Famous Boy Scouts!


In memorium ~ Remembering the Columbia Shuttle Crew

We remember the brave crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia and ask that you keep their families in your prayers. All four of the American men of the Space Shuttle Columbia were involved in Scouting in their youth. Pilot William McCool achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. David Brown was a Life Scout. Richard Husband earned the rank of 2nd Class. Michael Anderson was a Webelos Scout. Laurel Salton Clark was a Girl Scout.

   
Scouts and astronauts William McCool and David Brown

   
Scouts and astronauts Richard Husband and Michael Anderson

Famous Eagle Scouts and their accomplishments ...

  • Bill Alexander  ~  U.S. Representative from Arkansas
  • Gary L. Ackerman ~ U.S. Representative from New York
  • Neil Armstrong  ~  Astronaut and first man on moon
  • Henry Aaron  ~  Baseball's all-time home run king
  • Charles E. Bennett  ~  U.S. Representative from Florida
  • William Bennett  ~  Former Secretary of Education
  • Michael Bloomberg  ~  Mayor of New York City, founder of Bloomberg News
  • Bill Bradley  ~  Pro basketball star and U.S. Senator from New Jersey
  • James Brady  ~  Former Press Secretary to President Reagan
  • Milton A. Caniff  ~  Comic strip artist
  • Barber B. Conable  ~  President, World Bank
  • John W. Creighton, Jr.  ~  President and CEO of Weyerhaeuser Company
  • William E. Dannemeyer  ~  U.S. Representative from California
  • William Devries  ~  M.D., transplanted first artificial heart
  • Michael Dukakis  ~  Former Governor of Massachusetts
  • Arthur Eldred  ~  The First Eagle Scout
  • David Farabee  ~  Texas State Representative
  • Gerald Ford  ~  U.S. President (1st Eagle to be President)
  • Steven Fossett  ~  First person to fly solo around the world in a hot air balloon
  • Steven W. Lindsey  ~  Astronaut
  • Gary Locke  ~  Governor of Washington
  • James Lovell  ~  Navy pilot and astronaut, Pres. of Natl. Eagle Scout Association
  • Richard Lugar  ~  Senator from Indiana
  • J. Willard Marriott, Jr.  ~  President, Marriott Corp.
  • CDR William McCool  ~  Astronaut, Pilot of Shuttle Columbia
  • Sam Nunn  ~  U.S. Senator from Georgia
  • Ellison Onizuka  ~  Astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
  • H. Ross Perot  ~  Self-made billionaire and presidential canidate
  • Rick Perry  ~  Governor, State of Texas
  • J. J. Pickle  ~  U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Samuel R. Pierce  ~  Former Sec. Housing and Urban Development
  • Donald Rumsfeld  ~  Secretary of Defense
  • Harrison Salisbury  ~  Pulitzer Prize winning author
  • Jeff Sessions  ~  Senator from Alabama
  • William Sessions  ~  Former FBI director
  • Sam Skinner  ~  Secretary of Energy during the Bush administration
  • Steven Spielberg  ~  Movie producer
  • Wallace Stegner  ~  Pulitzer Prize winning author
  • Percy Sutton  ~  Attorney, Chairman of the Board of City Broadcasting Corp.
  • John Tesh  ~  TV celebrity and pianist
  • Sam Walton  ~  Founder, Wal-Mart

Fascinating Eagle Facts

~ Only 1.2 million boys have reached Eagle in over 80 years of scouting.
~ That's only about 15,000 a year.
~ Only 2 in 100 boys that join scouts make Eagle.
~ Only 1/2 of 1% of the US male population are Eagle scouts!

Other famous Scouts and their accomplishments ...

  • Richard Dean Anderson  ~  Actor, taught Reptile Study merit badge
  • Charles F. Barber  ~  CEO of American Smelting and refining
  • George W. Bush  ~  Cub Scout, President of the United States
  • Bill Clinton  ~  Cub Scout, President of the United States
  • Harrison Ford  ~  Life scout, taught Reptile Study, actor
  • Bill Gates  ~  Life scout, founder of Microsoft Corp.
  • Richard Gere  ~  Actor
  • David Hartman  ~  TV personality
  • John F Kennedy  ~  First US President who was a Scout
  • Branford Marsalis  ~  Life scout, Jazz musician
  • Paul McCartney  ~  Lead singer of the Beatles (a British scout)
  • Jim Morrison  ~  Rock and roll star
  • Merlin Olson  ~  Pro football player and sportscaster
  • Eddie Rabbitt  ~  Country and Western singer
  • John Ritter  ~  Actor, son of singer Tex Ritter
  • Richard Roundtree  ~  Actor
  • Nolan Ryan  ~  Pro baseball pitcher, Hall of Famer
  • Alberto Salazar  ~  Life scout, 3 time winner NY marathon
  • John Schneider  ~  Actor, Dukes of Hazard
  • James Stewart  ~  Actor, USAF B. General, B-17 pilot in WWII
  • Joe Theisman  ~  Life, former QB, Washington Redskins



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