JOIN THE TOUCHDOWN CLUB
The meetings are a lunchtime affair and members receive from the Head Coach reviews of past games and scouting reports of upcoming opponents. Team captains also provide insight. Occasionally, the meetings are enhanced with guest speakers.
At the end of the season, the club honors one of the players with the “Bob Commings Memorial Hardnose Award.” That player would have received the most votes from among weekly tallies taken by the club members. Past notable players honored include John Mulbach (Ohio State), David Whitfield (Ohio State), Chris Spielman (Ohio State), Shawn Crable (Michigan) and Brian Gamble (Illinois/Ashland).
Bob Commings was a very successful coach for the Tigers from 1969 to 1973, compiling a record of 43-6-2, including Massillon’s last state championship (1970) and qualification for Ohio’s first ever state playoff games (1972). Commings departed following the 1973 season to become head coach of the University of Iowa and later coached at GlenOak High School, for which their field was later named.
| Year | President | Hardnose Winner | Meeting Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | George Mizer | Dorian Pringle | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2022 | George Mizer | Willtrell Hartson | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2021 | Ben Liebermann | Austin Brawley | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2020 | Steve Berecek / Ben Liebermann | Caiden Woullard | Virtual Banquet |
| 2019 | Steve Berecek | Preston Hodges | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2018 | Brock Herring | Jamir Thomas | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2017 | Matt Keller | Jamir Thomas | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2016 | Bill Brown | Austin Jasinski | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2015 | Ron Thornberry | Dakota Dunwiddie | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2014 | Jeff Bricker | J.D. Crabtree | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2013 | Mel Herncane | Lyron Wilson | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2012 | Ray Jeske | Brody Tonn | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2011 | Ron Swartz | Robbie Plants | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2010 | Todd Schumacher | Clayton Mattox | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2009 | Jason Byers | Bo Grunder | Massillon Eagles 190 |
| 2008 | Jeff Thornberry | Cooper Ivan | Amvets |
| 2007 | Linda Waechter | Corey Hildreth | Amvets |
| 2006 | Bill Doorman | Brian Gamble | Amvets |
| 2005 | Jeff Wilson | Troy Ellis | Amvets |
| 2004 | Wilbur Arnold | Paul Pribich | Amvets |
| 2003 | Lou Poppovich | Brock Hymes | Amvets |
| 2002 | Glen Weirich | Shawn Crable | Amvets |
| 2001 | Tim Putman | Justin Princehorn | Amvets |
| 2000 | LeRoy Schumacher | Matt Shem | Amvets |
| 1999 | Dick Holland | MIke Mattox | Amvets |
| 1998 | Clarence Rambaud | Marc Cleveland | Amvets |
| 1997 | Ron Williams | Josh Krieder | Amvets |
| 1996 | Dennis Gibson | Jarod Stefanko | Amvets |
| 1995 | Virg Edie | Vinny Turner | Amvets |
| 1994 | Gary Vogt | Courtney Herring | Amvets |
| 1993 | John Catlin | B.J. Payne | Amvets |
| 1992 | Ed Jordan | Eric Woods | Amvets |
| 1991 | Brent Offenbecher | Eric Wright | Amvets |
| 1990 | Rollie Layfield | Eric Wright | Amvets |
| 1989 | Duane Knight | Craig Turkalj | Amvets |
| 1988 | Gary Wilson | Trace Liggett | Amvets |
| 1987 | Chuck Bryan | John Miller | Amvets |
| 1986 | Lou Young | Matt Swank | Amvets |
| 1985 | Joel Cunningham | Duane Crenshaw | Amvets |
| 1984 | Wayne Kyhos | Pete Johnson | Amvets |
| 1983 | Wayne Spies | Tom Gruno | Massillon Club |
| 1982 | Bud Sloan | Chris Spielman | Massillon Club |
| 1981 | Bill Troup | Chris Spielman | Massillon Club |
| 1980 | David “Bud” Atwater | Jeff Grove | Massillon Club |
| 1979 | Jim Bryan | Bob Simpson | Massillon Club |
| 1978 | Mike Keyes | Richard Cleveland | Massillon Club |
| 1977 | John Mulbach | Carl Dorsey | Massillon Club |
| 1976 | Gene Boerner | Anthony Grizzard | Massillon Club |
| 1975 | Harold Bostic | Tom Grizzard | Massillon Club |
| 1974 | Rev. Robert Hoover | Greg Wood & Bill Harmon | Massillon Club |
| 1973 | Dick Braun | Charles Danzy | Massillon Club |
| 1972 | Russ Clements | Tom Balizet | Massillon Club |
| 1971 | Dick Hargrove | Glen Weirich | Massillon Club |
| 1970 | Dick Reichel | Tom Cardinal | Massillon Club |
| 1969 | Andy Hrivnak | Pat Midgley | Massillon Club |
| 1968 | Joe Zeglen | George Whitfield | Massillon Club |
| 1967 | Don Rinehart | Ron Ertle | Massillon Club |
| 1966 | Dr. George Swan | Will Foster | Massillon Club |
| 1965 | Tom Rand | David Whitfield | |
| 1964 | D. C. Steele D.D.S. | John Mulbach | |
| 1963 | Junie Siber | Graydon Eckard | |
| 1962 | Don Sandison | ||
| 1961 | R. E. Williams | ||
| 1960 | Everett Morton | Padulas | |
| 1959 | No President | ||
| 1958 | No President | ||
| 1957 | No President | ||
| 1956 | No President | ||
| 1955 | No President | ||
| 1954 | No President | Padulas | |
| 1953 | No President | ||
| 1952 | No President | ||
| 1951 | No President | ||
| 1950 | No President | Padulas |