Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)
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Overbrook High School is a public, four-year high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Overbrook High School | |
 Overbrook High School in Philadelphia | |
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| Location | 5898 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39.9812°N 75.2386°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | School District of Philadelphia |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003313[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
School
Overbrook High School is designated by the School District of Philadelphia as Location #402, in the West Region. The building was built in 1926 and designed by Irwin T. Catharine. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Enrollment for 2020-2021 was 411 students in grades 9 through 12. African Americans make up 94% of the student population.[2] As of 2015, the school principal of Overbrook is Dr. Kahlila Johnson; Dr. Johnson graduated from Overbrook in 1989.[3]
Notable alumni
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Overbrook is perhaps best known for its famous alumni, who include Wilt Chamberlain[4] and Will Smith.[5][6] At least 11 Overbrook alumni have played in the NBA, and the school is ranked sixth in that respect.[6]
- Len Barry, lead singer/songwriter, The Dovells[7]
- Steve Baskerville, TV personality, former on-air weatherman for CBS station WBBM-TV in Chicago
- John Blake Jr., jazz violinist; minister [8]
- Bill Bloom, songwriter/musician; Interfaith Minister
- Guion Bluford, space-shuttle astronaut; first African-American in space[9]
- Solomon Burke, soul singer [Attended briefly, but graduated from John Bartram High School][citation needed]
- Bill Cash, Negro league stars, Baseball Hall of Famer
- Wilt Chamberlain, former NBA player, ranked No. 5 All-Time by ESPN[10]
- Wendy "Lady B" Clarke, hip hop radio DJ and pioneer female rapper[11]
- Tony Costner, former NBA player, European career
- The Delfonics, R&B group[12]
- Colman Domingo, Emmy and Tony award-winning stage, screen and TV actor[13]
- Jon Drummond, Olympic track gold-medalist[14]
- Ted Eisenberg, world record-holding breast surgeon[15]
- Chaka Fattah, former U.S. Congressman (D-PA) and convicted felon[16]
- Mike Gale, NBA/ABA player[17]
- Bobb Goldsteinn, songwriter/producer; coined term "multimedia"[18]
- Bryshere Y. Gray, actor on TV series Empire
- The Last Emperor (Jamal Gray), rapper
- Walt Hazzard (Mahdi Abdul-Rahmad), NBA All-Star; UCLA All-American player and coach[19]
- Rosetta Hightower, lead singer, The Orlons[7]
- Wayne Hightower, NBA player; ABA All-star[20]
- Wali Jones, NBA player
- Jacob Landau, nationally recognized artist, teacher[21]
- James Lassiter, film producer; partner in Overbrook Entertainment[22]
- Rich Laurel, NBA player, European career
- Hal Lear, NBA player[23]
- Jeffrey Leonard, Major League Baseball player [24]
- Lewis Lloyd, NBA player[25]
- Andre McCarter, UCLA All -American basketball and 3-time NCAA champion; NBA player[26]
- John H. Murphy III, publisher; head of the Afro-American newspaper
- Deworski Odom, sprinter
- Frank Piasecki, helicopter inventor; National Medal of Technology winner[27]
- Catherine Pugh, former Mayor of Baltimore, forced to resign under pressure due to scandal [28][29]
- Marion Ramsey, film actress
- Malik Rose, NBA player[6]
- Merrill Reese, voice of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
- Fran Ross, writer, author of Oreo (novel)
- Fred Rosenfeld, coach of 51 high school track & field championship teams[30]
- Johnny Sample, football player[31]
- Dee Dee Sharp, singer[7]
- Will Smith, Oscar-winning actor;[32] Grammy-winning rapper[5]
- Willie L. Williams, former police commissioner, Philadelphia and Los Angeles[33]
- Waverly B. Woodson Jr. (1922–2005), United States Army soldier[34]
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