Grand Rapids City League - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni who participated athletically in the Grand Rapids City League (or participated for a school that later joined the City League) include the following:

• Paul G. Goebel, Sr., Grand Rapids Central High School, Football
• George Andrie, Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Football
• Terry Barr, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football
• Harry Berrios, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Baseball, Football
• Hugh Blacklock, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football
• Tim Bracey, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Basketball, Eastern Michigan University
• Val Bracey, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Central Michigan University
• Carlton Brewster, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Football
• Rodney Brown, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Santa Clara University
• Kelly Butler, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football, Purdue University
• Jeff Byrd, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Basketball, St. Francis University in Pennsylvania/Ferris State University
• Elmo Carlisle, Basketball, Football, Track, Grand Rapids Central High School
• Clarence Carlisle, Grand Rapids Central High School, Basketball, Ferris State University
• Geno Carlisle, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball, University of California at Berkley
• David Carter, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Central Michigan University
• Robert Casselman, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Track
• Colin Christopher, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Football, Indiana University
• Ryan Christopher,Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball
• William Curtis, Grand Rapids South High School, Basketball
• Mike Davenport, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Xavier University
• Gwen De Maat-De Vries, Grand Rapids Christian High School, Swimming
• Chuck DeShane, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Football
• Doug DeVos, Grand Rapids Christian High School, Football, Purdue University
• Richard DeVos, Grand Rapids Christian High School
• Clarence Ellis, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football, Track and Field
• Gerald R. Ford, Grand Rapids South High School, Football
• Tom Doyle, Grand Rapids West Ctholic High School, Football, Basketball, Baseball
• Tony Ford, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Murray State University
• Mike Franckowiak, Grand Rapids West Catholic High School, Football
• Melvin Goolsby, Grand Rapids South High School, Baseball
• David Harris, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Football, University of Michigan, New York Jets
• Andre Harris, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball, Indiana University
• Kenneth Jones, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, High School, Track and Football
• Lacy James, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Saginaw Valley State University
• Justin Jennings, Grand Rapids Central High School, Basketball, Purdue University
• Eric Johnson, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football and Track, Central Michigan University
• John Jimmerson, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, University of South Alabama
• Mike Kadish, Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Football
• Mike Keller, Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Football
• Justin Keenan, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball, Ferris State University
• Stanley Ketchel, Grand Rapids Union High School
• Thomas "Tom Tom" Kelley, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Michigan State University
• Loyd Kilgore, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball and Track, Mississippi Valley State University
• L.J. Kilgore, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Basketball and Football, Grand Valley State University
• Thomas Kilgore, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, University of California at Berkley
• George Kok, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball
• Lee Lafayette, Grand Rapids South High School, Basketball
• Eric Large,Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball, Jackson State University
• Alvin Loucks, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football
• Bob Lurtsema, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Football
• Floyd Mayweather Jr., Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School
• Melvin McLaughlin, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Basketball, Central Michigan University
• Eric McLaughlin, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Basketball, University of Akron
• Greg Meyer, Grand Rapids West Catholic High School, Cross Country, Track and Field
• Rick Miller, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football, Basketball, Baseball
• Duke Mondy, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Basketball, Providence
• Jim Prendergast, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Football - Michigan State University
• Mike Prindle, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football, Western Michigan University
• Joe Pugh, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football, Michigan State University
• Rueben Riley, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Football
• Donnie Riley, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football, Central Michigan University
• Huemartin Robinson, Grand Rapids Creston High School, University of Michigan/Southern Illinois University
• Rocky Rosema, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football
• Dave Rozema, Grand Rapids Central High School, Baseball
• Chuck Ruffin, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Football, Western Michigan University
• Tamayrr Salahuddin, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Football, Track and Field
• Tobi Lake, Grand Rapids Union High School, Football
• Michael "Pops" Sims, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Marquette University
• Derrick Spearman, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, Football and Baseball, National-Louis University
• Mike Spicer, Grand Rapids Central High School, Basketball, Ball State University
• Bobby Joe Springer, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, North Carolina at Wilmington
• Marte Smith, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Basketball, University of Connecticut/University of Detroit
• Bradd Sutton, Grand Rapids Union High School, Basketball, University of Missouri
• Joe Soboleski, Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan),Football
• Mickey Stanley, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Baseball
• Frank Steketee, Grand Rapids Central High School, Football
• Bobby Taylor, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Basketball, University of Toledo
• Tonya Powell Tillman, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School Basketball, University of Michigan
• Anthony Welch, Grand Rapids Creston High School, Basketball, University of Illinois
• Dave Wise, Grand Rapids Central High School, Track and Field
• Ross McClafferty, Ottawa Hills Indians & University of Hawaii Div 1A, Swimming
• Andy Lake, Grand Rapids Union High School, Baseball