Stan Mertzman was an outstanding defensive tackle on an unusually weak Stivers football team. He was a starter on both offense and defense for two years. During his Junior season, Stan was a starter at defensive left end but was moved to the tackle position by coach Horace English to […]
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Charles Gifford Leap Jr. was born May 1, 1921 in Ohio. He was one of 5 children by parents Esther and Charles Gifford Leap Sr. The family lived on Frank St. in Dayton. “Giffy”, as he preferred to be called, was an outstanding tackle on the Stivers football team. He, […]
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Bob Winters was a two sport star for Stivers in the mid 1930’s. He was just a natural born athlete that was good at every sport he tried. His 3 best sports were basketball, golf, and baseball, excelling in them all. Winters teamed with Bert Gaines and Larry Knorr in […]
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Bert Gaines Jr. was an outstanding athlete for the Stivers Tigers, excelling in basketball and track in the mid 1930’s. He was tall and had great leaping ability which was a very valuable asset in that basketball era. It was also of great benefit to the track team, especially the […]
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One of the greatest all-around athletes to ever play for Stivers was Larry Knorr. He was a star in football, basketball, and track. Larry was not only big at 6’2” and 192 lbs., he was extremely fast. Larry was the leading scorer on the Stivers basketball team in 1935. Teamed […]
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Earl Bailey was a three year letterman in football at Stivers. Even though he was a lineman, it was said that he was the fastest player on the team. At the guard position, Earl was named 2nd team All-City as a Sophomore, and 1st team All-City his Junior and Senior […]
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Joseph Patrick Duffy was one of the most heralded athletes of one of the most successful periods in Stivers’ football history. After graduating from Stivers he went on to play football for the UD Flyers and then the NFL Dayton Triangles. He graduated from the UD Law School in 1930, […]
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George Supensky was a two sport star for the Stivers Tigers for 3 years. He was the starting right tackle on the football team and a starting pitcher for the baseball team. He had a long football career playing for Stivers and the semipro Dayton Guardians. His career included the […]
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Frank Sillin was an outstanding halfback / fullback for the Stivers Tigers football team for 3 years. The Dayton Journal stated that “Frank knew more about hitting the line than a lot more experienced players. When Sillin was called for a buck, Stivers could chalk up 5 to 8 yards.” […]
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Most machine shop students at Stivers did not know that Mr. Roehm was an outstanding athlete in the early years of the school’s history. Thomas played baseball 4 years, basketball 3 years, ran track 3 years, and earned 7 varsity letters. The Tiger basketball team won 7 and lost only […]
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“Dutch” Thiele was one of the athletes who helped establish the legendary Stivers Tigers athletic tradition. In only the school’s second basketball season, Thiele anchored the team at center as Stivers defeated Steele High two out of three games to win the city championship and qualify for the 1911 state […]
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