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This is a list of notable alumni of The Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Contents 1 Athletics 2 Politics and government 3 Entertainment and media 4 Business, technology and medicine 5 Military 6 References 7 External Links

• Bill Arnsparger, Miami, 1950. NFL coach, NCAA football coach.
• Matthew Baker, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2006. Quarterback (Practice Squad), NFL Dallas Cowboys.
• Drew Bennett, UCLA, 2001. Wide receiver, NFL St. Louis Rams.
• Drew Brees, Purdue, 2001. Quarterback, New Orleans Saints.
• Bill Buckner, USC, 1972. MLB, Boston Red Sox.
• Mark DeRosa, University of Pennsylvania, 1997. MLB, Chicago Cubs.^[1]
• Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh, 1961. Tight end and later Coach, Chicago Bears, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Luke Donald, Northwestern, 2001. Professional golfer, PGA Tour.
• Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois, 1949. Silver medalist, High jump, 1948 Olympics; NBA All-Star.
• Jim Everett, Purdue, 1986. Former NFL Quarterback, Los Angeles Rams, 1986-93; New Orleans Saints, 1994 - 1996; San Diego Chargers, 1997.
• Jim Finn, Pennsylvania 1999, Fullback, NFL New York Giants
• Eric Fonoimoana, UCSB, 1993. Gold Medalist, Men's Beach Volleyball, 2000 Olympics.
• Jeff Graham, Long Beach State University, 1988. NFL Quarterback, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins.
• Bob Griese, Purdue, 1967. Quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, during the 17-0 1972 season, Pro Football Hall of Fame.^[1]
• Woody Hayes, Denison, 1935. NCAA Football Coach, The Ohio State University, 1951 - 1978. College Football Hall of Fame

• Mark Herrmann, Purdue, 1980. Quarterback, NFL Denver Broncos, 1982; Baltimore Colts, 1983-1986.
• Bob Hill, BGSU, 1971. Head coach, NBA Seattle SuperSonics, 2006; San Antonio Spurs 1994 - 1996; Indiana Pacers 1990 - 1993.
• Mike Holmgren, USC, 1970. coach, Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks.
• Brad Hoover, Western Carolina University. Fullback, NFL Carolina Panthers.
• Don Hutson, Alabama, 1935. Green Bay Packers, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Johnny Majors, Tennessee, 1957. Football coach, Iowa State, 1968 - 1972; Pittsburgh, 1973 - 1976; Tennessee, 1977 - 1992. College Football Hall of Fame, 1987.
• Casey Martin, Stanford, 1995. PGA Tour, Plaintiff, PGA Tour, Inc. v. Casey Martin, 2001.
• Urban Meyer, Cincinnati, 1986. Head Football Coach, University of Florida, 2006 National Championship Coach.
• Bronko Nagurski, Minnesota, 1930, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Merlin Olsen, Utah State, 1962, Defensive Tackle, Los Angeles Rams, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Johnny Orr, Beloit College, 1951. Basketball coach, Michigan and Iowa State.
• Jim Palmer, Arizona State, 1967. MLB, Baltimore Orioles. Major League Baseball Hall of Famer pitcher.^[1]
• Sean Payton, Eastern Illinois, 1987. Head Coach, NFL New Orleans Saints; Quarterback, AFL Chicago Bruisers, 1987.
• John Pont, Miami, 1952. Head football coach, Miami University, Yale University, Indiana University, Northwestern University.
• John Robinson, Oregon, 1958. Head coach, NFL Los Angeles Rams; NCAA football USC Trojans, 1976 - 1982.
• Lou Saban, Indiana University, 1944. Head coach, NFL Denver Broncos, 1967 - 1971; Buffalo Bills, 1972 - 1976
• Jack Sikma, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1976, Center and Lead Assistant Coach for Seattle SuperSonics.
• Lester "Les" Steers, Oregon, 1943. Former world champion high jump, 1941. National Track & Field Hall of Fame, 1974
• Hank Stram, Purdue, 1945. Head coach, NFL Kansas City Chiefs, 1963 - 1974. Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2003.
• Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State, 1958. Oklahoma State Basketball Coach (retired), Big 12 Coach of the Year.
• Bobby Valentine, USC, 1972. Player, Manager, Major League Baseball.
• Josh Willingham, University of North Alabama, 1999. MLB Player, Left fielder, Florida Marlins
• Jay Wright, Bucknell, 1983. Men's Basketball Coach, Villanova University, Big East Coach of the Year, 2006.
• Fielding Yost, West Virginia, 1897. Head football coach, University of Michigan, 1901 - 1923, 1925 - 1926; College Football Hall of Fame, 1951.

