List of Loyola High School (Los Angeles) people

This is a list of notable alumni of Loyola High School in Los Angeles.

Anthony Barr - Minnesota Vikings Linebacker (NFL)

Notable alumni

Athletics

• Toby Bailey - former UCLA basketball player and 1995 NCAA champion, former NBA player ^[1]
• Gordon Banks - former NFL and USFL wide receiver^[2]
• Anthony Barr - former UCLA All-American football player, Minnesota Vikings linebacker ^[3]
• Chris Conte - football player for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former Cal and Chicago Bears safety
• Danny Farmer - former UCLA football player and university record holder for most yards receiving, former NFL player ^[4]
• Jeff Grau - former NFL long snapper^[5]
• Tim Layana - late Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion (1990) ^[6]
• Ryan Lefebvre - baseball announcer for the Kansas City Royals ^[7]
• Jim McAnany - right fielder for Chicago White Sox in 1959 World Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
• Al Pollard - former NFL player and announcer ^[8]
• Hollis Thompson - former Georgetown basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard
• David Torrence, Professional runner, American record holder in 1000 meter
• Matt Ware - former UCLA football player and NFL safety with the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals, Toronto Argonaut
• Thomas Weber - former Arizona State football player and 2007 Lou Groza Award winner as the NCAA's top placekicker ^[9]
• Parker Jackson-Cartwright - Arizona basketball player
• Thomas Welsh - UCLA basketball player, McDonald's All-American ^[10]

Business and economics

• Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. - CEO of Colony Capital Inc., billionaire, 227th richest American (2008) ^[11][12]
• John F. Grundhofer - retired Chairman and CEO, U.S. Bancorp^[13]
• Edward P. Roski - founder of Majestic Realty Co., billionaire, 163rd richest American (2008)^[14]

Entertainment

• Roddy Bottum - founder member of, and keyboardist in, alternative rock bands Faith No More and Imperial Teen
• Clifton Collins, Jr. - actor
• Bill Gould - founder member of, and bassist in, alternative rock band Faith No More; music producer, sound engineer and record label proprietor
• Aaron Kwak - member of a K-Pop group called NU'EST in South Korea
• Peter Miles - actor
• Patrick Muldoon - actor in film Starship Troopers and television show Days of Our Lives^[15]
• Tony Plana - actor in films and on television show Ugly Betty ^[16]
• Ernest J Torres - co-founder of Pistola Studios^[17][18]
• Jeff von der Schmidt - Grammy Award-winning conductor, founding Artistic Director of Southwest Chamber Music and the LA International New Music Festival
• Michael Wayne - film producer, founder of the John Wayne Cancer Institute
• Paul Nassif - plastic surgeon, star of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Botched, and Botched by Nature

Government, politics, and activism

• Gene Baur - Farm Sanctuary President and Cofounder
• Steve Pavlina - personal development blogger, motivational speaker, author
• Gerardo Sandoval - former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and current judge of the San Francisco County Superior Court
• Bob Shrum - Senior Advisor to John Kerry's 2008 presidential campaign ^[19]
• Anthony A. Williams - Mayor of Washington, D.C., 1999–2007

Journalism and media

• Stan Chambers - longtime reporter with KTLA 5, Los Angeles ^[20]
• Josh Elliot, Television Journalist
• Ryan Jacobs - Deputy Editor of Pacific Standard magazine; writer for magazines including The Atlantic and Mother Jones
• Daniel Olivas - award-winning author, book critic, and attorney
• Lawrence Ross, Jr. - author

Law

• Paul Boland - associate justice of the California Court of Appeal^[21]
• William Byrne - judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, presided over the trial of Pentagon Papers defendant Daniel Ellsberg^[22]
• Paul Freese - Vice President of Public Counsel^[23]
• Thomas Girardi - lawyer in the Erin Brockovich case ^[24]
• Thomas Goethals - judge of the Orange County Superior Court, famous for disqualifying the entire office of the Orange County D.A. for misconduct relating to use of jailhouse informants^[25][26][27]
• Mark Holscher - nationally recognized trial attorney who defended Los Alamos Nuclear Scientist Wen Ho Lee against espionage charges^[28]
• Julian Recana - judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court^[29]
• Michael Tynan - judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court^[30]
• Hector Villagra - Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California^[31]

Ministry and religion

• Gordon Bennett, SJ - retired Catholic Bishop ^[32]
• Gregory J. Boyle, SJ - founder of Homeboy Industries ^[33]

References

1. "Playing in the Spotlight". Daily Bruin. 1996-03-07. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
2. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BankGo00.htm
3. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000348123/article/minnesota-vikings-draft-anthony-barr-with-no-9-pick
4. NFL Players
5. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrauJe20.htm?redir
6. "Tim Layana Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
7. Footprints Foundation - Gloves for Kids - Ryan Lefebvre
8. http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/PHI/5094776
9. http://www.lougrozaaward.com/previouswinners
10. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/146644/thomas-welsh
11. "Friends in High Places" (PDF). Marshall Magazine. Summer 2001. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
12. "The 400 Richest Americans". Forbes. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
13. http://www.horatioalger.org/members/member_info.cfm?memberid=GRU97
14. "The 400 Richest Americans". Forbes. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
15. "Patrick Muldoon". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
16. "Bio". Tony Plana Official Website. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
17. Pistola Studios
18. Ernest J Torres
19. "Kerry's Brain". The New Yorker. 2004-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
20. "Ready to Broadcast". Loyola Marymount University Vistas. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
21. Stewart, Jocelyn Y.; Weinstein, Henry (2007-09-07). "Paul Boland, 65; appellate justice guided many students, influenced teaching of law". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
22. Woo, Elaine (2006-01-14). "William Matthew Byrne Jr., 75; U.S. Judge Presided Over Trial of Pentagon Papers' Daniel Ellsberg". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
23. "Paul Freese - Public Counsel". www.publiccounsel.org. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
24. "Alum Gives Loyola HS $1 Million". The Tidings. 2004-10-08. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
25. "Judge in a storm: Thomas Goethals surprised many with decision in Seal Beach mass shooting case". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
26. The Editorial Board (2015-09-30). "Dishonest Prosecutors, Lots of Them". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
27. Lithwick, Dahlia (2015-05-28). "You're All Out". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
28. "In Defense, Small but Dedicated Team". The New York Times. 2000-09-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
29. "Mel Recana and son Julian share valuable experience on trials in court and in life | AJ Magazines". AJ Magazines. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
30. "Stanford Magazine - Article". alumni.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
31. Radio, Southern California Public (2010-11-30). "ACLU names Hector Villagra to replace Ramona Ripston as Southern California director". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
32. "Rev. Gordon D. Bennett, S.J.". Diocese of Mandeville. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
33. "Jesuit Greg Boyle, Gang Priest". Los Angeles Times. August 1999. Retrieved 2008-08-28.