Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Secondary school in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Melrose High School is a public high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, in the Orange Mound area, serving 710 students in grades 9–12.[3] It is served by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
| Melrose High School | |
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| Location | |
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2870 Deadrick , 38114 United States 35.10542°N 89.96684°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | public, secondary |
School district | Memphis-Shelby County Schools |
Principal | Mark Neal |
| Staff | 39.67 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 710 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.90[1] |
| Colors | Maroon and old gold [2] |
| Team name | Golden Wildcats[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Athletics
The 2009–10 boys basketball team won the school's fourth state championship [4] Melrose's football teams were 1996 & 1998 state champions. In 2004 & 2005 the football program made back to back State Championships runs.[5]
Championships by sport
- Girls' Track - 2 (1983, 1984)
- Girls' Basketball - 1 (1985)
- Boys' Track - 2 (1965, 2003)
- Boys' Basketball - 4 (1974, 1978, 1983, 2010)
- Football - 1 (1985)[6]
Notable alumni
- William Bedford, basketball player
- Graig Cooper, NFL running back[7]
- Richard Cooper, NFL offensive tackle[8]
- Larry Finch, basketball player
- Jacob Ford, NFL defensive end[9]
- GloRilla, rapper[10]
- Chris Jones, basketball player
- Ezell Jones, NFL offensive tackle[11]
- Jemerrio Jones, NBA G Player, Wisconsin Herd
- Andre Lott, NFL safety
- Tony Madlock, college basketball coach
- Larry Mallory, NFL safety[12]
- Kindal Moorehead, NFL defensive tackle, strength coach at University of Alabama
- Pat Neely, CEO of famous Neely's Bar-B-Que and Neely's Interstate Bar-B-Que
- Bobby Ray Parks Jr., basketball player
- Tony Pollard,[13] NFL running back, 2022 Pro Bowl selection
- Larry Riley, Broadway, movie, and television actor
- Dewayne Robertson,[14] NFL defensive tackle
- Ronnie Robinson, basketball player
- Bingo Smith, NBA player
- Rochelle Stevens, athlete, Olympic and world champion
- Adonis Thomas, basketball player,[15] Israel Basketball Premier League
- Sam Walton, NFL offensive tackle and Super Bowl III champion
- Barry Wilburn, NFL defensive back and Super Bowl XXII champion
- Ralph Wiley, journalist
- Cedrick Wilson, NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl XL champion
- Jerome Woods, NFL Pro Bowl safety