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List of Bellarmine College Preparatory alumni

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The List of Bellarmine College Prep alumni includes notable graduates of Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California.

Arts and literature

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Dennis Crosby 1952 Singer and actor [1]
Phillip Crosby 1952 Singer and actor [1]
Frank Bergon 1961 Writer [2]
Michael Zagaris 1963 Sports Photographer
Eugene Jarvis 1972 Video Game and Pinball Programmer
Frank C. Girardot 1973 Author "Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery" [3]
Carmine Gallo 1983 Author and speaker
Kelly Grovier 1987 Poet and literary critic
Stephen Mirrione 1987 Film Editor Traffic
Viet Thanh Nguyen 1988 2016 Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction for his novel The Sympathizer [4]
Gregg Hurwitz 1991 Author
Bassnectar (Lorin Ashton) 1986 Musician [5]
Darren Korb 2000 Composer and songwriter
Sunkrish Bala 2002 Actor
Jose Moreno Brooks 2003 Actor
Alex Brightman 2005 Actor

Athletes

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Marv Owen 1924 Major League Baseball (MLB) (1931–1940) [6]

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Nello Falaschi 1931 played for NFL's New York Giants [8]
John W. Gallivan 1933 publisher of The Salt Lake Tribune, 1960–1984
Leo Righetti 1944 baseball player
Conn Findlay 1944 holds four Olympic medals, three in rowing (1956 gold, 1960 bronze, 1964 gold) and one in sailing (1976 bronze)
Wayne Belardi 1948 MLB first baseman
Joe Albanese 1951 MLB pitcher [9]
Jim Small 1955 MLB (1955–1958)
Stephen Schott 1957 former owner of Oakland Athletics [10]
Billy Connors 1959 MLB pitcher and coach
Bob Gallagher 1962 MLB (1972–1975)
Terry Shea 1964 Head Coach Virginia Armada [11][12]
Dan Pastorini 1967 NFL quarterback (1971–1981, 1983), Super Bowl XV champion; played in 1975 Pro Bowl
Jim Wilhelm 1970 MLB (1978–1979)
Nick Holt 1981 defensive coordinator of Purdue Boilermakers, former head coach of Idaho Vandals
Sal Cesario 1981 NFL offensive guard
Erik Howard 1982 played for NFL's New York Giants, New York Jets
David Diaz-Infante 1982 played for NFL's San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles
Randy Kirk 1983 NFL (1987–1999)
Pablo Morales 1983 Olympic gold and silver medalist (1979–1983)
Jim Wahler 1984 played for NFL's Phoenix Cardinals, Washington Redskins
Greg Gohr 1985 MLB (1993–1996)
Troy Buckley 1986 Associate head coach, Nevada Mountain West Conference
Ron Caragher 1985 NCAA football head coach
Nick Hatzke 1991 MLS player (2007–09), Houston Dynamo
Ed Giovanola 1987 MLB (1995–1999)
Kyle Krpata 1988 Goalkeeper Continental Indoor Soccer League
Kevin McMahon 1990 Track & field athlete at 1996 and 2000 Olympics [13]
Justin Baughman 1992 MLB second baseman
Pat Burrell 1994 MLB outfielder
Kevin Frandsen 2000 MLB player, San Francisco Giants (2006–2015) [14]
Craig Bragg 2000 National Football League (NFL) wide receiver
Copeland Bryan 2001 NFL defensive end
Francis Maka 2003 linebacker, San Jose SaberCats of Arena Football League [15]
Eric Thames 2004 MLB player (2011–2012, 2017–2020) [16]
Scott Weltz 2005 U.S. Olympic Swimmer in 2012 Olympics (200 m Breaststroke)
Tommy Medica 2006 MLB (2013–14)
Mark Canha 2007 MLB first baseman
Erik Goeddel 2007 MLB pitcher, New York Mets (2014–present)
Michael Clay 2009 Special teams Coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles [17]
Mitchell Harrison White 2013 MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Marc Pelosi 2015 MLS soccer player, San Jose Earthquakes (2015–2017) [18]

