Steffen was an American football player and coach. He emerged on the national scene as a high school quarterback, leading his Chicago North Division team to an intersectional championship over Brooklyn Boys by a score of 75-0 that ended after three quarters because of darkness.

Steffen and his team helped introduce the more open style of play that prevailed in the Midwest. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Chicago from 1906 to 1908 and was a two-time All-American selection. Steffen served as the head football coach at Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University, from 1914 to 1932, compiling a record of 88-53-8.

He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1969. He served as a judge after his time playing and coaching football.

Jerry Steiner was an American professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the National Basketball League, one of the two leagues that merged to form the National Basketball Association. Steiner, a 5’7″ point guard was a basketball player for Butler University from 1937 to 1940. He made the 1940 All-American team as a senior for the Bulldogs.

After graduating from Butler, Steiner played for one season for the Indianapolis Kautskys of the NBL for the 1945-46 season. After serving in World War II until 1946, Steiner took a job teaching and coaching at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis while playing for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. He left the game after the 1946-47 season.

Richard “Dick” Suderman was a Canadian Football League defensive end. The Ontario Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta was installed in 1962, and Suderman was a member of the chapter’s first Phikeia class. Suderman played for the University of Western Ontario Mustangs from 1962-1964 as a defensive end before graduating with a B.A. in Business Administration. He was then drafted in 1964 by the Calgary Stampeders.

Suderman played eight seasons with Calgary, making it to the championship game in 1968 and 1970, before finally winning the Grey Cup in 1971, where he was awarded the Most Valuable Canadian award. Suderman was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos during the 1972 season. The day after his first game with Edmonton, Suderman collapsed and was hospitalized, eventually passing away due to a brain hemorrhage.

During the 1972 season, the CFL renamed the Grey Cup’s Most Valuable Canadian Award, the Dick Suderman Trophy in his honor.

Jim Swink grew up in Rusk, Texas, which led to his nickname, “The Rusk Rambler.” He is remembered as one of the all-time greatest running backs in Southwest Conference history, and he led the Horned Frogs to consecutive conference championships in 1955 and 1956, which resulted in trips to the Cotton Bowl Classic. While he was named an All-American as a junior and senior, his best season came as a junior in 1955. That year, he rushed for 1,283 yards, which was second-best in the nation, and led the country with 125 points scored. His best game came against rival Texas in Austin, when he rushed 15 times for 235 yards and scored 26 points in a 47-20 rout of the Longhorns. That year, he finished second to Howard Cassady of Ohio State in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.

After finishing his degree at TCU, he decided to forgo playing in the National Football League and instead went to medical school. In 1960, he joined the American Football League’s Dallas Texans for their inaugural season. He later practiced medicine in Fort Worth as an orthopedic surgeon. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980, and in 1982 was presented with a Silver Anniversary Award by the NCAA for career achievements outside of football. In 2005, he was awarded the Doak Walker Legends award.

Tannen was a standout who played for the Florida Gator’s football program in the late sixties. He helped lead them to the best record in the nation during his senior year. This came when his Gator’s upset the Tennessee Volunteer’s due to his last minute punt block.

Tannen was the twentieth pick in the 1970 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. He played until 1974 and finished his career with a total of twelve interceptions.

Tasker is widely regarded as one of the greatest special teams players of all time. At his alma mater, Northwestern University, he still holds the record for highest yards per kick return average in school history. Tasker was a seven time Pro Bowler entirely based off of his special teams abilities. During the 1992 Pro Bowl he had four tackles, a forced fumble, and a blocked field goal that ensured the AFC victory. He was named the games Most Valuable Player, the only special teams player to ever achieve this feat.

Tasker was ranked as the #9 best player to not be in the Hall of Fame by the NFL Network. He is cited as one of the few special teams players worthy of this accolade.

Arthur William Thoms is a former collegiate and professional American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the American Football League and the National Football League. From 1969-1976 Thoms played for the Oakland Raiders. In his final season, 1977, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played for the Super Bowl XI Champion Raiders. He was named to the Syracuse All Millennium team.

Fred Thurston went to Valparaiso University on a basketball scholarship after completing high school. He didn’t begin playing collegiate football until his junior season where he led Valparaiso to an Indiana Conference title and was twice selected All-American. He was named the conference’s top lineman in 1955.

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Thurston in the NFL draft in the fourth round. In 1956, he was drafted by the U.S. Army where he served 21 months of duty and played football for the Army. In 1958, he played football for the Chicago Bears, again for the Eagles, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before playing on the NFL Champion Baltimore Colts.

Thurston was traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1959 where he played left guard and was and remained a fan favorite. He played during the team’s glory years under coach Vince Lombardi. Thurston and fellow guard Jerry Kramer led the Packers power sweep running attack. He won five NFL Championships with the Packers including the first two Super Bowls. Thurston was named All-Pro twice, receiving the most votes of any player in 1962. He is one of only three players in football history to play on six World Championship teams (one with the Colts and five with the Packers). He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1975, elected to the Indianan Football Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. He was the first athlete ever to be voted in by the people of Wisconsin.

Thurston remained popular in Wisconsin after his playing days while owning several restaurants. This allowed him to stay in touch with the Packer fans who he loved so much. He was co-owner of The Left Guard Restaurants from the 1960’s – 1980’s. He owned Fuzzy’s Shenanigans from 1984 until 1999 and Fuzzy’s 63 Bar and Grill from 1999 until 2010. He also owned Fuzzy’s Tickets and Tours taking pride in helping fans enjoy the tradition of experiencing a Packer game.

William Porter “Billy” Payne is the chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, having served in that position since 2006 and overseen the introduction of the first women to the club’s membership rolls. He is also a Chairman of Centennial Holding Company, an Atlanta-based real estate investment concern. Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was a leading advocate for bringing the Olympic Games to Atlanta and, in 1996, Payne was named president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG).

Born in Athens, Georgia, Payne received his Bachelor of Arts with honors in political science in 1969 from the University of Georgia as well as his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1973. While at the University, he was initiated into the Gridiron Secret Society.

Payne first had the idea of Atlanta hosting the Olympic Games in 1987 and began to bring others to support this vision. He first gained support of Atlanta leaders for this effort, including then-mayor Andrew Young, an ally who helped Payne convince International Olympic Committee members to award Atlanta the games. Payne’s plan for the games depended heavily on private support, leading him to convince sponsors to back the games. In September 1990, Atlanta was selected by the IOC to host the 1996 Games, surprising many.

After winning the bid, Payne remained as the head of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, serving as the chief administrator to organize the Olympics. He was the first person to lead the bid effort and then remain to lead the Games.

On May 5, 2006, Billy Payne replaced Hootie Johnson as chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters Tournament. As chairman, Payne has already made some adjustments at the Masters, including a new television contract with ESPN that allowed for unprecedented coverage of the par-3 tournament, beginning in 2008. Also that same year, a junior-patrons program was instituted, which allows one Augusta National Golf Club-accredited patron the opportunity to personally bring one junior patron (ages: 8-16), free of charge, to each of the four competitive rounds of the Masters. The program is not available on practice round days, and is also unavailable to company patrons.

Mac L. Percival entered the NFL as a walk on player with the Dallas Cowboys. He played for the Chicago Bears for seven seasons from 1967 to 1973 and then rejoined the Cowboys during their 1974 season. During his career with the Bears, Percival scored 456 points as a kicker. He is also the last Bears kicker to make five field goals in a single game.