Matthew Gilbert High School was a high school for black students in Jacksonville, Florida. Like many black high schools of the time, it was reclassified as a junior high school after integration. It is now Matthew Gilbert Middle School.
Athletics The Gilbert Panthers went undefeated (11–0) and won the FIAA State Football championship in 1958.
Notable alumni Henry Lee Adams Jr., first African-American judge in the middle district of Florida. Bob Hayes, Olympic sprinter, NFL Wide Receiver, the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
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