Former president Theodore Roosevelt denounced " hyphenated Americanism ", insisting that dual loyalties were impossible in wartime.

Former Extreme Championship Wrestling color commentator Cyrus was known for having dual roles as a heel manager and a somewhat neutral commentator.

* Des Hasler – Former Rugby league player, NSW & Australian representative player, 1987 & 1996 Manly Sea Eagles premiership player, 2008 & 2011 Manly Sea Eagles premiership coach

* Matt Orford – Former NRL halfback, 2008 Dally M medal winner, 2008 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles premiership captain

Former Carlton logoCarlton continued to play finals through the 1970s without premiership success, and went through several coaches in a short period of time: Nicholls ( until 1975 ), Ian Thorogood ( 1976 – 1977 ), Ian Stewart ( for only three matches in 1978 ), and Alex Jesaulenko as playing coach after Stewart's departure.

Former West Coast Eagles premiership player Chris Mainwaring lived in Cottesloe before his death on 1 October 2007.

Former Carlton premiership coach Robert Walls was installed as coach for the 1991 season and immediately set about getting rid of the dead wood around the club.

Former West Adelaide player and Adelaide Crows ( AFL ) premiership player Shaun Rehn replaced Borchard as coach in 2003 led the club to its so far last SANFL grand final that same year.

However, in 2012, After the Round 8 " Dreamtime at the G " Clash between Essendon & Richmond, Current Tigers head coach & Former Essendon premiership player Damien Hardwick felt that Brett had finally become a true AFL elite player, quoting that: " His contested ball work has come on in leaps and bounds ,"

Former Browns QB Otto Graham ( left, with head coach Paul Brown ), who led the Browns to 4 AAFC and 3 NFL Championships, and is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member. While the championship losses sowed bitterness among Cleveland fans who had grown accustomed to winning, the team continued to make progress.

His arrival was orchestrated by a new Board led by Jack Harris ( Former Walsall Chairman ) and Dick Homden who skillfully directed the club back to winning ways while maintaing a tight control of their limited funds.

Former Buffalo Bills player Ray Bentley was selected as his replacement ; however, he couldn't lead the Destroyers to a winning season.

Former Whigs comprised the biggest block of swing voters, and Crittenden's endorsement of Douglas rather than Lincoln, also a former Whig, reduced Lincoln's chances of winning.

Former Stevenage Borough manager Paul Fairclough replaced Allen for the remainder of the 2003 – 04 season, including the play-off matches against Shrewsbury Town, which was taken to penalties after a 2 – 2 aggregate score ( Barnet won 2 – 1 at Underhill, Shrewsbury Town winning 1 – 0 at Gay Meadow ), with Shrewsbury Town winning 5 – 3 on penalties.

Former UFA MLA Chester Ronning became the Alberta CCF's first leader in the 1940 provincial election but despite winning 11 % of the vote the party was unable to win any seats in the Alberta legislature-the CCF was unable to win the support of the UFA's conservative supporters, or put a dent in support for the agrarian populism of the Social Credit Party of Alberta.

Former player Jeff King became both manager and owner of the then Essex Senior League side in 1992 and has led the club through four promotions in the football pyramid, reaching the Conference after a 2003 – 04 season that saw them win the Isthmian League by 19 points – winning the title with seven games to spare.

Former Arena Football League team the Detroit Drive also had success during their time at the arena, playing in six consecutive ArenaBowls from 1988 to 1993 and winning four of them.

Former Georgetown center Alonzo Mourning, also drafted in 1992, established himself as a premier big man with the Charlotte Hornets and, later, the Miami Heat, winning two Defensive Player of the Year Awards thanks to his prolific shot blocking while also proving a reliable scoring threat.

Former boxing world champion Chris Eubank drove a truck, while The Pianist Academy Award winning actor Adrien Brody favoured a Porsche, the ' Ai Ya ' Boys rented a Winnebago RV, and Rob Dyrdek and Big Black drove the rally in a rental car.

( Part of the Pulitzer Prize winning series about geology across America, Annals of the Former World, 1999.

* Bahaddoor S. Seshagiri Rao – Former principal of the Municipal High school, National Award winning teacher and associate of the Gandhi Bhavan in Bellary.

Former Arena Football League team the Detroit Drive also had success during its time at the arena, playing in six consecutive Arena Bowls from 1988 to 1993 and winning four of them.

Former Chicago Black Hawks coach Rudy Pilous took over as coach, alternating duties with Burns, as the Seals recorded only their second winning record ( 32-30-10 ).

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said his loyalties this time would be with the sitting TD ( Brady ), and there was no hope of Fianna Fáil winning two seats in the constituency.

Former Coach Peter Herms had established a tradition of excellence over time and that winning that has proven difficult to replicate in the years since his departure.

Former Murrayfield Racers legend and league winning player / coach, Tony Hand, would be returning to Edinburgh after leaving the Dundee Stars.

Former runners-up Japan, nevertheless, was the champions in 1962 and interrupted the winning streak, repeating the performance in 1967, when the Soviet Union national team did not participate.

Former photographer Morgan Treacy, is a multi-award winning sports photographer with INPHO sports agency.

Former state champion in cross country and multiple state champion in track & field, including winning the 3200m relay in a state record time.

Former grand slam winning coach Norman Black took over as Sta.

* Cindy Hanson — Former Account Executive ( also a former radio announcer with both KUAM AM & FM ); currently working as a staff writer for the Governor of Guam, a regular writer for the award winning Island Time magazine, and co-host of " Tourism & You " which airs on Guam's newstalk radio station.

Former Seattle Mariners manager and Diamondbacks bench coach Bob Melvin became the new manager after only a ten-day tenure for Backman.

Former San Francisco coach George Seifert also coached the team from 1999-2001.

Former Montreal Canadiens coach Scotty Bowman got behind the Motown bench in 1993.

* David Fairleigh – Former Rugby League forward, 1994 Rothman's Medal winner, NSW & Australian representative player, North Sydney Bears " Team Of The Century " second-rower, current coach of the Central Coast Bears

* 1944 – Jerry Sandusky, Former Penn State football coach ; convicted child-sex offender

* Lloyd Carr, Former Head football coach, University of Michigan

* Jerry Glanville, Former head coach of the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons ; former head coach, Portland State University

* Steve Mariucci, Former head coach of Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and University of California

* January 25 – Gordie Dwyer Former NHL player and coach

* Marc Lièvremont, Former rugby player and former head coach of the France national rugby union team

Former Essendon players such as Hird, Matthew Lloyd, and Scott Lucas, who had all taken up media roles since their retirements, were rumoured to be the subject of then-incumbent Essendon coach Matthew Knights's heated press conference following a win against St Kilda, in which Knights asserted that he and his players were now aware of certain people's position for or against him and the direction of the Essendon Football Club.

Former Los Angeles Lakers championship coach Paul Westhead was named head coach of the Phoenix Mercury on October 11, 2005, bringing his up-tempo style of play to the WNBA.

Former Boston Red Sox firstbaseman / outfielder Brian Daubach was hired as the hitting coach midway through the 2008 season.

Former Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was introduced as the 76ers ' new coach on June 1, 2009.

Former college coach and veteran NBA assistant Dick Harter was also hired, becoming the team's first head coach.

Former head coach Mike Brown ( basketball, born 1970 ) | Mike Brown, who was NBA Coach of the Year for 2008 – 09, and was the head coach of the Eastern Conference for the 2009 NBA All Star Game | 2009 All Star Game.

* Lenny Wilkens – Player 1989 and Coach 1998 ( Former player ( 1972 – 1974 ) and coach ( 1986 – 1993 )