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]
Jeff Buckey – former
NFL football player
[4]
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
[5]
Robert Duncan – poet, was a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance
[6]
Frank Gifford –
Pro Football Hall of Fame and
Monday Night Football commentator
[7]
Merle Haggard – singer-songwriter.
Jerry Marion – former NFL player
[8]
Kevin McCarthy – Congressman, 55th
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
[9]
Matthew Todd Miller , American citizen held by North Korea
[10]
Spain Musgrove – former
NFL defensive lineman
[11]
Doug Loman – former
MLB player (
Milwaukee Brewers )
[12]
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.
[13]
Steve Ontiveros – former
MLB player (
San Francisco Giants ,
Chicago Cubs )
[14]
Dennis Ralston – Davis Cup winner
[15]
Don Robesky – former Stanford football player
[16]
Rick Sawyer – former
MLB player (
New York Yankees ,
San Diego Padres )
[17]
Jeff Siemon – former NFL football player
[18]
Jeremy Staat – former NFL player
[19]
Michael Stewart – former
NFL football player
[20]
Robert Swift – former
NBA player[
citation needed ]
Jerry Tarr – former professional football player
[21]
Phillip Thomas – former NFL football player
Jake 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
[22]
Tyrone Wallace (Class of 2012) – Paris basketball player, NBA player, former
California Golden Bears basketball player
Earl 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 August 30, 2021 .
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"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 .
^ 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 . University of California Press. p. xxii.
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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