Sports VIPs

* Swin Cash
* Coach Jim Trent formerly of Schenley High School
* Tony Dorsett
* Mike Ditka
* Kevin Everett
* Joe Nameth
* Bill Cower
* Greg LaMond
* Joe Paterno
* Chuck Knoll
* Franco Harris
* Carly Patterson
* Mario
* Joe Montana, retired NFL quaterback
* Shaquille O'Neal, NBA player
* Muhammad Ali, great American Boxer
* Jim Balsillie, owner of the Penguins
* Kevin McClatchy, CEO of the Pirates
* Tommy Smith, American track athlete and Olympic medalist
* John Carlos, American track athlete and Olympic medalist
* Peter Norman, Australian, Olympic silver medal in track, died in 2006
===International Athletes===
* Mohamad Aboutreika - Instep Intifada: Soccer Star Stands for Gaza by Dave Zirin
* Paul Hamm, USA Gymnast
===International Scholars===
* Susan Brownell, American expert on China sports scene
:"They see this as somewhat hostile and mainly because it's pressure to change, and that provokes a hostile reaction from them," said Susan Brownell, an American expert on China sports scene who is spending a year at Beijing Sports University.
==Jounalists==
* Michael Love, sports editor at the Gateway Papers
* Peter Zirin, sports writer 
==Olympic Hopefulls==
* Donny Robinson, BMX, from Napa
==Links==
* VIPs