his 1932 and 1945 championships Chuck Martin – football head coach at Miami of Ohio; former coach of Division 2 national champion Grand Valley State Danny Moeller – Major League Baseball player, 1907–1916, with Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators Jeff Monken – football head coach at United States Military Academy Marcia Morey – swimmer at Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 in women's 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke; former American record holder in 200M Breaststroke George Musso – football player: Chicago Bears lineman from 1933–1944; nine-year team captain, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982 Jeff Query – football player: former Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver; 141 receptions for 1,865 yards and 11 touchdowns in 84 career games. Mike Rowland – pitcher for San Francisco Giants, 1980–1981 Don Shroyer – college football coach at Millikin University and Southern Illinois University Virgil Wagner – Canadian Football League player, Montreal Alouettes halfback from 1946–54; elected to Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980 Art Wilson – Major League Baseball player Authors and media figures Alice Ambrose (1906–2001) – philosopher, logician, and author Florence Page Jaques (1890–1972) – author Lucille Ryman Carroll – Hollywood talent executive during early 20th century Gigi Goode – American drag queen and runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) Business figures Douglas R. Oberhelman – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc. A.E. Staley (Hon.) - Founder and Chairman of the Board of A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, now Primient Higher Education leaders Trevor Bates - President of Wilmington College James L. Fisher - President of Towson University and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Public Service Jeff Armbruster - Ohio State Senator for District 13 from 1999 to 2006 Scott R. Britton - Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Rodney L. Davis – (2013 - 2023) United States Congressman (R-Illinois) and former Mayor of Taylorville, Illinois Thomas W. Ewing – United States Congressman (R-Illinois) Melvin R. Laird, Sr. – Wisconsin State Senator and clergyman Robert Madigan - Illinois State Senator and brother of Congressman and Cabinet Secretary Edward Madigan James Benton Parsons – Federal judge; in 1961 he was the first African American to serve as a US Federal District Judge, appointed to the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago, IL Elbert S. Smith - Illinois State Senator, Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts, Vice-President of the 6th Illinois