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Texas Christian University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Affiliated with Disciples of Christ.

Location:
Fort Worth, TX

Founding Date:
1873

Mascot:
Horned Frog

Enrollment:
8000

Official Website:
http://www.tcu.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Norman Alden
Actor
13-Sep-1924 27-Jul-2012 Character actor
Dillon Anderson
Government
14-Jul-1906 1974 National Security Advisor, 1955-56
Sammy Baugh
Football
17-Mar-1914 17-Dec-2008 Redskins QB and charter Hall of Famer
Dan Boren
Politician
2-Aug-1973   Congressman, Oklahoma 2nd
Betty Buckley
Actor
3-Jul-1947   Abby Bradford on Eight Is Enough
James I. Cash, Jr.
Educator
c. 1948   Harvard Business School, 1976-2003
Charles Coody
Golf
13-Jul-1937   Winner, 1971 Masters Tournament
Gordon R. England
Government
15-Sep-1937   US Deputy Secretary of Defense
Ralph Hall
Politician
3-May-1923   Congressman, Texas 4th
Michael W. Hewatt
Business
c. 1949   Hewatt & Associates
Swanee Hunt
Diplomat
1-May-1950   US Ambassador to Austria, 1993-97
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Politician
3-Dec-1935   Congresswoman, Texas 30th
Chris Klein
Actor
14-Mar-1979   "Oz" Ostreicher in American Pie
Flynt Leverett
Government
6-Mar-1958   Former National Security Council staffer
Bob Lilly
Football
26-Jul-1939   Cowboys Defensive Tackle
Roger A. Ramsey
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Allied Waste Industries, 1989-97
Barret Robbins
Football
26-Aug-1973   Superbowl XXXVII no-show
Win Rockefeller
Politician
17-Sep-1948 16-Jul-2006 Billionaire, Arkansas Lt. Governor
Bob Schieffer
Journalist
25-Feb-1937   Former moderator, Face the Nation
Scott G. Sherman
Business
c. 1933   Eaglemotive Industries
Charles Tandy
Business
15-May-1918 4-Nov-1978 Radio Shack
LaDainian Tomlinson
Football
23-Jun-1979   San Diego Chargers RB
Roger Williams
Politician
13-Sep-1949   Texas Secretary of State, 2004-07
Joe B. Wyatt
Educator
c. 1935   Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, 1982-2000

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Victor Boschini
Educator
c. 1956   Chancellor, Texas Christian University
Alan Gallay
Historian
26-Nov-1957   The Indian Slave Trade
Mark T. Gilderhus
Historian
15-Nov-1941 22-Jan-2015 Pan American Visions
Jim Wright
Politician
22-Dec-1922 6-May-2015 Congressman from Texas, 1955-89

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Victor Boschini
Educator
c. 1956   Chancellor, Texas Christian University
Olden Lee
Business
c. 1942   Long-time Pepsi executive
Roger A. Ramsey
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Allied Waste Industries, 1989-97
Leonard H. Roberts
Business
19-Feb-1949   CEO of Radio Shack, 1999-2005
Matthew K. Rose
Business
1960   CEO of Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Roger Williams
Politician
13-Sep-1949   Texas Secretary of State, 2004-07
Fred S. Zeidman
Business
c. 1947   GOP activist

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Dennis Franchione
Football
28-Mar-1951   Texas A&M Head Coach, 2003-07
Gary Patterson
Football
13-Feb-1960   Head Coach, Texas Christian
Pat Sullivan
Football
18-Jan-1950   Winner, 1971 Heisman Trophy
Roger Williams
Politician
13-Sep-1949   Texas Secretary of State, 2004-07


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