Griffin High School is located in

Griffin, Georgia Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, Spalding County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a po ...

, United States. It is part of the

Griffin-Spalding County School District The Griffin-Spalding County School District is a public school district in Spalding County, Georgia, United States, based in Griffin. It serves the communities of East Griffin, Experiment, Griffin, Orchard Hill, and Sunny Side. Schools The ...

. The mascot of Griffin High School is the Bear. The school's colors are green and gold. The Sam Bailey Building is part of the school and is on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

Notable alumni

Professional football players

Randy Baldwin Randy Chadwick Baldwin (born August 19, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Car ...

– former

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

running back *

Ken Barfield Kenneth Alfred Barfield (July 19, 1929 – September 24, 2000) was an American professional football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the Universi ...

– NFL offensive and defensive tackle * John Brewer – former

American Professional Football Association The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

(APFA) guard/halfback *

Charlie Clemons Charlie Fitzgerald Clemons (born July 4, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. He was signed by the St. Louis Ra ...

– former NFL linebacker,

Super Bowl XXXIV Super Bowl XXXIV was an American football game played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 30, 2000, to determine the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1999 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion ...

champion with the

St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1995 through the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, California, where the team had played ...

* Chris Clemons – former NFL defensive end,

Super Bowl XLVIII Super Bowl XLVIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion 2013 Denver Broncos season, Denver Broncos and National Football Conference (NFC) champion 2013 Seattle Seahawks season, Seattle Seahawks to ...

champion with the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...

* Nic Clemons – former NFL defensive tackle * Xzavier Dickson – former NFL linebacker, two-time BCS national champion at

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

* Stacey Driver – former NFL running back * 'Omar Ellison – former NFL wide receiver, college football national champion at

Florida State Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

Willie Gault Willie James Gault (born September 5, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the fa ...

– NFL wide receiver,

Super Bowl XX Super Bowl XX was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for ...

champion with the

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...

, U.S.

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...

sprinter * Freddie Gilbert – former NFL defensive end * Sherrod Martin – former NFL safety * Greg McCrary – NFL tight end * Alton Montgomery – NFL cornerback/kick returner * Corey Moore – NFL safety * Dwayne Morgan – NFL offensive tackle *

Bobby Rainey Bobby Gene Rainey, Jr. (born October 16, 1987) is an American former football running back and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, earning second- ...

– NFL running back/return specialist,

Super Bowl XLVII Super Bowl XLVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champio ...

champion with the

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home g ...

Johnathan Sullivan Johnathan Lamar Sullivan (born January 21, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected sixth overall by the N ...

– NFL defensive tackle * Ben Talley – NFL linebacker *

Jessie Tuggle Jessie Lloyd Tuggle Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 2000. He played college footb ...

– NFL linebacker, five-time

Pro Bowl The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (since 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's All-star, star players. The format has changed ...

selection, Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor, member of the

College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive Tourist attraction, attraction devoted to college football, college American football. The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players ...

Rayfield Wright Larry Rayfield Wright (August 23, 1945 – April 7, 2022) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He is a member of the Pro Football H ...

– NFL offensive tackle, two-time

Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual History of the NFL championship, league championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966 NFL season, 1966 (with the excep ...

champion, six-time Pro Bowler,

Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor The Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor (RoH) is a ring that currently around AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and formerly existed around Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, which honors former players, coaches and club officials who made outstanding contr ...

, member of the

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional football (gridiron), professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of profes ...

Chandler Worthy Chandler Regis Worthy (born September 15, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Houston Te ...

– former NFL and

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest pr ...

wide receiver

Professional baseball players

Tim Beckham Timothy Lamar Beckham (born January 27, 1990) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and Minnesota Twins. Beckham was the first ...

– former

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

infielder * Cornelius Randolph – professional baseball outfielder * Jeff Treadway – former MLB second baseman

Professional basketball players

* Darrin Hancock – former

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

player

Military

* General Stephen Townsend – retired

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

four-star

general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

who served as Commander

United States Africa Command The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM, U.S. AFRICOM, and AFRICOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense, headquartered at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. It is responsible for ...

References

External links

Griffin High School Profile (2021) , Griffin, GAGriffin-Spalding County - Ga - Griffin Highgriffinhighbandofgold - Welcome to our 2010 - 2011 school year!!
{{authority control Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Schools in Spalding County, Georgia Buildings and structures in Griffin, Georgia Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing