Hackensack High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Hector Luis Bustamante (born 1972, Class of 1990), actor.
• Chet Forte (1935–1996, Class of 1953), television sports pioneer.
• Mike Fratello (born 1947, Class of 1965), former NBA coach who starred at Hackensack High School as a student and who returned for his first job as an assistant coach after graduating from college.
• Matt Golombek (born 1954, Class of 1972), Principal Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena, CA. Mars Exploration.
• Chet Hanulak (born 1933, Class of 1950), former Cleveland Browns running back.
• Jimmy Howes (Class of 1979), radio morning show host, comedian, Marconi Award-winning program director.
• Stan Pitula (1931-1965), pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians.
• Gene Saks (born 1921, Class of 1939), Broadway / Hollywood director.
• Robert Schmertz (1926–75), sports owner whose teams included the Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics.
• Theodore Trautwein (1920–2000), judge who sentenced a reporter from The New York Times to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of Mario Jascalevich.
• Alex Vincent (born 1981 as Alex Vincent LoScialpo, Class of 1999), actor who played Andy Barclay in the film Child's Play and its sequel Child's Play 2.
• Walter G. Winne (1889–1972, Class of 1906), U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1922 to 1928.