Steubenville High School is a public

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Steubenville, Ohio Steubenville ( ) is a city in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Ohio River west of Pittsburgh, it had a population of 18,161 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Weirton–Steubenville m ...

, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Steubenville City School District.

Athletics

The school offers baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. Athletic teams compete as the Steubenville Big Red in the

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as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

2012 rape and distribution of child pornography case

The school drew international attention after two members of the football team were accused and later convicted of digitally raping, and distributing child pornography of a 16-year-old girl in 2012. The students were seen "joking" about raping a "dead girl" on a 12 minute video. The convicted teens were also charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl, which occurred only 4 months prior. Four adults were indicted in the cover-up of sexual assault cases involving the schools high school athletes, one being the school coach.

Notable alumni and faculty

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– U.S. Representative from

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(1977–1995) * Zach Collaros - Quarterback,

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2009 - 2011 , Current Quarterback for

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, 3 Time

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Champion, Two Time CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award 2021 & 2022. * Sylvia Crawley – Former

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women's basketball coach, Former North Carolina Tar Heels Assistant Coach, Crawley was the Starting Center on North Carolina Tar Heels 1994 NCAA Championship Team and Played for Indiana Fever and San Antonio Silver Stars of WNBA. * Joe Gilliam Sr. - All-American at quarterback at

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, Tennessee State Tigers Defensive Coordinator, he helped the Tigers to four undefeated seasons and seven Black College Football National Championships in a 20-year span, Gilliam served as head coach at Tennessee State from 1989 to 1992, earning Ohio Valley Conference Coach Of The Year honors in 1990, Gilliam was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall Of Fame in 2007. * Paul Hoover –

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baseball, Tampa Bay Devil Rays,

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, He is currently the Bench Coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) * Calvin Jones – Iowa Hawkeye Football Hall of Fame 1989, # 62 Jersey Retired, Outland Trophy winner (nation’s outstanding college lineman) in 1955; consensus first team all-American guard in 1954, 55; first team all-Big Ten in 1953, 54, 55; captain of 1955 football team; played professional football in Canada in 1956; member of Helms Foundation Hall of Fame; and he was Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 1980. * Don Joyce – Joyce was Drafted in the 2nd Round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals, Played 12 Seasons Chicago (3) Baltimore (7) Min (1) & Den (1) Joyce Started for the Baltimore Colts in both 1958 and 1959 NFL Championship games (Both Won by Colts) and Played in the 1958 Pro Bowl. * Eddie Kazak – former

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player ( St. Louis Cardinals,

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) *

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– Dean Martin was an American singer, actor, and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". * Bob Mike – Pioneer black professional football player with the

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* Najee Murray - Defensive Back, Kent State 2013 - 2016 All-Mac , Current Defensive Back for

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* Will Robinson – former head basketball coach at

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and scout for the

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; first African-American head basketball coach

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history * Edward Vincent – First African American Mayor of the City of Inglewood, CA, All Big Ten and All-American Football Player for

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, Drafted by

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in 1956. *

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– The first Openly African American to play in

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for Toledo Blue Stockings. * Weldy Walker – The second Openly African American to play in

for Toledo Blue Stockings. * Johnny Wilson – former

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player for the Cleveland Rams

References

External links

School website

District website
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