Notable Alumni
- Don Bennett (1928): Won the 100 and 220 at the 1928 National Interscholastic Championships, the latter in national record time (21.1). Ran in the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Trials, twice college All-American, won three Big Ten titles.
- William Buford (2008): basketball player for Ohio State University.
- Jack Hallett, Former MLB player (Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants)
- Bobby Lawson (1972): won back-to-back state titles in the 100 and 220-yard dashes and led the Cowboys to the 1972 Class AAA state track and field crown. His 9.4 in the 100 is still listed as a state meet record for that distance
- Tony Momsen (1945): football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins of the NFL and for the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL. Played college ball for the University of Michigan, where he scored the winning touchdown in the 1950 Snow Bowl.
- Bob Snyder (1932): played football for Ohio University and in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Americans, Cleveland Rams, and Chicago Bears, winning NFL titles in 1938, 1939, and 1941. He later became a head coach in the NFL and NCAA.
- Chet Trail (1962): baseball player
- Mel Walker (1933): high jumper, won the 1936 NCAA Championship, the 1938 US Championship, and broke the world record in 1937.
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