Yates High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Debbie Allen - actress
  • Johnny Bailey - former NFL football player for the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, and St. Louis Rams.
  • Jewel Brown - jazz singer with Louis Armstrong in the 1960s.
  • Garnet Coleman - State representative for District 147 in Houston.
  • Kevin Cooper - Director of Public Relations, Houston Texans
  • Santana Dotson - former NFL football player and member of the 1996 Super Bowl Champion (XXXI) Green Bay Packers.
  • Conrad O. Johnson - jazz saxophonist and leader of the Conrad Johnson Orchestra.
  • Monica V. Lamb - former member of the Houston Comets.
  • Dexter Manley - former NFL football player and member of the 1982 Super Bowl Champion Washington Redskins.
  • Roland S. Martin - journalist
  • Big Moe (Kenneth Moore) - rapper
  • Phylicia Rashad - actress, known for her role as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show
  • John Roper - Former NFL football Player for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and Philadelphia Eagles.
  • Robyn Troup (singer)
  • Rickie Winslow - former NBA basketball player
  • Michael Young - former NBA player for the Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Clippers; former Houston Cougars men's basketball player and member of Phi Slama Jama; director of basketball operations and performance enhancement at the University of Houston

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