List of Delta Tau Delta members

This is a list of notable members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

Government officials

National

U.S. Vice Presidents

Alben Barkley (1949–1953)
Henry Agard Wallace (1941–1945)

U.S. Supreme Court

William J. Brennan Jr. (1956–1990)
Tom C. Clark (1949–1967)

Federal judges

Carlos Bea, Ninth Circuit Judge (2003–present)
Thomas G. Nelson, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1990–2004)
Charles E. Collett, assistant US Attorney for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
John V. Singleton, District Judge (1966–1988)
Sam Sparks, senior United States district judge of the Austin Division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Henry Alvan Mentz, Jr., District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana (1982–2001)

U.S. Senate

Henry Justin Allen, Kansas Governor and Senator
Raymond Baldwin, Connecticut Governor and Senator
Joseph L. Bristow, Kansas Senator^[1]
Hank Brown, Colorado Senator
Thomas R. Carper, Delaware Senator
William E. Jenner, Indiana Senator
Tim Johnson, South Dakota Senator
George LeMieux, Florida Senator

U.S. House of Representatives

Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House (2015–2019) and Wisconsin Representative (1999–2019)
Champ Clark, Speaker of the House (1911–1919) and Missouri Representative (1893–1895; 1897–1921)
C. Christopher Cox, California Representative (1988–2002)
Allen Thomson Gunnell, Colorado Representative, lawyer, judge
Ernie Fletcher, Kentucky Representative (1999–2003)
Bill Sublette, Florida Representative (1993–2001)
James Mann, Illinois Representative (1911–1919)
Kent Hance, Texas Representative (1979–1985)
Charles H. Varnum, Michigan Representative (1967–1982)
Henry L. Muldrow, Mississippi Representative (1877–1885)^[2]
Donald J. Pease, Ohio Representative (1977–1993)
Tim Ryan, Ohio Representative (2003–2023)
Jesse J. White, Pennsylvania Representative (2007–2015)
Jeff Habay, Pennsylvania Representative (1995–2006)
Harley Rouda, California Representative (2019–2021)
Ed Whitfield, Kentucky Representative (1995–2016)
Rob Wittman, Virginia Representative
Morgan Luttrell, Texas Representative

Other

James Jerome, Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons (1974–1979)
Timothy J. McCarthy, U.S. Secret Service Agent shot while protecting President Reagan in 1981

Academics

Charles Lincoln Edwards, American zoologist
Hank Brown, former Senator and former President of the University of Colorado
James Tobin
Jay Keasling (2006 Discover magazine Scientist of the Year
Joseph Rallo, President of Angelo State University
Kent Hance, Chancellor of Texas Tech University
Martin C. Jischke, President of Purdue University
Michael D. Shonrock, former President of Lindenwood University
Peter Likins, former President of The University of Arizona
Ralph Cicerone, President of National Academy of Sciences
William English "Brit" Kirwan, Chancellor of the University of Maryland System^[3]
William Tate, dean of men at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, from 1946 until 1971

Artists and entertainment industry

Alexander Calder, sculptor and artist
Aron Kincaid, actor
Austin Miller, actor
Bill Fagerbakke, actor
Carter Covington, Writer and producer
Chip Chinery, actor, comedian
Dalton Trumbo, American screenwriter
David Schwimmer, actor
David Sullivan, actor
Don King, photographer, cinematographer, and film director
Drew Carey, actor, host, and comedian
Ed O'Neill, actor
Eddie Ifft, comedian
Fielder Cook, film director
Frederic Forrest, actor
Greg Berlanti, Writer and producer
Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning director
James Marsden, actor
Jeremy Iversen, actor and author
Jim Lemley, film producer
Jim Nabors, actor
Joel Higgins, actor
Johnny Sheffield, actor
Matthew McConaughey, actor
Roy Jenson, actor
Stephen Gaghan, director and screenwriter
Thad Luckinbill, actor
Robert Armstrong, actor
Will Ferrell, actor

