John Havlicek and Phil Niekro Hall of Famers in their respected sports.

I find it fascinating when great pros played in high school with another great pro. The chances of becoming professional are sooooooo small that it is amazing when two kids grow up together and then make a living at a sport as an adult. It is even smaller that they both turn into superstars. I know of 3 that are pretty good. Any others?

1. Bill Russell and Frank Robinson

2. Alex Smith and Reggie Bush (both #1 picks overall)

3. Randy Moss and Jason Williams

 

While still pretty incredible, Bush actually went #2 overall. Mario Williams was #1 .

Tony Pike & DeShawn Wynn were both at Reading High School at the same time I believe. Neither really had much of an NFL career, but both made it.

While still pretty incredible, Bush actually went #2 overall. Mario Williams was #1 .

 

Correct. I missed that.

1982

 

CHAMPION - Dunbar - Baltimore, Md./65-48

 

1983 USA Today National Champions

 

1983 Maryland State Champions

 

( Three first round NBA draft choices)

 

( Nine players signed Division I )

 

RUNNER-UP - Carlisle Co. - Bardwell, Ky.

 

1983 Kentucky Runner-up

 

THIRD - Fairdale - Fairdale, Ky./75-65

 

(Sixth Region Champions)

 

FOURTH - Pulaski Co. - Somerset, Ky.

 

FIFTH - Jeffersontown - Jeffersontown, Ky./84-63

 

SIXTH - Vanguard - Ocala, Fl.

 

CONSOLATIOIN WINNER - Elizabethton - Elizabethton, Tn./65-61

 

1983 Tennessee Semi-finalist

 

CONSOLATION RUNNER-UP - Cawood - Cawood, Ky.

 

I think this would make a cool 30 for 30 episode.

Correct. I missed that.

 

That's probably because everybody in the world thought Bush was going #1 up to the minute that he didn't. Crazy draft.

B.J. Upton, Justin Upton, Mark Reynolds, David Wright, and Ryan Zimmerman all played for the same showcase baseball team in high school.

Dan Issel and Ken Anderson

 

That is a good one, Clyde!

 

Batavia, Illinois.

Luis Gonzalez and Tino Martinez

Bill Walker and OJ Mayo / Oj Mayo and Patrick Patterson

Terrence Jones and Terence Ross

Harrison Barnes and Doug McDermott

Samuel Dalembert and Al Harrington

Courtney Lee and Jeff Teague

The Lopez twins and Quincy Pondexter

Dorell Wright and Andre Blatche (bothe went from high school straight to the NBA)

Wayne Ellington and Gerald Henderson JR

Nick Calathes and Channler Parsons (also played together at Florida)

Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr

Reggie Bush and Alex Smith

Brandon LaFell, Brian Orakpo and Josh Gordon

Josh Cribbs and Vernon and Vontae Davis

Demarcus Ware and Osi Umenyora (College and High School)

Troy Smith and Ted Ginn

Teddy Bridgewater and Amari Cooper

Stephon Gilmore and Jadeveon Clowney (High School and College)

Clayton Kershaw and Matt Stafford

Johnathan Vilma and Frank Gore (HS and College)

Gio Bernard and Geno Atkins

Trae Waynes and Melvin Gordon

Josh Johnson and Marshawn Lynch

 

Wow! Great work, cathbird.

I was already old when they were playing.

 

Best performance I ever saw by a Dunbar Poet was in a televised game between Dunbar and DeMatha in 1973. DeMatha had Adrian Dantley, who was totally schooled by a guy named Skip Wise, Wise was a schoolyard legend who could light it up on anybody. Went on to become the first-ever freshman ACC first-teamer with Clemson, left after that year to go to the Baltimore team in the ABA, which promptly folded. Got involved with drugs and never made it as a professional.

 

He was better than Williams, Williams, Bogues and Wingate put together. It seemed like it, anyway.

 

You must be real old. MCGranPapa.

Was it Derek Bell and Gary Sheffield that played on the same Little League team?

 

I believe they also had the shortstop from 88 Olympic team, I am thinking his name is Ty Griffin. They won the US championship and got drilled by Taipei.

 

Sheffield went to Hillsborough High School. Griffin and Bell went to the same high school, C Leon King High School, but all 3 played on the Belmont Heights Little League team.

 

1988 Topps

Gio Bernard and Geno Atkins

 

That duo surprises me. I guess Gio was a frosh?

I was already old when they were playing.

 

Best performance I ever saw by a Dunbar Poet was in a televised game between Dunbar and DeMatha in 1973. DeMatha had Adrian Dantley, who was totally schooled by a guy named Skip Wise, Wise was a schoolyard legend who could light it up on anybody. Went on to become the first-ever freshman ACC first-teamer with Clemson, left after that year to go to the Baltimore team in the ABA, which promptly folded. Got involved with drugs and never made it as a professional.

 

He was better than Williams, Williams, Bogues and Wingate put together. It seemed like it, anyway.

 

Adrian Dantley was one of my all-time favorite hoopsters.

B.J. Upton, Justin Upton, Mark Reynolds, David Wright, and Ryan Zimmerman all played for the same showcase baseball team in high school.

 

That's not the same.

Sheffield went to Hillsborough High School. Griffin and Bell went to the same high school, C Leon King High School, but all 3 played on the Belmont Heights Little League team.

 

1988 Topps

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I may be remembering this wrong, but I thought Sheffield and Dwight Gooden played for the same school. Maybe even related.

 

And didn't Eric Davis and Daryl Strawberry play together? Crenshaw HS in LA?