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Bartman

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John Fish, Bowdoin 1982, member of the Polar Bears Football team until suffering a neck injury,  is co-founder and CEO of Suffolk Construction, a $ 3.2 Billion construction firm based in Massachusetts and past Chair of Boston College BOT, past member of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and current member of Bowdoin BOT. I am sure the NESCAC has quite a few alumni that would make this list of former D3 football players that moved on to successful careers( joining  George Steinbrenner and Bill Bellycheck)
"I never graduated from Iowa, but I was only there for two terms - Truman's and Eisenhower's."
Alex Karras
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time."
Max McGee
"I love football. I really love football, As far as I'm concerned, it's the second best thing in the world".
Joe Namath

Oline89

Quote from: Saxon73 on June 13, 2019, 05:17:14 PM
I am not sure if he played football at Alfred University in the 30's, (Pep may be able to verify) but Dr Norm Schachter refereed the first Super Bowl and two others (V and X) plus the first Monday Night Game and a number of conference championship games. Clearly he was at the top of said profession.

Schacter's Alfred HOF bio lists both football and basketball, I say he qualifies. 

Oline89

Quote from: Bartman on June 14, 2019, 10:34:14 AM
John Fish, Bowdoin 1982, member of the Polar Bears Football team until suffering a neck injury,  is co-founder and CEO of Suffolk Construction, a $ 3.2 Billion construction firm based in Massachusetts and past Chair of Boston College BOT, past member of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and current member of Bowdoin BOT. I am sure the NESCAC has quite a few alumni that would make this list of former D3 football players that moved on to successful careers( joining  George Steinbrenner and Bill Bellycheck)

Agreed, don't want to fill the whole list with NESCAC guys  ;)

Oline89

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1. R Reagan, Eureka
2. R Nixon, Whittier
3. S Palmisano, JHU  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_J._Palmisano)
4.  B. Belichick, Wesleyan 
5.  D Shula, John Carroll
6.   G Steinbrenner, Williams
7.  J Foley, Hobart  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Foley)
8.  D McDonough, St Johns  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_McDonough)
9.  P Metzelaars, Wabash  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Metzelaars)
11 . P Garcon, MU
12.  S Mills, Montclair St
13.  L Fletcher, John Carroll
14. D Jennings, SLU
15. R Myers, Wesley  (http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/121504aah.html)
16. T Bozzuto, Hobart (https://www.bozzuto.com/leaders/thomas-s-bozzuto/)
17. M Patricia, RPI
18.  J Fish, Bowdoin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fish_(businessman))
19.  N. Schacter, Alfred (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Schachter)
20.  D. Mullen, Ursinus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mullen)

Bartman

Impressive list .....I still think Chester A. Arthur would have been one hell of a back up lineman🤣
"I never graduated from Iowa, but I was only there for two terms - Truman's and Eisenhower's."
Alex Karras
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time."
Max McGee
"I love football. I really love football, As far as I'm concerned, it's the second best thing in the world".
Joe Namath

Jonny Utah

Jim Davis (founder of New Balance and worth about 6+ billion dollars) played football at Middlebury.  In fact, I'm sure if you looked hard enough, you would find a bunch of Nescac power alum who would make this list.

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« Reply #51634 on: Yesterday at 12:35:08 pm »
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1. R Reagan, Eureka
2. R Nixon, Whittier
3. S Palmisano, JHU  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_J._Palmisano)
4.  B. Belichick, Wesleyan 
5.  D Shula, John Carroll
6.   G Steinbrenner, Williams
7. J Davis, Middlebury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Davis_(businessman)
8.  J Foley, Hobart  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Foley)
9.  D McDonough, St Johns  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_McDonough)
10.  P Metzelaars, Wabash  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Metzelaars)
11 . P Garcon, MU
12.  S Mills, Montclair St
13.  L Fletcher, John Carroll
14. D Jennings, SLU
15. R Myers, Wesley  (http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/121504aah.html)
16. T Bozzuto, Hobart (https://www.bozzuto.com/leaders/thomas-s-bozzuto/)
17. M Patricia, RPI
18.  J Fish, Bowdoin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fish_(businessman))
19.  N. Schacter, Alfred (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Schachter)
20.  D. Mullen, Ursinus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mullen)

