Central High School (Philadelphia)
Central High School, also known as the "Philadelphia Central High School for Boys", is located in Philadelphia, PA. Founded in 1836, it is the second-oldest public high school in the United States. It became co-educational in 1984. It is also the only high school in the country that has the authority to grant a bachelor's degree.
Persons who went here[edit]
- Lou Bruce, outfielder
- George Burns, infielder
- Doc Bushong, catcher
- Bert Conn, pitcher/infielder
- Monte Cross, infielder
- Henry Gilroy, catcher
- Wilmer Harris, pitcher
- John Knight, infielder
- John Marzano, catcher
- Bill Yancey, infielder
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