FAMOUS ALUMNI OF ZBT
Zeta Beta Tau, within the last century, has been the brotherhood of some of the most important as well as entertaining men. Below is a compiled list of all ZBT alumni who have had significant achievements in their lifetime.
Name
School
Achievement
Mel Allen
Alabama ’56
Sportscaster
Walter Annenberg
Penn ’31
Founder/Publisher, TV Guide; Former Ambassador to England
Burton Baskin
Illinois ’38
Founder, Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
Jack Benny
UCLA
TV & Radio Comedian; Actor
Leonard Bernstein
Harvard ’44
Composer; Conductor
Henry Block
Penn
Founder, H & R Block
Richard Block
Penn
Founder, H & R Block
Rudolph Boschwitz
Senator, Minnesota
Barry Bricken
Maryland
President, Pants by Barry; Garment Industry
Michael Budman
Michigan State ’69
Co-Founder, Roots Athletic Wear
Jacob Burns
GWU
Attorney, New York
Charles Coburn
Motion Picture Actor
Alan Cohn
President, NY Knicks & NY Rangers
Howard Cosell
Sports Broadcaster
Joseph Dazansky
President, Giant Foods
Melvin Douglas
Chicago ’31
Motion Pictiure Actor
Kenneth Duberstein
Cheif of Staff, Reagan White House Administration
Donnie Edwards
UCLA
Professional Football Player
Mike Epstein
Professional Baseball Player
Sidney Factor
USC ’37
Max Factor Cosmetics
Richard Fisher
Penn
Fisher Brother Construction, NY
Samuel Friedman
Chairman of the Board, Food Fair
J. Martin Frost
Missouri
Representative, Texas
William Gaines
Brooklyn ’52
Publisher, MAD Magazine
Sid Gillman
Ohio State
Professional Football Coach
Bernard Gimbel
Penn
Chairman of the Board, Gimbel’s Department Stores
Martin Glickman
Announcer, Sports Writer; Hall of Fame
Arthur Goldberg
Chicago ’32
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Richard Golden
Michigan State ’67
Founder, D.O.C. Eyeglasses
Samuel Goldwyn
Virginia ’47
Film Producer, Director; MGM Productions
Andrew Goodman
Chairman of the Board, Bergdorf-Goodman
Charles Gordon
Alabama
Hollywood Movie Producer (Field of Dreams)
Don Green
Michigan State ’70
Co-Founder, Roots Athletic Wear
Armand Hammer
Columbia ’19
President, Occidental Petroleum, Arm & Hammer Products
J. Ira Harris
Michigian
Financier
Jerry Herman
U of Miami
Playwrite: Hello Dolly, La Cage Aux Folles
Art Heyman
NBA Basketball Executive
Jeroid Hoffberger
MLBA Baseball Executive
Michael Kantor
Vanderbilt
Trade Department, Clinton White House Administration
Robert Klein
TV Comedian, Motion Picture Actor
Harvey Krueger
Columbia
Senior Managing Director, Shearson Lehman
Jerry Lawerence
Ohio State
Playwright (Mame)
Jack Lehman III
Penn
Founder, Shearson Lehman Brothers
William Lehman
Alabama
Representative, Florida
Sheldon Leonard
Union
TV Actor, Producer
Alfred Lerner
Columbus
Banking and Insurance
Arthur Levit
Columbia
Comptroller, New York State
Robert Lewis
U of Michigan
Entertainer
John Lindsay
Columbia
Former Mayor of New York
Sid Luckman
Columbia ’39
Member of College & Professional Football Hall of Fames
George Macy
Columbia
Founder, Macy’s Department Stores
Stanley Marcus
Harvard ’29
Founder, Neiman-Marcus Department Stores
Benjamin Michtom
Penn
President, Ideal Toy Corporation
Walter Minisch
Motion Picture Producer
Newton Minnow
Former FCC Chairman
Jim Nance
Syracuse
Former Professional Football Player, CBS Announcer
Robert Nederlander
Former General Manager of NY Yankees
Richard Newberger
Senator, Oregon
Donald Newhouse
Syracuse
Publishing
Samuel Newhouse
Syracuse
Publishing
Richard Ottinger
Cornell
Representative, New York
Michael Ovitz
UCLA
Disney
William S. Paley
Penn ’22
Founder, Chairman of the Board, CBS
Herb Pastor
Michigan State ’58
President & CEO, Pastor Casino Enterprises
Arnold Picker
CCNY
Chairman of the Board, United Artists
Abe Pollin
Owner, Washington Bullets (NBA)
Jay A. Pritzker
United Airlines and Hyatt Hotels
Irving Rabb
Harvard
Founder, Stop and Shop Chain
Harold Ramis
.
