The Massillon Tigers begin their preparation for the 2017 season with two 7 on 7 scrimmages this week at PBTS. Monday July 17 @ 6:00 PM the Tigers will host Green, Akron Buchtel, Louisville and Triway.
On Thursday, July 20 the Tigers will entertain New Philadelphia, Alliance, Barberton and Blackhawk H.S. from Pennsylvania. Also on Thursday at 6:00 PM our Freshman team will have a 7 on 7 with North Canton Hoover in the Paul David Indoor Facility.
In the case of inclement weather the varsity 7 on 7’s will be moved to the Paul David Indoor Facility.
Print a copy of the roster from the link below and get an early look at our 2017 Massillon Tigers!
Three Massillon Tigers are to be included in the 2017 induction class into the Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame. The Enshrinee Banquet will be held at Skyland Pines on Friday, July 14, 2017. The Tigers to be honored are Brian Gamble, Devin Jordan and Jack Rose.
Brian Gamble
Brian Gamble was a hard hitting safety and running back for the Tigers from 2004 to 2006. The 2006 Tiger co-captain was named first team all Ohio at safety in that year. He was named The Bob Commings Hardnose award winner his senior season. Defensively he he made a career total of 184 tackles, 21 for loss, 7 interceptions and had 16 pass break ups. Offensively he rushed for 2,487 career yards, 26 TDs, and caught 56 passes for 991 yards and 8 more TDs. After his Tiger career he played a couple years at Illinois where he caught a touchdown pass against the Ohio State Buckeyes. He then transferred to Ashland University where he was named 1st team all American safety for former Tiger coach Lee Owens.
Devin Jordan
Devin Jordan starred at wide receiver for the Tigers in 2001 and 2002 and was named 1st team All-Ohio both years. In 2001 he caught 101 passes for 1,504 yards and scored 18 TDs, which remains a Stark County Record for Yards, Receptions and TD’s in a single season. In 2002 his senior season he recorded 59 catches for 893 yards and 12 more touchdowns. After his Tiger career he received a scholarship to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Unfortunately his playing career was cut short by injury, but he became a graduate assistant coach for three years to start his coaching career. He has since returned to Stark County and has been an assistant coach (Wide Receivers) at Walsh University for the past five years.
Jack Rose
Jack Rose enjoyed a long and successful head coaching career in Stark County. Jack was the 23rd Head Coach for the Massillon Tigers, coaching from 1992 to 1997 after being the defensive coordinator the previous season. He starred at wide receiver for Central Catholic and later at Southwestern Oklahoma State. He coached the 1984 St. Thomas Aquinas to the Division IV state championship and was an assistant coach at Kent State before coming to Massillon. Rose guided Aquinas, Massillon and GlenOak each to the playoffs, compiling a record of 132-83-1, including a 9-7 mark in the postseason. Rose’s coaching record at Massillon was 48-17 with a winning percentage of .738. His signature victory came in the historic 100th game vs. Canton McKinley where the Tigers prevailed 42-41 in overtime. Jack twice lead the Tigers to 10 win seasons.
Please join us in congratulating these three Tiger greats. Go Tigers! #TIG
TIGERS IN THE STARK COUNTY FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME 2002 Paul Brown, Massillon coach Bob Commings, Massillon coach, GlenOak coach Jim Houston, Massillon player Chris Spielman, Massillon player Harry Stuhldreher, Massillon player 2003 Tommy James, Massillon player 2004 2005 Chuck Mather, Massillon coach John McVay, Massillon player, Central coach Jim Reichenbach, Massillon player, GlenOak and Tuslaw Coach 2006 Jim Letcavits, Massillon player, Massillon coach John Muhlbach, Massillon player, Oakwood coach 2007 Homer Floyd, Massillon player Dennis Franklin, Massillon player 2008 Lin Houston, Massillon player 2009 Horace Gillom, Massillon player Hase McKey, Massillon player 2010 Steve Luke, Massillon player 2011 Tommy Hannon, Massillon player Joe Sparma, Massillon player 2012 2013 Travis McGuire, Massillon player Justin Zwick, Massillon player Ray Getz, Massillon player 2014 2015 Jerrod Vance, Massillon player Bob Vogel, Massillon player 2016 Shawn Crable
The Massillon Tiger Football team will be selling community Discount Cards on June 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM. Players will be in Massillon neighborhoods offering these great discount cards. If you see our Tigers out and about please consider buying one or more of the discount cards from them. These discount cards are a player fundraiser to help with camp and off-season preparation costs for the upcoming season. Below you can see the discounts and locations being offered. Thank you in advance for your support of the 2017 Massillon Tigers.
BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERS:
We need drivers to help escort the players around town. Please consider coming by Paul Brown Stadium at 9:00 AM to assist with transportation. Please contact Bruce Gallagher at 330.837.0579 or Steve Berecek at 330.704.7693.
This begins a new series called TIG (Tigers Impacting the Game). TIG will focus historical contributions to the game of football by former Massillon Tigers and Massillonians.
On this date May 24, 1967 in NFL History the AFL approved the Cincinnati Bengals franchise for expansion. The Cincinnati Bengals became the 10th team in the AFL and competed in the western division beginning with the 1968 season. Paul Brown was the owner and head coach of the newly formed Cincinnati Bengals.
