HISTORY & TRIVIA

S.P. Waltrip High School History etc. http://hs.houstonisd.org/WaltripHS/Default.htm

MUCH of the info below is verifiable at http://hs.houstonisd.org/WaltripHS/TriviaFolder/trivia.htm

The Waltrip Band played for President Kennedy the night before his assassination. (1963)

Toni Bracher Lawrence is currently City of Houston (Texas) Council Member and is a graduate of Waltrip Class of 1965.

Waltrip is the only high school in Houston to win the city championship in football and basketball in the same school year . 1966 1967. Only two boys played on both of those two teams Tim Duff and David Yaege.

Shelley Duvall is a 1967 Graduate of Waltrip High School. Duvall's film career began when Robert Altman discovered her in Houston while filming Brewster McCloud in 1970. He gave her a small part in the film. Duvall was given larger roles in later Altman films including McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Thieves Like Us, Nashville, 3 Women, and Popeye. Since Popeye, Duvall has only appeared in a few films. She has produced high-quality children's programming for cable TV and home video. She has won numerous awards as the producer of "Faerie Tale Theatre," "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales," and "Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories." Shelley was also in "The Shining."

Texas Senior Senator John Whitmire graduated from Waltrip in 1968.

The actor Patrick Swayze graduated from Waltrip in 1971.

Barbara Bracher Olson, a conservative commentator on CNN. Graduated from Waltrip High School 1972. Barbara Olson was killed on September 11, 2001, when the airplane she had just boarded for Los Angeles was hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the Pentagon. Barbara was married to Theodre Olson - the 42nd United States Solicitor General, serving from June 2001 to July 2004. Barbara Bracher Olson was also SISTER of the current City of Houston Council Member Toni Bracher Lawrence mentioned above.

Debra Maffet was named Miss America 1983. She graduated Waltrip in 1975

Mark Calaway is the professional wrestler known as The Undertaker. He graduated from Waltrip in 1983.

Kennan McCardell, (according to Wikipedia) A two-time Pro Bowl selection, McCardell won two Super Bowl rings with the Washington Redskins in 1991 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers, and Houston Texans.receiver for Tampa Bay, is from Waltrip. He caught a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego in 2003. (Not sure of the year he graduated. Maybe 1987)

Van Malone - (according to Wikipedia) Professional American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns. Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Tmapa Bay Buccaneers. Van Malone (born July 1, 1970 in Houston, Texas) is a former safety in the National Football League. He played his entire career from 1994–1997 for the Detroit Lions. He is the current cornerbacks coach for the Texas A&M Aggies. (Not sure of the year he graduated. Maybe 1987)