Garfield athletics have been strong historically.
Athletic successes for the 1950s included four city football championships, two tennis titles, two baseball championships, and a state AA tournament trophy in basketball.
 The boys basketball team has won the most state Washington state championships in state history.

Garfield basketball teams have won many regional and state titles.
The boys basketball team has won the state championship 14 times and was the runner-up eight times since 1949.
 The team has notable alumni, including Brandon Roy (GHS c/o 2002), Tony Wroten (GHS c/o 2011), and University of Washington alumnus Will Conroy.
The girls team boasts alumna Joyce Walker (GHS c/o 1980), who is best known as the third woman to join the Harlem Globetrotters.
 Both the girls and boys teams were state champions in 1980 and 1987.
The girls team won their third state championship in 2005.

In 2001, the boys swimming and diving team won the state championship.
In 2007, the girls swimming and diving team won the state championship.

Garfield won state titles in boys and girls track in 1987 and 2017.
The boys cross country team won the Metro League championship in 2016.

The football team made national headlines when they knelt during the U.S. national anthem to protest an allegedly racist verse continued within and police brutality in the United States.
Their protest continued for the entirety of the 2016 season .
Players on the team stated that they had received death threats and had their car's tires slashed due to the protests .
Garfield athletics have been strong historically. Athletic successes for the 1950s included four city football championships, two tennis titles, two baseball championships, and a state AA tournament trophy in basketball.  The boys basketball team has won the most state Washington state championships in state history.
Garfield basketball teams have won many regional and state titles. The boys basketball team has won the state championship 14 times and was the runner-up eight times since 1949.  The team has notable alumni, including Brandon Roy (GHS c/o 2002), Tony Wroten (GHS c/o 2011), and University of Washington alumnus Will Conroy. The girls team boasts alumna Joyce Walker (GHS c/o 1980), who is best known as the third woman to join the Harlem Globetrotters.  Both the girls and boys teams were state champions in 1980 and 1987. The girls team won their third state championship in 2005.
In 2001, the boys swimming and diving team won the state championship. In 2007, the girls swimming and diving team won the state championship.
Garfield won state titles in boys and girls track in 1987 and 2017. The boys cross country team won the Metro League championship in 2016.
The football team made national headlines when they knelt during the U.S. national anthem to protest an allegedly racist verse continued within and police brutality in the United States. Their protest continued for the entirety of the 2016 season . Players on the team stated that they had received death threats and had their car's tires slashed due to the protests .
Garfield High School (Seattle)