List of Baylor School alumni

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The following is a list of notable alumni from Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

1900s

• Jo Conn Guild, 1905, electric utility manager and anti-TVA campaigner ^[1]
• George Hunter, 1907, Coca-Cola bottler and philanthropist; namesake of Hunter Hall on campus ^[2]

1910s

• Thomas Cartter Lupton, Coca-Cola bottler and philanthropist

1920s

• Albert Hodges Morehead, 1925, bridge editor, The New York Times ^[3]
• Herman Hickman, 1928, College Football Hall of Fame member for the University of Tennessee; head football coach for Yale University ^[4]

1930s

• Thomas J. Anderson, 1930, author, farmer, and American Party presidential candidate ^[5]
• Hugh Beaumont, 1930, actor who played Ward Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver ^[6]

1940s

• Ralph Puckett, 1943, Medal of Honor recipient for heroism in the Korean War ^[7]
• David M. Abshire, 1944, former ambassador to NATO; former director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies; adviser to president Ronald Reagan ^[8]
• William E. Duff, 1945, author and FBI counterintelligence specialist ^[9]
• John T. Lupton II, 1944, Coca-Cola bottler and philanthropist
• Scott L. Probasco, Jr., 1946, banker and philanthropist
• Sidney A. Wallace, 1945, U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral ^[10]

1950s

• Dave Bristol, 1951, former Major League Baseball manager
• Fob James, 1952, former governor of Alabama ^[6]
• Coleman Barks, 1955, poet and translator of the Sufi poet Rumi ^[11]
• Barry Moser, 1958, artist, illustrator, publisher ^[12]
• Charlie Norwood, 1959, dentist and congressman for Georgia in the 104th and six subsequent Congresses ^[13]
• Robert Taylor Segraves, 1959, psychiatrist, author

1960s

• Philip Morehead, 1960, head of music staff of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, and the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center; conductor; editor; author ^[14]
• Wendell Rawls, Jr., 1960, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner ^[15]
• Shelby Coffey III, 1964, journalist, editor of the Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, and U.S. News & World Report; trustee of the Newseum ^[16]
• Brian Gottfried, 1969, World No. 3-ranked tennis player ^[17]
• John Hannah, 1969, NFL football player for the Patriots, Hall-of-Famer; after three years at Baylor, graduated from Albertville High School in Albertville, Alabama ^[18]
• Roscoe Tanner, 1969, professional tennis player, Australian Open winner; Wimbledon runner-up ^[19]
• Allen Trammel, football player ^[20]

1970s

• Arthur Golden, 1974, author, Memoirs of a Geisha ^[21]
• Robert E. Cooper, Jr., 1975, Tennessee attorney general ^[22]
• Bill Dedman, 1978, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner, author of the bestselling book Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune ^[23]
• Francis M. Fesmire, 1978, emergency physician, heart research scientist, "hero" of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and winner of the 2006 Ig Nobel Prize ^{[24] [25]}

1980s

• Geoff Gaberino, 1980, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist ^[26]
• Alan Shuptrine, 1981, realist painter, gilder ^[27]
• Tim Kelly, 1985, current mayor of Chattanooga ^[28]
• Andy Berke, 1986, attorney, former Tennessee state senator, and former mayor of Chattanooga ^[29]

1990s

• Devin Galligan, 1990, founder of the charity Strain the Brain ^[27]
• Aaron McCollough, 1990, poet

2000s

• Blaire Pancake, 2000, Miss Tennessee ^[30]
• Luke List, 2003, professional golfer ^[31]
• Jacques McClendon, 2006, professional football player (guard) ^[32]
• Harris English, 2007, professional golfer ^[33]
• Brad Hamilton, 2008, competitive swimmer, multiple Jamaican record holder ^[34]
• Stephan Jäger, 2008, professional golfer
• Keith Mitchell, 2010, professional golfer

2010s

• Reggie Upshaw, 2013, basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Nick Tiano, 2015, American football player

2020s

• Nick Kurtz, 2021, professional baseball player

References

1. "Five Generations of Red Raiders". Baylor School. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
2. "Around Campus" (PDF). Baylor Magazine. Chattanooga: Baylor School. 2005. bottom of page 2, under subheading Baylor Almanac "87 years ago". Retrieved March 16, 2012.
3. "A Tribute to Albert H. Morehead". Patricia and Philip Morehead. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
4. "Herman Hickman". College Football Hall of Fame . Football Foundation. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
5. "American Party Chairman To Be Honored Here". The News and Courier (now The Post and Courier). Charleston, South Carolina. January 27, 1976. p. 7-A. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012. Anderson is a graduate of Baylor Military Academy
6. Shearer, John (November 6, 2007). "Remembering Some Famous Chattanoogans". Chattanoogan . Chattanooga. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
7. "Recent Medal Of Honor Recipient Ralph Puckett Attended Baylor School". Chattanoogan. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
8. "David M. Abshire, Ph.D." The Center For The Study of The Presidency and Congress. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
9. "William (Bill) Duff '45". Baylor School. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
10. "Rear Admiral Sidney A. Wallace" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
11. "Coleman Barks". The University of Georgia Libraries. February 11, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
12. "Barry Moser '58". Baylor School. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
13. "Norwood, Charles". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
14. "Philip Morehead '60". Baylor School. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
15. "Civil Rights Greensboro". University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
16. "Enforcing the Code". Baylor School. far right column on the above URL. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
17. "Detail - Baylor School".
18. Zimmerman, Paul (August 3, 1981). "John Hannah Doesn't Fiddle Around". Sports Illustrated . New York City. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
19. Shearer, John. (February 13, 2006). "Still Cheering For Roscoe Tanner". Chattanoogan . Chattanooga. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
20. "ALLEN TRAMMELL". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
21. "Arthur Golden '74". Baylor School. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
22. Shearer, John. (November 12, 2006). "Former Baylor Student Cooper Is State's Luckiest Lawyer". Chattanoogan . Chattanooga. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
23. "Coeducation: Insights and Innovation". Baylor School. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
24. "Francis Fesmire, MD Named Hero Of Emergency Medicine". Chattanoogan . Chattanooga. June 5, 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
25. Hill, Karen (November 17, 2006). "Talk of the Town". Chattanooga Times Free Press . p. E6. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012. He was the recipient of the 2006 Ig Nobel Award for Medicine
26. "Baylor Alum, Former Gold Medalist Returns For Swimming Event". Chattanoogan . Chattanooga. April 8, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
27. "The Walks of Baylor". Alan Shuptrine. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
28. Schulson, Rachel (January 12, 2021). "Start-Ups: Zipflip, SocialBot". Baylor School Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
29. "Andy Berke '86". Baylor School. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
30. Finney, Lowe. "Senate Joint Resolution 177" (PDF). The Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
31. "Lew Oehmig Golf Endowment". Archived from the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
32. "Jacques McClendon". The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
33. Uchiyama, David (December 6, 2011). "Harris English carded by PGA". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Chattanooga. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
34. "Brad Hamilton". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 16, 2012.

Further reading

• Hitt, James E.; It Never Rains After Three O'Clock: A History of the Baylor School, 1893-1968; Baylor School Press (Chattanooga, Tennessee), 1st Edition, (1971).