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Little Rock School District Hall of Fame Event
The Class of 2021
Honorees
Jamaal Anderson, graduate of Little rock Parkview high school
Jamaal Anderson, a 2004 Patriot graduate who broke the Parkview High School’s record for touchdowns was recruited to join the Razorback football team as a 6’6” 215-pound walk-on wide receiver. The tremendous multisport athlete Legend had a previous relationship with then U of A head coach, Houston Nutt Jr., who are both Children of Deaf Adults (CODA). Coach Nutt’s staff quickly recognized the potential of the superior athlete and moved him to the defensive end. During his junior season, he earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference and honorable mention All-American honors during his Junior season which was his last as a Razorback as he entered the NFL Draft. The Little Rock native was drafted with the 8th overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2007 Draft where he earned the Falcons’ starting right defensive end during training camp and started 15 regular-season games.
Lindsey Davis, Graduate of little rock’s Hall High School
Lindsey Davis competed in the LRSD as Hall High School Warrior from 1972 to 1975. The multifaceted student-athlete was co-captain of the varsity cheerleading squad while also earning State High School Diving Championships on the one- and three-meter springboards in 1972, 1973, 1974 & 1975. The Hall High graduate was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. The Legend qualified to compete in the 1980 Olympics for diving when the United States boycotted the Olympics in Moscow. Coach Lindsey began teaching in 1979 and currently resides in Bentonville, AR where she’s coaching softball and golf. Her teams have earned three state titles in golf and four state titles in softball where she has recorded 400 wins and 96 losses.
John Kelly, Graduate of UAPB and UA-Fayetteville
Coach John Kelly, a 1964 graduate of UAPB and UA-Fayetteville has touched lives as an educator in Arkansas for nearly six decades. In 1970, Coach Kelly was hired as head football and track coach at Dunbar Junior High School. His next stop would be at Parkview High School wherein 1979, he was selected to lead the football program. The Legend held that post for 19 years winning two conference championships and a state runner-up title in 1983 with a 12-1 record. After 34 years of teaching and coaching, Coach Kelly transitioned to administrative and athletic director’s duties at Little Rock Central High School and would later assume the same role at Parkview, where he is currently employed.
James Rouse, graduate of parkview high school
James Rouse, a 1985 graduate of Parkview High School, earned Rouse the Parade All-American status as one of the top prep football players in the U.S., due to his Friday night senior high school football performances. The distinction was with merit as Rouse would later be selected as the Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year during his 1985 freshman debut as a Razorback. The Legend was a key member of the Razorbacks’ back-to-back Southwest Conference Championships and Cotton Bowl Classic appearances following the 1988 and 1989 seasons. In the Spring of 1990, Rouse was drafted by the Chicago Bears and played in all 16 games as a rookie. Rouse’s legacy is cemented in the natural state; his performances as a running back earned him a roster spot on Arkansas’ All-Decade Team for the 1980s.