Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
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Melrose High School | |
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Address | |
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 |
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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[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 1985 University of Tennessee Football Guide, University of Tennessee, 1985, p. 62.
- Public high schools in Tennessee
- Schools in Memphis, Tennessee