Central High School (Macon, Georgia)

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Central High School, also known as Central-Macon, Central-Bibb, and Central Fine Arts and International Baccalaureate Magnet High School, is a

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Notable alumni

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This section also includes notable alumni from Lanier and Miller High Schools, which combined in 1970 to form the present Central High School.^[citation needed]

• Samaria (Mitcham) Bailey, first American female of African descent to attend the school; went on to be an entrepreneur; CEO of Med Tech Services, Inc.
• John Morrison Birch, missionary considered by some to be the first victim of the Cold War; the conservative John Birch Society, formed 13 years after his death, is named in his honor
• Neil Callaway, offensive line coach for the USC Trojans
• Jay Carson, advisor to politicians such as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Howard Dean
• soccer
  player
• Bill Cowsert, Georgia State Senator, 46th District and former Majority Leader
• De Loach Vineyards, Sonoma County, California
• Tony Gilbert, University of Georgia and NFL football player for the Atlanta Falcons
• Watts Gunn, golfer
• Milwaukee Braves, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets
  )
• Sasha Hutchings, musical theatre actress, singer, and dancer; was in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton
• Roger Jackson, football player
• Isaac Jackson, football player Kansas State University, Cincinnati Bengals ^[2][3]
• Tom Johnson, former president of CNN and the Los Angeles Times
• FAIA
  from Georgia
• Carrie Preston, actress (My Best Friend's Wedding, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Person of Interest)
• philanthropist; largest single donor to University of Georgia
• Theron Sapp, University of Georgia and NFL football player
• General
  same name
• Vernon "Catfish" Smith, All-American
  football player at the University of Georgia
• Hamp Tanner, football player
• J.T. Thomas, Florida State and NFL football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Ronnie Thompson, first Republican to be elected mayor
  of Macon; served from 1967 to 1975; gospel singer
• Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates
  )
• Alan Walden, co-founder of Capricorn Records; former manager of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Outlaws
• Phil Walden, co-founder of Capricorn Records; manager of Otis Redding and The Allman Brothers Band^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Official website