Harry Chapin ’60
Harry Chapin '60
Alumni Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2000
Entertainer and Humanitarian
A seasoned performer while still at Tech, Mr. Chapin’s career included gold album records, his famous number one hit, “Cat’s in the Cradle,” an Oscar-nominated documentary film, a Tony-nominated stage show and an Emmy-winning children’s television program. In 1975, he founded World Hunger Year, a charity to fight international famine. In 1981, at the height of his popularity and influence, Mr. Chapin was killed in an automobile accident.
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