• Lamar Alexander, Vanderbilt, 1962. Tennessee Governor, 1979 - 1987; U.S. Senator, Tennessee, 2003 - present.
• David B. Ashley, MIT, 1973. President, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
• Scott Altman, Illinois, 1981. Space Shuttle astronaut, STS-90, STS-106, STS-109.
• William M. Barker, Chattanooga, 1964. Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 2005 - present.
• John Bohlinger, Montana, 1959. Lt. Governor of Montana, 2005 - present.
• Jim Brady, Illinois, 1962. White House Press Secretary, 1981.
• Michael J. Bryant, University of British Columbia, 1987. Attorney General of Ontario since 2003.
• C. Saxby Chambliss, University of Georgia, 1966. U.S. Senator, Georgia, 2003 - present.
• Grover Cleveland, U.S. President (Honorary Member).
• Bob Corker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1974. U.S. Senator, Tennessee, 2007. Mayor, Chattanooga, 2001 - 2005.
• Thomas du Pont, MIT, 1885. President DuPont Chemical; U.S. Senator, Delaware, 1921 - 1922, 1924 - 1925.
• John Ensign, UNLV, 1980. U.S. Senator, Nevada, 2001 - present.
• Kirk Fordice, Purdue, 1956. Mississippi Governor, 1992 - 2000.
• J. William Fulbright, University of Arkansas, 1924. U.S. Senator, Arkansas, 1945 - 1974.
• Jake Garn, University of Utah, 1954. U.S. Senator, Utah. First Member of Congress to Fly into space (STS-51-D), 1985.
• Jim Gerlach, Dickinson, 1980. United States House of Representatives, 2003 - present, Sixth District, Pennsylvania, 2003 - present.
• Barry Goldwater, University of Arizona, 1932. U.S. Senator, Arizona, 1953 - 1965, 1969 - 1987.
  

  

  Barry Goldwater, Arizona 1932
• Greg Harbaugh, Purdue 1978. Space Shuttle astronaut, STS-39, STS-54.
• Brooks Hays, George Washington, 1922. United States House of Representatives, 1943-1959, Arkansas.
• Steny Hoyer, University of Maryland, 1963. Current Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives. Representative, Fifth District, Maryland.
• Jon Huntsman, Jr., University of Utah, 1983. Utah Governor, 2005 - present.
• Henry Hyde, Duke University, 1946. United States House of Representatives, Illinois.
• James R. Killian, MIT 1925. 10th President of MIT, special assistant for science and technology to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957 - 1959.
• Jack Layton, McGill University, 1969. Leader of the Canadian New Democratic Party.
• J. Michael Luttig, Washington and Lee University, 1976. Former Federal Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and now general counsel and senior vice president for The Boeing Company.
• Thomas F. McLarty III (Mack McLarty), Arkansas, 1969. White House Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton.
• Frank Murphy, Michigan, 1912. Michigan Governor, 1937 - 1939; United States Attorney General, 1939 - 1940; United States Supreme Court Justice, 1940 - 1949.
• B. Carroll Reece, Chattanooga, 1910. United States House of Representatives, Tennessee, 1920 - 1930.
• William P. Rogers, Colgate University, 1934. United States Secretary of State, 1969 - 1973; United States Attorney General, 1957 - 1961.
• Nicholas Scoppetta, Bradley University, 1958. New York City Fire Commissioner.
• Ike Skelton, University of Missouri - Columbia, 1953. United States House of Representatives, Missouri, 1977 - present.
• Mo Udall, University of Arizona, 1949. United States House of Representatives, Arizona, 1961 - 1991; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1996.
• John Watson, University of British Columbia, 1963. Director of the Vancouver International Airport and President of both major British Columbia Engineering Associations.
• Bob White, San Diego State University, 1965. Chief of Government Affairs, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California.
• John W. Young, Georgia Tech, 1952. Astronaut, Gemini 3, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, Space Shuttle.
• Ron Ziegler, University of Southern California, 1961. White House Press Secretary, Nixon Administration.

