Month: October 2012

Milton Arthur Paul Caniff was born February 28, 1907, in Hillsboro, Ohio. Without a doubt he is one of the most famous individuals ever to graduate from Stivers. Caniff’s many talents surfaced early. By his sophomore year, he was already drawing athletic and other caricatures for the yearbook. Not only […]

“KICK” Ramby earned 11 letters playing basketball, football and baseball for the Tigers. As a freshman, he played on the Stivers State Champion baseball team. In 1923 and 1924 he played end on the National Champion football team, and in 1924, “Kick” was a star forward on the State Champion […]

“Fuzzy” Evans played football, basketball’ baseball and ran track during the “Orange Crusher” days. He played on the 1924 National Championship football team and by his sophomore year he was the Tigers star running back. He was a guard on the State Championship basketball team in 1924 and his senior […]

Ralph distinguished himself as an outstanding all-around athlete at Stivers. Earning a varsity letter in basketball for three years, Ralph led the team in rebounding and was second in scoring during his senior season. In one of his best games he scored twenty points and grabbed twenty two rebounds. He […]

Dillis was a two year starter for the Tigers, playing forward on the 1952-53 basketball team which was ranked number one in Ohio. He made Second team All-City that year when Stivers placed four out of five on the First team. As a senior, he played center and forward on […]

Although short (5 feet, 5 inches) in stature, light in weight (160 pounds) and called “little” by the Dayton press, Jim’s athletic accomplishments belied his size. In his first year at Stivers he was a “starter” on the freshman football and basketball teams and also was a member of three […]

Dick was a three sport athlete playing four years and earning two letters each in football, basketball and baseball. He played both offense and defense on the football team and was co-captain his senior year. Dick earned All-City honors as an offensive lineman and defensive linebacker and was selected the […]

John Carter was a three sports star at Stivers. He was All-City First Team in football at defensive end his junior year. His senior year, he switched to offensive tackle and was named to the All-City and All-Greater Dayton First Teams. John’s basketball career at Stivers was nearly as impressive. […]

Si was born in Dayton on June 14, 1909, the son of Rabbi Samuel F. Burick & Lillian Buick. While a 16 year old student at Stivers, he began his illustrious career at the Dayton Daily News as a $2-a-week school correspondent. After graduating from Stivers, he enrolled at the […]

George was one of the top ranked high school tennis players in Ohio during the early 1950’s. He was Number 1 on the Stivers varsity during his four year career. George’s only loss was to Oakwood’s Barry MacKay who later became a world class touring professional. In junior play, George […]