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25 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of St Bonaventure University

Notable alumni of St Bonaventure University include Chuck Daly (Basketball coach, led Pistons and 1992 Dream Team), Danica Roem (Virginia state senator and former journalist) and Bob Lanier (Professional basketball player).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Danica Roem 1984–

    Virginia state senator and former journalist

  • William F. Walsh 1912–2011

    US representative from New York

    Also attended: University at Buffalo

    Child: James T. Walsh (St Bonaventure University)

  • James T. Walsh 1947–

    Republican US Representative from New York

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1970

    Father: William F. Walsh (St Bonaventure University, University at Buffalo)

  • James J. Howard 1927–1988

    US representative from New Jersey

  • Patrick Frank 1967–

    US Army lieutenant general, deputy commander of CENTCOM

    Bachelor of Arts · Finance

    Also attended: Syracuse University

  • John Boccieri 1969–

    Aviator, veteran and Ohio state representative

    Bachelor of Science · Class of 1992

    Also attended: Webster University

  • Rudolph Gabriel Tenerowicz 1890–1963

    Physician and U.S. Representative from Michigan

    Also attended: Loyola University Chicago

Business

  • Carl Paladino 1946–

    Businessman and chairman of Ellicott Development Co

    Bachelor's degree · English studies · Class of 1968

    Also attended: Syracuse University

Arts and media

Sports

  • Chuck Daly 1930–2009

    Basketball coach, led Pistons and 1992 Dream Team

  • Bob Lanier 1948–2022

    Professional basketball player

  • Andrew Nicholson 1989–

    Canadian professional basketball player

  • J.R. Bremer 1980–

    Former pro basketball player, NBA All-Rookie second team

  • John Joseph McGraw 1873–1934

    Baseball player and longtime New York Giants manager

  • David Vanterpool 1973–

    Basketball coach and former player

  • Ogo Adegboye 1987–

    Nigerian-British professional basketball player

    Also attended: Lamar Community College

  • Jaylen Adams 1996–

    Professional basketball player

  • Callum Beattie 2001–

    Hong Kong national team left back for Kitchee

Other fields

  • Mychal Judge 1933–2001

    FDNY chaplain, first certified 9/11 fatality

  • Paschal Robinson 1870–1948

    Catholic archbishop and diplomat, first nuncio to Ireland

    Also attended: College of the Holy Cross

  • Thomas Walsh 1873–1952

    American Catholic archbishop

  • Joseph W. Estabrook 1944–2012

    Auxiliary bishop for the Military Services

  • John Mark Gannon 1877–1968

    Catholic Bishop of Erie from 1920 to 1966

    Also attended: Catholic University of America

  • Stanislaus Joseph Brzana 1917–1997

    Tenth Catholic bishop of Ogdensburg

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with St Bonaventure University (people who attended both).