The town where high school football was born

In Massillon, Ohio, the love of football is a birthright

A capacity crowd reacts as the Tigers score a touchdown against Canton McKinley at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in 2012.
Jackie Friedman
By Jackie Friedman, Lauren Hansen
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(Image credit: The Massillon Tigers played America's first high school foot)

(Image credit: (Chelsie Corso)Photographers David Foster and Gary Harwood wanted to explore this fandom and the community's commitment to their young athletes. Along with a handful of their photojournalism)

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(Image credit: (David Foster)**For more about Tiger Legacy: Stories of Massillon Football, check out Daylight Books.**)

Jackie Friedman
Jackie Friedman

Jackie Friedman is the assistant photo editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the photojournalism program at Kent State University and now lives in New York.

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