Overbrook High School (PA)
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Overbrook High School is a public, four-year secondary school located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. An inner-city school, it is perhaps most well-known because of its famous alumni (listed below).
Overbrook High School is officially designated by the School District of Philadelphia as Location #402, in the West Region. As of 2005, the school principal of Overbrook is Ethelyn Payne Young.
Although the school's population fluctuates, enrollment for 2004-2005 was 2,075 students (grades 9-12). Although some students are White, Asian, or Latino, 99% of the student population is African American.
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Notable Alumni
- Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain - NBA legend
- Walt Hazzard (Mahdi Abdul-Rahmad) - former NBA guard; UCLA All-American player and coach
- Wali Jones - former NBA player; Miami Heat executive.
- Malik Rose - NBA player
- Tony Costner - NBA player
- Wayne Hightower - NBA player
- Rich Laurel - NBA player
- Hal Lear - NBA player
- Lewis Lloyd - NBA player
- Andre McCarter - NBA player
- Jackie Moore - NBA player
