Troy Ellis Inducted Into the Tiger Football Hall of Fame
On Thursday, July 18, 2024, Troy Ellis, along with Rollie Layfield, Eric Wright, Alex Wood and Lee Owens, was inducted into the Tiger Football Hall of Fame. His family will receive a plaque commemorating the honor and a duplicate plaque will be mounted in the high school sports hall in the space reserved for past Hall of Fame inductees. In addition, he will be recognized during the first home football game.
The Tiger Football Hall of Fame, a vision of Mr. David Weaver, opened in 2015. The Hall has been recognizing those individuals that have made contributions to the Tiger football experience, whether it be a player, coach, band director, booster club member or just a person who has influenced the program in a positive way. Inductees are selected by a group of 25 Massillon football supporters. With the current induction class, the Hall currently has 121 members
Troy Ellis, from the WHS Class of 2006, played football for Massillon from 2003 to 05 as a cornerback and wide receiver under Head Coach Tom Stacy. During his senior year he had ten pass interceptions, which is ranked second in the Tiger record book. Included in that ten were five against Cincinnati Elder at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Later that season he would suit up against Cincinnati St. Xavier in the Division 1 state finals.
Following the season, he was named 1st Team All-County, 1st Team All-District and 1st Team All-Ohio. He was also the recipient of the Touchdown Club’s Hardnose Award. He concluded his high school football career by participating in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game and the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 Game.
