional
golfer ; member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
Dean Smith (
Kansas , 1953): former
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coach; member of the
Basketball Hall of Fame
Rufus Smith : professional baseball player for the
Detroit Tigers
[25]
Bill Snyder (
William Jewell , 1963): former
Kansas State Wildcats football coach; member of the
College Football Hall of Fame
Payne Stewart (
Southern Methodist , 1979): professional golfer; member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
Edwin Sweetland (
Cornell , 1899): first salaried basketball coach of the
Kentucky Wildcats ; head football coach at
Syracuse ,
Ohio State ,
Colgate ,
Kentucky ,
Miami University ,
West Virginia , and
Tulane
Matthew Wolff (
Oklahoma State ) ; PGA golfer
Fijis in sports halls of fame
Baseball Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown, New York
Basketball Hall of Fame in
Springfield, Massachusetts
Canadian Football Hall of Fame in
Hamilton, Ontario
College Football Hall of Fame in
South Bend, Indiana
Byron R. White (University of Colorado, 1938)
Francis "Reds" Bagnell (Pennsylvania, 1951): inducted 1977
John Cappelletti (Penn State, 1974): inducted 1993)
William Beattie Feathers (Tennessee, 1934): inducted 1955
Charles W. "Chic" Harley (Ohio State, 1919): inducted in the first class, 1951
E. J. Holub (Texas Tech, 1961): inducted 1986
Myles Lane (Dartmouth, 1928): inducted 1970
Gene McEver (Tennessee, 1931): inducted 1954
Les Richter (California @ Berkeley, 1952): inducted 1982
Bill Snyder (William Jewell, 1963): inducted 2015
Roger Wehrli (Missouri, 1968): inducted 2003
National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in
Baltimore ,
Maryland
National Wrestling Hall of Fame in
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Pro Football Hall of Fame in
Canton, Ohio
United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
United States Olympic Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame in
St. Augustine, Florida
Eric Bjornson (Washington, 1994):
Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXX (won) (1995)
Tom Brookshier (Colorado, 1953):
Philadelphia Eagles (won) (1960) (prior to
AFL–NFL merger )
Jimmy Cefalo (Penn State, 1978):
Miami Dolphins
Super Bowl XVII (lost) (1983) and
Super Bowl XIX (lost) (1985)
Riki Ellison (Southern California, 1982):
San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl XIX (won) (1985);
Super Bowl XXIII (won) (1989); and,
Super Bowl XXIV (won) (1990)
Morgan Cox (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2010):
Baltimore Ravens
Super Bowl XLVII (won)(2012)
Brian Griese (Michigan, 1997):
Denver Broncos
Super Bowl XXXIII (won) (1999)
E. J. Holub (Texas Tech, 1961):
Kansas City Chiefs
Super Bowl I (lost) (1967) and
Super Bowl IV (won) (in 1970)
Tom Matte (Ohio State, 1961):
Baltimore Colts
Super Bowl III (lost) (1969);
Super Bowl V (won) (1971)
Robert Steele (North Alabama, 1977):
Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XII (won) (1978)
Matt Suhey (Penn State, 1980):
Chicago Bears
Super Bowl XX (won) (1986)
Bake Turner (Texas Tech, 1962):
New York Jets
Super Bowl III (won) (1969)
Tim Foley (Purdue 1969):
Miami Dolphins
Super Bowl VI (won) (1972)
Super Bowl VII (won) (1973)
Super Bowl V (lost)(1971)
Presidents of the Boy Scouts of America
Three Fijis have been President of the
Boy Scouts of America :
Other notable Phi Gams
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