History Happy Hour: Leo E. Strang: Football Coach & Innovator Extraordinaire

Join Carter Strang, son of Leo E. Strang, for a free History Happy Hour at the Massillon Museum on Thursday, November 21, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.! All ages are welcome to attend. A cash bar will be available for guests ages 21 and older. Registration is requested but not required. Register via Eventbrite or by calling 330-833-4061.

Leo E. Strang served as head coach of the Massillon Tigers football team from 1958 to 1963. He led the Tigers to three consecutive state titles (1959, 1960, and 1961), two national titles (1959 and 1961), and a 7th place national ranking (1960). He posted a 86.5% win-loss percentage (54-8-1) with the Tigers and was 6-0 against Canton McKinley. 22 of his Massillon players were All-Ohio and 14 were high school All-Americans. MaxPreps listed Strang as one of the nation’s all-time 50 greatest high school football coaches. A football innovator, he pioneered the use of vinyl helmet team logos and award stickers, white shoes, a barefoot soccer-style kicker, a defensive analyzation circuit board to help call plays, summer conditioning, and a point-based playoff system. Strang, who was the 1959 Ohio High School Football Coach of the Year, is a member of the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

Carter E. Strang is a Leader-in-Residence at Cleveland State University College of Law and a retired trial attorney. He is a graduate of Kent State University (B.S. and M.Ed.), where he was a member of the honors college and the football and ice hockey teams. A teacher and coach prior to obtaining his JD at CSU Law, Carter is past president of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association Northern District of Ohio Chapter, and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation.

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