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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.

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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. 😊

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.  

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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...

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.

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

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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.

 

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