Music

Oak Ridge Boys vocalist Duane Allen
John Summit, American DJ and Producer
Country singer Keith Anderson
R.E.M. lead guitarist Peter Buck
John Denver, Grammy award winning musician
Bread lead vocalist David Gates
Restless Heart guitarist Greg Jennings
Craig Klein, co-founder of Bonerama, a brass funk rock band
Eddie Reeves singer, songwriter & record executive
Singer Al Staehely
Chummy MacGregor
Dog's Eye View singer Peter Stuart

Astronauts

Business and philanthropy

Chris Meek, Vice President of Goldman Sachs
Edward Whitacre, Jr.; Former Chairman of General Motors, and former CEO of SBC
Fred C. Tucker, owner and CEO of the F.C. Tucker Company from 1958 to 1986. He is best known for leading development and revitalization efforts in downtown Indianapolis.
Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO of Gibson Guitar
J. Michael Cook, former Chairman and CEO of Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Jack Laughery, Hardee's Restaurants Chairman
Jeff Stibel, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp CEO
John Arrillaga, real estate (worth $1.4 billion), Stanford University
John van Hengel, America's Second Harvest Food Bank founder
John W. Snow, former CEO of CSX Corporation
Melvin Belli, Attorney
Myron E. Ullman, JCPenney CEO
Peter Woo, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited Chairman
Richard T. Farmer, founder of Cintas
Richard Wagoner, Former CEO of General Motors
Ronald Tutor, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tutor Perini, and president of the Tutor-Saliba Corporation
Thomas Hoegh, investor and entrepreneur who oversees a portfolio of high-growth businesses in the creative sectors
Tim Boyle, President of Columbia Sportswear
Tom Gegax, entrepreneur, author, angel investor and philanthropist
Vic Edelbrock, Jr., Edelbrock CEO and President
William F. Buckley Sr., American lawyer and oil developer
William Lerach, disbarred lawyer

Military

Archibald Butt, military advisor to Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Taft; victim of RMS Titanic sinking
Greg Ballard
Mahlon Apgar IV, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment
Marcus Luttrell, Navy SEAL and author of the book Lone Survivor
Morgan Luttrell, Navy SEAL; U.S. Representative in the TX-8th congressional district; Twin brother of Marcus Luttrell

Print and journalism

Dan Abrams, ABC-TV reporter
Tony Barnhart, journalist
Andrew Breitbart, political commentator
Joseph Campbell, mythology writer
Will Carleton, American poet
Jim Castillo, American certified broadcast meteorologist at KSDK
Bob Dotson, NBC-TV reporter
Max Ehrmann, American writer, poet, and attorney
Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump
Bill Hemmer, host of America's Newsroom
John D. MacDonald, novelist
Willie Morris, Harper's editor and author
Roger Mudd, television journalist and broadcaster
Richard North Patterson, author
David Payne, chief meteorologist for CBS affiliate KWTV-DT
Quentin Reynolds, journalist and World War II war correspondent
Willard Straight, The New Republic founder
Bob Wilson, former NYC PR man and amateur cartoonist

Religion

Alfred A. Gilman, Episcopal bishop
Marshall Russell Reed, Methodist bishop
Peter Beckwith, American Anglican bishop

Sports

Baseball

A. J. Hinch, Houston Astros manager and World Series champion in 2017
Bo Schultz, American former professional baseball pitcher
Branch Rickey, instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson. Also created the framework for the modern minor league farm system, introduced the batting helmet and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.
Branch Rickey III, President of the Pacific Coast League
Buddy Bell, former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) currently serving as vice president and senior advisor to the general manager for the Cincinnati Reds
Dave McCarty, former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball
Drew Storen, former professional baseball relief pitcher
Ed Sprague, the only baseball player ever to win the College World Series, an Olympic championship, and the World Series.
Eppa Rixey, best known as the National League's leader in career victories for a left-hander with 266 wins until Warren Spahn surpassed his total in 1959
George Sisler, elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
Mike Aldrete, currently the first base coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball
Joe Conzelman,^[4] pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Steve Buechele, current front office executive for the Texas Rangers
J. Walter Miller, MLB pitcher 1924–1933^[5]
Mark Marquess, head coach at Stanford University
Mike Mussina, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
Rick Helling, special assistant to the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association
Russ Miller, MLB pitcher 1927–1928^[6]
Shawn Green, Major League Baseball (MLB) two-time All-Star right fielder^[7]^[8]

