Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
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| Melrose High School | |
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2870 Deadrick , 38114 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°06′20″N 89°58′01″W / 35.10542°N 89.96684°WCoordinates: 35°06′20″N 89°58′01″W / 35.10542°N 89.96684°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public, secondary |
| School district | Shelby County Schools |
| Principal | Mark Neal |
| Staff | 30.40 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 587 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.31[1] |
| Team name | Golden Wildcats |
| Website | Official website |
Melrose High School is a public high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, in the Orange Mound area, serving 1557 students in grades 9–12. It is served by Shelby County Schools.
Athletics
The 2009–10 boys basketball team won the school's fourth state championship [2] Melrose's football teams were 1996 & 1998 state champions. In 2004 & 2005 the football program made back to back State Championships runs.[3]
Team Championships for Melrose
Sport Year Class Description Athletes Name Team Record Score Site
Boys' Basketball 2010 Class AAA Team Champions (37-4) 75-70 Murfreesboro
Boys' Basketball 1983 Class AAA Team Champions (37-3) 63-47 Nashville
Boys' Basketball 1978 Class AAA Team Champions (38-1) 62-49 Murfreesboro
Boys' Basketball 1974 Large Team Champions (33-0) 66-30 Memphis
Boys' Track 2003 Class AAA Team Champions 54 Memphis
Boys' Track 1965 Team Champions 21 Memphis
Football 1998 Class 3A Team Champions 35-34 Nashville Attendance - 10,500
Football 1996 Class 3A Team Champions 32-12 Nashville Attendance - 12,000
Girls' Basketball 1985 Class AAA Team Champions (32-2) 82-55 Murfreesboro
Girls' Track 1984 Class AAA Team Champions 52 Nashville
Girls' Track 1983 Class AAA Team Champions 87 Nashville
Championships by Sport
- Girls' Track-2
- Girls' Basketball-1
- Boys' Track-2
- Boys' Basketball-4
- Football-69
Notable alumni
- William Bedford, basketball player
- Graig Cooper, NFL running back
- Richard Cooper, NFL defensive tackle[5]
- Larry Finch, basketball player
- Jacob Ford, NFL defensive end
- Chris Jones, NBA player
- Jemerrio Jones, NBA G Player, Wisconsin Herd
- Andre Lott, NFL safety
- Tony Madlock, college basketball coach
- Kindal Moorehead, NFL player, strength coach at University of Alabama
- Pat Neely, CEO of famous Neely's Bar-B-Que and Neely's Interstate Bar-B-Que
- Tony Pollard, NFL running back
- Larry Riley, Broadway, movie, and television actor
- Dewayne Robertson, NFL player
- Ronnie Robinson, basketball player
- Bingo Smith, NBA player
- Rochelle Stevens, athlete, Olympic and world champion
- Adonis Thomas, professional basketball player
- Sam Walton, NFL tackle
- Barry Wilburn, NFL defensive back
- Ralph Wiley, journalist
- Cedrick Wilson, NFL player and Super Bowl champion
- Jerome Woods, NFL Pro Bowl safety
References
- ^ a b c "Melrose High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ https://tssaasports.com/history/results/?sport=basketball-boys
- ^ https://tssaasports.com/history/results/?sport=football
- ^ "TSSAA State Records |TSSAA". Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ 1985 University of Tennessee Football Guide, University of Tennessee, 1985, p. 62.
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