This list is drawn from alumni of the Military Academy who are athletes or athletic coaches. Eleven alumni have competed in the
Olympic Games as athletes or coaches. The first was
George S. Patton (class of 1909) in the
modern pentathlon at the
1912 Summer Olympics. The most recent is
Mike Krzyzewski (class of 1969), who was head coach of the
U.S. men's basketball team at the
2016 Summer Olympics. Three alumni are recipients of college football's
Heisman Trophy:
Doc Blanchard (class of 1947),
Glenn Davis (class of 1947), and
Pete Dawkins (class of 1959).
Bob Mischak (class of 1954)
was named No. 7 on NFL.com's list of Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies and was a 3x Super Bowl winner.
(Note – There are at least 2 others who were on the US Olympic Team Handball squad ... Craig Gilbert – '78; Pete Lash – '81 (who went on to garner MVP awards at the World Championship); and possibly Jim Thome – '68, as a long-time US team coach. / asst. coach. Gilbert and Lash are both shown on the West Point wall of Olympic athletes at Kimsey Athletic Center, at the south end of Michie Stadium. Gilbert participated in '84, and Lash in '84 and '88.)
Note: "Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war, classes often graduate early.
World War I; professional
football player; considered one of the all-time greatest college football players; established world record in 220-yard (200 m) low hurdles
Head coach at the
University of Houston; Member of the College Football Hall of Fame; Inventor of the Veer Offense; Played prominent role in racial integration of college athletics in the South; Captain of undefeated 1948 Army Football team and second team All-American center; Played for Earl Blaik; Only underclassman to captain an Army football team
^a:Special Collections: Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy. West Point, NY: United States Military Academy Library. 1950.
This list is drawn from alumni of the Military Academy who are athletes or athletic coaches. Eleven alumni have competed in the
Olympic Games as athletes or coaches. The first was
George S. Patton (class of 1909) in the
modern pentathlon at the
1912 Summer Olympics. The most recent is
Mike Krzyzewski (class of 1969), who was head coach of the
U.S. men's basketball team at the
2016 Summer Olympics. Three alumni are recipients of college football's
Heisman Trophy:
Doc Blanchard (class of 1947),
Glenn Davis (class of 1947), and
Pete Dawkins (class of 1959).
Bob Mischak (class of 1954)
was named No. 7 on NFL.com's list of Top Ten All Time NFL Players from service academies and was a 3x Super Bowl winner.
(Note – There are at least 2 others who were on the US Olympic Team Handball squad ... Craig Gilbert – '78; Pete Lash – '81 (who went on to garner MVP awards at the World Championship); and possibly Jim Thome – '68, as a long-time US team coach. / asst. coach. Gilbert and Lash are both shown on the West Point wall of Olympic athletes at Kimsey Athletic Center, at the south end of Michie Stadium. Gilbert participated in '84, and Lash in '84 and '88.)
Note: "Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war, classes often graduate early.
World War I; professional
football player; considered one of the all-time greatest college football players; established world record in 220-yard (200 m) low hurdles
Head coach at the
University of Houston; Member of the College Football Hall of Fame; Inventor of the Veer Offense; Played prominent role in racial integration of college athletics in the South; Captain of undefeated 1948 Army Football team and second team All-American center; Played for Earl Blaik; Only underclassman to captain an Army football team
^a:Special Collections: Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy. West Point, NY: United States Military Academy Library. 1950.