Roosevelt High School Then and Now
Then
Roosevelt High School, Twenty-Eighth Avenue South between Fortieth and Forty-First in 1924
Roosevelt High School is named after US President Theodore Roosevelt. Athletic and other competition teams from the school are nicknamed the Teddies.
Notable alumni
* Peter Agre – he and Roderick MacKinnon awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003.
* Linda Berglin – long-time Minnesota senator and leader on issues relevant to health and human services.
* Fortune Gordien – former world record holder in the discus
* Reed Larson – former National Hockey League defenseman, member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
* Larry Munson – collegiate and professional sportscaster
* Mike Ramsey – former National Hockey League defenseman, Olympic gold medalist
* Charles Stenvig – former mayor of Minneapolis
* Toni Stone – first woman to play Negro League Baseball; one of the first women to play big-league baseball regularly.
* John Thomas – former National Basketball Association forward.
* Jesse Ventura – professional wrestler, 38th governor of Minnesota, and actor. Known as James Janos while in high school.
* Jim Freund – bass and backing vocals for the Crown Vics Rock and Roll Band.
and Now
“Then” photo sourceMinnesota Historical Society’s Visual Resource Database
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