Marist School (Georgia)

History

Marist School was originally founded by the Society of Mary (Marists) in 1901, opening its doors on October 2 of that year. The school originated as a boys' military school called Marist College and was located in a three-story schoolhouse on Ivy Street, now Peachtree Center Avenue, in downtown Atlanta. In the 1940s, while it was a military school, the boys wore a blue military uniform with a soft cap, and performed a marching drill routine on the field, which was next to the school and in front of the Sacred Heart Catholic School.

Notable alumni

• Ken Adamson – AFL Football Player, Denver Broncos (Class of 1956)
• Cecil Alexander – Atlanta architect (attended freshman through junior years)
• Paul V. Applegarth – first chief executive officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation (class of 1964)
• Bret Baier – Fox News correspondent, host of Special Report with Bret Baier (class of 1988)
• Marshall Brain – founder of HowStuffWorks
• Christopher M. Carr – Attorney General – State of Georgia (class of 1990)
• Drew Dollar – racing driver in NASCAR and the ARCA Menards Series (class of 2019)
• Andrew Economos – NFL long snapper, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Kyle Farmer – Minnesota Twins shortstop
• Sean Guenther – MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
• Kyle Hamilton – Baltimore Ravens safety, Notre Dame Fighting Irish (class of 2019)
• Omari Hardwick – Star of the STARZ hit series Power; former UGA football player
• Matt Harpring – NBA player, Utah Jazz
• David Hasselhoff – actor Knight Rider, Baywatch, attended but did not graduate
• Will Heller – NFL tight end, Detroit Lions (class of 1999)
• John Hester – Los Angeles Angels catcher
• Kathleen Hersey – Olympic swimmer; finished 8th in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing (class of 2008)
• Kit Hoover – TV personality
• Disco Inferno – WCW wrestler, real name Glenn Gilberti
• Ernie Johnson Jr. – Sportscaster for Turner Sports and host of Inside the NBA for TNT
• Bobby Jones – golf legend, attended but did not graduate
• Chris Krebs – inaugural Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Ed Lafitte – MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1909–1912), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and Buffalo Blues (1915)
• Patrick Mannelly – NFL long snapper, Chicago Bears (class of 1993)
• Peter Marshall – former world record-holding swimmer in 50 and 100 yard backstroke (class of 2000)
• Sean McVay – NFL head coach of the Los Angeles Rams (class of 2004)
• Bert Parks – longtime Host (1955–1979) of annual Miss America telecast
• Bob Olderman – NFL player
• Ryan Roushandel – NASL, Atlanta Silverbacks
• Anderson Russell – NFL player
• Leigh Torrence – NFL defensive back, New Orleans Saints
• Mark Watson – MLB pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (2000), Seattle Mariners (2002), and Cincinnati Reds (2003)
• Rob Woodall – Georgia US House of Representatives (7th District)
• John Fitzpatrick – NFL player

References

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