Saints (LDS Church) Teresa Demjanovich – Roman Catholic nun John Hardon – priest, author, theologian, community leader Michael Novak – was an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat Jaroslav Pelikan – scholar of the history of Christianity, Christian theology and medieval intellectual history David Allen Zubik – the twelfth and current bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Science and medicine Gene Cernan – NASA astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot John Dopyera – inventor of the resonator acoustic guitar Mike Fincke – NASA astronaut, International Space Station commander Daniel Carleton Gajdusek – Nobel Prize winner for discovery of viruses with prolonged incubation periods Ivan Alexander Getting – electrical engineer, inventor of GPS Lars Krutak - anthropologist, writer, photographer, and curator Jozef Murgaš – inventor, architect, botanist, painter, US patriot, and Roman Catholic priest Douglas D. Osheroff – physicist Ján Vilček – biomedical scientist, educator, inventor and philanthropist; currently a professor in the Department of Microbiology at the New York University School of Medicine and President of the Vilcek Foundation Sports Joe Baksi – former professional boxer, heavyweight Chuck Bednarik – former professional American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL George Blanda – former quarterback and kicker for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers Jeff Bzdelik – basketball coach; currently an assistant with the Houston Rockets, former assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies, and former head coach of the Denver Nuggets, U.S. Air Force Academy, University of Colorado, and Wake Forest University Robbie Ftorek – former professional ice hockey player Bill Hartack – jockey Al Hostak – former professional boxer, middleweight Scott Kazmir – MLB player Matthew Knies – ice hockey player Andy Kosco – former baseball player Jack Kralick – former pitcher for Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians Leslie Krichko – Olympic skier Johnny Kucab – pitcher for Philadelphia Athletics in 1940s and 1950s Kyle Kuric – professional basketball player in Spain, currently with Gran Canaria John Kundla – professional NBA coach, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (His father Ján was Slovak immigrant) Joseph Lapchick – former basketball player and coach Pete Latzo – boxer Bethanie Mattek-Sands – professional tennis player Stan Mikita – former professional ice hockey player Andy Pafko – baseball center fielder for the Chicago Cubs (1943–51), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–52) and Milwaukee Braves (1953–59) Kelly Pavlik – undefeated WBO/World Boxing Council middleweight boxing champion Mike