Talk:Fordson High School

Alumni

The streamer Myth went to this high school, would be a good addition to the alumni — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:40:C004:AAE0:3DA1:84A2:B253:F52C (talk) 11:13, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Redirect

Why does this article redirect from Fordson High School to Fordson high school rather than the other way around? Silensor 18:05, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Articles for Deletion debate

This article survived an Articles for Deletion debate. The discussion can be found here. -Splash 01:54, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

History merge

Someone pasted a copy of the top version of Fordson high school into Fordson High School and performed a small edit. This isn't the way to do it. I've history merged the two versions created in this way--both are now at Fordson High School, and the talk pages are also merged. --Tony Sidaway^Talk 12:11, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

Vandalism

Appears to be some rampant vandalism to the page, perhaps someone who is familiar with the school and notable alumni would be able to revert some of this. DrunkenSmurf 20:30, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Corrado Parducci

was a architectural sculptor from Detroit who worked on Fordson. Here is a chunk of the page from his Job Book were he recorded this transaction. Carptrash 13:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Notable alumni

• Ed Bagdon, guard and linebacker for Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins. At Michigan State University, he received the 1949 Outland Trophy for being the nation's top lineman.
• Chuck Davey, Michigan State University boxer, United States olympic boxer, and boxing commissioner for the state of Michigan.
• William Dear, Hollywood director, most notably of Angels in the Outfield and Harry and the Hendersons.
• Jim Dunbar, radio program director, talk show host, and news anchor; was elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame for his work with KGO in 1999. He is also portrayed in the 2007 film Zodiac. In 2008, he receivedMichigan State University's College of Communication Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni award. [1]
• Chad Everett film and TV actor, appearing in over 40 films and TV series.
• Russ Gibb, concert promoter, most notably of MC5 and Iggy Pop
• Robert P. Griffin, former US Senator, former Michigan Supreme Court associate justice. [2]
• Joe Hamood, Houston Mavericks basketball player
• Marian Bayoff Ilitch, Founder and Owner of Little Caesars Pizza and Motor City Casino; inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
• Art James, Television game show host; hosted Blank Check and The Magnificent Marble Machine and
• John C. Kornblum American Diplomat, Ambassador to Germany, responsible for Ronald Reagan's historic speech in Berlin 1987. [3]]
• John Lesinski, Jr. former Congressman for Michigan (D, 1951-1965) [4]
• Adele Mara, American actress, most famous for her role in Sands of Iwo Jima
• Charles "Kid" McCoy, world champion boxer
• Gino Polidori, Michigan's current 15th District Representative
• Wilford Brimley, famous actor (Cocoon and The China Syndrome) who has also appeared in Liberty Medical advertisements
• Walter Reuther, President of United Auto Workers (UAW) from 1946-1970, President of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) from 1952-1955; named to Time's 100 most influential people of the 20th century; I-696 freeway in Michigan and a library at Wayne State University are named after him.
• Tom Saidock, defensive tackle at Michigan State University; played professionally as a defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles (1957), New York Titans (1960-61), and Buffalo Bills (1962)
• Tarick Salmaci, boxer, also featured on reality TV show The Contender
• Jim Snyder, played baseball for the Minnesota Twins from 1961-1964. He also managed the Seattle Mariners in 1988.
• Dr. Jerome Wiesner, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1971-1980 and science advisor to United States Presidents, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson

-- This list needs real citations and scrutiny of the citations that are here; they are incomplete, totally dead, and/or don't say that the person went to Fordson. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:45, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Fordson and Muslim students in the football team

I'd like to rewrite that section, with New York Times, ESPN articles, and/or citations in published books (not self-published); it would discuss both the Muslim students in the football team and the documentary made about them. The amount of coverage on that topic has been ongoing and has involved multiple reliable sources. WhisperToMe (talk) 16:04, 9 January 2017 (UTC)