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List of Acacia members

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The list of Acacia brothers includes initiated and honorary members of Acacia.[1]

Politics and government

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Sports

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  • Chester L. Brewer, Missouri 1911 - past head football coach at both Missouri and Michigan State; past Athletic Director of Missouri; Homecoming originator
  • John L. Griffith, Illinois 1921 - past commissioner of what is now the Big Ten Conference
  • Edwin Weir, Nebraska 1925 - Hall of Fame college football player
  • Jack van Bebber, Oklahoma State 1931 - Olympic wrestler
  • Calvin Griffith, George Washington 1935 - owner of Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins
  • Arthur L. Valpey, Michigan 1936 - head football coach of Harvard and UConn
  • Thomas "Tommy" James, Ohio State 1942 - professional football player, Cleveland Browns
  • Dee Andros, Oklahoma 1948 - head football coach and athletic director, Oregon State
  • Gene Conley, Washington State 1949 - professional baseball player and basketball player
  • Roger Nelson, Oklahoma 1951 - Canadian Football Hall of Fame
  • Richard ‘Dick’ Farley, Indiana 1951 - star IU basketball player for the 1953 National Championship team; NBA player
  • David 'Wes' Santee, Kansas 1952 - Olympic runner
  • Ron Fairly, USC 1957 - professional baseball player and broadcaster
  • Tony Crosby, Texas 1963 - star kicker/halfback for UT's 1963 National Championship football team
  • Pat Jones, Oklahoma State - Head Football Coach at Oklahoma State; Assistant Coach of Miami Dolphins
  • Gary Patterson, Kansas State 1980 - current Head Football Coach at TCU
  • H. L. 'Tom' Sebring, Kansas State 1920 - judge for the Nuremberg Trials; head football coach at the University of Florida

Business

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Academia

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Science

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Entertainment

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  • Scott Houston, Indiana 1980 - public television personality; public speaker; known as "Piano Guy"
  • Mark Edward Smith, Missouri - actor and vocalist; Avatar and X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  • Nic Pizzolatto, LSU - creator and writer of the TV series True Detective

Literature

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Notable Acacians". Acacia. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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