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The Bordentown Military Institute was a private high school in
Bordentown, New Jersey Bordentown is a city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 3,924.William Bowen purchased the Spring Villa Female Seminary building and reopened it as the Bordentown Military Institute. In 1972, it was merged with the
Lenox School The Birch Wathen Lenox School is a college preparatory K-12 school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Birch Wathen Lenox comprises approximately 500 students from all around New York City. The Birch Wathen Lenox School is one ...
in Lenox, Massachusetts. The combined entity was shut down the following year as the
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reduced the popularity of a military education.


Notable alumni

* Tim Berra (born 1951), wide receiver who played in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts. *
Paul Boudreau Paul T. Boudreau (born December 30, 1949) is an American football coach who is currently the special teams coordinator for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Prior to the bombers he last served as offensive line coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the Nat ...
(born 1949), NFL Offensive Line Coach * George Hobart Chapman (born 1911) Colonel US Army. Grandson of Wyoming Senator C. D. Clark. * Robert William Duncan, Jr. (born 1948) * Joe Duckworth (1921-2007), football
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who played in the NFL for the
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. *
Vincent R. Kramer Vincent R. Kramer (May 31, 1918 – September 17, 2001) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps Colonel (United States), colonel. He was a guerrilla warfare expert and was awarded the Navy Cross during the Korean War. Early life and ...
(1918–2001),
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who was a guerrilla warfare expert and was awarded the
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during the
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. * Nicholas S. H. Krawciw (born 1935) *
Floyd Little Floyd Douglas Little (July 4, 1942 – January 1, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Denver Broncos, initially in the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He ...
(born 1942), NFL Hall of Fame running back. *
Douglas Palmer Douglas Harold Palmer (born October 19, 1951) is a former politician who was the first African-American mayor of Trenton, New Jersey. Biography Palmer was born in Trenton and attended Trenton public schools. He then graduated from the Bordent ...
(born 1951), first African-American mayor of Trenton, New Jersey. *
Barry T. Parker Barry T. Parker (born December 12, 1932) is an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. Biography Parker was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey in 1932 and gradua ...
(born 1932), politician who served in both the
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and the New Jersey Senate. *
Joe Plumeri Joseph J. Plumeri II (born July 7, 1943) is vice chairman of the First Data Board of Directors. He was the chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings (Willis), a New York Stock Exchange-listed insurance broker, until July 2013. The company has 1 ...
(born 1943), Chairman & CEO of Willis Group Holdings, and owner of the
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.Fischer, Rich
"Bordentown Military Institute alumni to gather this month"
''Community News'', September 26, 2018. "Leading the list is NFL Hall of Famer Floyd Little. Then there is two-time All-Star Chris Short, who won 83 games with the Phillies from 1964-68 and still owns the franchise record of 15 strikeouts in one game. Former Phils and Cubs manager Lea Elia was another baseball star, along with Trenton Thunder owner Joe Plumeri. Other football entries included Eagles All-Pro Stan Walters, the Giants’ Tom Longo and the Bills’ Paul Costa."
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(1921-2000),
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whose
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career consisted of three games played for the
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in 1949. *
Chris Short Christopher Joseph Short (September 19, 1937 – August 1, 1991), nicknamed "Styles", was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1959–1972), and Milwaukee Brewers ...
(1937-1991), Major League Baseball pitcher Chris Short biography from the SABR Baseball Biography Project
/ref> * Willard Dickerman Straight (1880–1918) * Mario Carlo Tucci (born 1928), owner of Delmonico's Restaurant, New York *
Stan Walters Stanley Peter Walters Jr. (born May 27, 1948) is a former professional American football offensive tackle. After playing college football for Syracuse, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the ninth round of the 1972 NFL Draft. He spent t ...
(born 1948), former NFL offensive tackle.


References

{{reflist Defunct schools in New Jersey Educational institutions established in 1881 Educational institutions disestablished in 1973 Schools in Burlington County, New Jersey 1881 establishments in New Jersey 1973 disestablishments in New Jersey