Michael McCaskey, Ph.D. Organizational Behavior '71
Michael
McCaskey, grandson of George Halas, is chairman of the board of the Chicago
Bears. In 1985 his peers voted him as The
Sporting News NFL Executive of the Year. Prior to leading the Bears,
he taught at the University of California,
Los Angeles, and the Harvard Business School.
Don Shula, M.A. Physical Education '54
Don
Shula was not only the coach of the Miami
Dolphins for 33 years, but as coach he won more games than any other
coach in professional football.
Hal Lebovitz (1916-2005), B.S. Chemistry '38, M.A. Education '42
 
Baseball writer Hal
Lebovitz's career spanned more than 50 years. He began covering the Cleveland
Indians in 1946 and went on to author three weekly columns for Cleveland
area newspapers including the popular "Ask Hal the Referee" in which he answered
questions from fans regarding rules. He was also the editor of Pitchin'
Man : Satchel Paige's Own Story and is the 1999 winner of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame's J.G.
Taylor Spink Award.
|
