Amphitheater High School, also known as Amphi High, is a public high school, located in northwest

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, United States. Amphi is the

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high school of Amphitheater Public Schools of Tucson, and serves grades 9–12. The school mascot is the panther, and the school colors are kelly green and white. Amphi opened in 1939 as the second

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in Tucson, and has a student enrollment of 1,249. In the 1983–84 school year, it was honored as a

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. Its feeder schools are Amphi Middle and La Cima Middle.

Notable alumni

* Mario Bates (1991), American football running back in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions * Michael Bates (1989), 1992 Olympic bronze medal-winning sprinter and five-time

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kick returner in the

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* Jeff Colter, former

defensive back * Erubiel Durazo (1993),

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baseball player; played for the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2002) where he won the 2001 World Series, and the Oakland Athletics (2003–2005) * Riki Ellison (formerly Riki Gray), football player,

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, SF 49ers, LA Raiders * Glenn Ezell, former

pitching coach and minor league catcher and manager * George Gray (1985), TV announcer of ''

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'' (2011–present) * Savannah Guthrie (1989),

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news anchor and

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correspondent *

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, actor, best known for role as Wilson on ''

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'' * Alex Kellner, former

player (

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, Saint Louis Cardinals) * Walt Kellner, former

player (

) * Sam Merriman (1979), NFL linebacker (

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, 1983–87) *

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(c. 1950), author on religious history, and university professor

References

External links

Amphitheater Public Schools
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