Pahokee High School

Public middle school and high school in Pahokee, Florida, United States

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United States historic place


Old Pahokee High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	360 Main St., Pahokee, Florida
Coordinates	26°49′30″N 80°39′47″W / 26.8251°N 80.6630°W / 26.8251; -80.6630
Built	1928
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	96001334
Added to NRHP	November 15, 1996

Pahokee High School (also known as Pahokee Junior Senior High School) is a historic school in Pahokee, Florida. It is currently located at 900 Larrimore Road.^[3] On November 15, 1996, The Old Pahokee High School building on E. Main St. was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[4] It was designed by architect William Manly King. It has had a very successful football program and numerous NFL players have graduated from the school. It has a rivalry with Glades Central High School which also has a successful football program. The schools feature in Bryan Mealer's 2012 book Muck City.

Athletics

Pahokee's football team, the Blue Devils, has won 6 state championships in 1989, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, including a span from 2006 to 2007 which featured a 28–0 record, a #6 national ranking, and 2 state championships.^[5]

Notable alumni

Richard Ash, football player for Dallas Cowboys^[6]
Bill Bentley, football player for Detroit Lions^[7]
Anquan Boldin, football player for Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers^[8]
Kevin Bouie, football player for multiple NFL teams^[9]
Jim Burroughs, football player for Indianapolis Colts^[10]
Rickey Jackson, Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker^[11]
Janoris Jenkins, football player for Tennessee Titans^[12]
Pernell McPhee, football player for Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens^[13]
Eric Moore, football player for New England Patriots, St. Louis Rams^[14]
Alphonso Smith, football player for Detroit Lions^[15]
Antone Smith, football player for Atlanta Falcons^[16]
Vincent Smith, football player for Michigan Wolverines^[17]
Mel Tillis, singer, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee^[18]
Andre Waters, football player for Philadelphia Eagles, had CTE Chronic traumatic encephalopathy^[19]
Riquna Williams, basketball player for WNBA's Las Vegas Aces

References

^ ^a ^b "School info". Pahokee Middle-Senior High School (pmsm.palmbeachschools.org). Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Search for Public Schools - Pahokee Middle-Senior High (120150002624)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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^ "Richard Ash". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
^ "Ragin Cajuns Athletics - 2011 Football Roster". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "Player Bio: Anquan Boldin". seminoles.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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^ "Jim Burroughs". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
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^ "Eric Moore Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. 2011. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
^ "Alphonso Smith Profile". Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "Antone Smith Profile - Florida State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "Vincent Smith Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
^ "MEL TILLIS - Country Music Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "'Football killed him': The legacy of Pahokee's Andre Waters". Retrieved March 18, 2013.