In 1970 the AFL (10 teams) and the NFL (16 teams) merged and formed what is now known as the National Football League. The Cincinnati Bengals were placed in the AFC Central Division with Cleveland, Houston and Pittsburgh.
Brown would coach the Cincinnati Bengals from 1968-1975 compiling a record of 55-60-1 with an 0-3 record in the NFL playoffs.
Later the same year in 1967 Paul Brown would become part of the 5th official class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2017 marks the 50 year anniversary of the Cincinnati Bengals franchise. All thanks to Massillon’s own, Paul Brown
Pictured above Paul Brown is shown choosing the inaugural helmet.
Spring Kickoff Hype Video created by Tony Martin (BigKat Films – TigerPaw Pictures) The Spring Kickoff was held on May 3rd at the K of C in Massillon. Guest Speaker Nick Saban, Head Coach of University of Alabama. Coach Saban provided a spendid speech and was very complimentary of Massillon and Stark County.
I don’t do this, I don’t speak at high school banquets. The only reason why I’m here is because this is Massillon. ~ Nick Saban – Head Coach University of Alabama
Nate Moore addressed the crowd by setting the schedule for the 2017 and introducing the coaching staff including new coaches Craig McConnell (Defensive Coordinator), Spencer Leno (LB), Jarrett Troxler (Quarterbacks). Each Coach spoke briefly of their responsibilities and their player groups. All are excited for the upcoming 2017 season.
The Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club is proud to unveil the new and updated MassillonTigers.com. We are working very hard to provide a website that is reflective of our support for the Massillon Tiger Football Program. This website is essentially a living document and is expected to be updated at minimum weekly, but most likely daily. While the website is now live, it is not yet in it’s full release form. We are working daily to upload the many, many game stories, photographs, videos, etc. that we have at our disposal in hopes that the site will meet the desires and expectations of the users. We encourage you to browse the site as we build it and hope you will take the time to offer your insight into how we can continue to make your experience better.
Some key features you will notice which will enhance your experience within our media guide are:
Search function. – located at the right of the page directly under Obie is a search box. Type in key words of what you are looking for and click the magnifying glass or Enter. The search will be able to scour the entire site to return results of your key words. This will aid in finding information quickly rather than pouring through many documents. Our goal is to make every document on this site searchable so you can find what you are looking for.
Daily Booster Club happenings. Follow the front page of MassillonTigers.com for updates on booster club events, Massillon Tiger Football events, historical stories, etc.
Integrated video. We will soon be linking video to game stories along with photos and anything else we find pertinent to each story. What is integrated video? see Below
We continue to work daily to update this site in hopes of having everything updated by August 1st. We welcome you commentary.
Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at the Massillon Ticket Office and Keller’s Office Furniture.
DISCLAIMER We do have NCAA and UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA regulations to adhere to. There will be no autographs. Also, football players entering 7-12th grade this fall CAN NOT ATTEND.
Ex-Massillon Tiger and Ohio State Buckeye standout Gareon Conley was drafted on Thursday April 27th, 2017 by the Oakland Raiders. The Oakland Raiders used the 24th overall pick in the draft to select Conley making him the second highest drafted Ex-Massillon Tiger. Bob Vogel was drafted #5 overall by the Baltimore Colts in 1963.
Gareon Conley – Oakland Raiders
Below is the introductory press conference held for Gareon Conley by the Oakland Raiders.
Chris Easterling Chris.Easterling@IndeOnline.com Updated: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
New Massillon assistant coach Jarrett Troxler has spent the last decade coaching in Georgia. (Augusta Chronicle photo)<br /><div id=”dfp-300×250″ style=”float:right;”><script type=”text/javascript”>googletag.display(“dfp-300×250”);</script></div> New Massillon assistant coach Jarrett Troxler has spent the last decade coaching in Georgia. (Augusta Chronicle photo)
MASSILLON The Massillon Board of Education during its Wednesday meeting hired Jarrett Troxler as a health and physical education teacher. Troxler is also expected to eventually receive a supplemental contract as well as the Tigers’ new quarterbacks coach. Troxler will replace the departing Brett Cooper, who is taking a head-coaching job in Indiana, coming to Massillon after a successful two-year stint as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Thomson High School in eastern Georgia. During those two years, the Bulldogs went a combined 25-3 with a Class-AAAA state runner-up finish in 2016 and a state quarterfinal appearance in 2015. Troxler’s offense was explosive in both of those seasons. In 2015, Thomson averaged 42 points and more than 5,500 yards in 13 games, then increased both to 43 points and more than 6,500 yards over 2016’s 15-game season. Jon Mazur, who has been the Tigers’ offensive line coach the last two seasons, is adding the offensive-coordinator’s title to his job responsibilities this fall. However, Troxler’s philosophy meshes well with Mazur, as he has spoken or is scheduled to speak at multiple clinics this offseason on utilizing the power-run game out of the shotgun/spread. Troxler’s coaching career also includes a pair of head-coaching stops in Georgia: Lakeside High School in 2010-13 and Greenbrier in 2014. He was a combined 23-30 in those tenures. His assistant-coaching resume also features a stint as assistant head coach/offensive coordinator at Lakeside from 2007-09 and a stretch as defensive backs coach at Anson High School in North Carolina from 2002-06. Troxler graduated from Chowan University in North Carolina in 2002. He added a masters in education from Grand Canyon University in 2010.
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