Youngstown State University - Famous Alumni

Famous Alumni

• Tony Aiello, former National Football League player, Brooklyn Tigers and Detroit Lions
• Cynthia Anderson, first female president of Youngstown State University
• Thomas Bopp, astronomer; co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp
• Al Campana, former National Football League running back, Chicago Bears
• Billy Clapper, college basketball head coach, Penn State Altoona
• Craig Cotton, former National Football League tight end, Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions
• Mark Dailey, Canadian newscaster for Citytv
• Bob Davie, former Notre Dame football coach, current ESPN commentator
• Lorenzo Davis, former National Football League wide reviver, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Pat DiCesare, entrepreneur and rock and roll promoter
• Dave Dravecky, former Major League Baseball pitcher, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants
• Sloko Gill, former National Football League center, Detroit Lions
• Ralph Goldston, former National Football League running back, Philadelphia Eagles
• John Goode, former National Football League tight end, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Cardinals
• Linda Gooden, executive vice president, Lockheed Martin (Ranked 33rd Most Powerful Businesswomen of 2010)
• Brad Hennessey, former Major League Baseball pitcher, Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros
• Jermain Hopkins was a Captain of the YSU football team who was shot and killed defending teammates(has a scholarship in his name)(school hall of fame)
• Philip Larmon, Arena Football Player 2005-2006, Co-Producer of "Magic Valley" an Official 2011 Tribeca Film Festival selection and "Ass Backwards".
• Nanette Lepore, noted fashion designer
• Evelyn G. Lowery, American Civil Rights Movement activist and leader; marched in the historic Selma to Montgomery March
• Quentin Lowry, Former National Football League linebacker, Washington Redskins
• Ron Jaworski, former National Football League quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, color commentator for ESPN Monday Night Football
• Tim Johnson, former National Football League linebacker, Baltimore Ravens and Oakland Raiders
• Bobby Jones, former National Football League wide receiver, New York Jets and Cleveland Browns
• Donald Jones, National Football League wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
• Nathaniel R. Jones, former judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Sean Jones, jazz recording artist, lead trumpeter for Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
• Rich Kasunic, Pennsylvania State Senator
• JJ Kincaid, afternoon DJ on Z100 WHTZ
• Don Leshnock, Former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
• Mark Mangino, college football head coach, formerly at the University of Kansas
• Riyad Mansour, Permanent Representative to the United Nations from Palestine
• Vince Marrow, former National Football League tight end, Buffalo Bills
• Marcus Mason, professional football player, National Football League running back, Washington Redskins
• Ed McGlasson, former National Football League center, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants
• Christopher Moriarty, Emmy winning television production engineer
• Martin Moore, scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory known for his pioneering work on novel polymers
• Ben Neill, composer, performer, inventor of the mutantrumpet
• Ed O'Neill, actor, most famous as Al Bundy on Married With Children and Jay Pritchett on Modern Family.
• Ron Parise, NASA astronaut, STS-35 and STS-37
• Amit Patel, cardiothoracic surgeon and world pioneer of stem cell therapy for heart failure.
• Frank Pokorny, former National Football League wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Carmen Policy, National Football League executive, San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns
• Milan Puskar, founder of Fortune 500 company Mylan Laboratories
• Matt Quinn, former ABC News reporter
• Ed Rosenthal, author and noted criminal defendant (did not graduate)
• Brandian Ross, professional football player, National Football League cornerback, Green Bay Packers
• Chris Sainato, Pennsylvania state representative
• Cliff Stoudt, former National Football League quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins
• Russell Stuvaints, former National Football League defensive back, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Justin Thomas, Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• James Traficant, former US Congressman
• Sonny Vaccaro, founder of ABCD Basketball Camp. Marketing executive for Nike, Reebok and Adidas
• Jeff Wilkins, professional football player, record-setting NFL kicker of the St. Louis Rams
• Jay Williams, currently appointed presidential cabinet position in the Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, by President Barack Obama, former mayor, city of Youngstown