Public school in South Holland, Illinois, United States
Thornwood High School is a
public high school located in
South Holland ,
Illinois , United States. It was built as part of
Thornton Township High School District 205 . It opened in 1971 to accommodate overcrowding at other District 205 schools,
Thornridge High and
Thornton Township High School .
Notable alumni
Freddie Banks –
College football coach
Michael Blair – retired
NFL football Running Back; played on the
Cincinnati Bengals and
Green Bay Packers
[3]
Eddy Curry – Former
NBA Center; played for the
Chicago Bulls ,
New York Knicks ,
2012 NBA Champion
Miami Heat , and
Dallas Mavericks
[4]
T. C. Dantzler – Greco-Roman wrestler; two-time U.S. national champion, five-time U.S. world wrestling team member
Matt Doherty – actor
[5]
Floyd Fields – Former NFL football
safety for the
San Diego Chargers
[6]
Cliff Floyd –
MLB baseball
left-fielder ; won
1997 World Series championship with
Florida Marlins
[7]
Reggie Hamilton – Undrafted professional basketball player
[8]
Justin Huisman – Former MLB baseball
pitcher ; pitched for the
Kansas City Royals
[9]
Don Holmes- Played
Middle Linebacker for the
Northwestern Wildcats ;
1995 Big Ten Champion and participated in
1996 Rose Bowl ; Currently the Principal of Thornwood High School (2018–Present)
Mark Konkol – Reporter for
Chicago Sun-Times ;
2011 Pulitzer Prize recipient
[10]
Neil Magny – Wrestler, professional
MMA fighter competing in
UFC
[11]
David Jerard Moss – Professional basketball player
[12]
Mark Mulder – Former MLB baseball pitcher; pitched for the
Oakland Athletics and
St. Louis Cardinals
[13]
Brittani Nichols - Actress, producer, and writer
DJ Rashad – DJ, pioneer of Chicago footwork
[14]
Bill Roe – Former NFL football Linebacker
[5]
Reggie Torian – 1999 silver medalist in
110m hurdles at World Championships; NCAA indoor 60m hurdle record holder
[5]
Steve Trout – Former MLB baseball pitcher; pitched for the
Chicago White Sox ,
Chicago Cubs ,
New York Yankees , and
Seattle Mariners
[15]
Michelle Venturella – 2000 United States Olympic softball gold medalist
[16]
Jason Weaver –
R&B singer and actor
[17]
[5]
Justin Williams – Former NBA basketball
Power forward -
Center ; currently plays in
Italy
[18]
Bill Zehme -- Biographer (Frank Sinatra, Andy Kaufman, Jay Leno, Hugh Hefner); writer for Rolling Stone , Esquire , Vanity Fair , Playboy .
[1]
References
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"Thornwood High School" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
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"Thornwood High School" . Illinois High School Association. Retrieved October 1, 2020 .
^ Baranek, Tony (September 15, 2016).
"Baranek: Thornwood, NFL alum Michael Blair chasing Olympic bobsled dream" . Chicago Tribune .
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Eddy Curry
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a
b
c
d
"Alumni / Most Notable Alumni" . Thornwood High School .
^ Hymon, Steve (January 12, 1991).
"Ooutlook on life is Fields' Primary Strength" . Chicago Tribune .
^ Castle, George (September 20, 2013).
"Floyd was good talker as player, so now he gets paid for that skill" (PDF) . Chicago Baseball Museum .
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"Reggie Hamilton - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles" . ESPN.com . Thornwood High School
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"Thornwood gains striking victory against T.F. South" . Chicago Tribune . May 16, 1997.
^ Ariva, Phil (24 April 2011), "Trivia Time", Chicago Sun-Times , p. 59, Which former Thornwood High School baseball player is most accomplished in his chosen profession? Answer ... Mark Konkol (the Sun-Times reporter who last week won a Pulitzer Prize ...)
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https://www.facebook.com/neil.magny/about [
user-generated source ]
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Moss to Indiana State . highschoolelite.com. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
^ CBS (February 11, 2015).
"Former MLB Pitcher Mark Mulder Accuses JRW Of Cheating For Years" . CBS Chicago .
^ Brown, Harley (April 28, 2014).
"DJ Rashad Dead at 34 (Update)" . Billboard .
^
Draft Picks who came from Thornwood HS at baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
^ Adam L. Jahns.
Thornwood Thunderbirds .
Chicago Sun-Times . May 15, 2008. Retrieved on May 23, 2008.
^ Weaver, Jason [@itsjasonweaver] (April 24, 2014).
"My high school! THORNWOOD aka "The Wood" aka "Gladiator School" " (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
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Justin Williams at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
External links
District public
Charter Private