Notable alumni of St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio include:
Arts, entertainment, and academia Jerome Caja, 1976 – performance artist Dan Coughlin, 1956 – sports anchor/reporter for WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland Phil Donahue, 1953 – television talk show host Christopher R. Fee – professor, medievalist Johnny Gargano, 2005 – WWE wrestler Michael Kennedy, 1998 – screenwriter and producer Jerry McKenna, 1956 – sculptor Ryan Nemeth, 2003 – AEW wrestler Patrick K. O'Donnell, 1988 – author and military historian Michael Symon, 1987 – Iron Chef; co-host of The Chew
Business Tom Coughlin, 1967 – former vice-chairman of Wal-MartScholarships and Endowments Page 4 Jack Kahl, 1958 – owner of Manco
Politics Francis Allegra, 1974 – United States Court of Federal Claims judge Ed Feighan, 1965 – former U.S. congressman Bryan Flannery, 1986 – former member of the Ohio House of Representatives Mark F. Giuliano – former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Terrence O'Donnell, 1964 – Ohio Supreme Court justice
Science and medicine
George Bosl, 1965 – cancer researcher at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Sports Domenic Abounader, 2013 – NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan, silver medalist for Lebanon at 2018 Asian Games in freestyle wrestling Rodney Bailey, 1997 – former NFL defensive end Ryan Bertin, 2000 – two-time NCAA wrestling champion and four-time All-American at Michigan Alex Boone, 2005 – NFL offensive tackle Mark Carney, 1998 – football coach Roger Chandler, 1992 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and three-time All-American at Indiana, current head coach of Michigan State wrestling team Sam Clancy, Jr., 1998 – former NBA basketball player Tom Cousineau, 1975 – Ohio State and NFL linebacker, first pick in 1979 NFL draft, member of College Football Hall of Fame Andrew Dowell, 2015 – NFL player Montorie Foster, 2020 – college football wide receiver for the Michigan State Spartans Alan Fried, 1989 – NCAA wrestling champion and three-time finalist at Iowa, four-time Junior National freestyle champion, author Johnny Gargano, 2004 – WWE Superstar DeJuan Groce, 1998 – former NFL cornerback Todd Harkins, 1987 – former player for NHL's Calgary Flames and Hartford Whalers Jim Heffernan, 1982 – NCAA wrestling champion and four-time All-American at Iowa, current head coach of University of Illinois wrestling team Dean Heil, 2013 – two-time NCAA champion wrestler and three-time All-American at Oklahoma State Alphonso Hodge, 2000 – former CFL cornerback and wide receiver Chris Honeycutt, 2007 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and two-time All-American at Edinboro, professional MMA fighter for Bellator MMA Andy Hrovat, 1998 – three-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan, Olympic freestyle wrestler at Beijing 2008 James Hoye, 1989 – MLB Umpire Mark Jayne, 2000 – two-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Illinois Kyle Kalis, 2012 – Michigan and NFL football player Steve Logan, 1998 – professional basketball player and 2002 NCAA consensus 1st team All-American Gray Maynard, 1998 – three-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan State, UFC fighter Darlington Nagbe, 2008 – professional soccer player, 2nd overall draft pick by Portland Timbers (MLS), MLS Cup Champion, United States men's national soccer team player Haruki Nakamura, 2004 – professional football player Lance Palmer, 2006 – NCAA wrestling runner-up and four-time All-American at Ohio State, professional Mixed Martial Artist, former World Series of Fighting featherweight champion Delvon Roe, 2008 – Michigan State forward Michael Rupp, 1998 – former Minnesota Wild center, Stanley Cup champion Matt Stainbrook, 2009 – Xavier basketball player Justin Staples, 2008 – NFL player Jawad Williams, 2001 – former Cleveland Cavaliers player Dolph Ziggler (real name Nic Nemeth), 1998 – WWE wrestler, NCAA wrestler at Kent State
References
External links St. Edward official website