Philadelphia Football, Basketball and Baseball Pro Athletes Listed by Graduation Year, 1966-Forward (Public, Catholic, Inter-Ac) (Corrected version now posted . . . hopefully.)
(Please report errors/omissions to . Thanks!) Thanks for the help: Gerry Sasse .
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The list below shows graduation years for
all products of Public, Catholic and Inter-Ac schools who advanced to the NFL, NBA or MLB. 1983 leads the way with eight. Four years are tied for second with six --
1985, 1995, 2010 and 2015. There have been 83 football players, 64 basketball players and 24
baseball players. The number of football players has greatly increased in this century while
the number of baseball players has fallen off, big time. * -- did not play varsity at his school. # -- played final season at Strath Haven after St. James closed. +--Chestnut Hill was not an Inter-Ac football member in that year.
Name | School | Grad Yr. | Sport
Walter "Buddy" Harris | Roxborough | 1966 | Base
*-Ollie Johnson | Southern | 1966 | Bask
Erv "Stu" Staggs | Edison | 1966 | Bask
Isaiah "Bunny" Wilson | Southern | 1966 | Bask
Fran O'Hanlon | ST More | 1966 | Bask
Mike Gale | Overbrook | 1967 | Bask
Willie Sojourner | Germantown | 1967 | Bask
Steve Coleman | Germantown | 1968 | Foot
Larry Marshall | Egan | 1968 | Foot
Mike Bantom | Roman | 1969 | Bask
Tom Ingelsby | O'Hara | 1969 | Bask
Mike Dennery | Dougherty | 1969 | Foot
Jerry Baskerville | Edison | 1970 | Bask
J.T. Turner | Franklin | 1970 | Foot
John Cappelletti | Bonner | 1970 | Foot
Don Clune | O'Hara | 1970 | Foot
Joe Kerrigan | Judge | 1971 | Base
Jimmie Baker | Olney | 1971 | Bask
Andre McCarter | Overbrook | 1971 | Bask
Joe Klecko | St. James | 1971 | Foot
Joe Bryant | Bartram | 1972 | Bask
Rich Laurel | Overbrook | 1972 | Bask
Mike Sojourner | Germantown | 1972 | Bask
Phil Walker | Central | 1972 | Bask
Maurice "Mo" Howard | SJ Prep | 1972 | Bask
Jeff Leonard | Overbrook | 1973 | Base
John "Chubby" Cox | Roxborough | 1973 | Bask
Jim Cooper | Dougherty | 1973 | Foot
George Riley | Southern | 1974 | Base
Tom Filer | Ryan | 1974 | Base
Florian Kempf | Dougherty | 1974 | Foot
Dave Jacobs | Washington | 1975 | Foot
Michael Brooks | West Cath. | 1976 | Bask
Mike Mayock | Hav. School | 1976 | Foot
Gene Banks | West Phila. | 1977 | Bask
Lewis Lloyd | Overbrook | 1977 | Bask
Carlos Bradley | Germantown | 1977 | Foot
David Martin | Bartram | 1977 | Foot
Emil Boures | Kenrick | 1978 | Foot
Gerry Feehery | O'Hara | 1978 | Foot
Mike Kullman | Ryan | 1979 | Foot
Mike McCloskey | Judge | 1979 | Foot
Kevin Ingram | Dobbins | 1980 | Foot
John Marzano | Central | 1981 | Base
Mark Gubicza | Penn Charter | 1981 | Base
Ralph Lewis | Frankford | 1981 | Bask
Vic Bellamy | Central | 1981 | Bask
Jim Gilmore | North Cath. | 1981 | Foot
Eric Hodges | Central | 1982 | Foot
George Winslow | La Salle | 1982 | Foot
Frank DiMichele | Neumann | 1983 | Base
Jim Poole | La Salle | 1983 | Base
Ruben Amaro | Penn Charter | 1983 | Base
Nate Blackwell | Southern | 1983 | Bask
Dallas Comegys | Roman | 1983 | Bask
Chris Conlin | McDevitt | 1983 | Foot
Rich Gannon | SJ Prep | 1983 | Foot
Harry Swayne | Dougherty | 1983 | Foot
Bob Zupcic | Egan | 1984 | Base
Michael Anderson | Eng. and Science | 1984 | Bask
Paul "Snoop" Graham | Franklin | 1985 | Bask
Greg "Bo" Kimble | Dobbins | 1985 | Bask
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson | Franklin | 1985 | Bask
Blair Thomas | Frankford | 1985 | Foot
Dwayne White | Southern | 1985 | Foot
Burt Grossman | Carroll | 1985 | Foot
Jesse Levis | Northeast | 1986 | Base
Emanual "Vel" Davis | Kensington | 1986 | Bask
Lionel Simmons | Southern | 1986 | Bask
Erik Williams | Bartram | 1986 | Foot
Doug Overton | Dobbins | 1987 | Bask
Larry Stewart | Dobbins | 1987 | Bask
James Brown | Mastbaum | 1987 | Foot
Bobby Higginson | Frankford | 1988 | Base
