• Source: List of La Salle University people

This list of La Salle University people includes alumni, faculty, presidents, and other individuals associated with La Salle University.




Alumni


Note: Individuals may be listed in more than one category.




= Government, law, and public policy

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Francis L. Bodine – former member of New Jersey General Assembly
Kevin J. Boyle – member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011
William J. Burns – United States Ambassador to Jordan; Deputy Secretary of State 2011–2014; head of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
John F. Byrne Sr. – Pennsylvania State Senator for the 8th district 1951–1952, Philadelphia City Councilman
Billy Ciancaglini – Republican nominee for mayor of Philadelphia, 2019
Tina Davis – member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Madeleine Dean – U.S. Congresswoman
Joseph DeFelice – former chair of Philadelphia GOP and current Trump appointee
Joseph T. Doyle – Pennsylvania State Representative for the 163rd district 1971–78
Michael Driscoll – businessman, member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2015, founder of the iconic Philadelphia Irish pub Finnigan's Wake
Dwight Evans, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
Edward Fenlon – former member of Michigan House of Representatives and jurist
Brian Fitzpatrick – U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Tom Gola – NBA Naismith Hall of Fame basketball player; Philadelphia City Controller 1970–71
William F. Harrity – National Chairman of Democratic Party (1892–1896)
Tom Houghton – former Pennsylvania State Representative
William F. Keller – member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Jim Kenney – Mayor of Philadelphia 2016–2024
Emmett Joseph Leahy (1910–1964) – archivist and entrepreneur, pioneer in the discipline of records management
Joanna E. McClinton – Pennsylvania State Representative since 2015
Tom Murt – Pennsylvania State Representative from the 152nd district
Dennis M. O'Brien – Speaker of Pennsylvania House of Representatives; Philadelphia City Councilman
Michael H. O'Brien – Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Mark Squilla – member of Philadelphia City Council
Michael J. Stack III – Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania alongside Tom Wolf
Sarah Wescott-Williams – first Prime Minister of Country Saint Maarten (2010–2014)
John Waldron – American criminal defense lawyer
Chris Wogan – former Pennsylvania representative and judge




= Business

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Tom Curley – co-creator, former President of USA Today
Larry Miller – President of the Jordan Brand




= Academia & education

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Stephen Andriole – Thomas G. Labrecque Chair of Business Technology at Villanova University
John D. Caputo – Thomas J. Watson Professor of Humanities at Syracuse University; founder of weak theology
Naomi Halas – Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor in Chemistry at Rice University
Paula Krebs – Executive Director of the Modern Language Association (MLA), 2017–present
Michael McGinniss – President of Christian Brothers University, 1994–1999, and La Salle University, 1999–2014




= Literature

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Michael F. Flynn – science fiction author
Charles Fuller – playwright, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Jack McDevitt – science fiction author
Matthew Quick – author




= Fine arts

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John McShain – builder of The Pentagon, Jefferson Memorial, and Kennedy Center




= Entertainment

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Jessica Barth – actress
Peter Boyle – Emmy award winning actor
Ralph Garman – actor, voice actor




= Journalism and media

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Adam Bagni – sportscaster
Tom Curley – founder of USA Today, former CEO of AP
A.J. Daulerio – editor-in-chief of Gawker, Deadspin, The Small Bow
Brady Hicks – wrestling journalist
Tim Legler – NBA, ESPN analyst
Meredith Marakovits – YES Network reporter
Jillian Mele – former host at Fox News, current host at WPVI-TV
Bill Raftery – ESPN and CBS Sports college basketball analyst
Gary Smith – sportswriter




= Miscellaneous

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Michael William Brescia – convicted bank robber, part of the Midwest Bank Robbers group
Johnny Dougherty – labor leader
Walter P. Lomax Jr. – medical practitioner




= Athletics

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American football

Mike Mandarino – NFL
George Somers – NFL



Soccer

Cesidio Colasante – MLS draft pick
John McCarthy – goalkeeper for the Philadelphia Union
Courtney Niemiec – defender for the Portland Thorns FC
Ryan Richter – defender for Ottawa Fury FC



Basketball

Michael Brooks – NBA and Europe; professional career lasted 1980–2008
Joe Bryant – NBA and Europe, father of Kobe Bryant, former head coach of Los Angeles Sparks of WNBA
Rasual Butler – last played for the San Antonio Spurs; died on January 31, 2018
Larry Cannon – ABA player
Fran Dunphy – head coach for La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Larry Foust – 8-time NBA All-Star (1951–1956, 1958–1959)
Ramon Galloway – professional basketball player
Tom Gola – enshrined in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976; NBA champion (1956); 5-time NBA All-Star (1960–1964); No. 15 retired by La Salle

B.J. Johnson – current NBA player
Tim Legler – NBA, analyst for ESPN's NBA coverage
Ralph Lewis – NBA player
Joe Mihalich – head coach of Hofstra University men's basketball
Larry Miller – former President of NBA's Portland Trail Blazers; president of Jordan Brand
Jeff Neubauer – head coach of Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball
Doug Overton – NBA, played in 11 NBA seasons for eight different teams; head coach for Springfield Armor
Jim Phelan – basketball player and coach
Tom Piotrowski – (basketball) NBA, FIBA, CBA
Bill Raftery – ESPN and CBS Sports college basketball analyst
Cheryl Reeve – head coach of WNBA's Minnesota Lynx; by percentage the winningest coach in league's history, most postseason games of any WNBA coach
Lionel Simmons – NBA, third-leading scorer in NCAA history; drafted 7th overall by Sacramento Kings in 1990
Steven Smith – NBA, Serie A player
Christian Standhardinger – BBL player
Fatty Taylor – ABA, NBA player
Randy Woods – NBA player
Stephen Zack (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Basketball Premier League



Olympians

La Salle Olympians have won a total of seven medals (five gold, and two bronze) in 12 Olympic Games.

Diane Bracalente – field hockey, Seoul 1988
Michael Brooks – captain of the boycotted 1980 basketball team
Al Cantello – track and field, Rome 1960
Stan Cwiklinski – rowing, gold medal, men's eight, Tokyo 1964
Ira Davis – track and field, Rome 1960; placed 4th in the triple jump
Hugh Foley – rowing, gold medal, men's eight, Tokyo 1964
Charles Kieffer – rowing, gold medal, men's pair with coxswain, Los Angeles 1932
Kathy McGahey – field hockey, bronze medal, Los Angeles 1984
Diane Moyer – field hockey, Moscow 1980; bronze medal, Los Angeles 1984
Cheryl Reeve - USA Women's Basketball, Paris 2024, head coach of the goal medal team
John Uelses – first person to pole vault 16' (4.88 m), setting the world record (failed to qualify at trials)
Joe Verdeur – swimming, gold medal, in 200 meter breaststroke, London 1948




Faculty






= Former faculty

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Austin App – considered America's first major Holocaust denier
Mary Ellen Balchunis – professor in the Political Science department until 2015 and Democratic nominee for Congress in 2014, 2016
Madeleine Dean – English writing and ethics professor for 10 years in La Salle's Arts and Sciences department
Joseph DeFelice – former chair of the Philadelphia GOP
John Lukacs – historian specializing in populism
Paul Westhead – English professor at La Salle 1972–1979 and NBA head coach for the 1980 championship-winning Los Angeles Lakers




= Selected men's basketball head coaches

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University presidents






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