Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)

Melrose High School
Melrose High School
Address
	2870 Deadrick; Memphis, Tennessee 38114; United States
Coordinates	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)
Grades	9–12
Gender	coed
Enrollment	587 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	19.31
Color(s)	Maroon and old gold;
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 ^[3] Melrose's football teams were 1996 & 1998 state champions. In 2004 & 2005 the football program made back to back State Championships runs.^[4]

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 - 5 (1985, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)

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Notable alumni

William Bedford, basketball player
Graig Cooper, NFL running back
Richard Cooper, NFL defensive tackle^[6]
Larry Finch, basketball player
Jacob Ford, NFL defensive end
Glorilla, rapper
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
Bobby Ray Parks Jr., basketball player
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, basketball player, Israel Basketball Premier League
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.
^ ^a ^b "Melrose High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ https://tssaasports.com/history/results/?sport=basketball-boys
^ https://tssaasports.com/history/results/?sport=football
^ "TSSAA State Records |TSSAA". Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
^ 1985 University of Tennessee Football Guide, University of Tennessee, 1985, p. 62.

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[NCES-1] "Melrose High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[colors-2] "Melrose High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[3] ttps://tssaasports.com/history/results/?sport=basketball-boys

[4] ttps://tssaasports.com/history/results/?sport=football

[tssaa1-5] "TSSAA State Records |TSSAA". Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

[6] 1985 University of Tennessee Football Guide, University of Tennessee, 1985, p. 62.

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Melrose High School
Address

2870 Deadrick Memphis , Tennessee 38114 United States
Coordinates	35°06′20″N 89°58′01″W / 35.10542°N 89.96684°W / 35.10542; -89.96684
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]
Color(s)	Maroon and old gold ^[2]
Team name	Golden Wildcats^[2]
Website	Official website