George D. Chamberlain High School is a public high school in

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, United States. It was opened in 1956 on North Boulevard (on the corner of Busch Boulevard). The school is named in honor of George D. Chamberlain, who served for several years as a trustee for the Hillsborough County School System.

Demographics

In the 2022–2023 academic year, the student population numbered 1,243. The ethnic makeup was as follows: *50.93% Hispanic *30.01% Black *12.15% White *4.67% Multi-racial *2.25% Asian

Athletics

Chamberlain is a member of the

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and competes as the Storm in these sports: * Boys: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, wrestling * Girls: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball, wrestling ;Florida state championships * Golf (Boys): 1959 * Golf (Girls): 1999 Spring, 1999 Fall, 2000 * Softball: 2003, 2012

Notable alumni

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. * Brodrick Bunkley,

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. * Bob Burns, NFL

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. *

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. * Joe Clermond, NFL

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. * Chip Glass, NFL

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. * Bob Hall (Class of 1960), Republican member of the

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* James Harrell, NFL linebacker. * Kevin House, Jr., NFL

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. * Oliver Hoyte, NFL

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/ fullback. *

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Footnotes

References

External links

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Chamberlain High School Legacy Alliance Alumni

''The Chieftain'' school newspaper
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