(1977–2006), Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities and professor at Princeton University and the University of Iowa. Cecil Murphey (class of 1951), author Michael Nunn (professional boxer) John E. Osborn (class of 1975), corporate lawyer with Hogan Lovells, Fortune 1000 general counsel, U.S. Department of State in George H. W. Bush administration, Commissioner with the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, law professor at University of Washington, Seattle William Robert Rivkin (class of 1937), corporate lawyer in Chicago, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg appointed by John F. Kennedy, US Ambassador to Dakar and Senegal appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson Vic Siegel, professional basketball player Herb Sies, professional football player Hilmer Swanson, radio engineer Julian Vandervelde (class of 2006), previous NFL offensive lineman, Philadelphia Eagles (), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-), Philadelphia Eagles (-). Kay Kopl Vesole (class of 1932), member of DCHS Hall of Honor, attorney, Navy Cross Recipient, Killed in Action 1943 at Bari, Italy, US Navy Destroyer USS Vesole named in his honor and memory Randy Wayne White (class of 1968), novelist Jamie Williams (class of 1977), former NFL tight end with the Houston Oilers, San Francisco 49ers, and Los Angeles Raiders, academic and athletic administrator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jim Zabel (class of 1939), Radio and television broadcaster and former play-by-play announcer for Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball games See also List of high schools in Iowa References External links Davenport Central High School Website Blackhawk Newspaper Public high schools in Iowa Schools in Davenport, Iowa Historic district contributing properties in Iowa School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Davenport, Iowa 1904 establishments in Iowa