Mr. Ypsi

Um, somewhere along the line you've lost Kenny Anderson.  He is (and likely will remain) the only "D3" guy to be named NFL MVP! ::)

pizzashop

Steve Spinelli, founder of Jiffy Lube and current Babson President, played at McDaniel College. Not for nothing, but this region has forgotten one if it's own in the NFL, Ali Marpet.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Jonny Utah

Why not give the MIAC I dig and out Glenn Caruso up there

Jonny Utah

I mean, the list is kinda apples and oranges.  Tough to rank Ronald Regan vs London Fletcher.  Just two completely different career paths.  And now we have the founder of Jiffy Lube in there?  Has he done more than the athletic director for the Florida Gators?  I think a better list might be the most obsure/random d3 football alumni.  I think the founder of Jiffy Lube goes to number one on that list, right ahead of Chester A. Arthur (whom I still will argue played football at Union, the internets just don't go back that far)

Oline89

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on June 16, 2019, 12:16:27 AM
Um, somewhere along the line you've lost Kenny Anderson.  He is (and likely will remain) the only "D3" guy to be named NFL MVP! ::)

Just a victim of my typing error, he will be immediately replaced!

Oline89

1. R Reagan, Eureka
2. R Nixon, Whittier
3. S Palmisano, JHU  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_J._Palmisano)
4.  B. Belichick, Wesleyan 
5.  D Shula, John Carroll
6.   G Steinbrenner, Williams
7. J Davis, Middlebury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Davis_(businessman)
8.  J Foley, Hobart  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Foley)
9.  D McDonough, St Johns  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_McDonough)
10.  P Metzelaars, Wabash  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Metzelaars)
11 . P Garcon, MU
12.  S Spinelli, McDaniels (https://www.babson.edu/president-elect/)
13.  S Mills, Montclair St
14.  Ken Anderson, Augustana
15.  L Fletcher, John Carroll
16. D Jennings, SLU
17. R Myers, Wesley  (http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/121504aah.html)
18. T Bozzuto, Hobart (https://www.bozzuto.com/leaders/thomas-s-bozzuto/)
19. M Patricia, RPI
20.  J Fish, Bowdoin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fish_(businessman))
21.  N. Schacter, Alfred (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Schachter)
22.  D. Mullen, Ursinus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mullen)

Oline89

Quote from: pizzashop on June 16, 2019, 02:47:00 AM
Steve Spinelli, founder of Jiffy Lube and current Babson President, played at McDaniel College. Not for nothing, but this region has forgotten one if it's own in the NFL, Ali Marpet.

Certainly have not forgotten about Ali, I am just not sure if he qualifies as "most successful" in his field yet.  I fully expect Ali to make this list in the near future, both as a football player and businessman. 

Oline89

Quote from: Jonny Utah on June 16, 2019, 07:51:37 PM
I mean, the list is kinda apples and oranges.  Tough to rank Ronald Regan vs London Fletcher.  Just two completely different career paths.  And now we have the founder of Jiffy Lube in there?  Has he done more than the athletic director for the Florida Gators?  I think a better list might be the most obsure/random d3 football alumni.  I think the founder of Jiffy Lube goes to number one on that list, right ahead of Chester A. Arthur (whom I still will argue played football at Union, the internets just don't go back that far)

I have a call in to the head archivist at Union, still waiting for confirmation of Pres. Arthur's gridiron accolades.  And apples and oranges pretty much sums up D3 football doesn't it.  High powered athletic driven schools, pillars of academia, state schools, private schools, 12000 and 1200 enrollment levels....My point in putting together a list is really to show how many "successful" humans have emerged from the primordial soup of D3 football.