I remember a previous post about notable LT Alumni. Here is the Wikipedia blurb on that...Notable alumni[edit] George Burditt was an Illinois lawyer and politician.[6] Allan B. Calhamer was the inventor of the board game Diplomacy. Bruce Campbell was a Major League Baseball player (1930–42). Playing most of his career with the Cleveland Indians, he played in the 1940 World Series with the Detroit Tigers.[7] Joel Cummins is a keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Umphreys McGee.[8] David Hasselhoff is a professional actor and singer perhaps best known for his roles on the television series Knight Rider, Baywatch, and Americas Got Talent.[8][9] John Hattendorf is a professor and historian specializing in maritime and naval history.[10] Paul G. Hoffman was an automobile executive and international statesman who over saw aid to other countries, including the Marshall Plan in postwar Europe. He is the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[11] Jeff Hornacek was a professional basketball player in the NBA, most notably with the Utah Jazz.[8][12] He is now the head coach of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA Michael Hitchcock is a professional comic actor, writer, and producer. Ron Huberman is the former head of the Chicago Transit Authority and former Chief of Staff to Richard M. Daley. He has also recently resigned as the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.[13] Paul Hume was a professor, editor, and music critic for the Washington Post, perhaps most famous for a public feud with President Harry Truman regarding a poor review of his daughters (Margaret Truman) singing.[8][14] Carla Leonardo was a famous Chicago radio DJ who passed away in November 2013 at age 63.[22] John McWethy was an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award winning reporter best known for his work as senior State Department and National Security correspondent for ABC News.[8][15] Ben R. Mottelson is a nuclear physicist who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Rainwater and Aage Bohr for their model of nuclear structure.[8][16] Ralph Nozaki is a famous Chicago radio DJ who goes by the name Rick ODell.[20] Richard OConnor is a medical doctor who was instrumental in the pioneering of arthroscopic surgery.[17] Christine Radogno is the Republican leader in the Illinois State Senate, representing the 41st Senate District. Mitt Ramey is a composer and pianist with a long association with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Lou Saban is a former professional football player and coach at both the professional and collegiate level.[8][18] David Sack is a professor of epidemiology who founded the first department of clinical epidemiology in Canada, doing so at McMaster University.[19] Thomas Meyer was the academic chair of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, Illinois Alpha from 2011-2012. He has been to a Carly Rae Jepsen concert.[20] Frederick Upton helped organize the Upton Machine Company, an early manufacturer of electric washing machines, the forerunner to the Whirlpool Corporation.[21] John Vondruska was a famous Chicago radio DJ who went by the name Johnny Von. John passed away in March 2013 at age 54.[21] Dave Wehrmeister, Former MLB player (San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox) Leona Woods, physicist. Jeff Adams, Current NFL player for the Miami Dolphins Geno Reichert, QB of the Year 2013 Michael Lattner, Professional Paper-Towel Sniffer Daniel Kennedy Mastropietro, invented the vacuum in 1943
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