Pro Athletes From Your High School

[Sportsislife]

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Kings park high school- long island, new York

Craig biggio- Houston Astros
Jim pavese- NHL player for multiple teams (has some solid fights on YouTube)
Bobby Haney- shortstop for last years NCAA champion gamecocks and currently in giants farm system

[legaleagle92481]

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Kings park high school- long island, new York

Craig biggio- Houston Astros
Jim pavese- NHL player for multiple teams (has some solid fights on YouTube)
Bobby Haney- shortstop for last years NCAA champion gamecocks and currently in giants farm system

Wow. Kings Park huh. Do you still live there? I am in Smithtown.

[jordanhigh69]

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Notre Dame H.S, Sherman Oaks, Ca. I went to school with "Wild Thing" Jack McDowell. His Bro was my Algebra Teacher.

• Jim Auten - (Class of 1975) Professional baseball U.C.L.A. Baseball-All American
• Ed Begley Jr. - actor/environmental advocate
• Rachel Bilson - (Class of 1999) actress
• Brian Beauchemin - Head Basketball coach at Glendale Community College for 29 years
• John S. Boskovich - (Class of 1975) Artist, writer, filmmaker, lawyer, and teacher (d. 2006)
• Nick Cassavetes - Director
• Gordy Ceresino - (Class of 1975) American football player, CEO Harris Bretall Sullivan & Smith LLC
• John Cicuto - former head football coach at Glendale Community College current Athletic Director and Prep All American
• Chris Dickerson - Major league baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
• Jamie Dixon - Class of 1983, men's basketball coach at University of Pittsburgh
• Maggie Dixon - Class of 1995, former women's basketball coach at the United States Military Academy (d. 2006)
• James P. Docherty - (Class of 1975), former president of Hachette Filipacchi New Media, founder of Great Atlantic Trophy Company
• Daniel W. Donahue - Donahue was a member of the Board of Trustees and past Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers, which represents 35,000 shopping center professionals worldwide. Projects including Glendale Galleria in Glendale, California; Fashion Island in Newport Beach, California; The Market Place (formerly Tustin Market Place) in Tustin, California; Galleria at Tyler in Riverside, California; and numerous other major shopping centers throughout California. (d. 2003)
• Terry Donahue - Former University of California, Los Angeles football player and coach
• Kirsten Dunst - (Class of 2000) American actress
• Justin Fargas - (Class of 1998), American NFL football player, currently Oakland Raiders running back
• Nick Folk - American football player, kicker for the New York Jets
• Maureen Flannigan - Evie in Out of This World
• Tim Foli - major league baseball player;first pick in the Major League Baseball Draft in 1968
• Taylor Fry - (Class of 1999), Actress best known for her role on the TV show "Kirk"
• Donald Gibb - Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds
• Pat Gillick - General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
• Dan Goossen - Boxing Promoter, president of Goossen-Tutor
• Greg Goossen - major league baseball player/actor
• Devon Gummersall - actor - My So-Called Life
• David Hanna - President, CEO, or Director of more than 15 high technology companies. He is Chairman of the Board of Blue Coat Systems and Tropos Networks, and is on the Board of Directors of Handmark Inc. Chairman of Hanna Ventures.
• Eric Harper - Director/Writer
• Jimmy Hawkins - Actor - It's a Wonderful Life; The Donna Reed Show, Petticoat Junction, Annie Oakley
• Brett Hayes - Major League Baseball Player
