E. J. Stewart (1903–1905) Sherburn Wightman (1906–1907) Stan Cofall (1915–1916) Charles Brickley (1917) Bob Nash (1917–1919)
General managers
Jack Goodrich (1903–1904) J.J. Wise (1905–1906) E. J. Stewart (1906) Sherburn Wightman (1907) Stan Cofall (1915–1916) Charles Brickley (1917) Bob Nash (1917–1919)
Owner(s)
Massillon Tigers
Ohio League Championship wins
6 (1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1915)
Undefeated seasons
3 (1904, 1905, 1907)
Mascot(s)
Obie
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 team returned as the Tigers in 1915 but, with the reemergence of the Bulldogs, only won one more Ohio League title. Pro football was popularized in Ohio when the amateur Massillon Tigers hired four Pittsburgh pros to play in the season-ending game against Akron. At the same time, pro football declined in the Pittsburgh area, and the emphasis on the pro game moved west from Pennsylvania to Ohio.
The team opted not to join the APFA (later renamed the NFL) in 1920; it remained an independent club through 1923, when the Tigers folded. During their time as an independent, the Tigers never played against any team in the NFL, even though several other independent teams did. The Massillon Tigers team name was transferred to Massillon Washington High School, which still uses it.
The MassillonTigers were an early professional football team from Massillon, Ohio. Playing in the "Ohio League", the team was a rival to the pre-National...
in the city of Massillon, Ohio. The school colors are orange and black, and the school's athletic teams are known as the MassillonTigers. The original...
the MassillonTiger. Blondy Wallace began the 1906 season by signing Jack Lang, Jack Hayden, Herman Kerkhoff, and Clark Schrontz away from the Tigers and...
used for American football, and is the home field of the Massillon Washington High School Tigers football team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 16...
previous leagues, and did not return for a second season. Canton Bulldogs-MassillonTigers Betting Scandal History of the National Football League New York Pro...
The East Ends' dominance of Ohio football went unmatched until the MassillonTigers paid several ringers from the recently disbanded Pittsburgh Stars to...
Blues, Lorain Pros, MassillonTigers, Massillon All-Stars, Franklin Athletic Club of Cleveland, Akron Indians and the Cleveland Tigers between 1905 and 1916...
The 1917 All-Massillons football season was their eighth season in existence. It would be their last season until 1919, since the Tigers 1918 season was...
Railroad. Massillon was a shipping and steel town obsessed with its high school and professional football teams, both called the Tigers. Massillon's main rival...
The 1916 MassillonTigers football season was their seventh season in existence. The team posted a 7–1–2 record in 1916. Thanksgiving Classic "The Super...
professional football player for the MassillonTigers from 1904 to 1906. Originally from Canton, Ohio, which was the home of the Tigers', rival the Canton Bulldogs...
1894, Massillon Union High School played its first football game against Canton Central High School. The football team mascot became the Tigers, the same...
The 1919 MassillonTigers football season was their last season in existence. The Tigers 1918 season was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I...
the MassillonTigers of the Ohio League. He played for the Tigers until 1907 and served as a team captain for three of his four seasons in Massillon. A...
The 1915 MassillonTigers football season was the sixth season of competition for the MassillonTigers franchise, and their first season since 1907. The...
All-Americans, Chicago Tigers, Columbus Panhandles and Detroit Heralds joined the league during the year). The MassillonTigers from Massillon, Ohio was also...
deserving of the well-respected MassillonTigers name. Hay actively sought another investor for the Tigers, but because the Tigers of the 1910s had been operating...
the 1919 schedule, that began with an opening day game against the MassillonTigers, was scratched because of conflict with New York's blue laws. In 1919...
home to a rare white Bengal tiger. In a possible insult to Art Modell – or possibly as a homage to the MassillonTigers – Brown chose the exact shade...
Knute wound up in Massillon, Ohio, in 1915 along with former Notre Dame teammate Dorais to play with the professional MassillonTigers. Rockne and Dorais...
the Shelby Blues. However, the MassillonTigers began making a run for the title. Akron initially dismissed Massillon, telling them to "go play for a...
The 1904 MassillonTigers football season was their second season in existence. The team finished with a record of 7–0 and won their second Ohio League...
The 1905 MassillonTigers football season was their third season in existence. The team finished with a record of 9–0 and won their third Ohio League championship...
predecessor to today's National Football League. In 1906 the Canton Bulldogs–MassillonTigers betting scandal became the first major scandal in professional football...
All-Americans, Chicago Tigers, Columbus Panhandles, and Detroit Heralds joined the league during the year. The MassillonTigers from Massillon, Ohio was also...
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