Screen Writer & Actor: Animal House, Ghostbusters
Abe Ribcoff
Representative/Senator, Connecticut
Samuel Rosen
Columbia ’19
Chairman of the Board, 20th Century Fox
Carroll Rosenbloom
Penn
Owner, LA Rams (NFL)
Aron Rosenburg
College Football Hall of Fame
Samuel Rosman
Columbia
Chairman of the Board, 20th Century Fox
Jaqui E. Safra
Penn
International Banking
Herman Sarkowsky
NFL Football Executive
Dick Schaap
Sports Broadcasting; Host of ESPN Show: Schaap Talk
Steven S. Seglig
Georgia
Businessman and Real Esate Developer
Robert Shapiro
UCLA
OJ’s Lawyer
Lawrence Smith
NYU-Heights
Representative, Florida
Gene Stacks
Cornell
Actor & Stage Director
Ned Tanen
USC
Motion Picture Producer
Robert Tishman
Cornell
President, Tishman Realty
Alfred Taubman
Founder, Tubman Corporation
William Todman
TV Game Show Producer
Steven Trachtenberg
President, George Washington University
Andy Trentacosta
Michigan State ’69
Original Producer of The Playboy Channel
Mike Wallace
TV News Commentator
Jack Warner
USC
President, Warner Brothers
Sonny Werblin
Rutgers ’32
Founder, NY Jets (NFL)
Elmer Winter
Wisconsin
President, Manpower, Inc
Peter Yarrow
Singer with Peter, Paul, & Mary group
David Yunich
Union
President, Macy’s Department Stores
Robert Zelnick
Cornell
ABC-TV, Pentagon Correspondant
FAMOUS ALUMNI OF ZBT
Zeta Beta Tau, within the last century, has been the brotherhood of some of the most important as well as entertaining men. Below is a compiled list of all ZBT alumni who have had significant achievements in their lifetime.
Name
School
Achievement
Mel Allen
Alabama ’56
Sportscaster
Walter Annenberg
Penn ’31
Founder/Publisher, TV Guide; Former Ambassador to England
Burton Baskin
Illinois ’38
Founder, Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
Jack Benny
UCLA
TV & Radio Comedian; Actor
Leonard Bernstein
Harvard ’44
Composer; Conductor
Henry Block
Penn
Founder, H & R Block
Richard Block
Penn
Founder, H & R Block
Rudolph Boschwitz
Senator, Minnesota
Barry Bricken
Maryland
President, Pants by Barry; Garment Industry
Michael Budman
Michigan State ’69
Co-Founder, Roots Athletic Wear
Jacob Burns
GWU
Attorney, New York
Charles Coburn
Motion Picture Actor
Alan Cohn
President, NY Knicks & NY Rangers
Howard Cosell
Sports Broadcaster
Joseph Dazansky
President, Giant Foods
Melvin Douglas
Chicago ’31
Motion Pictiure Actor
Kenneth Duberstein
Cheif of Staff, Reagan White House Administration
Donnie Edwards
UCLA
Professional Football Player
Mike Epstein
Professional Baseball Player
Sidney Factor
USC ’37
Max Factor Cosmetics
Richard Fisher
Penn
Fisher Brother Construction, NY
Samuel Friedman
Chairman of the Board, Food Fair
J. Martin Frost
Missouri
Representative, Texas
William Gaines
Brooklyn ’52
Publisher, MAD Magazine
Sid Gillman
Ohio State
Professional Football Coach
Bernard Gimbel
Penn
Chairman of the Board, Gimbel’s Department Stores
Martin Glickman
Announcer, Sports Writer; Hall of Fame
Arthur Goldberg
Chicago ’32
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Richard Golden
Michigan State ’67
Founder, D.O.C. Eyeglasses
Samuel Goldwyn
Virginia ’47
Film Producer, Director; MGM Productions
Andrew Goodman
Chairman of the Board, Bergdorf-Goodman
Charles Gordon
