TTHS Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

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*Class Year*	*Name*	*Notoriety*
*1926*	*Bill Tomscheck (D)*	*Oregon State "Ironman"* *Member*

*1929*	*Betty "Babe" (Robinson)* *Schwartz (D)*	*1928 & 1936* *Olympic Gold Medalist*

*1932*	*William B. Kane (D)*	*Former Mayor of* *Harvey, IL* *1959 - 1963*

*1935*	*Joseph E. Beinor (D)*	*Former NFL Player*
	*Louis Boudreau, Sr. (D)*	*Baseball Hall of Famer/* *Sports Broadcaster*
	*Ted Czech (D)*	*Hall of Fame* *Wrestling Coach*

*1939*	*John Paul Sullivan (D)*	*Former MLB Player*

*1941*	*Russell W. Koenig (D)*	*United Methodist Pastor*

*1942*	*Bill Hayes (D)*	*Actor/Gold Record* *Singer/Author*
	*John McConnell*	*Hall of Fame Coach/Author*

*1944*	*William A. Thacher (D)*	*Foundation Administrator*

*1945*	*James A. Haines (D)*	*Former Mayor of* *Harvey, IL* *1967 - 1983*

*1946*	*Dr. Campbell McConnell, Ph.D.* *(D)*	*Author*

*1948*	*Milo Backus*	*Geophysicist*
	*Dr. Dale Besterfield,* *Ph.D. (D)*	*Author*
	*Lowell Frank (D)*	*Engineer/Inventor*
	*Jack Payan (D)*	*Author*
	*Roger Triemstra (D)*	*WGN Metorologist*

*1949*	*Ron Ferguson (D)*	*Hall of Fame* *Basketball Coach*
	*Melvin Peebles (D)*	*Director/Producer/Actor/ Author*
	*Don "Jock" Robertson (D)*	*Former MLB Player*

*1950*	*Fred Bartlit, Jr.*	*Trial Lawyer*

*1952*	*Fred Furth (D)*	*Lawyer/Wine Proprietor*

*1953*	*Terry Fox*	*Former MLB Player*
	*Lawrence Graham*	*Coast Guard (Ret)/* *VP Visa*
	*Art Koustik*	*Actor*

*1954*	*Tom Davis*	*Author*
	*The Dells*	*Rock & Roll Hall of Famers*
	*Ann (Holtgren) Pellegreno*	*Aviator*
	*Melvin Katten*	*Lawyer*
	*Mark Stricker (D)*	*Former Mayor of* *Matteson, IL* *1981 - 2008*
	*Dr. William H. Stuart*	*Neurologist*

*1955*	*Vice Admiral J. Guy Reynolds* *(D)*	*Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)*

*1956*	*Owen Dejanovich*	*Former AFL/CFL Player/NAU* *Hall of Famer*
	*Julia (DelNagro) Oehlmke*	*Artist*
	*Nicholas Graves (D)*	*Former Mayor of* *Harvey, IL* *1995 - 2003*

*1957*	*Tom Dreesen*	*Comedian/Author*

*1958*	*Ray Smock*	*Historian/Author*

*1960*	*Jim Dondelinger (D)*	*Musician - James Vincent*
	*Roman J. Krygier, Jr.*	*Group VP- Ford Motor Co. (Ret.)*
	*Wayne H. Miller (D)*	*Wrestling Hall of Famer*

*1961*	*Joseph Schwanter*	*Composer/Pulitzer Prize*
	*Norman "Paul" Cotton (D)*	*Singer/Songwriter/* *Guitarist*

*1962*	*Lorna Propes*	*Lawyer/Cook County Circuit* *Judge*

*1963*	*Claude Steele*	*Psychology Professor/U.C.* *Berkeley Provost*

*1964*	*Shelby Steele*	*Author*

*1965*	*Dr. William Beilby, Ph.D.*	*Sociology Professor*

*1966*	*Jim Ard*	*Former NBA Player*
	*Mariann (Berry) Aalda*	*Actress*
	*Marilyn (Halbet) Dean*	*Author*
	*Thomas E. Neville*	*Hall of Fame Boys* *Gymnastic Coach*
	*Virginia Seidel*	*1976 Tony Award* *Actress*

*1967*	*Lawrence Tanter*	*Voice of the L.A. Lakers*

*1968*	*Earl Alexander*	*Musician*
	*John Banasiak*	*Artist/Educator*
	*Dr. Linda Bielowski, Ph.D.*	*Poet/Author*
	*Dr. Kamala Buckner, Ph.D.*	*Former Superintendent of* *Thornton District 205*
	*Frank Derrick*	*Musician*
	*Michael Talaga*	*Author*
	*Reggie Torian*	*Member of "The Impressions"/* *R&R Hall of Famer*
	*Dan Ustian*	*Former CEO Navistar* *International (Ret.)*

*1969*	*William Brody*	*Artist*

*1970*	*Lloyd Batts*	*Former NBA/ABA Player*

*1971*	*Stanley DeSantis (D)*	*Actor*
	*Morris "Butch" Stewart (D)*	*Composer/Record Producer*
	*Wendy White*	*Opera Singer*

*1972*	*Danitra Vance (D)*	*Actress*

*1975*	*Suzzanne Douglas (D)*	*Actress*

*1978*	*Rod Higgins*	*Former NBA Player*

*1980*	*Brian Thomas*	*Educator/Emmy Award Actor*

*1982*	*Michael Boatman*	*Actor*

*1984*	*Steve Whitehurst*	*Author*

*1986*	*Maurice Joshua*	*Record Producer*
	*Lamar McGiggs*	*Former NFL Player*

*1989*	*Paul Garnes*	*Film & TV Producer*

*1991*	*Tracy Webster*	*College Coach*

*1993*	*Jacques Smith*	*Actor*

*1994*	*Barry Gardner*	*NFL Player*
	*Winifield Garnett*	*Former AFL Player*

*1995*	*Jack Golden*	*Former NFL Player*
	*Tai Streets*	*Former NFL Player*

*1997*	*Melvyn Ely*	*NBA Player*
	*Jermaine Hampton*	*Former NFL Player*
	*Napoleon Harrris*	*Former NFL Player/ IL Dem.* *State Senator*
	*Antwaan Randle El*	*Former NFL Player*

*2000*	*Lupe Fiasco*	*Rapper*

*2006*	*LaRoyce Hawkins*	*Actor*

Thornton Township High School alumni have excelled across a full spectrum of career fields.
Listed below are some of the most notable T.T.H.S. alumni, past and present.
We would especially like to recognize and thank all our military veteran alumni for their sacrifice and service. They will always be honored and noted to all of us!
(D) indicates deceased.

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