• Richard Keith - Actor - Little Ricky "I Love Lucy"
• Myles Helm - (Class of 1975) President DAUM Commercial
• James H. Herndon - orthopaedic surgeon, president of an orthopaedic surgery organization
• Spencer Johnson - Author - "One Minute Manager", "Who Moved My Cheese"
• Travis Johnson - American football player, defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers
• Staci Keanan - played in Step by Step (TV series) and in 1980s TV series My Two Dads
• David Kopay - American football running back, one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay.
• David C. Lane - professor of philosophy and sociology/author
• Harper LeBel - American football player
• Marcus M. Maassen - Professor/Doctor - University Hospital of Tübingen, Germany, Dept. of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Rami Malek- Actor
• Arash Markazi - journalist, writer for Sports Illustrated
• Rich Marotta - KFI sports reporter and award-winning boxing commentator
• Jerry Mathers - Beaver in Leave It to Beaver
• Jack McDowell - major league baseball player, 1993 Cy Young Award winner
• Stephen McEveety - Hollywood producer
• Katharine McPhee - Singer and American Idol season 5 runner-up
• Nigel Miguel - U.C.L.A. Basketball/Actor
• Michael Minkler - Oscar Winning Soundman
• Michael Mullen - Class of 1964, a four-star admiral in the United States Navy and the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• Dave Navarro - guitarist Jane's Addiction
• Devon Odessa - Class of 1992, actress
• Stephen Perkins - Drummer for Jane's Addiction
• Jorge Piedra - (Class of 1997), major league baseball player
• Brendan Ryan - infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)
• Steve Sailer – paleoconservative pundit and film critic for The American Conservative[2]
• Bill Seward - NBC-TV sports anchor, CBS radio sportscaster and Dodgers postgame show host
• Lindsey Shaw - actress on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
• Dave Sitton - UA Rugby Head Coach. Fox Sports Commentator for UA Football and Basketball. 2005 Tucson Man of the Year
• Frank M. Sontag - disc-jockey, news director, sportscaster,
• Michael Stanton - Professional baseball player for the Florida Marlins. One of the top rookies in the Major Leagues in 2010.
• Tad Stones - American animator, screenwriter, producer and director best known for his work for The Walt Disney Company
• Mary Strong - Sports Broadcaster Fox Sports Net
• Barry Stubblefield - (Class of 1975) Owner Mount Waterman facility (d. 2005)
• Paul Sunderland - Sports Broadcaster; 1984 United States Olympic volleyball team that won the gold medal
• Michelle Trachtenberg - American actress
• Guy Tobin – (Class of 1973) – Homebuilder (d.2008) is listed in the national 'Who's Who of Homebuilding,' as spearheading the revitalization of the 35,000+ acre, planned community at Rio Rico, Arizona. The Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona honored his many efforts by dedicating the Rio Rico Trailhead to Guy Tobin.
• John Vella - former USC and Oakland Raiders offensive lineman
• Robert Edward Williams - (Class of 1960) - mathematician, architect, and designer. He is known for books on geometry for scientists and designers (The Geometry of Natural Structure), the development of theoretical principles of Catenatic Geometry (The Kiss Catenatic: The Introduction of Catenatic Geometry and its Environs), and the invention of the Ars-Vivant Wild-life Protector System for repopulating the Western Mojave Desert in California with desert tortoises
• Dennis Zine - Los Angeles City Councilman. Zine represents the city's 3rd District (Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Reseda, West Hills, Winnetka and Canoga Park).

