EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Springfield, MA

Founding Date:
1885

Enrollment:
3500

Official Website:
http://www.spfldcol.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Cena	Wrestling	23-Apr-1977		WWE Champion
Kenneth Chenault	Business	2-Jun-1951		CEO of American Express
Don Ho	Singer	13-Aug-1930	14-Apr-2007	Hawaiian crooner, Tiny Bubbles
Sharpe James	Politician	20-Feb-1936		Mayor of Newark, 1986-2006
Dick MacPherson	Football	4-Nov-1930		Syracuse Head Coach, 1981-90
James Naismith	Basketball	6-Nov-1861	28-Nov-1939	Inventor of Basketball
Donald Payne	Politician	16-Jul-1934	6-Mar-2012	Congressman from New Jersey, 1989-2012
Max Savelle	Historian	8-Jan-1896	12-Sep-1979	The Origins of American Diplomacy
Craig Shirley	Government	24-Sep-1956		Conservative PR man
Steve Spagnuolo	Football	21-Dec-1959		Head Coach, St. Louis Rams
Amos Alonzo Stagg	Football	16-Aug-1862	17-Mar-1965	Mr. Football

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harry Elmer Barnes	Historian	15-Jun-1889	25-Aug-1968	American conspiracy theorist
Ginny Brown-Waite	Politician	5-Oct-1943		Congresswoman from Florida, 2003-11
James Naismith	Basketball	6-Nov-1861	28-Nov-1939	Inventor of Basketball

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard A. Collato	Business	c. 1944		President and CEO, San Diego YMCA
Sy Sternberg	Business	24-Jun-1943		CEO of New York Life

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Amos Alonzo Stagg	Football	16-Aug-1862	17-Mar-1965	Mr. Football

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