Let's hear it for the old alma mater
Remember that geeky kid in the back row who grew up to become the mixed martial arts champion? Well, here's the chance for ROUTE 1 readers to share accounts of their celebrity classmates by answering the following FRIDAY QUESTION:
"Were there any famous alumni from your high school?"
DAVID B. -- Henry Waechter, defensive back, Chicago Bears. Henry's claim to fame is he was the first individual to record a safety in a Super Bowl.
BRIAN C. -- Glenbard West, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Bobby Rahal (Indy 500 champion)
William Ayers (former leader of the Weather Underground and acquaintance of Barack Obama). He was the older brother of one of my grade-school friends.
Larry Shue (playwright: "The Foreigner")
Sean Hayes (actor: "Will and Grace" and "The Bucket List")
Matt Bowen (pro football: Buffalo Bills)
Bill Pullman (actor: "Independence Day")
Gary Olsen (Dubuque Community Schools: Creator of "Kids in the Kitchen")
When I was a freshman and he was a sophomore, I sat next to Bobby Rahal in study hall, during which he was constantly sketching race cars. "For a sophomore, he needs to grow up," I thought to myself. "Still drawing race cars? Sheesh!"
JILL H. -- Henry Waechter was a backup defensive tackle on the Super Bowl champion, 1985 Chicago Bears.
MARY N.-P. -- Not much chance that a "Gerty Girl" -- a girl from Mt. St. Gertrude Academy, Boulder, Colo., would end up famous -- there were too few of us (about 20 per class).
MIKE D. -- Former Congressman Tom Tauke, former NBA player Kevin Kunnert and actress Kate Mulgrew are all graduates of Wahlert High School in Dubuque, Iowa.
KEN B. -- Dan Turk, an NFL center from 1985 to 1999 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins. Turk, the older brother of punter Matt Turk, died from testicular cancer in 2000 at age 38.
MIKE M. -- Erik says Billy Zoom out of 1980s L.A. punk band X came from Savanna, Ill., but I have never heard of him!
ERIK H. -- None of my classmates became famous... yet... but a couple of people who graduated from Central High School in Phoenix, Ariz., were Cindy McCain (wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain) and Richard Page (lead vocalist and bassist for regrettable 1980s pop band Mr. Mister).
"Were there any famous alumni from your high school?"
DAVID B. -- Henry Waechter, defensive back, Chicago Bears. Henry's claim to fame is he was the first individual to record a safety in a Super Bowl.
BRIAN C. -- Glenbard West, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Bobby Rahal (Indy 500 champion)
William Ayers (former leader of the Weather Underground and acquaintance of Barack Obama). He was the older brother of one of my grade-school friends.
Larry Shue (playwright: "The Foreigner")
Sean Hayes (actor: "Will and Grace" and "The Bucket List")
Matt Bowen (pro football: Buffalo Bills)
Bill Pullman (actor: "Independence Day")
Gary Olsen (Dubuque Community Schools: Creator of "Kids in the Kitchen")
When I was a freshman and he was a sophomore, I sat next to Bobby Rahal in study hall, during which he was constantly sketching race cars. "For a sophomore, he needs to grow up," I thought to myself. "Still drawing race cars? Sheesh!"
JILL H. -- Henry Waechter was a backup defensive tackle on the Super Bowl champion, 1985 Chicago Bears.
MARY N.-P. -- Not much chance that a "Gerty Girl" -- a girl from Mt. St. Gertrude Academy, Boulder, Colo., would end up famous -- there were too few of us (about 20 per class).
MIKE D. -- Former Congressman Tom Tauke, former NBA player Kevin Kunnert and actress Kate Mulgrew are all graduates of Wahlert High School in Dubuque, Iowa.
KEN B. -- Dan Turk, an NFL center from 1985 to 1999 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins. Turk, the older brother of punter Matt Turk, died from testicular cancer in 2000 at age 38.
MIKE M. -- Erik says Billy Zoom out of 1980s L.A. punk band X came from Savanna, Ill., but I have never heard of him!
ERIK H. -- None of my classmates became famous... yet... but a couple of people who graduated from Central High School in Phoenix, Ariz., were Cindy McCain (wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain) and Richard Page (lead vocalist and bassist for regrettable 1980s pop band Mr. Mister).
posted by erik hogstrom at 6:02 AM
1 Comments:
Brian Mortensen, Hidden Valley High School, Murphy, Oregon. I can think of 3 off the top of my head. Vince Randall, who graduated in'77 or '78 and played defensive end at Portland State and the Oakland Invaders in the USFL; Scott Hyde, a 2001 grad who led George Fox to a NCAA Div. III baseball title in 2004; and, finally, Tyler (or now just "Ty") Burrell, who plays the wussy remote-location reporter on "Back to You" on Fox. He graduated in 1985, a year behind me.
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