| Notable Mainland High Alumni |
| A Century of Excellence |
In the last century Mainland has produced in excess of 25,000 graduates. Thousands more attended Mainland for a year or more but transferred to other schools before graduating. However, all were Buccaneers and all carry memories of Mainland High School wherever they may be today. With such a large and diverse population it is understandable that Mainland has produced graduates that have excelled in every walk of life. Every generation has produced doctors, nurses, lawyers, politicians and educators. There have also been writers, actors, artists, musicians, athletes and homemakers. Still others have had successful military careers or gone on to become business owners in every imaginable trade. Our Buccaneer family is truly awesome! Below is a handful of some of our prominent Mainland Buccaneers and/or graduates. Note:
This section of the website will have a major overhaul soon.
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![]() Our Best Known Alumnus & Generous Benefactor Vince Carter Class of 1995 Professional Basketball Player |
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| Theodore
Andrews, J.D. Class of 1970 Attorney at Law |
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| Jackson
Frank Ascherl Class of 1955 Florida Legislator |
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| Cheryl
(Phillips) Atwell Class of 1964 Historian/Author Museum Director |
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Dennis Baxley Class of 1970 Florida Legislator |
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James Bonamy Class of 1990 Singer/Musician |
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J. Hyatt Brown Class of 1955 Florida Legislator Speaker of the House |
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| Harold
Cardwell Class of 1944 Historian/Author |
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| Jesse
"Pete" Carr Class of 1968 Musician/Song Writer (As a Sophomore in 1966) |
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| Vince
Clarida Class of 1953 Engineer/Author |
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| Paul
Crow Class of 1964 Chief of Police |
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| Jeffrey
Dees, J.D. Class of 1964 Attorney at Law |
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| Edgar McAuley
"Eddie" Dunn Class of 1958 Florida Legislator |
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| Beverly
Fant, R.N. Class of 1969 Registered Nurse |
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| Rogers
P. Fair, M.D. Class of 1967 Doctor of Medicine |
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| Darryl
L. Gentry, MSW, LCSW Class of 1961 Clinical Social Worker |
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| Mark
Gibson Class of 1975 Stock Car Driver |
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| Gary
Grotendorst, Ph.D. Class of 1970 Research Biologist |
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| William
Hall Class of 1975 Chief of Police |
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| Jim Harvey Class of 1966 Poet/Author |
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| Clement
King Heberle Class of 1973 Chief Executive Officer |
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| Bill
Jennings Class of 1973 Chief Financial Officer |
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| Douglas
Jones, J.D. Class of 1955 Chief Magistrate & Municipal Court Judge |
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| Kathy
Kelly Class of 1964 Newspaper Journalist |
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| Ron
Kendrick Class of 1970 Television Journalist |
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| Jonathan Knight,
Ed.D. Class of 1977 Artist/Author |
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| Gary
Langford, D.V.M. Class of 1973 Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine |
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| Jill
Mahler, J.D. Class of 1998 Attorney at Law |
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| John Mailhot Class of 1984 Television Engineer & EMMY Award Winner |
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| Buz
McKim Class of 1969 Racing Artist & Historian |
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| Noah C.
McKinnon, J.D. Class of 1961 Attorney at Law |
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| George
McCloud III Class of 1985 Professional Basketball Player |
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| Merrill
Dean Nelson, J.D. Class of 1948 Attorney at Law |
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| Robert
Nipper, D.V.M. Class of 1961 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
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| Daniel
Norman Class of 1972 Airline Pilot |
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| Regina
Nunnally, J.D. Class of 1990 Attorney at Law |
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| William
"Bill" Oegerle Class of 1968 Astrophysicist |
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| Richard
Barry "Rick" Orfinger, J.D. Class of 1970 Attorney at Law District Attorney |
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| Don
Pardus Class of 1981 Stock Car Driver |
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| Richard
"Rusty" Parker Class of 1963 Professional Basketball Player |
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| Julianne
"Juli" Piggotte, J.D. Class of 1971 Attorney at Law Chief Circuit Judge |
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| Michael Polite Class of 1987 Professional Basketball Player |
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| Richard
Pumphry Class of 1941 Educator/Author |
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| Benjamin
Rawls, Jr. D.V.M. Class of 1960 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
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| Eddie
Reese Class of 1959 College Coach 8-Time NCAA Coach of the Year |
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| Paolo
Rivera Class of 1999 Artist & Illustrator |
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| Homer
Ryan, M.D. Class of 1967 Doctor of Medicine |
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| Patricia
Ryan, J.D. Class of 1975 Attorney at Law |
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| Tracy
Sipp Class of 1980 Author |
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| Alvin Smith,
M.D. Class of 1952 Doctor of Medicine |
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| Patricia
Larkins-Hicks, Ph.D. Class of 1967 Speech Pathologist |
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| Walter Snell,
J.D. Class of 1949 Attorney at Law Justice of the Peace |
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| Chiung
Tien, C.P.A. Class of 1986 Accountant |
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| Budd Treloar,
M.D. Class of 1950 Doctor of Medicine |
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| Lyle
Wadsworth, M.D. Class of 1967 Doctor of Medicine |
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| Denzel
Washington Class of 1971 Actor (As a Junior) |
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| Thomas
"T.K." Wetherell, Ed.D. Class of 1963 Educator University President Florida Legislator Speaker of the House |
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| Jim
Whitaker Class of 1942 Educator |
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| Charles
"C.B." Williamson, M.D. Class of 1967 Doctor of Medicine MHS Team Physician |
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| Art
Wilson Class of 1945 Fire Chief & Fire Marshal |
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Prominent
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| Notice! If you know of other prominent alumni that you would like considered for inclusion in the next update of this site, please e-mail me the background and details. We encourage all participation. Webmaster. |