Jeff Wright was named All-Conference in the Big 10 after the 1970 season. He played safety for the Minnesota Vikings from 1971-1977 while appearing in three Super Bowls. White finished with 12 interceptions and nine fumbles recovered in 82 regular-season games.

Charles Richardson Yates was an American amateur golfer. He is noted for winning the 1938 Amateur Championship, captaining the United States Walker Cup team and being the long-time Secretary of Augusta National Golf Club. He was the Georgia State Amateur in 1931 and 1932, NCAA individual title in 1934, Western Amateur in 1935. In 1936 and 1938, he played on the U.S. Walker Cup Team. In 1953, he was captain of the Walker Cup Team, and was named honorary captain in 1985.

In 1980, Charlie was presented with the Bob Jones Award by the United States Golf Association. Yates was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on 1989 and served as Secretary of the Augusta National Golf Club.

Michael August Timlin is a former MLB relief pitcher. Timlin played on four World Series championship teams during his 18-year career.

Timlin was known for his 93 mph fastball. Timlin assisted on the final out of 1992 World Series in Game 6 and also recorded a save for the game. During the 2003 postseason, Timlin did not allow a run.

In 2004, Timlin made 76 pitching appearances, the third-most in Red Sox history and tied for fourth in American League history. On September 3, he made his 800th major league appearance, becoming only the 29th pitcher in major league history to reach that mark. Timlin made his 1,000th career appearance on August 31, 2007, against the Baltimore Orioles.

Timlin’s 2005 season exceeded expectations when he posted the best numbers of his career. In a career-high 81 appearances he recorded a career-low 2.24 ERA. Also worth noting, he allowed only two home runs in his 80 ¹⁄₃ innings pitched.

Timlin appeared in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the 2007 World Series, pitching one inning of scoreless relief. The appearance came 15 years to the day that Timlin closed out the final game of the 1992 World Series

As of 2007, Timlin was the only active player to have played on four non-New York Yankees championship teams: (the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays and the 2004 and 2007 Boston Red Sox).

On September 15, 2008, while playing the Tampa Bay Rays, Timlin set the record for most appearances by a right-handed relief pitcher with 1,050 games. He passed Kent Tekulve for first on the all-time list. As of the end of the 2008 season, Timlin ranked seventh in appearances among all-time pitchers, with 1,058 appearances. He was second among active pitchers, behind only Mike Stanton (1,178).

Bill Tobin is a former professional American football player who played running back for one season for the Houston Oilers. He would later become the general manager of the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts. Tobin also was director of player personnel for the Detroit Lions in 2001.

Tobin attended the University of Missouri, where he played in the Tiger backfield next to quarterback Jim Johnson.

During his time with the Indianapolis Colts, Tobin drafted Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk and future Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison. He also drafted Ken Dilger, Tarik Glenn, and Adam Meadows, who would be cornerstones of the Colts offensive line. He also built a team in Indianapolis with Jim Harbaugh, who in 1995 led the NFL in passing and had a very successful run in the 1995 NFL playoffs, including the first playoff win for the Colts since Super Bowl V, a span of thirty years. He drafted Ray Buchanan and Ashley Ambrose who later started for the Falcons in the Super Bowl.

Phi Delta Theta Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Bill Toomey has been one of the most recognizable names in track & field for over five decades. In 1960, he won the first of his four Amateur Athletic Union pentathlon titles at Colorado. In 1963, he set his sights a bit higher, becoming a decathlete, amassing five more AAU titles. While at Colorado, Toomey also became a two-time All-American for his accomplishments.

In 1965, Bill traveled to Budapest to compete in the Universiade Games, in which he placed first. Two years later, he again placed first in the Pan-American Games in Winnipeg, setting him up well for his next undertaking.

Bill Toomey’s crowning achievement came in 1968 when he won the gold medal in the decathlon at the Mexico City Olympic Games. Traditionally, the title of “World’s Greatest Athlete” has been given to the person who wins the Olympic Decathlon. Because of his victory in the Olympics, ABC’s Wide World of Sports named him Athlete of the Year in 1968.

The year 1969 proved to be another great year for Toomey as he was named Track & Field News’ Athlete of the Year. Bill was also presented the James E. Sullivan Award by the AAU for being the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. The year finished off well for Brother Toomey when he set the world record for the decathlon, a record he held until 1972.

In total, Bill Toomey would win an astounding 23 of the 38 decathlons in which he competed. He later went on to have a successful career as a television broadcaster and marketing consultant.

In the early 1970’s, Bill took over as Head Coach of the Track & Field team at the University of California- Irvine. In 1971, he was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.

For some time, Brother Bill Toomey was known as the world’s greatest athlete.

At Phi Delta Theta’s General Convention in 2016, Toomey was inducted into the Fraternity’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Gerorge Trautman became assistant athletic director to his alma mater, where he was instrumental in establishing the Ohio Relays, after being a three sport varsity winning athlete at Ohio State University (football, baseball, and basketball). From 1919 to 1922, he served as head coach for the Men’s Ohio State basketball team.

In 1933, Trautman became the president of the Columbus Red Birds, a minor league baseball team. Three years later, he became the president of the league the Red Birds played in, the American Association. Under his leadership, a new relationship was forged between the major and minor baseball leagues.

In 1946, Trautman became the general manager of the Detroit Tigers. After just two season, he was appointed as the president of the National Association of Professional Baseball League, a position he held until his death in 1963.

Forrest “Floyd” Twogood is best known as the head basketball coach at the University of Southern California for 16 seasons from 1950 to 1966. While attending the University of Iowa, Twogood played basketball and baseball before being signed by Branch Rickey’s St. Louis Cardinals. He played four seasons in the minors while spending his winters as the assistant basketball coach at USC from 1929 to 1936. After arm injuries, Twogood was led to Idaho to be the head coach from 1936 to 1941 and then to San Francisco for one season.

During World War II, Twogood served in the U.S. Navy. He returned to USC as an assistant coach and then was promoted to head coach. In his 22 seasons as a head coach, he compiled a 317-260 (.549) record. He had two conference championships and three NCAA tournament appearances.

Billy Van Heusen was a professional football punter and wide receiver who played for the Denver Broncos from 1968 to 1976. While in Denver, he averaged 41.7 yards per punt and caught 82 passes for 1,684 yards and 11 scores. While his receiving numbers pale in comparison to today’s top wide receivers, there’s one statistic that still stands. Van Heusen averaged 20.5 yards per catch, the highest average in Broncos history.

Ernest Maurice “Ernie” Vandeweghe Jr. was a United States Air Force veteran and played college basketball for Colgate University, where he was an All-American. He was then drafted by the Knicks in the 1949 Draft. After playing with them for six seasons, he retired from the NBA and served in the Air Force as a physician.

While he was in Germany serving, he had three children who all went on to be world class athletes. After his time in the Air Force, he served as chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and served on the Olympic Sports Commission under President Ford, where he assisted with Title IX and the 1976 Amateur Athletic Act. Later, he was the senior vice president with Focus Partners LLC and was a consultant with the United Stated Golf and Fitness Association.

Eugene Luther “Gene” Vidal was an American commercial aviation pioneer, New Deal official and athlete. He competed in the 1920 Olympic games in the 100 meter dash. He worked closely with Amelia Earnhart in a number of aviation-related enterprises.