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The Massillon Tigers were an early professional football team from Massillon, Ohio. Playing in the "Ohio League", the team was a rival to the pre-National Football League version of the Canton Bulldogs. The Tigers won Ohio League championships in 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1906, then merged to become "All-Massillons" to win another title in 1907.
The 1903 Massillon Tigers football season was their first season in existence. The team finished with a record of 8–1 and won the Ohio League championship. The Tigers began as an amateur team, however after their roster was decimated by injuries, the team paid several professional football players from western Pennsylvania to play for them against the Akron East Ends for the championship game.
This category is for players for the Massillon Tigers of the Ohio League in 1903–1906 and 1915–1919. There is separate category for players who played for the "All-Massillons" in 1907: Category:All-Massillons players.
Bailey Yoder, curator of football heritage at the Massillon Museum, said she is planning to update the Paul Brown & Tigers Timeline display in the Paul Brown Museum to reflect the 2023 state title.
Brandon Carman was the Tigers’ sack leader with 6.5 and Maverick Clark led the Tigers with two interceptions. Senior Shon Robinson, who shined in Massillon’s playoff win over Perry, and Vito ...
In the early years, the players consisted of working boys because most boys did not attend high school. By 1904 more boys began attending school past 8th grade. 1909 was Massillon's first undefeated football team. From 1910 to 1920 high school football in Massillon grew and improved, and by 1916 they were named the Scholastic Champions of Ohio. [3]
Tigers football head coach Nate Moore and his wife, Becca, march with the team through downtown Massillon Sunday night as the city celebrated the school's 2023 state football title.
The 1904 Massillon Tigers football season was their second season in existence. The team finished with a record of 7–0 and won their second Ohio League championship in as many years. Schedule