Central High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Founded in the early 1900s, it is popularly considered the first high school in Memphis. This, however, is not accurate; in fact, 3 High Schools in Memphis were established before Central: Booker T Washington in 1873, Manassas HS in 1899, and Melrose in 1894.

William F. Barnes was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1958 to 1964. Barnes guided his teams to a 31–34–3 (.478) record, including two seven-win seasons in 1960 and 1961 and an appearance in the Rose Bowl.