Pittsburg High School (California)
Pittsburg High School | |
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Address | |
1750 Harbor Street Pittsburg, California United States | |
Coordinates | 38°01′12″N 121°53′02″W / 38.020°N 121.884°WCoordinates: 38°01′12″N 121°53′02″W / 38.020°N 121.884°W[1] |
Information | |
School district | Pittsburg Unified S.D. |
Principal | Todd Whitmire |
Teaching staff | 102 FTE[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 3400[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22:1[2] |
Color(s) | |
Mascot | Pirate |
Team name | Pirates |
Website | Pittsburg High School |
Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California is a suburban school serving Pittsburg. It has been in operation since 1924. Over 2,200 students attend the school.
Notable alumni
- John Henry Johnson (1929–2011), NFL Full Back, NFL Hall of Fame 1987, Part of "The Million Dollar Backfield"[3]
- Lionel Aldridge (1941–1998), NFL defensive end (1963–73) with Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers[4]
- Richard Poe (b.1946), actor
- Altie Taylor (1947-2010), NFL Running Back, Draft: Detroit Lions in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.[5]
- Eddie Hart (b. 1949), Olympic gold medalist in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[6]
- James Page (b.1971), James "Mighty Quinn" Page, Former WBA Welterweight Champion of the World[7]
- Don Sheppard (b.1971), Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pittsburg HS (Pittsburg, CA)[8]
- Regan Upshaw (b.1975), NFL defensive tackle (1996–2004), Draft: Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft.[9]
- The Jacka (b.1977-2015), Bay Area hip hop legend.[10]
- Joe Tafoya (b.1978), Career history: Chicago Bears (2001–2003), Seattle Seahawks (2005–2006), Arizona Cardinals (2007)[11]
- Shaunard Harts (b.1978), Kansas City Chiefs (2001-2004)[12]
- Ken Simonton (b.1979), NFL running back (2002–05)[13]
- Mario Delgado (aka Mars) (b.1980), is a Mexican-American hip-hop artist
References
- ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- 1 2 3 "school-stats.com". Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnJo02.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AldrLi20.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylAl00.htm
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/eddie-hart-1.html
- ↑ http://boxrec.com/boxer/3728
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=sheppa001don
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UpshRe20.htm
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-jacka-bay-area-rap-hero-dead-at-37-20150203
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TafoJo20.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HartSh20.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimoKe00.htm
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