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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 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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2870 Deadrick , 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 | 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
editThe 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
edit- 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
editThis list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2025) |
- 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
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Melrose High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- 1 2 "Melrose High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Melrose High School in Memphis, TN - US News Best High Schools". 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Boys' Basketball Championship Results". tssaasports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Football Championship Results". tssaasports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ↑ "TSSAA State Records |TSSAA". Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Graig Cooper, 2006 Running Back, Miami". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ↑ 1985 University of Tennessee Football Guide, University of Tennessee, 1985, p. 62.
- ↑ "Jacob Ford, Melrose, Strong-Side Defensive End". 247Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ↑ Seabrook III, Robby (September 29, 2022). "GloRilla proves sleeping on her is a big mistake". XXL. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ↑ Ezell Jones Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ↑ Jeansonne, John (October 1, 1977). "Mallory's Set for a Role Giants Dread". Newsday. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tony Pollard, Melrose, All Purpose Back". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Dewayne Robertson, Melrose, Defensive Tackle". 247Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ↑ "4 Adonis Thomas". GoTigersGo.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2013.