Fordham University has educated a vast array of famous alumni who achieved legendary status across entertainment, broadcasting, sports, journalism, politics, and literature. Iconic cultural figures who attended Fordham include two-time Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, acclaimed actor Alan Alda, chart-topping singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey (Elizabeth Grant), and legendary Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully. In public service and sports, alumni include former CIA Director John O. Brennan, historic vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro, long-running news anchor Charles Osgood, New York Giants patriarch Wellington Mara, and legendary NFL coaching pioneer Vince Lombardi, who played for the Rams as a standout lineman in the 1930s.