- Lewis Grizzard
Lewis McDonald Grizzard, Jr. (October 20, 1946 - March 20, 1994) was an American writer and humorist, famous for his Southern demeanor and commentary on the American south. Although he spent the early career as a newspaper writer and editor, becoming sports editor of the "Atlanta Journal" at age 23, he is much better known for his humorous columns in the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution". - Wally Schirra
Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (March 12, 1923 - May 3, 2007) was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury, America's first effort to put men in space. He was the only man to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). He logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. - Mike Beebe
Michael Dale Beebe (born December 28 1946) is the current Governor of Arkansas and a member of the Democratic Party. - James Reston
James Barrett Reston (November 3, 1909 - December 6, 1995) (nicknamed "Scotty") was a prominent American journalist whose career spanned the mid 1930s to the early 1990s. Associated for many years with "The New York Times", he became perhaps the most powerful, influential, and widely-read journalist of his era. - Curtis Shake
Curtis Grover Shake (July 14 1887 - September 11 1978) was a noted Indiana jurist, politician, and 72nd Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, serving from 1938-1946. He presided the IG Farben trial, one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials held at Nuremberg, Germany after World War II. Born in Harrison Township, Knox County, Indiana, he studied at Vincennes University where he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity, graduating in 1906. - Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin Leard Mechem (2 July 1912 - 27 November 2002), Republican politician from New Mexico, three-term Governor of New Mexico 1951-1955, 1957-1959, and 1961-1962, United States Senator from New Mexico 1962 to 1964. Born in Alamogordo, he attended Alamogordo and Las Cruces, NM schools. He attended New Mexico A & M (now New Mexico State University), 1930-31 and 1935. He worked as a land surveyor for the U.S. Reclamation Service in Las Cruces from 1932 to 1935. - Sherdrick Bonner
Sherdrick Bonner (born October 19, 1968) is a quarterback for the Arizona Rattlers. He went to California State University, Northridge. Throughout his incredible AFL career, he has completed 3,142 passes for 39,549 yards, and 801 touchdowns. He is also the winningest quarterback in AFL history, with 134 regular season victories and 21 playoff wins (as of April 2nd, 2007). He is widely considered one of the greatest players in AFL history. - Harry G. Leslie
Harry Guyer Leslie (April 6, 1878 - December 10, 1937) was born in West Lafayette, Indiana. He attended Purdue University where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity. While at Purdue, Leslie played football, miraculously surviving the tragic 1903 train wreck that killed sixteen of his fellow team members in Indianapolis. After many operations to repair extensive injuries, he graduated from Purdue and received his law degree from Indiana University. - William I. Troutman
William Irvin Troutman (January 13, 1905 - January 27, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Troutman was born in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, he attended Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Pi Fraternities. After graduating in 1927, he attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, earning his law degree in 1930. - Bill Harsha
William Howard Harsha Jr. (born January 1, 1921) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1981. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, he graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1939. He received his B.A. from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio in 1943, where he was initiated into Sigma Pi Fraternity, and his L.L.B. from Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1947. - Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence (born 27 January 1968) is an American country singer-songwriter. - William R. Peers
William R. Peers was a U.S. Army Officer. Peers attended the University of California - Los Angeles where he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. He received his Army commission after graduation in 1938. During World War II, Peers was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). He served with and later commanded Detachment 101 which carried out operations against the Japanese in Burma Campaign part of the China India Burma Theater. - Tony Romo
Antonio Ramiro Romo (born April 21 1980, in San Diego) is a professional football player. He is currently the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and a 2007 Pro Bowler. - Paschal English
Paschal English (born March 5, 1945) is a Survivor contestant who played in Survivor: Marquesas and is notable for being the only Survivor to be eliminated based on pure luck. In the last episode, when the remaining players were English, Neleh Dennis, Vecepia Towery, and Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien, the four could not agree on whom to vote out. (Kathy and Vecepia were voting against Neleh and Neleh and Paschal were voting against Kathy. - Ralph Baker
Ralph Robert Baker is a former professional American football player. Baker was drafted in both the 1964 AFL and NFL drafts—the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him with their 3rd-round pick, while the New York Jets used their 6th-round pick to select him. Baker elected to sign with New York and played linebacker with them for 141 games over 11 seasons (1964-1974). He played collegiately at Penn State University. - Carlton Mobley
William Carlton Mobley (December 7, 1906 - October 4, 1981) was a noted jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia. Mobley was born near Hillsboro, Jones County, Georgia; attended the common schools; and graduated from Mercer University with a law degree in 1928. While at Mercer, he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. Mobley practiced law in Forsyth, Georgia before serving as secretary to Congressman Samuel Rutherford from 1929 to 1932. - John R. Gregg
John R. Gregg was a Democratic state representative in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1986-2002. During that time, he also served as Speaker of the House (1996-2002) and Majority Leader (1990-1994). He graduated from Vincennes University (A.S.) in 1974, Indiana University (B.A.) in 1976, Indiana State University (M.P.A.) in 1978, and the Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis (J.D.) in 1984. - Jeff Gossett
Jeff Gossett (born January 25, 1957 in Charleston, Illinois) was the starting punter for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders from 1988 through 1996. During the 1996 season, at age 39, Jeff was the NFL's oldest punter. He ended his football career after the 1996 season. One of the top punters in the NFL in the 1980s he averaged a career high 44.2 yards per punt in 1991 and earned a spot on the Pro Bowl roster.
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