Business

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
John A. Sobrato 1957 Real Estate Developer [19]
Helmy Eltoukhy 1997 co-founder & CEO of biotech startup companies Avantome and Guardant Health
Brian Armstrong 2001 Founder and CEO of Coinbase

Jesuit priests

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Joseph Fessio 1958 Jesuit priest and founder of Ignatius Press [20]
Robert Ballecer 1992 Jesuit priest and podcaster [21]

Law

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Thomas C. Lynch 1922 District Attorney in San Francisco and as Attorney General of California from (1964–1971)
Ming Chin 1960 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California [22]
Tony West 1983 17th United States Associate Attorney General and current chief legal officer of Uber [23][24][25]
John B. Owens 1989 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit judge [26]
Jeremy Avila 2004 Chief Counsel at California Department of Aging

Military

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Scott McKean 1986 Lieutenant general in the United States Army,deputy commanding general for Army Futures Command. Previously Chief of Staff for United States Central Command [27]

Politicians

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
A. P. Hamann 1926 City Manager of San Jose (1950–1969)
Tom McEnery 1963 61st Mayor of San Jose [28]
John Vasconcellos 1950 California State Senator [29]
Jim Beall 1970 California State Senator
Mark Boitano 1971 New Mexico State Senator (1997–2015)
Dave Cortese 1975 California State Senator and former Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors member [30]
Sam Liccardo 1987 65th Mayor of San Jose [31]
Ralph Alvarado 1988 Kentucky State Senator
Joey Manahan 1989 Hawaii State Representative and Honolulu City Councilman [32]
Dominic Caserta 1993 Former Santa Clara City Councilmember
Matt Mahan 2001 66th Mayor of San Jose [33]
Lucas Ramirez 2007 Mayor of Mountain View, California [34]

Scientists

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Jorge Klor de Alva 1966 Anthropologist and author
Brian Swimme 1972 Cosmologist

Miscellaneous notability

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Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Brooke Hart 1929 Kidnapping and murder victim, member of Hart family

References

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  3. ^ "Name Dropper". Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "2016 Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org.
  5. ^ Jim Harrington Oakland Tribune (May 6, 2012). "Review: Bassnectar thrills hometown crowd in San Jose". mercurynews.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Philip W. Anderson Archived November 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Major League Baseball". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Nello Falaschi (1971) – Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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  11. ^ Kelly, Doug (January 25, 2004). "Shea believes in self, throwing the football". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "Terry Shea". Rutgers University. Archived from the original on June 12, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "Kevin McMahon profile". USA Track & Field.
  14. ^ "Kevin Frandsen Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  15. ^ "Francis Maka Bio - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  16. ^ "Eric Thames Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  17. ^ "Eagles reportedly offer former Chip Kelly assistant ST coordinator job".
  18. ^ "Sunnyvalle teen Marc Pelosi signs with English Premier League's Liverpool". November 8, 2011.
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  20. ^ "What's the deal with Pope Francis' new catechism on social justice for young people?". America Magazine. September 7, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  21. ^ "Cassidy: Digital Jesuit Robert Ballecer aims to connect with people where they live". The Mercury News. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  22. ^ "Site Has Moved". ca.gov. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  23. ^ Horwitz, Sari (February 27, 2012). "Justice Dept. lawyer Tony West to take over as acting associate attorney general". Washington Post.
  24. ^ "Leadership Profiles and Board of Directors Uber Newsroom US". Uber Newsroom. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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  26. ^ "New 9th Circuit judge s local roots". July 17, 2014.
  27. ^ Carillon '85–86. San Jose, California: Bellarmine College Preparatory. 1986. p. 188.
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  30. ^ "Dave Cortese's home base on San Jose's East Side". The Mercury News. April 28, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  31. ^ "Herhold: Sam Liccardo's roots go back to the beginning of California". The Mercury News. September 28, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  32. ^ "Philippine Daily Inquirer – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  33. ^ "Newest San Jose mayoral candidate wants to start 'a revolution of common sense'". September 25, 2021.
  34. ^ "Lucas Ramirez". Voter's Edge California Voter Guide. Maplight (maplight.org) & LWVCEF (cavotes.org). Retrieved November 18, 2022.