The Olympic Games - A celebration of the world's finest athletes competing against each other and attempting to become the greatest athletic version of themselves. The games are captivating, and we fall in love with our country's athletes as we root them on to bring home the gold.  Phi Delta Theta has a proud history of olympic athletes, coaches, and organizers that spans all the way back to 1912. They've brought home medals, championed the return of events within the games and have shown leadership on the Olympic Committee. Phi Delta Theta is proud of our Olympians.

The list is comprised of research done within the Phi Delt Scroll Archive as well as at www.thephideltlegacy.com.  If we are missing anybody, please send along the information to ghq@phideltatheta.org.

 Phi Delt Olympians

Billy Payne (Georgia, 1969) – President, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Committee

Scott Fortune (Stanford, 1988) – Gold Medalist, Bronze Medalist, Volleyball, 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympics

Clifford H. Buck (Iowa Wesleyan, 1922) – President, U.S. Olympic Committee, 1969-73

Robie Vaughn (Texas, 1978) – Director, U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, Brought back the sport of skeleton to the Winter Olympics

Bill Toomey (Colorado, 1961) – Gold Medalist, Decathalon, 1968 Olympics

Doug Russell (Texas, Arlington, 1969) – Gold Medalist (2), Swimming, 1968 Summer Olympics

Charlie Hickcox (Indiana, 1969) – Gold Medalist (3), Silver Medalist (1), Swimming, 1968 Olympic Team

Bobby Windle (Indiana, 1966) – Gold Medalist, Swimming, 1964 Australian Olympic Team

Bill Mulliken (Miami University, 1961) – Gold Medalist, Swimming, 1960 Olympics

Jim Kelly (South Dakota, 1921) – Coach, 1956 Olympic Track Team

Dick Griesser (Arizona – 1955) – Baseball, 1956 Olympics

David Jenkins (Colorado College, 1958) – Figure Skating, Gold Medalist-1960 Olympics, Bronze Medalist-1956 Olympics, U.S. National Champion 1957-1960, World Champion 1957-59

Walter G. Stanley (Missouri, 1952) – Equestrian, 1952 Olympics

Bill Lienhard (Kansas, 1952) – Gold Medalist, 1952 Olympic Basketball Team

Torbjorn Falkanger (Washington State, 1951) – Silver Medalist, Individual Large Hill, 1952 Olympics, Helsinki, Finland, and Norway Teams

Chuck Spieser (Michigan State, 1951) – Boxing, Light Heavyweight, 1948 and 1952 Olympics

William Dudley III (Tulane, 1951) – Gold Medalist, Swimming, 1948    Olympics

Omar “Bud” Browning (Oklahoma, 1935) – Coach, 1948 Olympic Basketball Team

Jack Medica (Washington, 1937) – Gold Medalist (1), Silver Medalist (2), Swimming, 1936 Olympics

Wilson Thomas Hobson Jr. (University of Pennsylvania, 1924) – Bronze Medalist, 1932 Olympics, Field Hockey

Paul Jessup (Washington, 1931) – World Champion, Discus Thrower, 1932 Olympic Team

Frank Booth (Stanford, 1932) – Silver Medalist, Swimming, 1932 Olympic Team

James A. Gordon (Miami University, 1931) – 400 meters, 1932 Olympics

Pete DesJardins (Stanford, 1931) – Gold Medalist (2), Silver Medalist (1), Diving, 1924 and 1928 Olympics

Eugene Vidal (South Dakota, 1916) – Decathalon, 1920 and 1924 Olympics *also a pioneer of aviation

J. Ira Courtney (Washington State 1913) – 1912 Summer Olympics, 100 meters, 200 meters, 4 x 100 meter relay

Carroll Haff (Michigan, 1913) – 1912 Olympics, 400 meters

H. Blaine Lindgren (Utah ‘64), Silver Medalist, 100 m hurdles, 1964 Summer Olympics

Peter V. Karns (Utah ’68), 1972 Olympic Biathlon Team; Member, U.S. Olympic Committee (1973-76); Coach, 1976 Olympic Biathlon Team

Kenneth R. Sitzberger (Indiana 1967) - Gold medal, Springboard Diving, 1964 

Not Pictured

Douglas F. Roby (Michigan 1923) – President of the U.S. Olympic committee, 1968 Olympics

James Wallace O’ Connor (Stanford, 1926) – Gold Medalist (1), Bronze Medalist (2), Swimming and Water Polo, 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics 

Frank C. Potts (Oklahoma, 1928) – Track and Field Assistant Coach, 1968 Olympics

Frank D. Murphy (Illinois, 1912) – Bronze Medalist, 1912 Olympics, Pole Vault

Lewis R. Anderson (Nebraska, 1912) – 1912 Olympics, 1500m 

Dr. John Davis Jr. (Washburn University of Topeka 1938) – Member, Olympic Committee 

Liam Ball, (Texas, Arlington), 1968, 1972 Olympic Swimmer (Republic of Ireland)

Frithjof “Basse” Prydz (Utah 1967), Norwegian Ski Jumper, 1972 Sapporo, Japan Winter Games

David Campbell (Brtish Columbia '49), London '48, Basketball

Pat McGeer (Brtish Columbia '48), London '48, Basketball

David Helliwell (Brtish Columbia '57), Melbourne '56, Men's eights rowing - Silver medal