Dwight Eisenhower –
- 34th President of the United States
- 1st Supreme Allied Commander of Europe
- 13th President of Columbia University
Eddie Rickenbacker –
- American Fighter Ace
- Medal of Honor winner
- Owner of Eastern Air Lines
John Pershing –
- Commander of the Mexican Expedition
- Commander of American Expeditionary Force
- Chief of Staff United States Army
George Patton –
- Commander 15th U. S. Army
- Commander 3rd U. S. Army
- Commander 7th U. S. Army
Douglass MacArthur –
- Medal of Honor winner
- Commander of United Nations’ Forces
- Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Southwest Pacific Area
Dwight Eisenhower
- 34th President of the United States
- 1st Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- 13th President of Columbia University
Warren Harding—
- 29th President of the United States
- 48th Governor of Massechusetts
- United States Senator from Massechusetts
Harry Truman—
- 33rd President of the United States
- United States Senator from Missouri
John Kennedy –
- 35th President of the United States
- United States Senator from Massachusetts
- Purple Heart
Franklin Roosevelt—
- 32nd President of the United States
- 44th Governor of New York
- Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Gerald Ford—
- 38th President of the United States
- 40th Vice President of the United States
- House Minority Leader
Buster Keaton —
- Actor, vaudevillian, comedian, filmmaker, stunt performer, and writer
- Academy Award winner
- Directed and starred in “The General” considered in the top 15 movies of all time
Lawrence Welk —
- Musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario
- On the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Member of the Polka Hall of Fame
Ben Affleck —
- Multiple Academy Award winner
- Director of “Argo”
- Next movie role – Batman
Clint Eastwood —
- Actor, director, producer, musician and politician
- Multiple Academy Award Winner
- Director of “American Sniper”
Gene Autry —
- Actor & singer
- 96 movies
- numerous charting recordings including #1 “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer”
Will Rogers –
- Cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor
- 71 movies and highest paid actor of his time
- Syndicated columnist in over 4000 newspapers
Andy Devine –
- Over 400 motion pictures
- TV appearances of numerous programs — Hollywood hall of fame
- Exalted Ruler of his local lodge.
Buffalo Bill Cody —
- Scout, bison hunter, and showman
- Medal of Honor winner
- Owner & producer of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show
Jack Benny —
- Comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television, and film actor, and violinist
- On the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Veteran WWI
Babe Ruth —
- held the major league record for home runs (714), RBIs and several other
- hall of fame member — part of original group of inductees in 1936
- initiated into the Elks at home plate in Yankee Stadium in 1928
Mickey Mantle —
- considered the best switch hitter of all time — 20 time all star
- 3 MVPs — 4 time home run leader — 7 time world champion
- major league all century team — hall of fame
Whitey Ford —
- 10 time all star — 6 time world series champion — series MVP
- Cy Young award winner — hall of fame
- Korean War veteran
Casey Stengel —
- 8 world series championships —
- member hall of fame
- all time major league all star
Vince Lombardi
- 6 NFL championships
- 2 super bowls — hall of fame member
- considered by many best coach of all time — super bowl trophy named for him
Honus Wagner
- 8 time batting champion — 5 time RBI leader — 5 time steals leader
- hall of fame member
- member all century team — member of all time all star team
Bobby Jones
- Lawyer and amateur golfer —
- winner of 13 major tournaments — member hall of fame —
- winner of the “grand slam” in 1930 (US & British Opens & Amateur Championships)
- Co-founder and designer of Augusta National and founder of the Masters
Erik Weisz (Harry Houdini)
- world famous escape artist
- President of the American Society of Magicians
- member Magic Hall of Fame
- star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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