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, religious_affiliation =

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Xaverian Brothers The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium, in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier. The institute is dedicated to education. Hist ...

, president = , principal = , streetaddress = 1609 Poplar Level Road , city =

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, zipcode = 40217 , country = US , coordinates = , campus =

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, 54 acres, 6 buildings , enrollment = , faculty = 121.3 ( FTE) (2017–18) , class = 20 students , ratio = 11.1:1 (2017–18) , athletics = , colors = , mascot = Tigers , team name = , rivals = , athletics_conference = Kentucky High School Athletic Association , website = , module = St. Xavier High School is a

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all-boys, college preparatory Xaverian school in

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. It is located in the

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. St. Xavier was founded in 1864 by Br. Paul Van Gerwen, C.F.X. The school is located at 1609 Poplar Level Road and is the only school in Kentucky that has received the Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award four times, the most recent of which was awarded in 2016. St. Xavier has also renovated the school grounds with Project X, an initiative to raise $28 million for new academic and athletic facilities. In total Project X raised $29.1 million for the school. In 2016, it was voted "Best Private High School" in the Louisville Magazine.

Athletics

St. Xavier has the largest enrollment of boys among Kentucky high schools, and had been the only school in

to have won a state championship in every

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(KHSAA)-sanctioned sport open to boys before the KHSAA began sponsoring coeducational championships in bass fishing and archery in the early 21st century. St. Xavier is one of the most successful athletic programs in

, having won 172 boys' state championships across 13 different

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sports. In 2005, St. Xavier was ranked #14 in "

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" ''Best High School Athletic Programs''. In the 2009 fall semester, Saint X won all four fall sports. This is an unprecedented feat, taking home championships in

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, cross country and

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. The annual

game with traditional local rival

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is promoted by the schools as the most-attended annual regular-season

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game in the country, typically drawing over 35,000 fans. The largest crowd was 38,500 and the 2007 edition of the game had an announced attendance of 37,550. Both teams have also met in the

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. As of 2018, St. Xavier has 12 state championships, with the last one being in 2009. In 2018, St. X announced that Kevin Wallace would be named new football head coach after Will Wolford announced that he would resign. The swim team has won thirty-one consecutive state swimming championships, a national record for consecutive state championships out of any sport. They have beat the record from a high school in the Hawaiian Islands . In addition to this, the swim team has captured 55 swimming state titles overall, which is a national record. The golf team has won the McDonald's Tournament of Champions national event multiple times and sent numerous golfers on to

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Division I colleges such as Kentucky, Louisville, Alabama, Wake Forest, Clemson, Cornell, Tennessee, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma State, Ohio State and Purdue. In 2016, St. X made a 3-peat by winning its 21st title and joined

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to win more than 2 more titles. As of 2018, the cross country team has won 6 of the last 7 State Championships, and was nationally ranked in the top 15 in 2012–13. In 2012, the team which consisted of 6 future NCAA DI athletes, qualified for and competed in

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, the only consensus national championship competition in all of American High School athletics. The Tigers placed 14th. In 2016, the cross country team was ranked 13th at the nationals. In addition, it won several titles along with Floyd Central at a Tiger Run meeting. The

team has won eight state championships since 2000, earning top 10 rankings in national polls while doing so. The Tigers' football home of Brother Thomas More Page Stadium also hosts the

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team, representing nearby

Bellarmine University Bellarmine University (BU; ) is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after Saint Rober ...

. The university began play in sprint football, a form of American football played under standard college rules but with player weights restricted to , in the 2022 season.

Project X

Saint Xavier has done renovations with Project X. Project X first did renovations with a $3 million classroom. Project X also resulted in a new

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facility, complete with concessions and seating for 300 spectators, a new baseball stadium and a new 6,100 seat football stadium, complete with two private suites, an 8-lane rubberized track, new space for offices and locker rooms. The Tigers opened the new baseball complex on March 26, 2007, with a 10–0 win over Meade County, opened the football stadium on August 24, 2007, with an 18–14 victory over Ballard and opened the 2,000 seat basketball arena with a 73–53 win over South Oldham on January 20, 2009. With the conclusion of Project X, St. Xavier now boasts some of the best high school athletic facilities in the nation including an indoor golf facility on campus.

Notable alumni

Academics *

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, prominent novelist (''The Broken Cord'', ''The Yellow Raft in Blue Water'') and scholar; ''The Broken Cord'' won 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction *

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, computer scientist, mathematician, and

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author *

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, economist Athletics * Frank Beard, former

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, member of USA Swimming National Team * Chris Burke, MLB player for

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Ray Burse Ray Burse, Jr. (born October 2, 1984 in Prospect, Kentucky) is an American former soccer player. Career College and amateur Burse attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and played college soccer at Ohio State University. His ...

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(MLS) goalkeeper for

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, MLB pitcher for

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* Bobby Curtis,

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champion and

All-American Cross Country,

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athlete *

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, All-American with

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, early professional with

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Mo Moorman Maurice "Mo" Moorman (born July 24, 1945) is a former American college and professional football player. He played collegiately for Texas A&M, and went to the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs as a first-round draft choice in 1968. ...

, former

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player for

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Bobby Nichols Robert Herman Nichols (born April 14, 1936) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the PGA Championship in 1964. Early years Born in April 1936 and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Nichols attended St. Xavier High School. Whi ...

, professional golfer, winner of 1964

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* Scott Padgett, former NCAA champion with

and

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player; head coach at

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, football player *

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, former American Gladiator, American football player, and actor *

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, American football player * Mike Silliman, Olympic gold medalist and NBA player *

Bob Talamini Robert Guy Talamini (January 8, 1939 – May 30, 2022) was an American football player. Talamini, a 6'1", 250 lb lineman, earned third-team All-SEC honors at the University of Kentucky and was drafted by the Houston Oilers of the American ...

, American football player *

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, professional golfer, winner of the

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and

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Will Wolford William Charles Wolford (born May 18, 1964) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Playing career Wolford attended St. Xav ...

, former NFL player and owner of

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; St. Xavier head football coach, 2013–2018 Business *

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Entertainment and media *

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, actor *

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, actor (transferred before graduation) *

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, former

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and

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host *

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, screenwriter ('' Red Eye'' and '' Disturbia'', among others) *

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, lead singer in band

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, actor *

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, actor, 1940s and '50s film star *

Sean O'Bryan Sean Michael O'Bryan (born September 10, 1963) is an American film and television actor from Louisville, Kentucky. He attended and graduated from St. Xavier High School. Career He co-starred with William Ragsdale on the series '' Brother' ...

, actor *

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-winning writer and artist of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comic books Government *

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, former Democratic member of

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and mayor of

* Jack Conway, Kentucky Attorney General *

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, former Democratic member of United States House of Representatives * Chris Seelbach, Cincinnati City Councilmember * Justin R. Walker,

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of the Western District of Kentucky Musicians *

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, rapper *

, lead singer of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Xavier High School (Louisville) Educational institutions established in 1864 1864 establishments in Kentucky Roman Catholic schools in Louisville, Kentucky Catholic secondary schools in Kentucky Schools sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers Boys' schools in Kentucky High schools in Louisville, Kentucky

Athletics

Project X

Notable alumni

See also

Footnotes

References

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