Basketball

Andy Phillip, elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961
Bobby Leonard, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2014
Buck Harris, guard for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia, won the 1900 championship and made the All-Southern Team in 1901
Charles Murphy, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960
Ed Nealy, won the NBA championship in 1993 as a member of the Chicago Bulls
E. R. Cowell
Jim Andrews
Justin Zanik, the general manager of the Utah Jazz
Michael Cherney
Mike Bratz
Mark Marquess
Mike Phillips
Pete Carril, former coach, Princeton University
Ray Mears winningest coach in University of Tennessee history
Rich Falk, former coach of the Northwestern Wildcats; Associate Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference
Rick Robey
Scott Drew, coach, Baylor University
Ward Lambert
Zach Kleiman, General manager of the Memphis Grizzlies, and won the NBA Executive of the Year Award 2021–2022

Football

Alfred Sharp
Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans
Billy Joe Tolliver
Boyd Dowler
Cale Gundy, Assistant Coach at the University of Oklahoma
Carmen Cozza
Chad Hutchinson
Chris Dalman, former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman and later offensive line coach
Dante Lavelli
Dave Wyman
Dick Hartley
Enoch Brown
Erik Lorig
Frank Juhan
Gene Washington, Former NFL player, and from 1994 to 2009, the Director of Football Operations for the NFL.
George W. Gregory, starting center for the University of Michigan's "Point-a-Minute" football teams of 1901, 1902 and 1903, winning 3 national championships.
Greg Van Roten
Herb McCracken
Howard Mudd
Irby "Rabbit" Curry, All-Southern quarterback shot down over French skies in World War I
Jason Fisk
Jeff Siemon Minnesota Vikings 4X ProBowl College Football HOF
Jess Neely, Captain of 1922 Vanderbilt Commodores football team; winningest coach in Rice history; member of College Football Hall of Fame
Jeff Voris, coach at Butler University
Jim Parady, coach at Marist College
Jim Plunkett
Joe Avezzano
John Elway
John Lynch
Jon Ritchie
J. W. Knibbs, head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley for the 1905 college football season
Kent Nix
Les Horvath
Mark Rypien
Owen Marecic
Pos Elam
Randy Bullock
Stein Stone, head coach of the Clemson college football program in 1908, 4x All-Southern (1904–1907), AP Southeast All-Time football team 1869–1919 era, 1912 All-time Vandy 1st team, 1934 All-time Vandy team
Tot McCullough
Tavita Pritchard, QB coach for the Washington Commanders
William Caley, University of Colorado Boulder record holder, second leading scorer on the undefeated 1898 Michigan Wolverines football team

Horse racing

Bob Lewis, horse owner
John T. Ward, Jr., horse owner and trainer
John W. Galbreath, horse owner and breeder
Samuel S. Brown, racehorse owner and breeder and racetrack owner

Other sports

Al Oerter, four-time Olympic Champion in discus throw
Andy Banachowski, women's volleyball coach at UCLA
Bruce Barnes,^[9] high-ranking professional American tennis player of the 1930s
Bob Bennett, American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
David Mitchell, figure skater
Kyle Rote, Jr., professional soccer player
Lance Larson, American Olympic swimmer
Ludy Langer, American Olympic swimmer^[10]
Mark Mendelblatt, yachtsman
Roy Saari, American swimmer and water polo olympic medalist
Scott Dunlap, American professional golfer
Todd Martin, American tennis player

Sportscasters

References

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