Manufactured Content - Most (in)Famous Alum

1. Terry Nichols, domestic terrorist. 

2. Jake Long, former NFL OT and the first overall pick in 2008.

3. Terry Knight, singer, record producer and former manager of Grand Funk Railroad

Sheboygan North - Pat Matzdorf held the U.S. Pole Vault record for several years.

Juneau.....Addie Joss, HOF BB pitcher

Green Bay Premontre/Notre Dame Academy

1)Kevin Harlan 

Timpranillo posted:

We should all be practicing social distancing so, it's time to bring back everyone's most meh game - Manufactured Content.  Manufactured content is my brainchild trying to get some interaction going around fun, silly, or interesting topics that are hopefully fun and help us learn more about each other.

This week's topic - Who is the most well known alum from your high school. Famous. Infamous. Up to you!

I graduated from Wauwatosa East High School in Wauwatosa, WI 

Not a ton of super famous people to choose from. 

Devin Harris, also UW grad, had a very solid NBA career.

Tony Smith who was still there when I started, he played at Marquette, then bounced around NBA. 

The CEO of Cisco John Morgridge, but he was there before the tech boom where CEOs were more well know, he was there just ahead of Chambers. 

Brad Rowe was an aspiring actor and had some ok roles in some bigger films, did a season on General Hospital but then just stopped... Same year as me, good guy. Exceedingly handsome.

Thomas A. Steitz a Nobel winning biochemist.

If we're talking successful, Morgridge is a billionaire and Steitz won the Nobel.  But I said famous so I'll go with Devin Harris is the most famous grad from my alma mater - Wauwatosa East.

You can also add Michael Torke to that list, my friend. 😊

Justin Vernon - Bon Iver

Coached him in BB in middle school, that's why he's such a great musician.  

The guy who supposedly fucked a pig on a dare.

FARM LIFE!!!!! 

So wholesome.

michiganjoe posted:

1. Terry Nichols, domestic terrorist. 

Well that escalated quickly. 

Henry posted:

The guy who supposedly fucked a pig on a dare.

FARM LIFE!!!!! 

So wholesome.

Never heard that one.

Grand Forks Central (ND):  Outside of a bunch of dudes that can play hockey, I got nothing. 

Four gold medals:

Alvin Kraenzlein

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
	1900 Paris	60 metres
	1900 Paris	110 metre hurdles
	1900 Paris	200 metres hurdles
	1900 Paris	Long jump

Milwaukee Riverside has had a bit of a drought since then...

Mary D Bradford, Kenosha

Alan Ameche

Pikes Peak posted:

Juneau.....Addie Joss, HOF BB pitcher

Ditto.

Off hand Jacob Pedersen. Brett Pearson as well, he was a tight end for the Badgers back in the 80’s

Theodore Leo Fritsch (October 31, 1920 – October 4, 1979) was an American baseball, basketball, and football player who played running back for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers from 1942 to 1950. He also played two seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League. Fritsch also played as an outfielder for the Portsmouth Cubs, Nashville Vols, and Los Angeles Angels minor league baseball teams in 1944.^[1] He attended Spencer High School in Spencer, WI and the High School's football field was named after him

Ted Klusewski

Emmitt's mom, Mamie

Dick Portillo

Dear old D C Everest High

Dave Krieg

QB for the Seattle Seachoks et al.  Last of the great Milton College QB's.

Lots of famous people, like me, came from parts unknown

None from my HS that I can think of became super famous.  There were doctors, lawyers, engineers, business owners, etc, but none that I know of that any national notoriety. 

The most famous guy I worked with was Russ Cochran - son of Packer Assistant and Scout, Red Cochran.  We worked on projects together for about the last 18 years.  

LeRoy Cain, manager of Launch Integration at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Tom Churchill, radio & TV meteorologist, inventor of digital weatherman
Kevin Rhomberg, former Major League Baseball player
Mark Steines, host of Entertainment Tonight 2004-2012
Josh Lenz, NFL wide receiver
Abby Finkenauer, US Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district

Yeah, not much...

