Pomona High School (or PHS) is a

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(

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) operated by the

Pomona Unified School District Pomona Unified School District or PUSD serves approximately 30,000 Pre-K-12 students and 17,000 adult learners at 44 schools in Pomona and Diamond Bar, California. It is located 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, and is the third-largest scho ...

(PUSD) in

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, located in North Pomona at 475 Bangor St. In 2002 and 2003, the Pomona High School football team won the Valle Vista League championship.

Athletics

On December 5, 2014, the varsity football team won the

CIF Southern Section The California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) is the governing body for high school athletics in most of Southern California and is the largest of the ten sections that comprise the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF ...

football championship. Pomona High defeated Paraclete High School by a score of 37-29 to win its first CIF-SS championship since 1951.

Notable alumni

* Hamza Abdullah, NFL player *

Husain Abdullah Husain Ibn Muhammed Abdullah (born July 27, 1985) is a former American football free safety. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and also played for the Kansas City Chief ...

, NFL player and younger brother of Hamza *

Doug Bird James Douglas Bird (born March 5, 1950) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher from to . Bird was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1969 amateur draft's secondary phase. During his career, Bird was used in a var ...

, Major League Baseball Pitcher *

Tank Collins Derwin F. "Tank" Collins (born January 28, 1969) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for Presto Ice Cream in the Philippine Basketball Association but is best known for his high school and college careers in the United ...

, former expatriate professional basketball player * Torri Edwards, sprinter * Jerry Green, expatriate professional basketball player *

Marty Keough Richard Martin Keough (born April 14, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1956–60), Cleveland Indians (1960), Washington Senators (1961), Cincinn ...

, Professional Baseball Player *Lila Kiser, model *

Sugar Shane Mosley Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971), often known by his nickname "Sugar" Shane Mosley, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2016. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF li ...

, boxer *

Bob Seagren Robert Seagren (born October 17, 1946) is a retired American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion. A native of Pomona, California, Seagren was one of the world's top pole vaulters in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won six National AAU ...

, Pole vault Olympic Gold/Silver Medalist/actor/entrepreneur *

Bill Singer William Robert Singer (born April 24, 1944) is an American former professional baseball pitcher with a 14-year career from 1964 to 1977. He played primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–72) and the California Angels (1973–75), spending hi ...

, former MLB player *

Dedrique Taylor Dedrique LaMonte Taylor (born May 1, 1974) is the current college basketball head coach for Cal State Fullerton. He is also a former Arizona State associate head men's basketball coach and a college assistant coach. Early life and education Afte ...

, Cal State Fullerton Head Basketball Coach *

Delanie Walker Hubert Delanie Walker (born August 12, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at the Central Missouri State and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. After seven sea ...

, NFL player *

Jimmy Verdon Jimmy Verdon (born November 4, 1981) is an American football defensive end who was most recently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played ...

NFL player, College Coach *

Janeene Vickers Janeene Hope Vickers-McKinney (née Vickers, born October 3, 1968) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She won bronze medals in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1991 World Champio ...

, sprinter *

Azeem Victor Azeem Victor (born September 19, 1995) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington. College career He played college football for Washington. Victor was a first-team all- Pac-12 Conference ...

NFL Player *Bob Hargrove, All-State Wrestler, All American Linebacker *

Walter Knott Walter Marvin Knott (December 11, 1889 – December 3, 1981) was an American farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in California, introduced the Boysenberry, and made Knott's Berry Farm boysenberry preserves. Early life On De ...

, grower of the Boysenberry and founder of Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park

References

External links

* {{Pomona, California High schools in Los Angeles County, California Valle Vista League Public high schools in California Buildings and structures in Pomona, California Education in Pomona, California 1900s establishments in California