[both-teams-played-hard]

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Notre Dame H.S, Sherman Oaks, Ca. I went to school with "Wild Thing" Jack McDowell. His Bro was my Algebra Teacher.

More importantly: Notre Dame High was where all of the exterior shots from
"The White Shadow" were filmed. South Central...Sherman Oaks...same difference .

[Sportsislife]

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Wow. Kings Park huh. Do you still live there? I am in Smithtown.

Yea living in San remo and work for smithtown highway so I've definitely picked up your brush or leaves at one time or another lol

[xnadyfan]

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Adding to the trend of Long Islanders.

Half Hollow Hills HS West (Dix Hills, NY)
- Melvin Fowler (NFL - last seen with the Detroit Lions)
- Stephen Bowen (NFL - Cowboys)

You can probably add Tobias Harris (basketball - currently at the University of Tennessee) to that list soon.

[ryant7]

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New Albany High School New Albany Indiana

BASEBALL
Steve Stemle----Played with Cardinals at some point in his short career
Daniel Burton---- Currrently with Evansville Otters Ind. League
Billy Herman----- Hofer
Jacob Julius----- Class-A Frederick Keys/Baltimore Orioles (I keep in contact with him)

GOLF
Fuzzy Zoeller---PGA Masters Champion 1979

WRESTLING
Rob Conway----WWE

SWIMMING
Camille Wright----Won Olympic Silver Medal in 1979

Other Notables
Sherman Minton----US Senator
Edwin Hubble----Astronomer,Former Basketball coach for my school Science and History Teacher and also whom the Hubble Space Telescope was named after.

Also to add my High School was first public High School in the state of Indiana it opened in 1853. It served as a Hospital during the civil war. Also has the first radio station in operation by a high scholl in the US it was granted FCC license in 1949. It has a rich history and i am proud to be alumni.

[legaleagle92481]

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Yea living in San remo and work for smithtown highway so I've definitely picked up your brush or leaves at one time or another lol

Lol. Yeah I have alot of compliants about that service. Just kidding. You guys do a great job. Great to see that there are fellow Suffolk County people on here.

[mikey68]

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Hi Dewey, that's a pretty impressive list. I went to a very small high school in rural Mississippi, Taylorsville High. The whole list is as follows:

Tim Moffett - WR Raiders
Jason Campbell - QB Redskins
Tim Duckworth - OT Saints

One more from Taylorsville:
Billy Hamilton - Pensacola Blue Wahoos

[trsent]

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Matthew Grevers just took home two gold for The USA and Lake Forest, IL High School -

[Billy77]

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Horace Mann School- Bayonne, NJ

SHAQUILLE O'NEILL

[Astros1994]

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Spring Woods High School - Houston, Texas

Roger Clemens
Rick Luecken
Chris Snyder
Tim Belk

[Number13]

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Libertyville High School (Libertyville, IL)

Marlon Brando (did not graduate) is a two time Academy Award winning actor.
Steven Brooks is a professional lacrosse player for the Chesapeake Bayhawks of the MLL. He was an All-American at Syracuse University.
Brett Butler was a Major League Baseball player (1981–97) with over 500 career stolen bases.
Baggio Husidic is a professional soccer player for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He was an All-American at the University of Illinois - Chicago.
Adam Jones is a three-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist for the band Tool.
Tom Morello is the Grammy Award-winning guitarist of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, and The Nightwatchman.
Jim Panther is a former Major League Baseball pitcher (1971–73).
Kevin Walter is a professional football player (2003–present), currently playing wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.

[NFLELCollector]

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BISHOP O' DOWD HIGH SCHOOL (OAKLAND, CA)

Basketball:
BRIAN SHAW
TONY RONZONI

Baseball:
KEVIN MAAS
RYAN DREES
TYSON ROSS
GREG NORTON (Football)
ERIC BJORNSON (Basketball & Football)

Football:
KIRK MORRISON

I am Probably missing a Ton of other People, but these are the ones that
came to mind-As Dewey can Attest-THE BAY AREA IS JUST FULL OF PRO ATHLETES!

[Dewey2007]

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To that I can attest! One of O'Dowd's best that actually didn't play pro ball was a basketball player named Tony Jackson who played for Depaul in the early to mid 80's.

BISHOP O' DOWD HIGH SCHOOL (OAKLAND, CA)

Basketball:
BRIAN SHAW
TONY RONZONI

Baseball:
KEVIN MAAS
RYAN DREES
TYSON ROSS
GREG NORTON (Football)
ERIC BJORNSON (Basketball & Football)

Football:
KIRK MORRISON

I am Probably missing a Ton of other People, but these are the ones that
came to mind-As Dewey can Attest-THE BAY AREA IS JUST FULL OF PRO ATHLETES!