Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
| Melrose High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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 | 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] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and old gold [2] |
| Team name | Golden Wildcats[2] |
| 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 - 1 (1985)[5]
Notable alumni
- William Bedford, basketball player
- Graig Cooper,[6] NFL running back
- Richard Cooper, NFL offensive tackle[7]
- Larry Finch, basketball player
- Jacob Ford, NFL defensive end
- GloRilla, rapper[8]
- Chris Jones, NBA player
- Jemerrio Jones, NBA G Player, Wisconsin Herd
- Andre Lott, NFL safety
- Tony Madlock, college basketball coach
- Larry Mallory, NFL safety[9]
- 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 January 22, 2025.
- ^ a b "Melrose High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jeansonne, John (October 1, 1977). "Mallory's Set for a Role Giants Dread". Newsday. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.