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Clarence “Pinnie” Coleman was one of the many outstanding athletes for the Tigers in the mid 1920’s. He excelled in football, basketball and baseball. Baseball was his best sport. He was a catcher for nearly all of his career from high school until at least 1942. He was an All-City […]

Clarence “Dip” Shuey was a 1925 graduate of Stivers High School. He was a star fullback on the Stivers 1924 team that beat Knoxville, TN, for the National Championship Football Team. He returned an intercepted pass 98 yards against Hamilton High School for a touchdown that assured a victory in […]

Denny Young will join his brother Rusty in the Stivers Hall of Fame. He was, like his brother, a three sport star for Stivers in football, basketball, and baseball. An article from the Dayton Daily News, dated June13, 1922, states: Denny Young and Sam Herman, elected by the unanimous choice […]

Sam was an outstanding athlete in five sports at Stivers High School. He was on the swim team, ran track, played football, basketball and baseball. He excelled in all five sports. He was a starting guard on the1918-1919 State Championship Team. He was also the captain, quarterback and kicker for […]

Carl Herbert was one of the early sport stars at Stivers High School earning 5 varsity letters in football and track.Football was his best sport being named to the All-City First Team in both1910 and 1911 at running back. He was the Tigers football captain in 1911. The football team […]

Denny Madden was the captain of the 1910-1911Stivers High School basketball team. He was a prolific scorer. After an unbelievable 49 point game against Middletown High School, the newspaperstated that Madden’s shooting was “the prettiest exhibition this country had seen in a while”. In a time when teams would only […]

Drawn to Perfection: Jean and Paul Ulen and the Slade School Legacy in Cleveland By: Christopher Bedford and Marianne Berardi Paul Veronese Ulen (July 7, 1894 – March 7, 1976), was born in a small south-central Ohio town of Frankfort and raised in Dayton In contrast with Jean’s upbringing, Paul […]

Max Matusoff was one of the best athletes of Stivers’ early, glory days. He earned varsity letters in baseball, basketball and football. Stivers won the state championship in basketball in 1919, Max’s senior year. The Tigers went undefeated  that year with a 20-0 record. The championship game against Cleveland East Tech […]

With coach Joe Sullivan’s help. Willie Lalk became a city champion gymnast and placed in the Ohio State Championships. After graduating from Stivers in 1965, Willie coached and taught swimming and diving while managing the East Dayton Boys Club swimming pool. He attended the University of Dayton on a scholarship […]

Coach McFarland was one of the most respected, appreciated, and loved teachers/coaches of the 60’s decade. He taught printing and coached football. Head Coach, Dick Landis, had such confidence in him that he gave “Coach Mac” total control over the offense. When Horace “Hawk” English retired , Dick Landis moved […]