This list contains notable people associated with Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, including alumni and current and former faculty. Alumni Art & entertainment Karen Ackerman (1969) – author of children's literature Alice Williams Brotherton (1848-1930) – writer Marty Callner (1964) – music video director Leo Mielziner (1887) – artist and scenic designer, father of Jo Mielziner Harry Shokler (1914) – artist Richard Stoltzman (1960) – classical clarinetist Athletics Daryl Boston (1981) – former Major League Baseball player Ezzard Charles (1942) – The "Cincinnati Cobra", American professional boxer and former World Heavyweight Champion Dante Craig – National Golden Gloves Champion Lightweight Champion 1995, Welterweight Champion 1999) and contender in boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics Leon Durham (1976) – former Major League Baseball player (1980–1989) Ray Edwards (2003) – defensive lineman drafted by the Minnesota Vikings John Jackson (1983) – offensive tackle Ed Jucker (1936) – former head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati and later coach for two seasons of the Cincinnati Royals of the NBA. C. J. McDiarmid (c. 1886) – executive with the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds Antwan Peek (1998) – linebacker for the Cleveland Browns Abdul Salaam (1971) – former defensive tackle with the New York Jets' as part of the "New York Sack Exchange." Known as "Larry Faulk" while attending Woodward, he changed his name to Abdul Salaam, which means "Soldier of Peace," in 1977. Ed Shuttlesworth (1970) (born 1952) – leading rusher for the Michigan Wolverines football teams of 1972 and 1973; third leading rusher in the Canadian Football League in 1974 Clem Turner (1964) – NFL running back for Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos and pro wrestler. Government and politics Ted Berry (1924) – 1st African-American Valedictorian at Woodward (1924); president of the Cincinnati branch of the NAACP (1932-1946); 1947-1961 served on the NAACP Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation; first black assistant prosecuting attorney for Hamilton County; first African American mayor of Cincinnati (1972) David H. Bailey, United States Consul in Hong Kong (1870-1878) and Consul General in Shanghai (1879-1880) Mark L. Mallory (1980) – Mayor of Cincinnati Lafayette F. Mosher (1843) – Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon State Senator O'dell Owens – reproductive endocrinologist, Hamilton County Coroner, President of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, nonprofit executive William Howard Taft (1874) – 27th President of the United States and 10th Chief Justice of the United