Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)

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 Melrose's football teams were 1996 & 1998 state champions. In 2004 & 2005 the football program made back to back State Championships runs.

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)

Notable alumni

William Bedford, basketball player

Graig Cooper, NFL running back

Richard Cooper, NFL defensive tackle

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

Public high schools in Tennessee

High schools in Memphis, Tennessee