Famous Snakes

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Political figures

• Trent Lott (Epsilon Xi) Senate Republican Whip (R — Mississippi).

• Bob Graham (Epsilon Zeta) Governor of Florida (1978–1986); U.S. Senator (1986–2005) (D — Florida).

• George J. Mitchell (Delta Psi) Former Senate Majority leader and current chairman of The Walt Disney Company

• Lloyd Bentsen (Upsilon) Former Senator from Texas, Vice Presidential candidate in 1988, and former Secretary of the Treasury.

• Jim Gibbons (Delta Xi) Current Nevada Governer

• Bill Baarsma (Zeta Alpha) Current Tacoma, WA Mayor

• Ed Bryant (Epsilon Xi) Former U.S. Congressman from Tennessee 1994-2002, U.S. Senate candidate in 2002, 2006.

• Roger Wicker (Epsilon Xi) Member of the United States House of Representatives (1995–present) (R — Mississippi)

• Norm Dicks (Gamma Chi) Member of the United States House of Representatives (1976–present) (D — Washington)

• Jody Powell (Eta Gamma) President Carter's Press secretary.

• Clarence M. Kelley (Nu) Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from July 9, 1973 through February 23, 1978. Kelley, who was Kansas City police chief when he received the appointment, had been an FBI Agent from 1940 to 1961. Kelley also served in the United States Navy (22 July 1944 - 9 April 1946) having been granted military leave from the FBI.

• Herman E. Talmadge (Mu) Governor of Georgia (1949–1955); U.S. Senator (1957–1981) (D — Georgia).

• Eugene Talmadge (Mu) Governor of Georgia (1933–1937 and 1941–1943; elected in 1946 but did not serve)

• Joe Trippi (Zeta Iota) Campaign manager for Howard Dean in 2004; worked on other Democratic campaigns from the 1980s onward

• Michael D. Antonovich (Eta Phi) Mayor of Los Angeles County; Member of Board of Supervisors.

• E. Clay Shaw Jr. (Delta Mu) Former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981-2006, representing the 22nd District of Florida.

• Other former United States Senators Quentin N. Burdick (D — North Dakota) (Gamma Tau)Tom Coburn (R — Oklahoma) (Epsilon Epsilon)Alan Cranston (D — California) (Beta Chi)Walter F. George (D — Georgia) (Eta)Clifford P. Hansen (R — Wyoming) (Epsilon Delta)James A. McClure (R — Idaho) (Delta Omicron)Steve Symms(R — Idaho) (Delta Omicron)

[edit] Sports figures

• Felix "Doc" Blanchard (Psi) Three time All-American and 1945 Heisman trophy winner for Army (after joining Sigma Nu at UNC)

• John Bitove (Beta Eta) Founder and co-owner of the Toronto Raptors. Current CEO of Canadian Satellite Radio (XM Radio)

• Paul "Bear" Bryant (Theta) Coached several college football teams (most notably, his alma mater Alabama) for a career record of 323-85-17

• Bobby Dodd (Epsilon Eta) Coached Georgia Tech football team to 165-64-8 record; All-American quarterback for Tennessee; one of only two men in the College Football Hall of Fame as both a coach and a player

• Walt Dropo (Epsilon Phi) American League rookie of the year in 1950; played twelve seasons for the Red Sox

• Dallas Green (Delta Kappa) Major League baseball player; manager of Chicago Cubs and New York Mets; managed 1980 Philadelphia Phillies to first World Series title

• Al Groh (Beta) Former head coach of the New York Jets, current head coach of the University of Virginia football team.

• John Hadl (Nu) A professional American football player who is now an associate athletic director in the University of Kansas (Jayhawks) athletic department.

• Dick Howser (Zeta Zeta) American League Rookie of the Year in 1961; managed the Kansas City Royals to first World Series title

• Lindy Infante (Epsilon Zeta) Green Bay Packers head coach 1988–1991

• Chet Jastremski (Beta Eta) 1964 Olympic Bronze Medalist; made the cover of Sports Illustrated; member of the swimming hall of fame

• Hayes Alan Jenkins (Gamma Beta) Olympic figure skating Gold Medalist, 1956

• Norm Johnson (Epsilon Pi) Ranks fifteenth all time in points scored in NFL history

• Stan Jones (Delta Phi) NFL Hall of Famer

• Guy Lewis (Zeta Chi) University of Houston Basketball coach with 27 straight winning seasons

• Archie Manning (Epsilon XI) Professional quarterback for the New Orleans Saints

• Eli Manning (Epsilon Xi) Professional quarterback for the New York Giants

• Mike McCormack (Nu) NFL Hall of Famer

• Wayne Munn (Delta Eta) World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in 1925

• Rick Neuheisel (Epsilon Pi) Former college football head coach; current (as of 2006) Offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens

• Pat Riley (Gamma Iota) NBA head coach for Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and currently the Miami Heat; served as head coach for five NBA championship teams, and as a player or assistant coach on two more.

• Roy Skinner (Zeta Theta) Vanderbilt University Basketball coach (1961-1976); winningest coach in school history. Integrated the Southeastern Conference (SEC) basketball by signing the first black player, Perry Wallace.

• Bill Stanfill (Mu) NFL All-Pro defensive end for Miami Dolphins; college football All-American and Outland Trophy winner for Georgia Bulldogs

• Steve Stenstrom (Beta Chi) Stanford quarterback and a Heisman trophy candidate

• Greg Swindell (Upsilon) MLB — Houston Astros; named to Baseball American's all time college all-star team

• Tommy Vardell (Beta Chi) Cleveland Browns running back

• Bill Yoast (Eta) Coach portrayed in Remember the Titans

[edit] Other famous members

• Daniel Amos (Mu) CEO of AFLAC Insurance

• Vance Brand (Gamma Kappa) Astronaut — flew on ASTP, commander of STS-5 and STS-41B

• Ronald Evans (Nu) NASA astronaut and Pathfinder to the Stars who piloted Apollo 17

• Robert L. Gernon (Nu) Kansas Supreme Court Justice 2003-2005

• Chet Huber (Eta Mu) Current President of OnStar

• Johnny L. Morris (Epsilon Beta) Founder and Owner of Bass Pro Shops outdoor retailer

• Charles R. Schwab (Beta Chi) Founder, Chairman and CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation Retail Stock Brokerage

• General Paul Tibbets (Epsilon Zeta) Pilot of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima in 1945

• Don Tyson (Gamma Upsilon) Chairman of Tyson Foods

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The Tom Coburn thing is wrong... he's actually currently in the Senate but he's a former House of Representatives member.