• Paul Abbott, Long Beach State University, 1986. Film actor, Cocktail, Born On The Fourth Of July
• George Ade, Purdue University, 1887. American writer, newspaper columnist (Fables in Slang), humorist.
• Hervey Allen, Pittsburgh, 1915. Author of Anthony Adverse, and co-editor of Rivers of America Series.
• David Ashenfelter, Indiana University, 1971. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Detroit Free Press.
• Warren Beatty, Northwestern, 1959. Film actor, Film director, Bonnie & Clyde, Reds.^[1]
• Charlie Weber, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. Television actor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Film actor, Gacy.
• Clancy Brown, Northwestern University, 1981. Film actor, The Shawshank Redemption, Highlander.
• H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Emory, 1962. New York Times Best Seller list ("Life's Little Instruction Book").
• David Canary, University of Cincinnati, 1960. Television actor, All My Children.
• Stephen J. Cannell, University of Oregon, 1964. Emmy-winning television producer.
• Milton Caniff, Ohio State University, 1930. Cartoonist, Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon
• James Caviezel, University of Washington, 1990. Film actor, The Passion of the Christ.
• William Christopher, Wesleyan University, 1958. Television actor, M*A*S*H (TV series).
• Will Clarke, Louisiana State University, 1993. Author of The Worthy, Lord Vishnu's Love Handles
• Eric Close, University of Southern California, 1989. Television actor, Without A Trace
• Buster Crabbe, University of Southern California, 1931. Actor, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon; Olympic Swimmer.
• Brian Dennehy, Columbia University, 1960. Tony Award-winning actor.
• Evan Farmer, Tulane University, 1995. Host, While You Were Out
• Clarence Gilyard, California State University, Long Beach, 1981. Film actor, Top Gun; TV actor, Walker, Texas Ranger.
• Norris Goff, University of Oklahoma, 1928. Radio comedy, Lum and Abner
• Tony Hale, Samford University, 1992. American Actor best known as "Buster" on the FOX Sitcom, Arrested Development
• Woody Harrelson, Hanover College, 1983. Emmy-award winning film actor.^[1]
• David Hartman, Duke University, 1956. Actor, former host, Good Morning America
• Archie Kao, George Mason University, 1996. Film actor.
• Pat Kilbane, Beloit College, 1990. Comedic actor.
• Ted Kroeber, Loyola Marymount University, 1999. Independent filmmaker.
• Chester Lauck, University of Arkansas, 1926. Radio comedy, Lum and Abner.
• David Letterman, Ball State University, 1969. Television personality, host, The Late Show with David Letterman.^[1]
• Peter Lupus, Butler University, 1954. Television actor, Mission: Impossible.
• Ted McGinley, University of Southern California, 1981. Film & television actor, Married... with Children, Hope & Faith.
• Patrick Muldoon, University of Southern California, 1991. Actor, Melrose Place, Starship Troopers.
• Mike Peters, Washington University in St. Louis, 1965. American cartoonist, (Mother Goose & Grimm); Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, Dayton Daily News.
• Brad Pitt, University of Missouri, 1986. Film actor, Fight Club.^[1]
• Edward "Ted" Rogers, University of Toronto, 1956. President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc.
• Andy Rooney, Colgate University, 1942. Television personality, 60 Minutes.
• Ben Savage, Stanford University, 2004. Television actor, Boy Meets World.
• Ronald L. Schwary, University of Southern California, 1966. Motion picture film producer.
• Tom Selleck, University of Southern California, 1967. Television actor, Magnum P.I..^[1]
• Leonard Shapiro, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1967. Sports Writer, The Washington Post
• Jay Stewart, Butler, 1939. Television game show announcer, Let's Make a Deal, Deal of the Century.
• Booth Tarkington, Purdue University, 1893. Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, The Magnificent Ambersons.
• Regis Toomey, Pittsburgh, 1921. Film actor, Meet John Doe, The Big Sleep.
• Rip Torn, University of Texas at Austin, 1952. Film actor, Men In Black.
• Bob Trumpy, University of Utah, 1967. Color commentator, NBC Sports; Tight End, National Football League Cincinnati Bengals, 1968 - 1977.
• John Wayne, University of Southern California, 1929. Film actor.
  

