Alumni List of La Salle University people

1 alumni

1.1 government, law, , public policy
1.2 business
1.3 education
1.4 literature
1.5 fine arts
1.6 entertainment
1.7 journalism , media
1.8 miscellaneous
1.9 athletics

1.9.1 american football
1.9.2 soccer
1.9.3 basketball
1.9.4 olympians

alumni

note: individuals may listed in more 1 category.

government, law, , public policy

francis l. bodine - former member of new jersey general assembly
kevin j. boyle - member of pennsylvania house of representatives since 2011
william joseph burns - united states ambassador jordan; deputy secretary of state 2011-2014; head of carnegie endowment international peace
tina davis - member of pennsylvania house of representatives
madeleine dean - pennsylvania state representative
joseph defelice - former chair of philadelphia gop , current trump appointee
michael driscoll - businessman, member of pennsylvania house of representatives since 2015
dwight evans, u.s. congressman pennsylvania s 2nd congressional district
edward fenlon - former member of michigan house of representatives , jurist
brian fitzpatrick - u.s. congressman pennsylvania s 8th congressional district
tom gola - nba naismith hall of fame basketball player; philadelphia city controller 1970-71
william f. harrity - national chairman of democratic party (1892–1896)
tom houghton - former pennsylvania state representative
william f. keller - member of pennsylvania house of representatives
jim kenney - mayor of philadelphia since 2016
sarah wescott-williams - first prime minister of country sint maarten (2010-2014)
joanna e. mcclinton - pennsylvania state representative since 2015
dennis m. o brien - speaker of pennsylvania house of representatives; philadelphia city councilman
michael h. o brien - pennsylvania house of representatives
michael j. stack iii - lieutenant governor of pennsylvania alongside tom wolf
mark squilla - member of philadelphia city council
chris wogan - former pennsylvania representative , judge

business

tom curley - co-creator, former president of usa today
larry miller - president of jordan brand

education

stephen andriole - thomas g. labrecque chair of business technology @ villanova university
john d. caputo - thomas j. watson professor of humanities @ syracuse university; founder of weak theology
naomi halas - stanley c. moore professor in electrical , computer engineering , professor in chemistry @ rice university
paula krebs - executive director of modern language association (mla), 2017-present
michael mcginniss - president of christian brothers university, 1994-1999, , la salle university, 1999-2014

literature

michael f. flynn - science fiction author
charles fuller - playwright, winner of pulitzer prize
jack mcdevitt - science fiction author
matthew quick - author

fine arts

john mcshain - builder of pentagon, jefferson memorial, , kennedy center

entertainment

peter boyle



peter boyle - emmy award winning actor
ralph garman - actor, voice actor
jessica barth - actress

journalism , media

adam bagni - sportscaster
tom curley - founder of usa today, former ceo of ap
a.j. daulerio - editor-in-chief of gawker, deadspin
brady hicks - wrestling journalist
tim legler - nba, espn analyst
meredith marakovits - yes network reporter
bill raftery - espn , cbs sports college basketball analyst
gary smith - sportswriter

miscellaneous

michael william brescia - convicted bank robber, part of midwest bank robbers group
johnny dougherty - labor leader

athletics
american football

mike mandarino - nfl
george somers - nfl

soccer

cesidio colasante - mls draft pick
john mccarthy - goalkeeper philadelphia union
courtney niemiec - defender portland thorns fc
ryan richter - defender ottawa fury fc

basketball

michael brooks - nba , europe; professional career lasted 1980-2008
joe bryant - nba , europe, father of kobe bryant, former head coach of los angeles sparks of wnba
rasual butler - small forward nba s washington wizards; drafted miami heat in 2002
larry cannon - aba player
fran dunphy - head coach temple owls men s basketball
larry foust - 8-time nba all-star (1951–1956, 1958–1959)
ramon galloway - professional basketball player
tom gola - enshrined in naismith memorial basketball hall of fame in 1976; nba champion (1956); 5-time nba all-star (1960–1964); no. 15 retired la salle


tom gola s number 15 retired la salle university. tom gola arena named after him.



tim legler - nba, analyst espn s nba coverage
ralph lewis - nba player
joe mihalich - head coach of hofstra university men s basketball
larry miller - former president of nba s portland trail blazers; president of jordan brand
jeff neubauer - head coach of eastern kentucky university men s basketball
doug overton - nba, played in 11 nba seasons 8 different teams; head coach springfield armor
jim phelan - basketball player , coach
bill raftery - espn , cbs sports college basketball analyst
lionel simmons - nba, third-leading scorer in ncaa history; drafted 7th overall sacramento kings in 1990
steven smith - nba, serie player
fatty taylor - aba, nba player
randy woods - nba player
christian standhardinger - bbl player
cheryl reeve - head coach of wnba s minnesota lynx; percentage winningest coach in league s history, postseason games of wnba coach

olympians

la salle olympians, have won total of 6 medals (four gold, , 2 bronze) in 11 olympic games.

diane bracalente - field hockey, seoul 1988
michael brooks, captain of boycotted 1980 basketball team
al cantello - track , field, rome 1960
stan cwiklinski - rowing, gold medal, men s eight, tokyo 1964
ira davis - track , field, rome 1960; placed 4th in triple jump
hugh foley - rowing, gold medal, men s eight, tokyo 1964
charles kieffer - rowing, gold medal, men s pair coxswain, los angeles 1932
kathy mcgahey - field hockey, bronze medal, los angeles 1984
diane moyer - field hockey, moscow 1980; bronze medal, los angeles 1984
john uelses - first person pole vault 16 (4.88 m), setting world record (failed qualify @ trials)
joe verdeur - swimming, gold medal, in 200 meter breaststroke, london 1948