Alabama
Hollywood Movie Producer (Field of Dreams)
Don Green
Michigan State ’70
Co-Founder, Roots Athletic Wear
Armand Hammer
Columbia ’19
President, Occidental Petroleum, Arm & Hammer Products
J. Ira Harris
Michigian
Financier
Jerry Herman
U of Miami
Playwrite: Hello Dolly, La Cage Aux Folles
Art Heyman
NBA Basketball Executive
Jeroid Hoffberger
MLBA Baseball Executive
Michael Kantor
Vanderbilt
Trade Department, Clinton White House Administration
Robert Klein
TV Comedian, Motion Picture Actor
Harvey Krueger
Columbia
Senior Managing Director, Shearson Lehman
Jerry Lawerence
Ohio State
Playwright (Mame)
Jack Lehman III
Penn
Founder, Shearson Lehman Brothers
William Lehman
Alabama
Representative, Florida
Sheldon Leonard
Union
TV Actor, Producer
Alfred Lerner
Columbus
Banking and Insurance
Arthur Levit
Columbia
Comptroller, New York State
Robert Lewis
U of Michigan
Entertainer
John Lindsay
Columbia
Former Mayor of New York
Sid Luckman
Columbia ’39
Member of College & Professional Football Hall of Fames
George Macy
Columbia
Founder, Macy’s Department Stores
Stanley Marcus
Harvard ’29
Founder, Neiman-Marcus Department Stores
Benjamin Michtom
Penn
President, Ideal Toy Corporation
Walter Minisch
Motion Picture Producer
Newton Minnow
Former FCC Chairman
Jim Nance
Syracuse
Former Professional Football Player, CBS Announcer
Robert Nederlander
Former General Manager of NY Yankees
Richard Newberger
Senator, Oregon
Donald Newhouse
Syracuse
Publishing
Samuel Newhouse
Syracuse
Publishing
Richard Ottinger
Cornell
Representative, New York
Michael Ovitz
UCLA
Disney
William S. Paley
Penn ’22
Founder, Chairman of the Board, CBS
Herb Pastor
Michigan State ’58
President & CEO, Pastor Casino Enterprises
Arnold Picker
CCNY
Chairman of the Board, United Artists
Abe Pollin
Owner, Washington Bullets (NBA)
Jay A. Pritzker
United Airlines and Hyatt Hotels
Irving Rabb
Harvard
Founder, Stop and Shop Chain
Harold Ramis
.
Screen Writer & Actor: Animal House, Ghostbusters
Abe Ribcoff
Representative/Senator, Connecticut
Samuel Rosen
Columbia ’19
Chairman of the Board, 20th Century Fox
Carroll Rosenbloom
Penn
Owner, LA Rams (NFL)
Aron Rosenburg
College Football Hall of Fame
Samuel Rosman
Columbia
Chairman of the Board, 20th Century Fox
Jaqui E. Safra
Penn
International Banking
Herman Sarkowsky
NFL Football Executive
Dick Schaap
Sports Broadcasting; Host of ESPN Show: Schaap Talk
Steven S. Seglig
Georgia
Businessman and Real Esate Developer
Robert Shapiro
UCLA
OJ’s Lawyer
Lawrence Smith
NYU-Heights
Representative, Florida
Gene Stacks
Cornell
Actor & Stage Director
Ned Tanen
USC
Motion Picture Producer
Robert Tishman
Cornell
President, Tishman Realty
Alfred Taubman
Founder, Tubman Corporation
William Todman
TV Game Show Producer
Steven Trachtenberg
President, George Washington University
Andy Trentacosta
Michigan State ’69
Original Producer of The Playboy Channel
Mike Wallace
TV News Commentator
Jack Warner
USC
President, Warner Brothers
Sonny Werblin
Rutgers ’32
Founder, NY Jets (NFL)
Elmer Winter
Wisconsin
President, Manpower, Inc
Peter Yarrow
Singer with Peter, Paul, & Mary group
David Yunich
Union
President, Macy’s Department Stores
Robert Zelnick
Cornell
ABC-TV, Pentagon Correspondant