Wheeling West Virginia

1. Walter Reuther (1907)

Labor Union Leader

A leader of the United Auto Workers, he turned the labor union into a major force in American business, culture, and politics.

2. Rose Gacioch (1915)

American Baseball Player

Outfielder and pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who threw a no-hitter in 1953 and holds the league's all-time outfield assists record.

3. Chuck Howley (1936)

American Football Player

Former six-time All-Pro linebacker who played 15 years in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys and was named MVP of Super Bowl V.

4. David Campiti (1958)

Writer

David Campiti is an American comic book writer talent agent and co-founder of Innovation Publishing. As CEO of Glass House Graphics Campiti oversees an international studio/agency of illustrators writers painters...

5. William D. Hare (1834)

American Politician

Davenport Hare was an American politician in Oregon. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Legislature and the 8th mayor of Hillsboro Oregon. His other duties included those...

6. Tal Hutchins (1949)

American Politician

Tal Hutchins is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 3rd District since 2006. He earlier served from 1994 through 2000.

7. Brian Bratton (1982)

Player Of American And Canadian

Brian Bratton is a Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Having played with...

8. Jeff West (1953)

American Football Player

Not to be confused with Geoffrey West the physicist

9. Bob Ney (1954)

Ohio Politician

Robert William Bob Ney is an American politician from the U. S. state of Ohio. In 2007 he was convicted on charges of corruption and served a 30 month jail...

10. John Michael Seabright (Unknow)

United States Federal Judge

John Michael Seabright is a United States federal judge.

11. Dave Pethtel (1951)

American Politician

David 'Dave' Lee Pethtel is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 5 since January 1999. Pethtel served non-consecutively from January...

12. John Preston Bailey (Unknow)

United States Federal Judge

John Preston Bailey is a United States federal judge. Born in Wheeling West Virginia Bailey received an A. B. from Dartmouth College in 1973 and a J. D. from West...

13. Carl G. Bachmann (1890)

American Politician

Carl G. Bachmann was a United States Congressman from Wheeling West Virginia. Bachmann was born in Wheeling as the son of Charles F. and Sophia Bachmann. In 1908 he graduated...

14. Doug Wojcik (1964)

American Basketball Coach

Douglas Doug Wojcik is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at the College of Charleston. Previously he was the men's basketball head coach...

15. John Domenick (1946)

American Politician

John Domenick is a Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives. A weatherman with the local CBS station WTRF for over twenty five years Domenick opted...

16. Heath Haynes (1968)

American Baseball Player

Heath Burnett Haynes is former Major League Baseball pitcher. Haynes played for the Montreal Expos in 1994. He batted and threw right-handed. He was signed by the Expos as an...

17. Del Marsh (1956)

American Politician

Adelbert C. Del Marsh is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate representing the 12th District since 1998. He defeated Democratic challenger Judge Wallace Wyatt in the 2010 Midterm Elections....

18. Laurane Tanner Bullock Boreman (1830)

American Politician

Laurane Tanner Bullock Boreman was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia Arthur I. Boreman and served as that state's First Lady 1869. She was born on May 1...

19. Paul J. Sorg (1840)

Tobacco Merchant And Politician

Paul John Sorg was a businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.

20. John C. Tidball (1825)

Union Army General

John Caldwell Tidball was a career military officer noted for his service in the horse artillery in the cavalry in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the...

21. Kevin Salvadori (1970)

American Basketball Player

Kevin Michael Salvadori is an American former professional basketball player. A center from the University of North Carolina Salvadori went undrafted but did manage to play for the Sacramento Kings...

22. Sam Moffet (1857)

Major League Baseball Player

Samuel R. Moffet was an outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played all or parts of three seasons between 1884 and 1888 for the Cleveland Blues and Indianapolis...

23. Dustin Nippert (1981)

American Baseball Player

Dustin David Nippert is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers of Major...

24. Gene Freese (1934)

American Baseball Player

Eugene Lewis Freese was a third baseman in American Major League Baseball for 12 seasons. A journeyman he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies Chicago White...

25. Jay Handlan (1928)

American Basketball Player

John Bernard Jay Handlan was an American former college basketball star at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia from 1948 to 1952. He was born in Wheeling West Virginia....

26. Andy Tonkovich (1922)

American Basketball Player

Andrew Edward Andy Tonkovich was an American basketball player. He was selected first in the 1948 BAA draft by the Providence Steamrollers. He attended Marshall College.

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