Carolina (Central High) Mary Norton Kratt, author (Central High) Charles Kuralt, award-winning American journalist, and CBS News Sunday Morning anchor (Central High) Doris Marie Leeper, sculptor and painter (Central High) Grady Little, former MLB manager Dan Locklair, music composer Robert Massey, former NFL player and current college football coach Tresor Mbuyu, professional soccer player Monk McDonald, former college athlete at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; member of North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (Charlotte High) Sarah Parker, served as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Troy Pelshak, former NFL defensive end, Super Bowl XXXIV champion with the St. Louis Rams Robert Reid-Pharr, critical essayist and Distinguished Professor of English at the CUNY Graduate Center Jim Richards, former NFL defensive back, Super Bowl III champion with the New York Jets Wally Shoup, musician who specializes in being a jazz alto saxophonist Floyd Simmons, two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the decathlon (Central High) See also Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools References Notes Garinger High School at Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission About Garinger at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools website External links School's home page Garinger - Central High School Alumni Association website Public high schools in North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1959 Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina 1959 establishments in North Carolina