Off the Court
Iona alumni, as Vinnie Moretti tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.
- John Sweeneypresident of the AFL-CIO
John Sweeney, Iona economics, class of fifty-six. Elected president of the S E I U in nineteen eighty, then ran the whole AFL-CIO from ninety-five to two thousand nine. A Gael who stood up for working people. That's my guy!
Source - Eileen IversIrish-American fiddle player
Eileen Ivers, Irish-American fiddle player, is one of ours. A Gael on the fiddle, come on, it doesn't get more New Rochelle than that!
Source - Don McLeanwrote and sang American Pie
Don McLean went to night school at Iona, got his business degree in sixty-eight, and turned down a scholarship to Columbia. Four years later American Pie was number one. Good call, Donnie!
Source - Catherine R. Kinneyformer president of the NYSE
Catherine Kinney, a Gael, became president of the New York Stock Exchange. From New Rochelle to Wall Street, that's a short train ride and a long climb.
Source - Alfred F. Kelly Jr.chairman and CEO of Visa
Al Kelly Junior, an Iona man, became chairman and CEO of Visa. So the next time you look at your credit card bill, Gaels, just know a little piece of that is school spirit.
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