Nitro High School - Famous Alumni

Famous Alumni

  • William "Bill" Winter (1961) had a hall of fame football career at Marshall.
  • Kathy Mattea Grammy Award Winning Country Music Star.
  • Lew Burdette When Milwaukee won the 1957 World Series against the Yankees, Burdette became the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in a World Series, and the first since Christy Mathewson in 1905 to pitch two shutouts (Games 5 and 7).
  • J. R. House Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and played football at West Virginia University, starred at Nitro as the Wildcats' Quarterback during 1998 Championship Season.

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