Famous Zeebs
Members of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity have graduated with the highest of honors from Universities across the nation. Many of them have gone on to become very successful and pave the way for a new generation of Zeebs. The following contains a short list of ZBT alumni, the school from which they graduated from, and their personal achievement.
- Mel Allen: Alabama '56, Sportscaster
- William Gaines: Brooklyn '52, Publisher of MAD Magazine
- Arnold Picker: CCNY, Chariman of the Board of United Artists
- Melvin Douglas: Chicago '31, Motion Picture Actor
- Arthur Goldberg: Chicago '32, Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Armand Hammer: Columbia '19, President of Occidental Petroleum and Arm & Hammer Products
- Samuel Rosen: Columbia '19, Chariman of the Board - 20th Century Fox
- Sid Luckman: Columbia '39, Member of College & Professional Football Hall of Fames
- Harvey Krueger: Columbia, Senior Managing Director of Shearson Lehman
- John Lindsay: Columbia, Former Mayor of New York
- George Macy: Columbia, Founder of Macy's Department Stores
- Robert Zelnick: Cornell, ABC-TV & Pentagon Correspondant
- Gene Stacks: Cornell, Actor & Stage Director
- Art Heyman: Duke, NBA Basketball Executive
- Jacob Burns: GWU, Attorney in New York City
- Stanley Marcus: Harvard '29, Founder of Neiman-Marcus Department Stores
- Leonard Bernstein: Harvard '44, Composer; Conductor
- Irving Rabb: Harvard, Founder of Stop and Shop Chain
- Burton Baskin: Illinois '38, Founder of Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
- Barry Bricken: Maryland, President of Pants by Barry
- Jerry Herman: University of Miami, Writer of Hello Dolly, and LA Cage Aux Folles
- Mike Wallace: Michigan State '39, TV News Commentator
- Herb Pastor: Michigan State '58, President and CEO of Pastor Casino Enterprises
- Richard Golden: Michigan State '67, Founder of D.O.C. Eyeglasses
- Michael Budman: Michigan State '69, Co-Founder of Roots Athletic Wear
- Andy Trentacosta: Michigan State '69, Original Producer of the Playboy Channel
- Don Green: Michigan State '70, Co-Founder of Roots Athletic Wear
- Robert Lewis:University of Michigan, Entertainer
- Sid Gillman: Ohio State, Professional Football Coach
- William Paley: Penn '22, Founder, Chairman of the Board and of CBS
- Walter Annenberg: Penn '31, Founder/Publisher of 'TV Guide'; Former Ambassador to England
- Henry Block: Penn, Founder of H&R Block
- Richard Block: Penn, Founder of H&R Block
- Bernard Gimbel: Penn, Chariman of the Board; Owner of Gimbel's Department Store
- Jack Lehman III: Penn, Founder of Shearson Lehman Brothers
- Benjamin Michtom: Penn, President of Ideal Toy Corporation
- Carroll Rosenbloom: Penn, Owner of the LA Rams (NFL)
- David Werblin: Rutgers '32, Founder of the NY Jets
- Sheldon Leonard: Syracuse '29, TV Actor & Producer
- Jack Benny: UCLA, TV & Radio Comedian; Actor
- Robert Shapiro: UCLA, Lawyer
- David Yunich: Union, President of Macy's Department Stores
- Sidney Factor: USC '37, Max Factor Cosmetics
- Jack Wallace: USC, President, Warner Brothers
- Ned Tanen: USC, Motion Picture Producer
- Michael Kantor: Vanderbilt, Trade Department; Clinton White House Administration
- Samuel Goldwyn: Virginia '47, Film Produce and Director for MGM Productions
- Samuel Goldwyn: Virginia '47, Film Produce and Director for MGM Productions
- Robert Klein: TV Comedian; Motion Picture Actor
- Samuel Friedman: Chairman of the Board of Food Fair
- Martin Glickman: Announcer, Sports Write; Member of the Hall of Fame
- Jeroid Hoffberger: MLBA Baseball Executive
- Andrew Goodman: Chairman of the Board of Bergdorf-Goodman
- Walter Minisch: Motion Picture Producer
- Newton Minnow: Former FCC Chairman
- Jim Nance: Syracuse, Former Professional Football Player
- Robert Nederlander: Former General Manager of the NY Yankees
- Richard Newberger: Senator of Oregon
- Harold Ramis: Screen Writer & Actor; Animal House and Ghostbusters
- Abe Ribcoff: Representative & Senator of Connecticut
- Aron Rosenburg: College Football Hall of Fame
- Herman Sarkowsky:NFL Football Executive
- Dick Schaap: Sports Broadcasting; Host of ESPN Show Schaap Talk
- Abe Pollin: Owner of the Washington Bullets (NBA)
- Rudolph Boschwitz: Senator of Minnesota
- Alfred Taubman: Founder of the Taubman Corporation
- William Taubman: TV Game Show Producer
- Steven Trachtenberg: President of George Washington University
- Peter Yarro: Singer with Peter, Paul and Mary
- Mike Epstein: Professional Baseball Player
- Charles Coburn: Motion Picture Actor
- Alan Cohn: President of the NY Knicks & NY Rangers
- Howard Cosell: Sports Broadcaster
- Joseph Dazansky: President of Giant Foods Corp.
Although this list contains many individuals' names, it falls extremely short of listing every successful Zeeb and his achievement. We seek only to provide a small image of the success that many of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity have found.
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