Sufferinginmn posted:

Theodore Leo Fritsch (October 31, 1920 – October 4, 1979) was an American baseball, basketball, and football player who played running back for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers from 1942 to 1950. He also played two seasons for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League. Fritsch also played as an outfielder for the Portsmouth Cubs, Nashville Vols, and Los Angeles Angels minor league baseball teams in 1944.^[1] He attended Spencer High School in Spencer, WI and the High School's football field was named after him

My grandparents were both from Spencer and were friends with Fritsch. 

Ted was my high school gym teacher.

Not sure if he actually graduated from my high school but Steven Avery is from my home town.

Heckler, I may be getting you mixed up with someone else, but did you graduate from Green Bay East?

The Heckler posted:

Not sure if he actually graduated from my high school but Steven Avery is from my home town.

Im gonna go out on a limb here and say he probably didn’t graduate...just a hunch 🤷🏻

Almond-Bancroft High School.  This is all I got:

Scott May

fightphoe93 posted:

Heckler, I may be getting you mixed up with someone else, but did you graduate from Green Bay East?

I wish I had but I went to high school in Manitowoc before graduating from  Mishicot.  

Curly Lambeau.

Judge Robert Parins

Tony Shaloub  ('Monk', among other characters)

That's GB East.

grignon posted:

Curly Lambeau.

Judge Robert Parins

Tony Shaloub  ('Monk', among other characters)

That's GB East.

Oh them Red Devils!  LOL
My father graduated from GB East, way back when East/West was THE game of the year.

My original grade school was at Cathedral, and when I walked (peddled) home from school, I'd pass by two houses.

(WI & GB speech lesson coming ...)

The one the right belonged to the Gauthier family. 
(pronounced 'gaw theer') 

The one on the left belonged to the Shaloub family.
(pronounced 'shall ob')
I was at that school with Susan Shaloub and her brother Mike, who was a year ahead of us, along with Mike Gauthier.

Fast forward a number of decades and the Gauthier family has a successful jewelry store in Scottsdale AZ. (pronounced 'gaw tee aay') 

And the Shaloub's have done pretty well for themselves too.
Susan has a number of acting credits.

Daniel Webster HS-Tulsa, OK

Perhaps the most famous alumni is Clara Ann Fowler aka Miss Patti Page.

Howard Rutledge - not necessarily famous, but spent 7 1/2 years as a POW in the Vietnam War, and later wrote a book titled In The Presence of Mine Enemies.

Carl Morton-former MLB pitcher for the Expos and Braves. 

Mitch Schauer - creator of The Angry Beavers on Nickelodeon.

Middleton High School, Middleton, WI

I remember John Cusack was there for one semester.

NFL alums include:

Nick Toon WR WI Badgers, NO Saints, SL Rams 2012-2015

Ryan Groy OG CHI, BUF, LAC 2014-2019

Josh Lambo K SD Chargers, JAX 2015-2019

Casey Cramer RB-TE CAR, TEN, MIA 2004-2008

https://www.pro-football-refer...ools.cgi?id=93bb2b49

If Pack didn't have Mason Crosby a guy named Lambo would be worth a shot. 

*clever signature here*

Edit: oops, most famous is Nick Toooooooooooon

A Chicago band I was with once played a gig in Middleton.
It was at the Bunny Hop, a venue owned by Jack Hare. LOL

bvan posted:

A Chicago band I was with once played a gig in Middleton.
It was at the Bunny Hop, a venue owned by Jack Hare. LOL

Ha ha, if I remember correctly, the bunny hop was a sex dance hall back in the day right???    My middle brother went there.   

Hey Grignon, is that the street you grew up on?

Norm from Cheers.  Went to Campion Jesuit with my older brother.  

Maynard posted:

Almond-Bancroft High School.  This is all I got:

Scott May

Wild Rose High School. 

At least you have Scott May. 

Prairie du Chien Public High School really has nobody.

But Campion Jesuit High School which used to be in Prairie du Chien is another story.

Vincente Fox, former Pres of Mexico

Pat Bowlen, owner of Denver Broncos and NFL HOF

George Wendt of Cheers fame

The guy who played the boss in Charlies Angles.  Said he got his permanent horse voice from calling QB signals loud enough so he could be heard over the passing trains.