 Alumni of Bowling Green State University have become notable in a variety of different fields including politics and government , business , science , literature , arts and entertainment , and athletics . A number of Bowling Green Falcons have excelled at the collegiate , Olympic , and professional levels sports , including : Kevin Bieksa , Rob Blake , Dan Bylsma , Scott Hamilton , Orel Hershiser , Mike McCullough , George McPhee . Ken Morrow , Don Nehlen , Jordan Sigalet , Nate Thurmond , and Dave Wottle . Alumni involved in government and politics include : former Israeli ambassador Daniel Ayalon , Ohio state senator Kevin Coughlin . , Ohio state senator Randy Gardner , and current Ohio congressman Tim Ryan . Other notable alumni include : explorer Conrad Allen , author Philana Marie Boles , TCU Chancellor Victor J. Boschini actor Tim Conway , ESPN sportscaster Jay Crawford NYU economic professor William Easterly , CBS News Correspondent Steve Hartman , ESPN sportscaster Jason Jackson , Adobe Systems President and CEO Shantanu Narayen , actress Eva Marie Saint , and author James Carlos Blake , winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize . 
