Northeast Catholic High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Eddie Alvarez '01 - Former MMA Bellator Lightweight Champion. All-Catholic Wrestler with over 100 career wins.
• Ed Blaney '69 - All-American Soccer player at St Joseph's U. and inductee in St Joe's Sports Hall of Fame.
• John Boles '63 - All-American Soccer player at Temple U. Also coached Owls to 220 wins. 1985 Inductee in Temple's Athletic Hall of Fame
• Barry Brodzinski '73 - High School All-American basketball player. Leading All-time points scorer in Catholic League history upon graduation (since surpassed). played on nationally ranked LaSalle Explorers college teams in mid 1970s
• Jerry Buckley '50 - National Cartoonists Society award winner
• Francis P. Cosgrove '49 - Retired Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court
• Angel Cruz '85 - current Pennsylvania State Representative, 180th District, since 2000
• Don D'Ambra '90 - player-coach and leading scorer in Philadelphia Kixx soccer history, currently St Joseph's U Men's Soccer Coach
• John (Jack) Devine '69 - Philadelphia Labor Leader
• John Doman '62 - Television & Film actor. Famous for his role as Deputy Police Commissioner William Rawls in HBO's "The Wire" from 2002 through 2008.
• Jim Gilmore '81 - Ohio State All-Conference Lineman and former Philadelphia Eagle & Miami Dolphin
• Tom Gilmore '82 - All-Ivy defensive Lineman and team MVP at U of Penn. Currently Head Football Coach at Holy Cross University and Coach of the year candidate
• Steve Guckin '77 - Philadelphia Police Lieutenant (1981–2007) Ordained Permanent Deacon Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2007
• William Henfy '67 - Mayor of North Wildwood, NJ
• Barry Wm Hess PhD '73 - Owner Hess Equine LLC, International Grand Prix Show Jumping
• Jim Hueber '68 - Offensive Line Coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
• Bil Keane '40 - creator of The Family Circus comic
• Jack Kelly '58 - current Philadelphia City Councilman serving since the 1980s
• Bob (Hird) Kelly '81 - KYW-TV local traffic reporter and TV personality
• Thomas W. Kelly '50 - Lieutenant General in U.S. Army, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff during Gulf War, recipient of Purple Heart and five Bronze Stars
• Frank "Bucko" Kilroy '39 - All-Pro lineman for Philadelphia Eagles during Championships of 1948 & 1949.
• Gerry Kosinski '72 - former Pennsylvania State Representative (1983–1992), current, Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court
• Eugene E. J. Maier '64 - Senior Judge, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.
• Joe Maneely '44 - comic book artist for Marvel Comics
• Walt Manning, PhD '54 - All-American at Temple U, All-Pro for Uhrik Truckers; former head coach at Ursinus College '72-'93
• Bernard "Benny" McLaughlin '46 - member of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame
• Tom "Mac" McLaughlin '46 - Reader's Digest gag cartoonist
• Father Daniel McLernan '34 OSFS - Educator & Coach for more than 25 years, who founded PCL Soccer League. Won 10 championships as a Coach
• Joseph V. McLernan '44 - USMC Maj General from US Naval Academy. Also NCAA All-American in Soccer and Baseball
• Bobby McNeil '56 - former Pro Basketball player and Big Five All-Star guard at Saint Joseph's University
• Patrick Morris '95 - MISL professional soccer player & Multiple time All-Star. 10 year member of the Philadelphia Kixx. Asst Men's Soccer Coach at St Joseph's U.
• Mike O'Brien '72 - current Pennsylvania State Representative for the 175th District
• Joseph J. O'Neill '68 - Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court
• Timothy O'Neill '00 - professional soccer player, most recently a member of the now-defunct Virginia Beach Mariners
• Dennis Patrick '35 - stage name of noted actor of screen and TV, real last name was Harrison
• John R. Padova '52 - Senior Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of PA
• Frank Reagan '37 - New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles football player of the 1940s and 1950s. U of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame
• Albert W. Sheppard, Jr. '55 - Senior Judge, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court
• Hank Siemiontkowski '68 - NCAA Basketball All-Tournament Team for Villanova University in 1971
• Tom Stiglich '86 - Editorial Cartoonist, work has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, Newsweek, Time magazine and the Northeast Times
• Jerry Tarde '74 - Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Golf Digest Publications
• John J. Taylor '73 - current Pennsylvania State Representative serving since the 1980s
• Leonard F. Knobbs '98
• Joe Verdeur '44 - U.S. Olympic gold medalist 1948 in swimming. Inducted into US National Swimming Hall of Fame & voted greatest American swimmer of the 1st half-century
• Jack Whitaker '43 - Emmy award winning American sportscaster, inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame
• Thomas J. White '72 - U.S. Diplomat, current Deputy Ambassador, U.S. Mission to the European Union
• James Williams '68 - Philadelphia Labor Union leader
• Wendell Young III '56 - Former CEO of United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1776.
• Joseph L. Zazyczny '53 - Former Philadelphia City Councilman, Former PA Secretary of Administration
• John Wallace '07 - Better known as JohnnyBoyXo is a recording artist, comedian, and vlogger on YouTube