Notable alumni

• Larry Barnes – formerMLB player (Anaheim Angels,Los Angeles Dodgers).^[2]
• Theo Bell – former NFL football player^[3]
• Richard Blick - 1960 Rome Olympic 4x200 freestyle relay gold medalist, 200-meter freestyle world record-holder, teacher, principal, and swim coach.^[4]
• Jeff Buckey – formerNFL football player^[5]
• Pete Cross – formerNBA player.
• Marion Osborn Cunningham – artist.
• Ric Drasin – actor, author, designer of theGold's Gym andWorld Gymlogos, and retiredprofessional wrestler^[6]
• Robert Duncan – poet, was a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance^[7]
• Frank Gifford –Pro Football Hall of Fame andMonday Night Football commentator^[8]
• Merle Haggard – singer-songwriter.
• Jerry Marion – former NFL player^[9]
• Kevin McCarthy – Congressman, 55thSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives^[10]
• Matthew Todd Miller, American citizen held by North Korea^[11]
• Spain Musgrove – formerNFL defensive lineman^[12]
• Doug Loman – formerMLB player (Milwaukee Brewers)^[13]
• Ruth B. Love (Class of 1950) – Educator, former education administrator, school superintendent and author. Love is noted as the first African–American and woman to serve as superintendent ofChicago Public Schools, the nation's third largest school district.^[14]
• Steve Ontiveros – formerMLB player (San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs)^[15]
• Dennis Ralston – Davis Cup winner^[16]
• Don Robesky – former Stanford football player^[17]
• Rick Sawyer – formerMLB player (New York Yankees,San Diego Padres)^[18]
• Jeff Siemon – former NFL football player^[19]
• Jeremy Staat – former NFL player^[20]
• Michael Stewart – formerNFL football player^[21]
• Robert Swift – formerNBA player^{[citation needed]}
• Jerry Tarr – former professional football player^[22]
• Phillip Thomas – former NFL football player
• Jake Varner – four time All-American and two time national champion wrestler at Iowa State University and winner of a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London at 26^[23]
• Tyrone Wallace (Class of 2012) – Paris basketball player, NBA player, formerCalifornia Golden Bears basketball player
• Earl Warren –California Attorney General, three-termGovernor of California,Chief Justice of the United States, and chairman of theWarren Commission
• Larry Welz – noteworthy early contributor tounderground comics movement

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4. ^"Richard Blick First Swimmer in Elias Hall",The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, California, 27 January 1977, pg. 39
5. ^Gustkey, Earl (October 14, 1994)."Buckey Is Doing the Impressing Now".Los Angeles Times. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
6. ^Stevens, Tyler (December 28, 2012)."Finding Fame: Ric Drasin". Bakersfield Life. Archived fromthe original on April 1, 2013. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
7. ^Duncan, Robert (2012).Robert Duncan: The Collected Early Poems and Plays. University of California Press. p. xxii.ISBN 9780520953628.
8. ^Ewing, Zach (November 10, 2012)."Gifford celebrated with hall of Fame ceremony at BHS". Bakersfield Californian. Archived fromthe original on September 20, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
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10. ^Garofoli, Joe (January 1, 2011)."Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield is 3rd in House GOP". San Francisco Chronicle. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
11. ^Karimi, Faith (September 20, 2014)."North Korea: Imprisoned American wanted to become 'second Snowden'". CNN.com. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
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13. ^Cave, Leanne (May 1, 2013)."Former Renegade athletes will be honored at BHS hall of fame dinner".The Renegade Rip. Bakersfield College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
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15. ^Press, Larry (February 12, 1977)."Dealt with Murcer for Cubs' Madlock Steve Ontiveros happy with trade".Bakersfield Californian. Newspapers.com. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
16. ^Ferguson, George (June 15, 1970)."Osuna-Ralston friendship".The Deseret News. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
17. ^Cave, Leanne Brock (May 10, 2010)."Driller Football Hall of Fame to honor 7 more greats". Bakersfield Californian. Archived fromthe original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
18. ^"Rick Sawyer Stats". The Baseball Cube.
19. ^Evans, Jeff (May 11, 2007)."Siemon reached top at every level". Bakersfield Californian. Archived fromthe original on September 20, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
20. ^Cousineau, Ann (August 29, 2012)."View the Valley Snapshots page Valley Snapshots Retired NFL player, Iraq veteran to speak at parade". The News Review. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
21. ^Cave, Leanne (December 7, 2001)."BC football alumnus gives back to community".The Renegade Rip. Bakersfield College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.
22. ^"Jerry Tarr". GoDucks.com. Archived fromthe original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved2007-10-05.
23. ^Pucin, Diane (October 12, 2012)."U.S. wrestler Jake Varner earns gold medal at London Olympics".Los Angeles Times. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2014.

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