Storied High School Football Team From Massillon, Ohio Changing Sports Teams Name
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Massillon, Ohio – A source from The Independent, Massillon’s local newspaper, has revealed that their local school district has received a cease and desist letter from Alan Avila, Assistant Counsel for the Major League Baseball franchise Detroit Tigers. The Detroit club has a trademark on the ‘Tigers’ name and image for sports use, and started a campaign last year to eliminate all unauthorized use of the trademark. Massillon has one of Ohio’s most storied football programs and is the nation’s winningest.
The Massillon school board held a private meeting which included the superintendent, unnamed school staff, coaches and program benefactors. The group voted unanimously, but reluctantly, that at a cost of over $1.5mm to change the ‘Tiger’ name would be less expensive than to fight this battle in court. The redesign and change of team uniforms, changing team colors and repainting the stadium to the new colors and new logos are the most costly of all needed changes.
The graduating class of 2018 will be the last of the school’s to graduate as ‘Tigers’. Other names considered but rejected at the board meeting was ‘Tygers’ which is used at Mansfield Sr. HS., and ‘Tiggers’ which may be an infringement on the animated TV program ‘Winnie the Pooh’. The school board will soon be making an announcement which will include a ‘Name the Team & Color’ contest which will be released to graduates and supporters of the school.
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