The Alumni Association is committed to recognizing the achievements of our successful Senior DeMolays through the DeMolay Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame spotlights our bright past and will be the showcase for our shining future. It reminds all DeMolays of what can be accomplished with hard work.
Name | Dates | Profession | Notes |
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James C. Wright, Jr. | b. 1922 | Politician | Speaker of the House (1987–1989) |
John Wayne | 1907–1979 | Actor | Won Academy Award for Best Actor for True Grit in 1969 |
Fran Tarkenton | b. 1940 | Professional Football Player, Businessman, Entrepreneur | Member, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Member, College Football Hall of Fame |
John Cameron Swayze | 1906–1995 | Newscaster | |
John Steinbeck | 1902–1968 | Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Nobel laureate | Wrote The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men |
Alex Spanos | b. 1923 | Owner of the San Diego Chargers | |
Lance P. Sijan | 1942–1968 | United States Air Force Captain | Recipient of the Medal of Honor |
Harold Schafer | 1912–2001 | Philanthropist and businessman | Founder of Gold Seal Company |
Edward T. Schafer | b. 1946 | Politician | 29th United States Secretary of Agriculture, Governor of North Dakota 1992 – 2000 |
James Nicholas Rowe | 1938–1989 | United States Army Colonel | Vietnam POW, Author of Five Years to Freedom |
Pete Rose | b. 1941 | Baseball player | All-Time Major League Baseball Leader in hits with 4,256. |
Walter C. Ploeser | 1907–1993 | Businessman, Politician | U.S. Representative from Missouri (1941–1949) U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay (1957–1959), U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica (1970–1972) |
Tom Osborne | b. 1937 | Athlete, Coach, Politician | Former Head Coach at University of Nebraska, Member of College Football Hall of Fame |
Edgar D. Mitchell | b. 1930 | Astronaut | 6th Man to Walk on the Moon on Apollo 14 |
Bob Mathias | b. 1930 | Olympic Athlete, Politician | Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, U.S. Representative from California (1967–1975) |
Elmer Lower | 1913–2011 | Journalist, Media Executive | Former President of ABC News |
Richard King | b. 1938 | Former President of Rotary International | |
Harmon Killebrew | 1936-2011 | Former professional baseball player and businessman | Member of National Baseball Hall of Fame |
Brereton C. Jones | b. 1939 | Politician | Governor of Kentucky (1991–1995) |
Henry M. Jackson | 1912–1983 | Politician | U.S. Senator (1953–1983) |
Burl Ives | 1909–1995 | Folk singer and actor | Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, narrator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
Mark Hatfield | 1922-2011 | Politician | Governor of Oregon (1959–1967), U.S. Senator (1967–1997) |
Paul Harvey | 1918–2009 | ABC Radio broadcaster | Recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom |
David Goodnow | b. 1940 | Broadcast Journalist | Former Anchor of CNN Headline News |
Buddy Ebsen | 1908–2003 | Actor, singer, dancer | Star of Barnaby Jones and The Beverly Hillbillies |
Lee S. Dreyfus | b. 1926 | Educator and politician | Governor of Wisconsin (1979–1983) |
Walt Disney | 1901–1966 | Cartoonist and entrepreneur | Creator of Mickey Mouse, Co-Founder of The Walt Disney Company |
Gary Collins | b. 1938 | Actor | Best known for Airport (1970) |
Bill Clinton | b. 1946 | Politician | 42nd President of the United States |
Mel Carnahan | 1934–2000 | Politician | Governor of Missouri (1991–2000) |
Curtis L. Carlson | 1914–1999 | Entrepreneur, Philanthropist | Founded The Carlson Companies in 1938 as The Gold Bond Trading Company |
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. | 1940–2005 | Politician | Governor of South Carolina (1987–1995) |
Vance D. Brand | b. 1931 | Astronaut | Flew on Apollo-Soyuz, as well as three Space Shuttle missions |
Frank Borman | b. 1928 | Astronaut | Commander of Apollo 8, CEO of Eastern Airlines (1975–1986), recipient of Congressional Space Medal of Honor |
Mel Blanc | 1908–1989 | Cartoon Voice Actor | Man of a Thousand Voices |
Walter "Red" Barber | 1908–1992 | Sports Broadcaster | Recipient of Ford C. Frick Award from National Baseball Hall of Fame |
Reubin O'Donovan Askew | b. 1928 | Politician | 37th Governor of Florida (1971–1979) |
Cecil D. Andrus | b. 1931 | Politician | Governor of Idaho (1971–1977, 1987–1995), U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1977–1981) |
Carl B. Albert | 1908–2000 | Politician | Speaker of the House (1971–1977) |
Tom Leppert | b. 1954 | Politician | Dallas Mayor |
The complete list of inductees can be found on the DeMolay International site.