Adam Silver
Duke '84
Adam Silver
Duke '84
The Next Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
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Mercer '81
Budge Huskey
Mercer '81
CEO and President of Coldwell Banker Real Estate
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Texas Tech '69
Stephen J. "Tio" Kleberg
Texas Tech '69
Phi Delta Theta Foundation Trustee Emeritus awarded with Legion…
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Texas Tech '96
Colby Donaldson
Texas Tech '96
Host, Top Shot and Top Guns
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Arkansas '74
Craig Leipold
Arkansas '74
Owner of Minnesota Sports and Entertainment
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Arkansas '88
Stephen Jones
Arkansas '88
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Jim Barr
Miami University '84
Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of OfficeMax
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Allegheny '87
Theodore "Ted" N. Black
Allegheny '87
President of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Drew Houston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Founder/CEO of Dropbox - Changing how the world shares files online
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Allegheny '78
John Hillkirk
Allegheny '78
Executive Editor of USA TODAY - Serving the country with intriguing news
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Ohio State '78
Christopher Connor
Ohio State '78
Chairman and CEO, The Sherwin-Williams Co. - "Covering the Earth" with …
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Randolph Macon
Chenery Brothers
Randolph Macon
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Wichita State, '62
Gary Bender
Wichita State, '62
Phi Delt Sports Hall of Fame – Famous sports broadcaster to be recognized at …
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Ole Miss, '82
Sean Tuohy
Ole Miss, '82
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Georgia Tech, '53
Cecil J. "Pete" Silas
Georgia Tech, '53
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Southern Methodist, '60
Don Meredith
Southern Methodist, '60
Former Dallas Cowboy Quarterback – 50 years later, Brother Meredith sti…
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Florida, '86
Tom Farrey
Florida, '86
Phi Sports Hall of Fame – ESPN's Tom Farrey to emcee the inaugural HOF ceremony …
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Chicago, '91
Alex Seropian
Chicago, '91
Brother Seropian is the Creator of Halo, one of the most popular games on the X-Box Ent…
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Akron, '71
John Costello
Akron, '71
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Eastern Kentucky '87
Don Bornhorst
Eastern Kentucky '87
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Virginia '40
Ralph Wilson
Virginia '40
NFL Hall of Fame - Brother Wilson, Owner of the Buffalo Bills, Elected to the Hall of Fa…
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St. Louis '87
Michael Bidwill
St. Louis '87
President of the Arizona Cardinals - Brother Bidwill helped lead the Cardinals to th…
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Cal State - Northridge '75
Stephen J. Ruda
Cal State - Northridge '75
Distinguished Alumnus Award - As Captain of the LAFD, Brother Ruda lead…
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Arkansas '75
John H. Tyson
Arkansas '75
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Syracuse '58
F. Story Musgrave
Syracuse '58
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Franklin College '58
Gene White & Roger Schroder
Franklin College '58
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Texas Christian University '59
Bob Schieffer
Texas Christian University '59
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Texas Tech University '89
George Eads
Texas Tech University '89
Brother Eads is one of the most recognizable faces on television starring as N…
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University of Nebraska '79
James B. ("J.B.") Milliken
University of Nebraska '79
As the current President of the four-campus Nebraska…
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Baylor University '85
Trey Wingo
Baylor University '85
Watch award winning sports anchor Brother Trey Wingo Go far every week on ESPN.
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Gary Bender, Wichita State '62
Gary Bender
Wichita State, '62
Phi Delt Sports Hall of Fame – Famous sports broadcaster to be recognized at Convention
Gary Bender grew up on a farm outside of
Ulysses, Kansas, where he first started broadcasting games on a
tractor. He was an All-State high school football player and won a
football scholarship to Wichita State University. After graduation, he
went to the University of Kansas, where he received a master’s degree in
Radio-Television-Film. He later returned to Kansas to become the radio
voice of the Jayhawks.
In 1969, he left the state to take a job as the television sports
director of WKOW in Madison. During that time, he broadcast the
University of Wisconsin football and basketball games. He was named the
Voice of the Green Bay Packers in 1970. He added the Big Ten
Basketball Game of the Week on TVS and television coverage of the
Milwaukee Brewers to his schedule. Twice he was named the state’s
Sports Broadcaster of the Year.
Bender began is network television broadcasting career with CBS in 1975,
serving as a play-by-play announcer for the NFL, NBA, college football
and basketball. During that time, he broadcast the Final Four from
1982-84, which included Michael Jordan’s game-winning shot as a freshman
and the game known as “The Shot Heard Around the World”, as North
Carolina State upset Houston at the buzzer. His NFL coverage included
the “Hail Mary” game in 1975 as the Cowboys beat the Vikings on a Roger
Staubach pass. Bender, during his 12 years at CBS, had the opportunity
to broadcast twenty-seven different sports.
He left CBS in June of 1987 and joined ABC as a play-by-play announcer
on ABC’s Monday Night Baseball. His assignments included coverage of
college football and basketball as well as the 1988 Winter Olympics in
Calgary. While in Calgary he described the tragic falls of Dan Jansen
in speed skating.
In 1991, Bender went to Turner Sports to serve as the lead announcer for
TNT’s NFL Sunday Night Football and NBA Basketball. Since leaving
Turner Sports he has broadcast the Phoenix Suns on TV the 17 seasons.
Also, during that time he has been the voice of the St. Louis Rams and
Chicago Bears.
Bender is also the author of a book, “The Call of the Game”, which is
being used as a textbook for several universities.
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