  

  John Wayne, Southern California, 1929
• Andrew Wilson, Willamette University, 2006. Film actor.
• Don Wilson, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1923. Announcer, The Jack Benny Program.

• Kenneth "Bud" Adams, University of Kansas, 1944. Owner of Tennessee Titans.
• Roy Chapman Andrews, Beloit College, 1906. Explorer, Adventurer and Naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History
• Philip Anschutz, University of Kansas, 1961. Entrepreneur, Anschutz Entertainment Group.
• L. G. Balfour, Indiana University, 1907. Businessman, Founder - L. G. Balfour Company.
• Lod Cook, Louisiana State University, 1949. CEO, Atlantic Richfield Company.
• Alex d'Arbeloff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1949. Co-Founder, Teradyne.
• William DeVries, MD, University of Utah, 1966. Cardiothoracic surgeon, Performed first successful artificial heart implant surgery on Barney Clark, 1982.
• Jason "Barney" Donnelly, Rutgers, 2001. COO, AIG.
• Mark A. Emkes, DePauw, 1975. Chairman, CEO Bridgestone American Holding, Inc., Bridgestone-Firestone North American Tire Co.
• Rick Frost, LSU, 1973. CEO, LP Building Products
• Gordon Gould, Union College, 1941. One of primary inventors of the laser; National Inventors Hall of Fame.
• Michael Graves, Cincinnati, 1958. Award-winning post-modern architect.
• Jon Huntsman, Sr., University of Pennsylvania, 1959. Philanthropist; Founder, Huntsman Corporation; member, Forbes 400.
• E.W. "Ed" Kelley, Indiana University, 1939. Founder, Kelley & Partners Ltd; Chairman, Steak 'n Shake; Namesake of Kelley School of Business (Indiana University).
• Kenneth Langone, Bucknell University. Co-Founder Home Depot.
• R. Brooks LaPlante, University of Rochester, Founder/CEO, Doughmakers Gourmet Bakeware; Indiana House of Representatives.
• J. Willard Marriott, Jr., Utah State, 1954, President of Marriott International.
• Bob McNair, University of South Carolina, 1958. Owner of NFL Houston Texans.
• Joseph W. Moeller, University of Tulsa, 1966. President, CEO, Koch Industries, Inc.
• General David B. Nelson, University of Maryland, 1979. Co-Founder/CEO, DnD Technologies.
• Vincent Sardi, Jr., Columbia University, 1937. Restaurateur, Sardi's, Manhattan, New York City.
• Ed Seykota, MIT, 1969. Self made money manager and investor.
• Bob Stone, former CEO, NEC.
• Bob Swanson, MIT, 1969. Co-Founder of Genentech.
• C. Bruce Tarter, MIT, 1961. Former director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• Charles Watson, Oklahoma State University, 1972. Founder, former CEO, Dynegy.

• Captain Maurice Britt, University of Arkansas, 1941. Recipient of the Medal of Honor, 1943, World War II; Lieutenant Governor, Arkansas.
• Sergeant Matt Eversmann, Hampden-Sydney College, 1988. U.S. Army Rangers, portrayed by Josh Hartnett in the movie Black Hawk Down.
• Brigadier General Randall C. Gelwix, Kansas State, 1971. U.S. Air Force (ret), Former deputy commander, Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command Region.
• Brigadier General Patrick J. Hurley, George Washington University, 1913. United States Secretary of War, Hoover Administration, 1929 - 1933.
• Major General Silas R. Johnson, Miami, 1967. Vice-commander, 21st Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base. Former Commander, 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle Air Force Base and 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base.
• Major General David M. Jones, Arizona, 1936. Participant, Doolittle Raid, Crew No. 5, over Japan, 1942. Recipient, Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
• General Merrill A. McPeak, San Diego State University, 1957. Former USAF Chief of Staff.
• General Russell A. Rourke, University of Maryland, 1953. Former United States Secretary of the Air Force.
• General Harry St. John Dixon, (CSA), University of Virginia. Started the 'Constantine Chapter' of Sigma Chi in secrecy in the South during the Civil War, 1864.
• Technical Sergeant Forrest L. Vosler, Syracuse University, 1948. Recipient of the Medal of Honor, 1944, World War II.

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Famous Greeks. University of Illinois Interfraternity Council. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.

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