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POLL Results: Sal Governale Voted Most Famous Sachem Alum

From TV personalities to athletes and politicians, Sachem has had thousands of notable alumni.

Update: It's official, after a week-long poll on Sachem Patch, Sal Governale was voted the most famous alum to graduate from the school district. Sachem has graduated more than 40,000 students since its first class in 1959.

Governale, better known as "Sal the Stockbroker" from The Howard Stern Show, graduated from Sachem in 1987.

In the poll, he beat out business executives, media personalities, politicians and athletes. We have a feeling the Stern Show Faithful had something to do with it.

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He garnered 47 percent of total voting and beat out the next person on the list, Jumbo Elliott, who played in the NFL with the Jets and Giants, by 148 votes.

This poll saw the most votes of any on Sachem Patch to date.

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To read a full length story about Sal with a complete retrospective about his days at Sachem, .

Original: This should be one of our top polls of all time. It's a tough question, but we're asking who you think is the most famous Sachem alum of all-time.

We've narrowed it down to 10 and will let the community do the voting. For a week the poll will be on the site and we're hoping it makes its way around the Internet and social media circles. Send it to whoever you know.

Sachem Patch has profiled some of these folks mentioned below. was Sachem's first and only alum to pose for Playboy and has since had a successful career in television. , or "Sal the Stockbroker," is a personality and writer on The Howard Stern Show. is Sachem's only alum to play in the NFL. is Sachem's only alum to play in the NBA. Steve Levy is the top ranking government official in Suffolk County, at least until the end of the year. Neal Heaton played Major League Baseball for a number of teams. Bob Greifeld is the CEO of NASDAQ. is Britney's boyfriend.

Cast your vote below and check back throughout the week to see who is in the lead!

If you think someone else, not on this list, should get consideration, post it in the comment box below. Please list their graduation year if you know it! At the very least this will be a great way to learn more about other successful Sachem alums in the world.


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