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unusual facts about East St. Louis Senior High School


East St. Louis Senior High School

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, graduated 1980, three time Olympic gold medalist in track and field.


Arthur A. Goldberg

The victims were mostly impoverished communities with large minority populations—such as the territory of Guam; East St. Louis, Illinois; East Chicago Heights, Illinois; Chester, Pennsylvania and Sac and Fox Reservation in Oklahoma.

East St. Louis and Suburban Railway

This railroad moved commuters and express freight among various towns in the East St. Louis area including Belleville, Collinsville, Waterloo, Columbia, Granite City, National City, French Village, and Lebanon.

Going My Way

The film follows Father Charles “Chuck” O’Malley (Bing Crosby), an incoming priest from East St. Louis whose unconventional style transforms the parish life of St. Dominic’s Church in New York City.

Kevin Stevens

Not only did he rarely see the ice during this season, but after a game against the St. Louis Blues, he was caught in an East St. Louis, Illinois motel with a prostitute and crack cocaine.

Russell Gunn

He grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois playing trumpet, and his initial musical interest was hip hop with LL Cool J being his first music idol.

Walking on Dead Fish

Its under-funded high school, East St. John High School, took in 450 displaced students and 20 of them joined the football team.


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