School in Bakersfield, California, United States
Bakersfield High School (BHS ) is a public four-year high school located in Bakersfield, California , United States. Opened in 1893, Bakersfield High School serves grades ninth through twelfth within the Kern High School District .
Notable alumni
Larry Barnes – former MLB player (Anaheim Angels , Los Angeles Dodgers ).[ 2] Theo Bell – former NFL football player[ 3] Richard Blick - 1960 Rome Olympic 4x200 freestyle relay gold medalist, 200-meter freestyle world record-holder, teacher, principal, and swim coach.[ 4] Jeff Buckey – former NFL football player[ 5] Pete Cross – former NBA player.Marion Osborn Cunningham – artist.Ric Drasin – actor, author, designer of the Gold's Gym and World Gym logos , and retired professional wrestler [ 6] Robert Duncan – poet, was a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance[ 7] Frank Gifford – Pro Football Hall of Fame and Monday Night Football commentator[ 8] Merle Haggard – singer-songwriter.Jerry Marion – former NFL player[ 9] Kevin McCarthy – Congressman, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives [ 10] Matthew Todd Miller , American citizen held by North Korea[ 11] Spain Musgrove – former NFL defensive lineman[ 12] Doug Loman – former MLB player (Milwaukee Brewers )[ 13] Ruth B. Love (Class of 1950) – Educator, former education administrator, school superintendent and author. Love is noted as the first African–American and woman to serve as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools , the nation's third largest school district.[ 14] Steve Ontiveros – former MLB player (San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs )[ 15] Dennis Ralston – Davis Cup winner[ 16] Don Robesky – former Stanford football player[ 17] Rick Sawyer – former MLB player (New York Yankees , San Diego Padres )[ 18] Jeff Siemon – former NFL football player[ 19] Jeremy Staat – former NFL player[ 20] Michael Stewart – former NFL football player[ 21] Robert Swift – former NBA player[citation needed Jerry Tarr – former professional football player[ 22] Phillip Thomas – former NFL football playerJake Varner – four time All-American and two time national champion wrestler at Iowa State University and winner of a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London at 26[ 23] Tyrone Wallace (Class of 2012) – Paris basketball player, NBA player, former California Golden Bears basketball playerEarl Warren – California Attorney General , three-term Governor of California , Chief Justice of the United States , and chairman of the Warren Commission Larry Welz – noteworthy early contributor to underground comics movement
References
^ "Bakersfield High" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024 .^ "Larry Barnes Statistics and History" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2014 .^ "Theo Bell, ex-Driller and NFL player, dead at 52" . Bakersfield Californian. June 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014 .^ "Richard Blick First Swimmer in Elias Hall", The Bakersfield Californian , Bakersfield, California, 27 January 1977, pg. 39
^ Gustkey, Earl (October 14, 1994). "Buckey Is Doing the Impressing Now" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Stevens, Tyler (December 28, 2012). "Finding Fame: Ric Drasin" . Bakersfield Life. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Duncan, Robert (2012). Robert Duncan: The Collected Early Poems and Plays ISBN 9780520953628 ^ Ewing, Zach (November 10, 2012). "Gifford celebrated with hall of Fame ceremony at BHS" . Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ "JERRY MARION" . profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014 .^ Garofoli, Joe (January 1, 2011). "Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield is 3rd in House GOP" . San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Karimi, Faith (September 20, 2014). "North Korea: Imprisoned American wanted to become 'second Snowden' . CNN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Evans, Jeff (December 13, 2012). "Four to be inducted to Elias Hall of Fame" . Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Cave, Leanne (May 1, 2013). "Former Renegade athletes will be honored at BHS hall of fame dinner" . The Renegade Rip . Bakersfield College. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ 1950 Bakersfield High School Yearbook (Bakersfield, California), Classmates.com .Retrieved July 19, 2020.^ Press, Larry (February 12, 1977). "Dealt with Murcer for Cubs' Madlock Steve Ontiveros happy with trade" . Bakersfield Californian . Newspapers.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Ferguson, George (June 15, 1970). "Osuna-Ralston friendship" . The Deseret News . Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Cave, Leanne Brock (May 10, 2010). "Driller Football Hall of Fame to honor 7 more greats" . Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ "Rick Sawyer Stats" . The Baseball Cube.^ Evans, Jeff (May 11, 2007). "Siemon reached top at every level" . Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Cousineau, Ann (August 29, 2012). "View the Valley Snapshots page Valley Snapshots Retired NFL player, Iraq veteran to speak at parade" . The News Review. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ Cave, Leanne (December 7, 2001). "BC football alumnus gives back to community" . The Renegade Rip . Bakersfield College. Retrieved September 20, 2014 . ^ "Jerry Tarr" . GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2007-10-05 .^ Pucin, Diane (October 12, 2012). "U.S. wrestler Jake Varner earns gold medal at London Olympics" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 20, 2014 .
Bakersfield High School in 1917
Further reading
Van Horne, Rick; Bumerts, John; Frank, Gary (2006). Friday Night Heroes: 100 Years of Driller Football . Bakersfield, CA: Rick Van Horne. ISBN 0-9786071-0-4
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