Gene Schall | La Salle | 1988 | Base
Randy Woods | Franklin | 1988 | Bask
Brandon Moore | Carroll | 1988 | Foot
Tom Garlick | Judge | 1989 | Foot
Frank Wycheck | Ryan | 1989 | Foot
Joe McEwing | Egan | 1990 | Base
Aaron McKie | Gratz | 1990 | Bask
Rich Owens | Lincoln | 1990 | Foot
Charles Way | Northeast | 1990 | Foot
Jerome Allen | Episcopal | 1991 | Bask
Jon Clark | Bartram | 1991 | Foot
Uhuru "Joby" Hamiter | Mastbaum | 1991 | Foot
Lance Johnstone | Germantown | 1991 | Foot
Marvin Harrison | Roman | 1991 | Foot
Sean Colson | Franklin LC | 1992 | Bask
Malik Rose | Overbrook | 1992 | Bask
Cuttino "Cat" Mobley | Dougherty | 1992 | Bask
Jason Lawson | Olney | 1993 | Bask
Rasheed Wallace | Gratz | 1993 | Bask
Marc Jackson | Roman | 1993 | Bask
Alvin Williams | Gtn. Academy | 1993 | Bask
Bob File | Judge | 1994 | Base
Steve Goodrich | Penn Charter | 1994 | Bask
#Lamar Campbell | St. James | 1994 | Foot
+Andre Dixon | Chestnut Hill | 1994 | Foot
Mark "Ben" Davis | Malvern | 1995 | Base
Mike Koplove | Chestnut Hill | 1995 | Base
Lari Ketner | Roman | 1995 | Bask
Roderick Coleman | Gratz | 1995 | Foot
Anthony Becht | Bonner | 1995 | Foot
John Waerig | Dougherty | 1995 | Foot
None | | 1996 |
Lynn Greer | E&S | 1997 | Bask
Ronald "Flip" Murray | Straw. Mansion | 1997 | Bask
Raheem Brock | Dobbins | 1997 | Foot
Rasual Butler | Roman | 1998 | Bask
Bryan Anderson | Bartram | 1998 | Foot
Victor Hobson | SJ Prep | 1998 | Foot
Jerrell Pippens | West Cath. | 1998 | Foot
Bruce Perry | Washington | 1999 | Foot
Eddie Griffin | Roman | 2000 | Bask
Kyle Eckel | Episcopal | 2000 | Foot
Steve Smith | Northeast | 2001 | Bask
Jahri Evans | Frankford | 2001 | Foot
Brent Grimes | Northeast | 2001 | Foot
Kevin Jones | O'Hara | 2001 | Foot
Scott Paxson | Roman | 2001 | Foot
Mike Costanzo | Carroll | 2002 | Base
Maurice "Mardy" Collins | Gratz | 2002 | Bask
Matt Walsh | Gtn. Academy | 2002 | Bask
Maurice Stovall | Carroll | 2002 | Foot
Jameel McClain | Washington | 2003 | Foot
Matt Ryan | Penn Charter | 2003 | Foot
Dionte Christmas | Fels | 2004 | Bask
Kyle Lowry | Dougherty | 2004 | Bask
Rob Kurz | Penn Charter | 2004 | Bask
Sean Singletary | Penn Charter | 2004 | Bask
Curtis "Boonah" Brinkley | West Cath. | 2004 | Foot
Dominique Curry | Washington | 2005 | Foot
Steve Slaton | Con.-Egan | 2005 | Foot
Will Barker | Hav. School | 2005 | Foot
Wayne Ellington | Episcopal | 2006 | Bask
Gerald Henderson | Episcopal | 2006 | Bask
Anthony Walters | O'Hara | 2006 | Foot
Phil Gosselin | Malvern | 2007 | Base
Marcus Morris | Prep Charter | 2007 | Bask
Markieff Morris | Prep Charter | 2007 | Bask
Bradley Wanamaker | Roman | 2007 | Bask
Tim Cooney | Malvern | 2008 | Base
Earl Watford | Gratz | 2008 | Foot
Nick Moody | Roman | 2008 | Foot
Ryan Nassib | Malvern | 2008 | Foot
Christian "Ya-Ya" Walker | Kenn.-Kenrick | 2009 | Base
Maalik Wayns | Roman | 2009 | Bask
Tom Savage | O'Hara | 2009 | Foot
Brian O'Grady | Wood | 2010 | Base
Joe Harvey | Kenn.-Kenrick | 2010 | Base
Zaire "Bam" Anderson | Frankford | 2010 | Foot
Al-Hajj Shabazz | Bartram | 2010 | Foot
Corey Brown | O'Hara | 2010 | Foot
Ibraheim Campbell | Chestnut Hill | 2010 | Foot
Sharrif Floyd | Washington | 2011 | Foot
Jaelen Strong | West Cath. | 2011 | Foot
Carl Nassib | Malvern | 2011 | Foot
Tahjere McCall | E&S | 2012 | Bask
Will Parks | Germantown | 2012 | Foot
Jihad Ward | Bok | 2012 | Foot
David Williams | Imhotep | 2013 | Foot
Will Fuller | Roman | 2013 | Foot
Ryan Winslow | La Salle | 2013 | Foot
Mike McGlinchey | Penn Charter | 2013 | Foot
Daryl Worley | Penn Charter | 2013 | Foot
Zaire Franklin | La Salle | 2014 | Foot
Charlie Brown | Washington | 2015 | Bask
Derrick Jones | Carroll | 2015 | Bask
Shareef Miller | Washington | 2015 | Foot
D.J. Moore | Imhotep | 2015 | Foot
Ryan Bates | Wood | 2015 | Foot
Olamide Zaccheaus | SJ Prep | 2015 | Foot
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026